Illini move up to No. 11 in rankings
Central Oklahoma, received 30 out of 32 first-places votes to remain in the top spot
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 / 11:34 AM
Credit: ACHA


The defending American Collegiate Hockey Association Men's Division 1 National Champions, University of Central Oklahoma, received 30 out of 32 first-places votes to remain in the top spot in the 2017-2018 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking No. 2.  The Bronchos swept Texas A&M, at home, outscoring the Aggies 24-0 in two games over the weekend. Minot State, who was idle, remains ranked No. 2, as Ohio University, Adrian College and Iowa State rounded out the Top 5, respectively, with Ohio University and Adrian College each receiving one first-place vote.

The Central States Collegiate Hockey League leads the way with all five of its member teams ranked, while the Western Collegiate Hockey League has seven (of 8) of its member teams ranked, the Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League has five (of 9) of its member teams ranked and the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League has four (of 8) of its member teams ranked.

In its 27th season of action, there have been a total of 13 schools that have won the ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championship:

 

  • Penn State (5 times)
  • Ohio (4)
  • Lindenwood (3)
  • Central Oklahoma (2)
  • Illinois (2)
  • North Dakota State (2)
  • Arizona State
  • Davenport
  • Delaware
  • Iowa State
  • Minot State
  • Oakland
  • Rhode Island

A total of 60 teams will compete in Men’s Division 1 this season, including three new teams: Calvin College, New York University and University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The two teams departing Men’s Division 1 include Binghamton University and Indiana Tech.

The computer ranking, which will not commence until late October, will for the fifth time determine the 20 teams that qualify for the 2018 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships, which will include the following six autobids:

  • (CHMA) College Hockey Mid-America
  • (ECHA) Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association
  • (ESCHL) Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League
  • (GLCHL) Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
  • (NECHL) Northeast Collegiate Hockey League
  • (WCHL) Western Collegiate Hockey League

The third ranking of the regular season will be released on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.

The 2018 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships will be hosted March 8-13 for the second consecutive season by the Greater Columbus Sports Commission, Columbus Blue Jackets, and OhioHealth Chiller Ice Rinks at the OhioHealth Ice Haus, in Columbus, OH. This will be the seventh year of the 20-team format.

2017-2018 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #2

Rank

School Name

1st Votes

Overall Record

Pts

Previous

1

Central Oklahoma

30

2-0-0

700

1

2

Minot State

 

4-0-0

668

2

3

Ohio

1

2-0-0

643

3

4

Adrian

1

2-0-0

614

4

5

Iowa State

 

2-0-0

585

5

6

Davenport

 

1-0-0

549

6

7

Michigan-Dearborn

 

0-0-0

523

7

8

Lindenwood

 

3-1-0

511

8

9

Stony Brook

 

0-0-0

473

9

10

Robert Morris Illinois

 

2-0-0

453

10

11

Illinois

 

3-1-0

400

12

12

Colorado

 

1-1-0

390

11

13

Liberty

 

3-1-0

358

15

14

Jamestown

 

1-1-0

307

14

15

Arizona State

 

2-2-0

281

13

16

Colorado State

 

2-0-0

278

17

17

Midland

 

1-3-0

220

18

18

Nevada-Las Vegas

 

3-1-0

218

21

19

Arizona

 

0-0-0

186

19

20

Oklahoma

 

0-4-0

180

16

T 21

Delaware

 

1-1-0

116

20

T 21

Kent State

 

2-0-0

116

22

23

Rhode Island

 

2-0-0

96

24

24

Western Michigan

 

4-0-0

74

25

25

Missouri State

 

4-0-1

39

NR

Others receiving votes: Syracuse, Alabama, Rochester College, Arkansas, and Eastern Michigan.