2006-07 ACHA Division 1 Ranking #3
2006-11-03
West Bloomfield, MI - The University of Illinois takes over the top spot in Ranking #3 of the 2006-07 season, getting 23 of a possible 38 first-place votes. The Fighting Illini are now a perfect 10-0-0 on the season. Illinois last held the #1 position on December 16, 2005. Former #1 Rhode Island slipped to #2 after suffering its first loss of the season at Delaware. The Rams still managed to accrue 13 first-place votes. Oklahoma (11-0-0), the only other remaining undefeated team besides Illinois, received 1 first-place vote and moved up 3 spots to #4. Kent State and Western Michigan made the biggest noise in the poll. Kent State moved up 5 spots to come in at #15, while Western Michigan went from being unranked to holding down the #16 spot.
The fourth ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, November 17.
This years ACHA Division 1 National Championships will be hosted by Kent State University and take place February 28-March 4, 2007 at the Ice Zone in Youngstown, OH. Sixteen teams will qualify for the tournament.
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2006-2007 Ranking #3
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| Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
Record |
Pts |
Previous |
| 1 |
Illinois |
23
|
10-0-0 |
666 |
2 |
| 2 |
Rhode Island |
13
|
9-1-0 |
646 |
1 |
| 3 |
Penn State |
|
7-2-0 |
599 |
3 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma |
1
|
11-0-0 |
579 |
7 |
| 5 |
Ohio |
1
|
10-2-1 |
561 |
4 |
| 6 |
Iowa State |
|
8-3-1 |
485 |
5 |
| 7 |
Lindenwood |
|
8-4-0 |
463 |
8 |
| 8 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
|
7-4-2 |
419 |
6 |
| 9 |
Oakland |
|
6-4-1 |
381 |
10 |
| 10 |
Arizona State |
|
3-4-0 |
357 |
9 |
| 11 |
Arizona |
|
6-1-0 |
350 |
11 |
| 12 |
Liberty |
|
8-2-1 |
288 |
15 |
| 13 |
Delaware |
|
5-3-2 |
273 |
12 |
| 14 |
West Virginia |
|
9-5-0 |
242 |
13 |
| 15 |
Kent State |
|
9-2-0 |
226 |
20 |
| 16 |
Western Michigan |
|
10-3-0 |
117 |
NR |
| 17 |
Eastern Michigan |
|
5-5-0 |
89 |
16 |
| 18 |
Indiana (PA) |
|
6-2-0 |
77 |
17 |
| 19 T |
Weber State |
|
1-6-1 |
69 |
14 |
| 19 T |
West Chester |
|
5-4-1 |
69 |
19 |
Others receiving votes: Robert Morris (IL), Drexel, Mercyhurst, Duquesne, Washington & Jefferson, Navy, and Buffalo.
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