MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY STILL ON TOP WITH PERFECT 9-0-0 RECORD IN AMERICAN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION RANKING #4
UNION LAKE, Mich. – (November 1, 2023) – Minot State University (9-0-0), the defending Men's Division I National Champions of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, remains atop the 2023-2024 ACHA Men's Division I Ranking #4, as the ranking system switches from a coaches poll to a computer poll. The Beavers were idle this past weekend but will hit the ice with a Top 4 matchup on the road against University of Mary tonight. No. 2 University of Central Oklahoma (9-1-0) moved up a spot after splitting its weekend series with University of Mary (6-2-1), winning 3-0 on Friday before suffering its first loss of the season on Saturday 4-2. The Marauders, which moved up from Men’s Division II after winning back-to-back National Championships in 2021 and 2022, find themselves sitting at No. 4 after the split with the Bronchos. Bumping up two spots was No. 3 University of Nevada-Las Vegas (9-1-0), which swept University of Arizona in a pair of conference games in the friendly confines of City National Arena (3-2, 3-1). Rounding out the Top 5 was Niagara University (8-2-0), which split a pair of home-and-home games against University of Pittsburgh, winning 7-4 on the road Friday before falling 4-2 to the Panthers at home on Saturday.
Moving into the polls this week is No. 9 Iowa State University, No. 17 New York University, No. 23 Lehigh University, and No. 24 University of Oklahoma.
Dropping out of the Top 25 are Illinois State University, Purdue University Northwest, Lawrence Tech, and Davenport University.
The Western Collegiate Hockey League leads the way with seven (of 10) of its member teams ranked, while the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League has five (of 8) of its member teams ranked, the Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League has three (of 10) of its member teams ranked, and both Midwest College Hockey and Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference each have two (of 7) of its member teams ranked.
With the ACHA switching to a computer-based ranking from a coaches poll, the ACHA will use the two computer rankings generated by USHSHO.com, Ranking A (Wins with Maximum Goal Differential of 7) and Ranking B (Wins with Maximum Goal Differential of 1), and come up with an average of the two rankings. The ACHA will then use the list generated from the average for its weekly ranking. Ties will be broken using the higher ranked team from Ranking B until the Top 25 teams are listed. All games that go to overtime will be scored as ties in the computer ranking.
Over the past 20 seasons, 12 different schools have won the ACHA Men's Division I National Championship: Lindenwood University (4), Minot State University (3), Adrian College (2), University of Central Oklahoma (2), University of Illinois (2), Arizona State University, Davenport University, University of Delaware, Oakland University, Ohio University, Penn State University, and University of Rhode Island.
Now in its 33rd season of action, there have been a total of 14 schools that have won the ACHA Men's Division I National Championship:
- Penn State University (5 times)
- Lindenwood University (4)
- Ohio University (4)
- Minot State University (3)
- Adrian College (2)
- North Dakota State University (2)
- University Central Oklahoma (2)
- University of Illinois (2)
- Arizona State University
- Davenport University
- Iowa State University
- Oakland University
- University of Delaware
- University of Rhode Island
A total of 72 teams will compete in Men’s Division I this season, including University of Mary, which moves up from Men’s Division II after winning back-to-back National Championships in 2021 and 2022.
The computer ranking will for the tenth time determine the 24 teams that qualify for the 2024 ACHA Men's Division I National Championships, which will include the following eight auto bids:
- (CHMA) College Hockey Mid-America
- (ECHA) Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association
- (ESCHL) Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League
- (GLCHL) Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
- (MCH) Midwest College Hockey
- (NECHL) Northeast Collegiate Hockey League
- (WCHL) Western Collegiate Hockey League
- (WHAC) Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
The fifth ranking of the regular season will be released on Wednesday, November 8, 2023.
The 2024 ACHA Men's Division I National Championships presented by FloHockey will be hosted March 7-12 for the second time at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Mo. This will be the first year of the 24-team format.
| 2022-2023 ACHA Men's Division I Ranking #4 | ||||
| Rank | School Name | M1 Record | Previous | Conference |
| 1 | Minot State | 9-0-0 | 1 | INDEP |
| 2 | Central Oklahoma | 9-1-0 | 3 | WCHL |
| 3 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 9-1-0 | 5 | WCHL |
| 4 | Mary | 6-2-1 | 19 | MCH |
| 5 | Niagara | 8-2-0 | 7 | ESCHL |
| 6 | Adrian | 8-2-0 | 2 | GLCHL |
| 7 | Grand Valley State | 8-0-1 | 10 | GLCHL |
| 8 | Jamestown | 7-2-0 | 8 | MCH |
| 9 | Iowa State | 3-0-0 | NR | INDEP |
| 10 | Indiana Tech | 9-2-0 | 12 | WHAC |
| 11 | Arizona | 4-3-0 | 14 | WCHL |
| 12 | Maryville | 7-4-1 | 9 | INDEP |
| 13 | Michigan-Dearborn | 8-0-0 | 13 | WHAC |
| 14 | Ohio | 5-4-1 | 6 | INDEP |
| 15 | Liberty | 5-6-1 | 4 | INDEP |
| 16 | Arizona State | 6-2-1 | 16 | WCHL |
| 17 | New York | 4-1-1 | NR | ESCHL |
| 18 | Stony Brook | 2-3-1 | 20 | ESCHL |
| 19 | Calvin | 9-2-1 | 11 | GLCHL |
| 20 | Missouri State | 6-4-1 | 21 | WCHL |
| 21 | Utah | 5-5-1 | 22 | WCHL |
| 22 | Rhode Island | 5-3-0 | 25 | ESCHL |
| 23 | Lehigh | 8-1-0 | NR | ECHA |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 6-3-1 | NR | WCHL |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 7-5-1 | 17 | ESCHL |
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About American Collegiate Hockey Association
The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) was founded in 1991 and is the national association for Non-NCAA Collegiate Hockey throughout the United States. Our organization of more than 460 colleges and university-affiliated teams representing 48 states provides structure, regulates operations, and promotes the sport of Hockey nationwide. With approximately 13,000 players and coaches as well as countless volunteers and game officials, the ACHA has experienced tremendous growth over the past decade and continues to be a viable option for college bound student-athletes to continue playing competitive hockey nationwide. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, the ACHA's primary mission is to support the growth of Collegiate Hockey while emphasizing academic performance, personal development, and opportunities for regional, national and international competition. The ACHA identifies standards which serve to unite and regulate teams at the collegiate level and entered its 33rd season in
