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Feb 09, 2010 |
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2008-2009 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #22008-10-24
ILLINOIS NOW AT 46 CONSECUTIVE WINS
UNION LAKE, MI - The defending ACHA Men's Division 1 National Champions, the University of Illinois, received 38 of a possible 42 votes to top the polls in Ranking #2. The Fighting Illini have been ranked #1 for 12 consecutive polls and have now won 46 consecutive games. Lindenwood University, Runners-Up in 2007-2008, received the other 4 first place votes and held strong in the #2 spot. Michigan-Dearborn was the big gainer, jumping up an astronomical 10 spots to come in at #12. Other movers and shakers: Robert Morris (PA) up four spots to #16; Central Oklahoma up three spots to #13; Mercyhurst appears in the polls for the first time since the 2007-2008 Pre-Season Ranking; and Youngstate State makes its debut in the polls for the first time, in only its third season at the Divsion 1 level.
The third ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, November 7.
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 #2 |
| Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
Record |
Pts |
Previous |
| 1 |
Illinois |
38
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8-0-0 |
948 |
1 |
| 2 |
Lindenwood |
4
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10-0-0 |
914 |
2 |
| 3 |
Penn State |
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5-1-0 |
846 |
3 |
| 4 |
Liberty |
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8-1-0 |
825 |
5 |
| 5 |
Delaware |
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6-1-2 |
801 |
4 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma |
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7-1-0 |
780 |
6 |
| 7 |
Rhode Island |
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7-0-1 |
712 |
7 |
| 8 |
Iowa State |
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8-2-0 |
632 |
8 |
| 9 |
West Chester |
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5-2-0 |
626 |
11 |
| 10 |
Kent State |
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4-3-0 |
602 |
10 |
| 11 |
Ohio |
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2-3-0 |
600 |
9 |
| 12 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
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8-1-0 |
467 |
22 |
| 13 |
Central Oklahoma |
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5-1-1 |
460 |
16 T |
| 14 |
Western Michigan |
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3-1-0 |
416 |
12 |
| 15 |
West Virginia |
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5-3-1 |
401 |
13 |
| 16 |
Robert Morris (PA) |
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5-2-0 |
332 |
20 |
| 17 |
Oakland |
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2-5-2 |
289 |
15 |
| 18 |
Robert Morris (IL) |
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4-4-1 |
264 |
18 T |
| 19 |
Stony Brook |
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1-5-0 |
233 |
14 |
| 20 |
Washington & Jefferson |
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6-2-0 |
208 |
21 |
| 21 |
Slippery Rock |
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4-3-1 |
182 |
16 T |
| 22 |
Eastern Michigan |
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1-7-2 |
145 |
18 T |
| 23 |
Youngstown State |
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7-1-1 |
139 |
NR |
| 24 |
Niagara |
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3-1-2 |
87 |
23 |
| 25 |
Mercyhurst |
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13-2-0 |
81 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Navy, Pittsburgh, Adrian, Penn State Berks, Arizona, Duquesne, Arizona State, and Minot State.
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