UNION LAKE, MI –Adrian College is the #1 ranked team in the country for the fourth consecutive week in the 2012-2013 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #17. Adrian, the Regular Season Champions of the Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League with an autobid to the 2013 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships, received 33 out of 41 first-place votes to maintain its grip atop the polls. #2 Arizona State received 7 first-place votes while #3 Minot State received the other first-place vote. Ohio inched up to the #4 spot, while Robert Morris Illinois dropped down to #5.
Over the past ten seasons, 8 different schools have won the ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championship: Lindenwood (2), Illinois (2), Davenport, Delaware, Oakland, Ohio, Penn State, and Rhode Island.
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Beginning its 22nd season of action, there have been a total of 10 schools that have won the ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championship:
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Penn State (5 times)
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Ohio (4 times)
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Illinois (2 times)
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Lindenwood (2 times)
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North Dakota State (2 times)
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Davenport
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Delaware
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Iowa State
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Oakland
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Rhode Island
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55 teams will compete for this year's title. Two teams from last season are now playing NCAA varsity hockey: Penn State University (NCAA DI) and the State University of New York at Canton (NCAA DIII)
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The seventeenth ranking of the regular season will be released LIVE beginning at 9:45 PM EST on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 via streaming web TV from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Stay tuned to the ACHA website for updates about this..
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The 2013 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships will be hosted March 1-6 by Robert Morris University Illinois at The Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, IL. This will be the second year of the 20-team format.
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2012-2013 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #17 |
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Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
Record |
Pts |
Previous |
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1 |
Adrian |
33 |
28-3-1 |
919 |
1 |
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2 |
Arizona State |
7 |
30-6-0 |
883 |
2 |
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3 |
Minot State |
1 |
24-4-0 |
855 |
3 |
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4 |
Ohio |
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24-7-3 |
798 |
5 |
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5 |
Robert Morris (IL) |
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26-6-1 |
769 |
4 |
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6 |
Oklahoma |
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21-11-5 |
745 |
6 |
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7 |
Illinois |
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22-9-2 |
699 |
9 |
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8 |
Davenport |
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26-9-1 |
664 |
8 |
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9 |
Lindenwood |
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13-11-4 |
620 |
7 |
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10 |
Delaware |
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24-9-1 |
562 |
11 |
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11 |
Oakland |
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21-15-2 |
537 |
12 |
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12 |
Iowa State |
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20-15-3 |
515 |
13 |
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13 |
Liberty |
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21-13-2 |
502 |
10 |
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14 |
Navy |
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28-4-1 |
431 |
14 |
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15 |
Central Oklahoma |
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21-14-0 |
379 |
15 |
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16 |
Stony Brook |
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13-11-3 |
372 |
16 |
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17 |
Rhode Island |
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19-10-4 |
360 |
17 |
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18 |
Rutgers |
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14-8-2 |
293 |
19 |
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19 |
Niagara |
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22-8-0 |
246 |
20 |
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20 |
Arizona |
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15-20-1 |
233 |
18 |
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21 |
Buffalo |
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26-4-4 |
163 |
21 |
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22 |
Lebanon Valley |
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21-6-2 |
140 |
22 |
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23 |
John Carroll |
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18-13-0 |
77 |
25 |
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24 |
West Chester |
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15-14-2 |
71 |
23 |
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25 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
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21-16-1 |
62 |
24 |
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Others receiving votes: West Virginia, Mercyhurst, Towson, Eastern Michigan, Canisius, and Syracuse.