Chris Perry
12/15/2006, 07:18 AM
From http://www.achahockey.org/news2.php?news_id=28399&lang=
2006-07 ACHA Division 1 Ranking #6
West Bloomfield, MI - The University of Illinois accumulated 31 of a possible 37 first-place votes, and will take the #1 ranking into the year 2007. Penn State received 5 first-place votes and moved up to the #2 spot. Oklahoma received the other first-place vote, but its perfect season was derailed by in-state arch-rival Central Oklahoma as it dropped to the #3 position. Kent State had the biggest move, jumping up four spots and into the Top 10, coming in at #9.
The seventh ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, January 19.
This years ACHA Division 1 National Championships will be hosted by Kent State University and take place February 28-March 4, 2007 at the Ice Zone in Youngstown, OH. Sixteen teams will qualify for the tournament. The Regular Season Champions from the CSCHL, ECHA, and ECHL will receive an automatic berth to the tournament.
2006-2007 Ranking #6
Rank School Name 1st Votes Record Pts Previous
1 Illinois 31 17-1-0 656 1
2 Penn State 5 17-3-0 622 3
3 Oklahoma 1 20-1-0 594 2
4 Rhode Island 18-4-0 566 4
5 Ohio 17-5-1 533 5
6 Iowa State 17-6-1 489 6
7 Lindenwood 14-8-0 444 7
8 Liberty 17-4-1 421 8
9 Kent State 19-5-1 355 13
10 Arizona State 8-7-1 341 9
11 Western Michigan 17-8-1 313 12
12 Delaware 11-5-2 297 11
13 Oakland 11-9-1 222 15
14 Michigan-Dearborn 11-11-2 219 10
15 Arizona 10-5-2 211 14
16 West Virginia 17-9-0 159 16
17 Washington & Jefferson 15-6-2 131 18
18 Robert Morris (IL) 11-7-3 124 17
19 Eastern Michigan 10-11-2 121 19
20 West Chester 11-5-1 42 20
Others receiving votes: Robert Morris (PA), Navy, Indiana (PA), Niagara, and Minot State.
Brian Moran
Commissioner, ACHA Division 1
www.achahockey.org
2006-07 ACHA Division 1 Ranking #6
West Bloomfield, MI - The University of Illinois accumulated 31 of a possible 37 first-place votes, and will take the #1 ranking into the year 2007. Penn State received 5 first-place votes and moved up to the #2 spot. Oklahoma received the other first-place vote, but its perfect season was derailed by in-state arch-rival Central Oklahoma as it dropped to the #3 position. Kent State had the biggest move, jumping up four spots and into the Top 10, coming in at #9.
The seventh ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, January 19.
This years ACHA Division 1 National Championships will be hosted by Kent State University and take place February 28-March 4, 2007 at the Ice Zone in Youngstown, OH. Sixteen teams will qualify for the tournament. The Regular Season Champions from the CSCHL, ECHA, and ECHL will receive an automatic berth to the tournament.
2006-2007 Ranking #6
Rank School Name 1st Votes Record Pts Previous
1 Illinois 31 17-1-0 656 1
2 Penn State 5 17-3-0 622 3
3 Oklahoma 1 20-1-0 594 2
4 Rhode Island 18-4-0 566 4
5 Ohio 17-5-1 533 5
6 Iowa State 17-6-1 489 6
7 Lindenwood 14-8-0 444 7
8 Liberty 17-4-1 421 8
9 Kent State 19-5-1 355 13
10 Arizona State 8-7-1 341 9
11 Western Michigan 17-8-1 313 12
12 Delaware 11-5-2 297 11
13 Oakland 11-9-1 222 15
14 Michigan-Dearborn 11-11-2 219 10
15 Arizona 10-5-2 211 14
16 West Virginia 17-9-0 159 16
17 Washington & Jefferson 15-6-2 131 18
18 Robert Morris (IL) 11-7-3 124 17
19 Eastern Michigan 10-11-2 121 19
20 West Chester 11-5-1 42 20
Others receiving votes: Robert Morris (PA), Navy, Indiana (PA), Niagara, and Minot State.
Brian Moran
Commissioner, ACHA Division 1
www.achahockey.org