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The defending 1996 NCAA Champion Michigan Wolverines are the runaway favorite to win the Central Collegiate Hockey Association again in 1996-97. <\/p>\n

Michigan garnered all of the possible 9 first place votes in the coaches’ poll, while gaining 33 of 34 possible first place votes in the CCHA media poll. <\/p>\n

Michigan State was the consensus second-place team. According to the league, Michigan State was picked in the second to third place range on all ballots. <\/p>\n

In the coaches’ poll, it’s Bowling Green who gains the third place spot, followed by Lake Superior State, Western Michigan and Ferris State respectively. <\/p>\n

Miami, Notre Dame, Alaska-Fairbanks and Ohio State make up places 7 through 10. <\/p>\n

The CCHA Media Poll takes a slightly different spin on the league with Lake Superior slipping ahead of Bowling Green for third place and Western Michigan rounding off the top 5. <\/p>\n

Miami is picked to finish 6th in the media poll, followed by Ferris State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Alaska-Fairbanks. <\/p>\n

CCHA Coaches’ Pre-season Poll<\/h4>\n
 1. Michigan (9)        81
 2. Michigan State      69
 3. Bowling Green (1)   63
 4. Lake Superior       61
 5. Western Michigan    41
 6. Ferris State        36
 7. Miami               34
 8. Notre Dame          28
 9. Alaska-Fairbanks    22
10. Ohio State          15<\/pre>\n
CCHA Media Pre-season Poll<\/h4>\n
 1. Michigan           339
 2. Michigan State     270
 3. Lake Superior      268
 4. Bowling Green      254
 5. Western Michigan   201
 6. Miami              161
 7. Ferris State       129
 8. Notre Dame         114
 9. Ohio State          74
10. Alaska-Fairbanks    60<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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