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Chris Perry
1/19/2007, 01:28 AM
2006-07 ACHA Division 1 Ranking #7

West Bloomfield, MI - The University of Illinois is the #1 ranked team for the 5th consecutive poll, garnering 30 of a possible 34 first-place votes. Penn State received the other 4 first-place votes and maintained the #2 spot. The parity in Division 1 reared its ugly head as 17 of the top 20 teams lost a game during the ranking period, including 7 of the top 10 teams. Only Ohio, Liberty, and Iowa State survived the period without a blemish. Ohio, Delaware, and Oakland each moved up a pair of spots in the ranking, while Robert Morris (PA) made its debut in the Top 20 Ranking. The Colonials control their own destiny in securing the automatic berth out of the Eastern Collegiate Hockey League (ECHL) by winning their 3 remaining league contests. West Chester was the biggest mover in the polls, jumping up three spots after taking out two Top 5 teams in a span of three days, Penn State and Rhode Island.

The eighth ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, February 2.

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 #7
Rank School Name 1st Votes Record Pts Previous
1 Illinois 30 20-2-0 598 1
2 Penn State 4 20-3-1 564 2
3 Ohio 21-5-1 524 5
4 Oklahoma 23-3-0 508 3
5 Rhode Island 21-7-0 494 4
6 Iowa State 21-6-1 442 6
7 Lindenwood 17-11-0 415 7
8 Liberty 19-4-1 400 8
9 Kent State 22-7-1 363 9
10 Delaware 14-6-2 281 12
11 Oakland 13-10-1 276 13
12 Western Michigan 17-11-2 257 11
13 Arizona State 11-11-2 201 10
14 Michigan-Dearborn 14-12-2 198 14
15 West Virginia 20-10-0 194 16
16 Washington & Jefferson 19-7-2 160 17
17 West Chester 15-6-1 158 20
18 Arizona 11-6-2 108 15
19 Eastern Michigan 11-14-2 42 19
20 Robert Morris (PA) 13-3-3 36 NR


Others receiving votes: Navy, Robert Morris (IL), Minot State, Niagara, and Indiana (PA).
Brian Moran
Commissioner, ACHA Division 1

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