UNION LAKE, MI - The defending ACHA Men's Division 1 National Champions, Lindenwood University (11-0-0), received 43 of 44 first-place votes to top the polls in Ranking #2. Holding steady in the #2 spot was Illinois. Undefeated Liberty (10-0-0), moving up 4 spots from the last ranking, received the other first-place vote, and was tied for #3 with Ohio, which moved up 2 spots. Rounding out the top 5 was Iowa State, which bounced up 3 spots in the ranking.
Only 6 of the 25 teams stayed in the same position from Ranking #1.
#13 Arizona State was the big gainer, jumping up 16 spots from Ranking #1, appearing in the polls for the first time in 2 years, while Minot State moved up 9 spots to come in at #18. Both teams went 3-0 at the 2009 ACHA Men's Division 1 Showcase in Boardman, OH. Adrian College moved up another 6 spots to settle in at #11, while Central Oklahoma scooted up 3 spots to occupy the #9 position. Michigan-Dearborn and Western Michigan each moved up a pair of spots to come in at #12 and #22 respectively. Indiana (PA) moves into the top 25 for the first time since November of 2006, settling in to the #24 spot.
The third ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, November 6.
The 2010 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships will be hosted by Robert Morris University Illinois and will take place March 6-10, 2010 at The Edge in Bensenville, IL. Sixteen teams will qualify for the tournament.
| 2009-2010 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #2 |
| Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
Record |
Pts |
Previous |
| 1 |
Lindenwood |
43
|
11-0-0 |
1000 |
1 |
| 2 |
Illinois |
|
6-2-0 |
929 |
2 |
| 3 T |
Liberty |
1
|
10-0-0 |
847 |
7 |
| 3 T |
Ohio |
|
9-1-1 |
847 |
5 |
| 5 |
Iowa State |
|
8-2-0 |
836 |
8 |
| 6 |
Penn State |
|
4-1-1 |
806 |
3 |
| 7 |
Delaware |
|
5-1-0 |
797 |
4 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma |
|
3-3-1 |
693 |
6 |
| 9 |
Central Oklahoma |
|
7-2-0 |
633 |
12 |
| 10 |
Rhode Island |
|
7-2-0 |
619 |
10 |
| 11 |
Adrian |
|
7-2-1 |
506 |
17 |
| 12 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
|
5-1-1 |
490 |
14 |
| 13 |
Arizona State |
|
8-0-0 |
447 |
NR |
| 14 |
West Chester |
|
4-3-0 |
442 |
9 |
| 15 |
Robert Morris (PA) |
|
2-4-0 |
439 |
11 |
| 16 |
Oakland |
|
6-2-0 |
433 |
16 |
| 17 |
Stony Brook |
|
4-1-0 |
394 |
15 |
| 18 |
Minot State |
|
7-1-0 |
354 |
NR |
| 19 |
Kent State |
|
5-4-0 |
338 |
13 |
| 20 |
Eastern Michigan |
|
4-2-0 |
281 |
18 |
| 21 |
Robert Morris (IL) |
|
4-5-0 |
265 |
22 |
| 22 |
Western Michigan |
|
3-3-0 |
142 |
24 |
| 23 |
Buffalo |
|
5-1-0 |
114 |
23 |
| 24 |
Indiana (PA) |
|
4-0-0 |
63 |
NR |
| 25 |
West Virginia |
|
3-2-0 |
51 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Duquesne, Pittsburgh, Cornell, Canton, Indiana, Mercyhurst, Slippery Rock, Arizona, and Rutgers.
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