LIBERTY RECLAIMS THE NO. 1 SPOT IN THE THIRD RANKING OF THE SEASON
TROY, Mich. – (November 14, 2023) – We’ve got a bit of back and forth going on with our No. 1 and No. 2 spots this season and we love to see it! Our current team at No. 1 is Liberty University (8-0-1-0). The Flames will host No. 6 Maryville University (10-6-1-0) this weekend. The Saints hosted No. 3 Adrian College (9-4-0-0). The Bulldogs, up one spot from last week, swept the Saints, winning 3-1 and 6-1.
No. 2 ranked Midland University (15-0-0-1) was on the road at No. 10 Minot State University. The Warriors swept the Beavers, winning 3-1 and 4-2.
University of Michigan, up one spot from last week, is ranked No. 4. The Wolverines were on the road for three games in St. Louis. They tied and beat Lindenwood University (0-7-1-0), 2-2 and 4-2. They also beat No. 5 McKendree University (8-5-0-1), 3-0. The Bearcats take on Colorado State this weekend.
The Women’s Midwest College Hockey League has six(of 8) member teams ranked, while the Central Collegiate Women’s Hockey Association has six (of 12) of its member teams ranked, and the Western Women’s Collegiate Hockey League has one (of 6).
The computer ranking will determine the 10 teams that qualify for the 2024 ACHA Women’s Division 1 National Championships, which will include the following three automatic bids:
- (CCWHA) Central Collegiate Women’s Hockey Association
- (WWCHL) Western Women’s Collegiate Hockey League
- (WMCHL) Women’s Midwest College Hockey League
A total of 31 teams are competing in Women’s Division 1 this season, including one new team, Niagara University.
The ACHA uses two computer rankings, Ranking A (Wins with goal differential of 6) and Ranking B (Wins with maximum goal differential of 1) to come up with an average of the two rankings, which determines the ranking spots for teams.
There has been a total of 9 schools that have won the ACHA Women’s Division 1 National Championship:
- St. Cloud State
- Wisconsin (2 Times)
- Michigan State (2)
- Robert Morris (2)
- Lindenwood (4)
- Northeastern
- Minnesota
- Miami (3)
- Liberty (6)
The 2024 ACHA National Championships presented by FloHockey will be played March 7- 17, 2024 at Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, MO. All five divisions, with more than 1,500 players from 72 teams — Men’s Division 1, 2, and 3, and Women’s Divisions 1 and 2 — will converge upon the Maryland Heights area to compete in more than 100 games. The ACHA Women’s Division I National Championships presented by FloHockey will have ten teams competing beginning on March 13th and conclude with the Championship game on March 17th.
