Yale was voted the top team in the ECAC by both the league’s coaches and media for the third consecutive season.
In the coaches poll, defending regular season champion Union finished second in the poll. Cornell is slotted to finish third, Rensselaer ranks fourth, Dartmouth occupies the fifth slot followed by Quinnipiac.
Harvard sits in the No. 7 spot, while Princeton takes the No. 8 position. St. Lawrence was selected in the No. 9 position and Colgate came in tenth.
Clarkson is the No. 11 team in the poll, while Brown comes in at No. 12.
| Team (First-place votes) | Points |
|---|---|
| 1. Yale (9) | 117 |
| 2. Union (2) | 107 |
| 3. Cornell | 97 |
| 4. Rensselaer | 85 |
| 5. Dartmouth | 76 |
| 6. Quinnipiac (1) | 70 |
| 7. Harvard | 65 |
| 8. Princeton | 51 |
| 9. St. Lawrence | 43 |
| 10. Colgate | 31 |
| 11. Clarkson | 28 |
| 12. Brown | 22 |
In the media poll after Yale, it’s Union at No. 2, Cornell third and Dartmouth fourth.
Rounding out the rest of the poll in order are Rensselaer, Quinnipiac, Princeton, St. Lawrence, Clarkson, Colgate, Brown and Harvard.
| Team (First-place votes) | Points |
|---|---|
| 1. Yale (23) | 432 |
| 2. Union (11) | 397 |
| 3. Cornell (3) | 356 |
| 4. Dartmouth (1) | 308 |
| 5. Rensselaer | 281 |
| 6. Quinnipiac | 239 |
| 7. Princeton | 205 |
| 8. St. Lawrence | 173 |
| 9. Clarkson | 164 |
| 10. Colgate | 152 |
| 11. Brown | 134 |
| 12. Harvard | 129 |
A record 38 voters participated in the poll, which was conducted by Schenectady Daily Gazette college hockey writer Ken Schott.
The media’s preseason all-conference team is led by Yale forwards Brian O’Neill and Andrew Miller and St. Lawrence’s Greg Carey, defensemen Nick Bailen (RPI) and Danny Biega (Harvard) and goalie James Mello from Dartmouth.
The 2011-12 coaches’ preseason all-league team is made up of Jack Maclellan (Brown), Miller and O’Neill up front, Bailen and Biega on defense and Mello in net.
