2008-2009 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #7
2009-01-16
ILLINOIS #1 FOR 17TH CONSECUTIVE RANKINGUNION LAKE, MI - The defending ACHA Men's Division 1 National Champions, the University of Illinois, received 24 of a possible 36 votes to top the polls in Ranking #7. #2 Lindenwood University closed the voting gap to a mere 12 points, and garnered the other 12 first-place votes. Illinois has now been ranked #1 for 17 consecutive polls.
Robert Morris (PA) was the big gainer in the polls, moving up 3 spots to #9. Rhode Island and Robert Morris (IL) each moved up 2 spots, to #7 and #15 respectively. Canton makes it debut in the polls, in its inaugural ACHA season, sliding in to the #25 spot.
The eighth ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, January 30.
The 2009 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships will be hosted by John Carroll University and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and will take place March 14-18, 2009 at the Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, OH. Sixteen teams will qualify for the tournament.
| 2008-2009 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #7 |
| Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
Record |
Pts |
Previous |
| 1 |
Illinois |
24
|
18-2-0 |
790 |
1 |
| 2 |
Lindenwood |
12
|
23-2-1 |
778 |
2 |
| 3 |
Penn State |
|
18-5-0 |
731 |
3 |
| 4 |
Delaware |
|
14-3-4 |
687 |
4 |
| 5 |
Iowa State |
|
24-5-1 |
669 |
6 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma |
|
18-6-2 |
657 |
5 |
| 7 |
Rhode Island |
|
13-6-2 |
580 |
9 |
| 8 |
West Chester |
|
16-5-1 |
579 |
8 |
| 9 |
Robert Morris (PA) |
|
19-4-0 |
528 |
12 |
| 10 |
Liberty |
|
16-6-3 |
527 |
7 |
| 11 |
Ohio |
|
12-10-1 |
493 |
10 |
| 12 |
Central Oklahoma |
|
16-7-2 |
456 |
11 |
| 13 |
Kent State |
|
13-10-1 |
416 |
13 |
| 14 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
|
15-13-1 |
350 |
14 |
| 15 |
Robert Morris (IL) |
|
11-13-2 |
295 |
17 |
| 16 |
Oakland |
|
8-8-4 |
288 |
16 |
| 17 |
Duquesne |
|
13-4-0 |
282 |
15 |
| 18 |
West Virginia |
|
11-5-3 |
243 |
18 |
| 19 |
Stony Brook |
|
12-8-0 |
210 |
19 |
| 20 |
Western Michigan |
|
11-10-1 |
159 |
20 |
| 21 |
Pittsburgh |
|
12-7-0 |
155 |
21 |
| 22 |
Mercyhurst |
|
19-8-0 |
149 |
23 |
| 23 |
Minot State |
|
12-5-2 |
139 |
22 |
| 24 |
Penn State Berks |
|
13-5-2 |
36 |
25 |
| 25 |
Canton |
|
16-5-0 |
32 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Youngstown State, Arizona State, Adrian, Eastern Michigan, Drexel, Washington & Jefferson, Cornell, Indiana (PA), and Niagara.
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