RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PREV | MOVE | |
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1. | Tomahawk Hatchets | 4-0-0 | |||
2. | River Falls Wildcats | 2-2-0 | |||
3. | McFarland Spartans | 3-0-0 | |||
4. | Regis/Altoona/McDonell | 5-0-0 | |||
5. | Baldwin-Woodville Hawks | 3-1-0 | |||
6. | Hayward Hurricanes | 2-0-0 |
The Tomahawk Hatchets open the season with the number one ranking in Division 2. River Falls is a close second playing in the brutal Big Rivers Conference.
Overall, 18 of the 32 Division 2 teams received at least one vote for the top six this week. Expect that number to shrink as the season progresses.
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PREV | MOVE | |
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1. | Bay Area Ice Bears | 4-1-0 | |||
2. | Central Wisconsin Storm | 4-1-0 | |||
3. | Hayward Co-Op Hurricanes | 3-1-0 | |||
4. | Superior Spartans | 3-0-0 | |||
5. | Lakeshore Lightning | 6-0-1 | |||
6. | Warbirds | 8-2-0 |
The Bay Area Ice Bears fresh off their state-runner up performance take the top spot in the first poll of the season with the usual suspects following close behind.
The Lakeshore Lightning are a newcomer to the Top Six after not receiving any Top Six votes for the entire 23-24 season where they finished 11-9-2.
Like with Division 2, 18 of the 27 Girls teams received at least one Top Six vote this week.
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PREV | MOVE | |
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1. | SPASH Panthers | 4-0-0 | |||
2. | Hudson Raiders | 4-0-0 | |||
3. | Notre Dame Academy Tritons | 3-1-0 | |||
4. | Brookfield Stars | 2-0-0 | |||
5. | Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha Rockets | 4-0-0 | |||
6. | Eau Claire Memorial Old Abes | 2-1-1 |
Powered by their 8-1 win over Bay Port and 5-2 win over Notre Dame, the gap between the #1 SPASH Panthers and #2 Hudson Raiders is larger than the gap between the Raiders and the #5 Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha Rockets. The coaches who voted were emphatic in favor of the Panthers at #1.
Only 15 of the Division 1 teams got votes in the poll this week. The Middleton Cardinals were the unfortunate 7th place finisher, just off the list.
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