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2006-07 ACHA Division 1 Ranking #5

2006-12-01

West Bloomfield, MI - The University of Illinois suffered its first loss of the season on the road at Kent State, but still managed to hang onto the top spot in Ranking #5 of the 2006-07 season, getting 21 of a possible 37 first-place votes. Oklahoma received 12 first-place votes and moved up to the #2 spot, remaining the only undeated team in Division 1 [17-0-0]. Penn State used an impressive road-sweep over Rhode Island to garner the remaining 4 first-place votes and move up to the #3 position. Liberty, Delaware, Western Michigan, and Kent State all moved up two spots from the previous ranking.

The sixth ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, December 15.

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.

2006-2007 Ranking #5
Rank	School Name	1st Votes	Record	Pts	Previous
1	Illinois	21	15-1-0	641	1
2	Oklahoma	12	17-0-0	620	3
3	Penn State	4	14-2-0	612	4
4	Rhode Island		14-4-0	557	2
5	Ohio		14-4-1	539	5
6	Iowa State		14-5-1	476	6
7	Lindenwood		11-7-0	427	7
8	Liberty		14-3-1	422	10
9	Arizona State		7-4-1	361	9
10	Michigan-Dearborn		11-7-2	345	8
11	Delaware		11-3-2	307	13
12	Western Michigan		16-6-0	298	14
13	Kent State		14-5-1	287	15
14	Arizona		7-5-1	224	12
15	Oakland		7-9-1	169	11
16	West Virginia		13-9-0	166	16
17	Robert Morris (IL)		11-6-0	145	17
18	Washington & Jefferson		13-4-1	143	19
19	Eastern Michigan		7-10-2	65	18
20	West Chester		9-5-1	51	20

Others receiving votes: Indiana (PA), Navy, Robert Morris (PA), Niagara, Weber State, and Minot State,