MIDLAND CLAIMS THE NO. 1 SPOT IN THE SEVENTH RANKING OF THE SEASON
TROY, Mich. – (January 30, 2024) – We have a neck and neck battle for our number one spot in the 2023-2024 Women’s Division One rankings. This week’s No. 1 is Midland University (23-0-0-2). This past weekend the WMCH league team’s all gathered in St. Louis for a weekend full of games against their league opponents. The Warriors went 2-0 on the weekend with wins over University of Jamestown (ranked No. 10) and University of Minnesota (ranked No. 13).
Holding the No. 2 spot in this week’s ranking is Liberty University (14-2-1-0). The Flames, also in St. Louis this past weekend, went 3-0 on the weekend with wins over McKendree University (ranked No. 7), Lindenwood University (ranked No. 14), and Maryville University.
Maryville (16-13-0-1) rounds out the ranking at No. 5. The Saints, in addition to a game against Liberty, also played University of Minnesota and Minot State University.
Minot State (14-10-0-1) jumped up three spots to No. 4 this week. The Beavers went 3-0 on the weekend with wins against Maryville University, McKendree University, and Lindenwood University.
Adrian (18-5-0-1) holds the No. 3 spot in the ranking this week. The Bulldogs lost a close night game against University Michigan-Dearborn (ranked No. 9) 2-1 on Thursday. They would win two straight over the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (ranked No. 6), 2-0 and 3-1.
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.
