Poll history
For some historical perspective here's a little info. I got from the folks at USA Hockey this week.
Maine (8-10-2, 4-7-2 Hockey East) was not in the USA Today/USA Hockey Men's College Hockey poll for the ninth straight week this season on Monday. It is the longest absence since a 17-week absence in 1997-98 that stretched from Nov. 24 to March 23.
Since that 1997-98 season Maine has only been absent from the poll for a maximum of two consecutive weeks. That was in the 2000-2001 season, from Dec. 11 to Dec. 18.
It is important to note that until the 1998-99 season the poll only ranked the country's top-10 teams, not the top-15 teams as it does now.
It's also notable that Maine returned to win the NCAA Championship in 1999, a season removed from the year it was left out for 17 weeks.
Here's a link to the current weekly poll.
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