2009-2010 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #3
2009-11-06
LINDENWOOD UNDEFEATED AND STILL #1
UNION LAKE, MI - The defending ACHA Men's Division 1 National Champions, Lindenwood University (16-0-0), received all 40 first-place votes to top the polls in Ranking #3. Holding steady in the #2 spot was Illinois, while undefeated Liberty (12-0-0), took sole possession of the #3 spot from Ohio, which dropped a spot to #4. #5 Iowa State and #6 Penn State remained in the same spots from the previous ranking.
Only 9 of the 25 teams stayed in the same position from Ranking #2.
#15 Kent State was the big gainer, jumping up 4 spots from Ranking #2, while Rhode Island moved up 3 spots to come in at #7. #14 Oakland and #20 Western Michigan each bumped up two spots from Ranking #2.
The fourth ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, November 20.
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 #3 |
| Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
Record |
Pts |
Previous |
| 1 |
Lindenwood |
40 |
16-0-0 |
900 |
1 |
| 2 |
Illinois |
|
9-3-0 |
827 |
2 |
| 3 |
Liberty |
|
12-0-0 |
812 |
3 T |
| 4 |
Ohio |
|
13-1-1 |
803 |
3 T |
| 5 |
Iowa State |
|
9-4-1 |
726 |
5 |
| 6 |
Penn State |
|
8-1-1 |
711 |
6 |
| 7 |
Rhode Island |
|
11-2-0 |
641 |
10 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma |
|
5-3-1 |
636 |
8 |
| 9 |
Delaware |
|
7-3-0 |
599 |
7 |
| 10 |
Central Oklahoma |
|
9-4-0 |
587 |
9 |
| 11 |
Adrian |
|
10-3-1 |
565 |
11 |
| 12 |
Arizona State |
|
10-0-0 |
478 |
13 |
| 13 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
|
7-3-1 |
437 |
12 |
| 14 |
Oakland |
|
10-2-0 |
423 |
16 |
| 15 |
Kent State |
|
8-5-0 |
372 |
19 |
| 16 |
Robert Morris (PA) |
|
7-4-0 |
359 |
15 |
| 17 |
West Chester |
|
6-4-1 |
355 |
14 |
| 18 |
Minot State |
|
7-1-0 |
347 |
18 |
| 19 |
Stony Brook |
|
5-3-1 |
251 |
17 |
| 20 |
Western Michigan |
|
5-5-0 |
183 |
22 |
| 21 |
Robert Morris (IL) |
|
4-8-1 |
166 |
21 |
| 22 |
Eastern Michigan |
|
5-6-0 |
153 |
20 |
| 23 |
Indiana (PA) |
|
6-1-0 |
93 |
24 |
| 24 |
West Virginia |
|
5-4-0 |
64 |
25 |
| 25 |
Buffalo |
|
6-4-0 |
34 |
23 |
Others receiving votes: Cornell, Slippery Rock, Canton, Duquesne, Arizona, Indiana, Mercyhurst, Pittsburgh, Niagara, Rutgers, and Washington & Jefferson.
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