UNION LAKE, MI - The defending ACHA Men's Division 1 National Champions, Lindenwood University (20-0-0), received 38 of 39 first-place votes to top the polls in Ranking #4. The top 6 spots were unchanged from Ranking #3: #2 Illinois, undefeated #3 Liberty (16-0-0), which received the other first-place vote, #4 Ohio, #5 Iowa State, and #6 Penn State.
The fifth ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, December 4.
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 #4 |
| Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
Record |
Pts |
Previous |
| 1 |
Lindenwood |
38
|
20-0-0 |
875 |
1 |
| 2 |
Illinois |
|
14-3-0 |
812 |
2 |
| 3 |
Liberty |
1
|
16-0-0 |
807 |
3 |
| 4 |
Ohio |
|
17-1-1 |
772 |
4 |
| 5 |
Iowa State |
|
12-4-2 |
712 |
5 |
| 6 |
Penn State |
|
12-1-1 |
690 |
6 |
| 7 |
Oklahoma |
|
8-5-1 |
620 |
8 |
| 8 |
Rhode Island |
|
11-4-1 |
593 |
7 |
| 9 |
Arizona State |
|
14-0-0 |
578 |
12 |
| 10 |
Central Oklahoma |
|
12-6-0 |
558 |
10 |
| 11 |
Delaware |
|
9-5-0 |
527 |
9 |
| 12 |
Adrian |
|
12-4-1 |
511 |
11 |
| 13 |
Oakland |
|
13-4-0 |
473 |
14 |
| 14 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
|
8-5-2 |
414 |
13 |
| 15 |
Minot State |
|
11-2-0 |
408 |
18 |
| 16 |
Kent State |
|
11-6-0 |
384 |
15 |
| 17 |
Robert Morris (PA) |
|
10-6-0 |
323 |
16 |
| 18 |
West Chester |
|
8-5-1 |
276 |
17 |
| 19 |
Stony Brook |
|
8-5-1 |
247 |
19 |
| 20 |
Western Michigan |
|
5-9-0 |
175 |
20 |
| 21 |
Robert Morris (IL) |
|
4-13-1 |
105 |
21 |
| 22 |
Indiana (PA) |
|
8-2-1 |
102 |
23 |
| 23 |
West Virginia |
|
8-4-1 |
81 |
24 |
| 24 |
Buffalo |
|
8-5-1 |
73 |
25 |
| 25 |
Eastern Michigan |
|
5-10-0 |
70 |
22 |
Others receiving votes: Canton, Slippery Rock, Cornell, Indiana, Washington & Jefferson, Mercyhurst, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Duquesne, and Arizona.
Only 10 of the 25 teams stayed in the same position from Ranking #3, but the teams in the Top 25 were unchanged from the last ranking.
#9 Arizona State cracked the Top 10 for the first time this season, bouncing up three spots, while Minot State equaled that 3-spot rise to jump into the #15 position. Oklahoma, Oakland, Indiana (PA), West Virginia, and Buffalo each nudged up one spot in this ranking.
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