Yes, the team lost to .500 Providence a week ago last Wednesday, but it then went on to upset Dartmouth, the 11th-ranked team in the nation.

So those voters decided to keep the Big Green ahead of the Crimson in the Northeast rankings, completely ignoring the weekend's result--a 2-1 Harvard victory. Dartmouth is standing in at number-four, while Harvard is in the sixth spot.

This is a precarious situation, because Harvard won't necessarily make the NCAA tournament even if it defeats Brown, the number three in the Northesat, for the Ivy title this Saturday.

The NCAA tournament is based on rankings, and those rankings are either completely based upon, or highly influenced by, polls.

3. Men's Hockey

Let's see--Harvard hasn't even played a game this year, but it is playing the sixth-best hockey in the nation, according to this week's poll.

Boston University is number one even though the Terriers are only 1-0-1, while those Wolverines in Michigan really look like a solid pick at number eight at 2-2-0 after losing to lowly Ferris State of the CCHA.

Give us a break, sports writers.

Don't insult us with your lack of knowledge. Just admit that you don't know everything that's going on and let the teams play.