2006-07 ACHA Division 1 Ranking #5
West Bloomfield, MI - The University of Illinois suffered its first loss of the season on the road at Kent State, but still managed to hang onto the top spot in Ranking #5 of the 2006-07 season, getting 21 of a possible 37 first-place votes. Oklahoma received 12 first-place votes and moved up to the #2 spot, remaining the only undeated team in Division 1 [17-0-0]. Penn State used an impressive road-sweep over Rhode Island to garner the remaining 4 first-place votes and move up to the #3 position. Liberty, Delaware, Western Michigan, and Kent State all moved up two spots from the previous ranking.
The sixth ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, December 15.
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.
2006-2007 Ranking #5
Rank School Name 1st Votes Record Pts Previous
1 Illinois 21 15-1-0 641 1
2 Oklahoma 12 17-0-0 620 3
3 Penn State 4 14-2-0 612 4
4 Rhode Island 14-4-0 557 2
5 Ohio 14-4-1 539 5
6 Iowa State 14-5-1 476 6
7 Lindenwood 11-7-0 427 7
8 Liberty 14-3-1 422 10
9 Arizona State 7-4-1 358 9
10 Michigan-Dearborn 11-7-2 345 8
11 Delaware 11-3-2 307 13
12 Western Michigan 16-6-0 298 14
13 Kent State 14-5-1 287 15
14 Arizona 7-5-1 224 12
15 Oakland 7-9-1 169 11
16 West Virginia 13-9-0 166 16
17 Robert Morris (IL) 11-6-0 145 17
18 Washington & Jefferson 13-4-1 143 19
19 Eastern Michigan 7-10-2 65 18
20 West Chester 9-5-1 51 20
Others receiving votes: Indiana (PA), Navy, Robert Morris (PA), Niagara, Weber State, and Minot State,
Brian Moran
Commissioner, ACHA Division 1
www.achahockey.org
