2006-07 ACHA Division 1 Ranking #6
2006-12-15
West Bloomfield, MI - The University of Illinois accumulated 31 of a possible 37 first-place votes, and will take the #1 ranking into the year 2007. Penn State received 5 first-place votes and moved up to the #2 spot. Oklahoma received the other first-place vote, but its perfect season was derailed by in-state arch-rival Central Oklahoma as it dropped to the #3 position. Kent State had the biggest move, jumping up four spots and into the Top 10, coming in at #9.
The seventh ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, January 19.
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. The Regular Season Champions from the CSCHL, ECHA, and ECHL will receive an automatic berth to the tournament.
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2006-2007 Ranking #6
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| Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
Record |
Pts |
Previous |
| 1 |
Illinois |
31
|
17-1-0 |
656 |
1 |
| 2 |
Penn State |
5
|
17-3-0 |
622 |
3 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma |
1
|
20-1-0 |
594 |
2 |
| 4 |
Rhode Island |
|
18-4-0 |
566 |
4 |
| 5 |
Ohio |
|
17-5-1 |
533 |
5 |
| 6 |
Iowa State |
|
17-6-1 |
489 |
6 |
| 7 |
Lindenwood |
|
14-8-0 |
444 |
7 |
| 8 |
Liberty |
|
17-4-1 |
421 |
8 |
| 9 |
Kent State |
|
19-5-1 |
355 |
13 |
| 10 |
Arizona State |
|
8-7-1 |
341 |
9 |
| 11 |
Western Michigan |
|
17-8-1 |
313 |
12 |
| 12 |
Delaware |
|
11-5-2 |
297 |
11 |
| 13 |
Oakland |
|
11-9-1 |
222 |
15 |
| 14 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
|
11-11-2 |
219 |
10 |
| 15 |
Arizona |
|
10-5-2 |
211 |
14 |
| 16 |
West Virginia |
|
17-9-0 |
159 |
16 |
| 17 |
Washington & Jefferson |
|
15-6-2 |
131 |
18 |
| 18 |
Robert Morris (IL) |
|
11-7-3 |
124 |
17 |
| 19 |
Eastern Michigan |
|
10-11-2 |
121 |
19 |
| 20 |
West Chester |
|
11-5-1 |
42 |
20 |
Others receiving votes: Robert Morris (PA), Navy, Indiana (PA), Niagara, and Minot State.