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Predictably Unpredictable

By webjr, 11/29/10, 11:18AM CST

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Top Ten: Four of the pre-season Top Ten picked up losses in the season's first week.

 It was a rough opening week for Top Ten teams this season.  Once you factor out Wausau, who has yet to play, and Superior, who has yet to play in the state, four of the remaining eight teams from Pre-Season Top Ten took a loss this week.

 
University School, who earned a pre-season #2 ranking, got off to another slow start this season. They opened with a big win over Germantown, but followed it with losses to Marquette as well as out of state opponents New Trier (IL) and Blake (MN). They finished the week with a 8-2 win over Owatonna (MN), but still slid from second to eighth in the Top Ten poll.
 
Middleton, the pre-season #7, fell out of the rankings entirely with a season opening loss to Fenwick (IL), and a 5-4 loss to Catholic Memorial/Pius XI.  Middleton did notch a win in their third game of the season, 9-0 over Germantown.
 
Appleton United, who opened the season with the #8 ranking, was bumped down to Honorable Mention after a 5-3 loss to Mosinee in their second game. United did notch a win in their opener, with a 6-2 clubbing of Cedarburg.
 
The fourth pre-season Top Ten team to take a loss was Fond du Lac, who lost the first Game of the Week of the season to Madison Edgewood 2-1.  Fond du Lac opened the season with a 1-0 victory over Arrowhead in overtime.
 
The biggest mover this week was Marquette.  Unranked to start the season, Marquette picked up one-goal wins over Catholic Memorial/Pius XI, University School, Brookfield and Janesville to leap all the way into the 6th spot.

Game of the Week

 The Game of the Week doesn't always feature Top Ten teams, but the yearly tilt between #2 Superior and #3 Eau Claire Memorial is sure to be memorable.  Follow the links below for previews and information.

Wisconsin Prep Hockey Top Ten

Rank Team Record Prev. Last Week* This Week
1 Wausau West 0-0 1 No Games Tues @ Chippewa Falls
Thurs vs. #8 USM
2 Superior 1-1 3 W 3-0, Providence Academy (MN)
L 3-2, Rochester Lourdes (MN)
Thurs vs. Rice Lake
Sat @ #3 Eau Claire Memorial
3 Eau Claire Memorial 2-0 5 W 6-1, (HM) Arrowhead
W 6-2, (HM) Catholic Memorial/Pius XI
Thurs vs. Hudson
Sat vs. #2 Superior
4 Notre Dame Academy 1-0 4 W 5-0, Manitowoc Sat vs. Shawano Community
5 Stoughton 1-0 6 W 13-4, Baraboo/Portage Tues vs. Reedsburg/Wisc. Dells
Fri vs. DeForest
6 Marquette 4-1 NR W 3-2, (HM) Catholic Memorial/Pius XI
L 2-0, Fenwick, IL
W 3-2, (#2) University School
W 3-2, Brookfield
W 2-1, (HM) Janesville
Fri @ Arrowhead
7 Madison Edgewood 2-0 10 W 4-1, Reedsburg/Wisc. Dells
W 2-1, (#9) Fond du Lac
Tues vs. Baraboo/Portage
Fri @ Verona
8 University School 2-3 2 W 5-2, Germantown
L 5-3, New Trier (IL)
L 3-2, Marquette
L 4-1, Blake (MN)
W 8-2, Owatonna (MN)
Tues vs. #9 Fond du Lac
Fri @ DC Everest
Sat @ #1 Wausau West
9 Fond du Lac 1-1 9 W 1-0, (HM) Arrowhead
L 2-1, (#10) Madison Edgewood
Tues @ #8 USM
10 Waupaca 2-0 HM W 7-6, Waunakee
W 4-1, Waukesha
Tues @ Wisc. Rapids
Thurs vs. Antigo
Sat vs. Rhinelander

 * The rankings listed in the "Last Week" column reflect the previous Top Ten rankings.

Honorable Mention: Appleton United (1-1), Catholic Memorial/Pius (3-2), Mosinee (2-0), Onalaska (2-0), Oregon (2-0)