Re: Poll Questions Answered

>>Point 4: "Check the records -- there are
schools >>that don't have winning records against
Canadian >>schools that are still ranked in the Top
25."

>The burden of proof is on you, since you attempt
>to legitimate Canadian inclusion in the Top 25.
>If you can find viable records of this occurring,
>please let me know, and I'll retract this
point.

Ok, I looked this up on the Queens U web
site:

3/98 - Queen's beat Cornell U twice in a tournament,
including the finals. Cornell overall that year was 2-7 vs.
Queen's, no idea who was on the teams.

10/97 -
Queen's beat Penn State U A in the semifinals of a
tournament. Queen's and PSU were 8-8 against each other that
season, no idea who was on the teams again.

In the
1998 Preseason poll, Cornell was listed on 14 ballots,
Penn State 5, and Queen's less than 5. I think Eric
Tentarelli and Matt Colvin both stopped playing that year
too.

Maybe this isn't enough to support Queen's being top
25, but the voting didn't reflect how the teams did
against each other in the previous year.

I can't
find NAQT nationals results, so I can't answer your
other questions yet.

>I will recognize
Canadian teams when I play them >or have actually heard
of some of their players, >then I will rank them,
provided they beat some US >opponents in the US
game.

Well, I suggest you drive up to one of their
tournaments and play them. That will probably give you a good
idea of how good they are. Hell, why don't you fly to
England instead of making the Brits come over here all
the time, and see if their teams are as wimpy as you
think they are.

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