LIBERTY REGAINS THE 1 SPOT GOING INTO CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
TROY, Mich. – (February 19, 2024) – Liberty University (16-2-2-1) regains the No. 1 spot. The Flames swept No. 8 Indiana Tech (18-10-0-1), 2-0 and 4-1. Midland University (27-0-0-2) is at No. 2 after sweeping the University of Utah.
Remaining at No. 3 is Adrian College (23-6-0-2), No. 4 is Minot State University (20-10-0-1), and No. 5 is Maryville University (18-14-1-0).
University of Michigan-Dearborn (26-5-0-1) is up one spot from last week at No. 6. The Wolverines lost 7-0 to Adrian and won 5-3 over University of Michigan.
No. 7 is McKendree University (15-10-0-2). The Bearcats had a 5-2 win over Lindenwood this past weekend. No. 9, down three spots, is University of Michigan (16-4-1-1). The Wolverines hosted three games this past weekend and went 1-1-1-0 on the weekend. Rounding out the top 10 is Arizona State University (18-3-0-1).
This weekend the conferences (WMCH, CCWHA, and WWCHL) will host their conference tournaments. The WMCH teams will travel to Lynchburg, VA. The CCWHA tournament will be played in Burton, MI, and the WWCHL tournament will be played in Salt Lake City, UT. Stay tuned to our social media sites for additional information.
The Women’s Midwest College Hockey League has eight (of 8) member teams ranked, while the Central Collegiate Women’s Hockey Association has five (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.
