Coaches Poll Out; BU picked 2nd

Here's how the coaches of the America East think the conference will finish:

1. Albany (5 first-place votes)
2. BU (3)
3. Maine (1)
4. Binghamton
5. Hartford
6. Vermont
7. Stony Brook
8. UMBC
9. UNH


BU lost its top 3 scorers from last year... and the coaches STILL think they can come in second?? Some of the coaches might be on crack if they don't think Albany should be #1. Albany lost nobody and gets some nice returns from injury and good freshmen. I still think (hope?) BU will finish first, but based on how much we lost and how much Binghamton, Albany, and Maine still have, I don't think 4th is an unreasonable prediction. As for the bottom 4 or 5, the coaches might as well have put their names on a mat and played Cow Bingo.

Dennis Wolff had the same reaction to BU's #2 ranking during the media conference call. Wolffie mentioned how it's an honor to be ranked so highly by his peers, and pointed out that no matter how talented his team is, the lack of experience might cause some growing pains.

One thing stands out as a feel-good item: Vermont is ALLLLL the way down at #6. Sorry, but I got a little sick of their national media darling status. Where's big bad Taylor Coppenrath now, huh Catamounts??