TROY, Mich. – (November 7, 2023) – After starting the season 13-0-0-1, Midland University has jumped to the No. 1 spot in the 2023-2024 American Collegiate Hockey Association Women’s Division I second ranking. The Warriors beat the No. 6 ranked McKendree University (7-4-0-1) 2- 1 on Saturday and then tied them 1-1 on Sunday.
Liberty University drops to the No. 2 spot in the ranking for the first time since February 11, 2019. The Flames (8-0-1-0) took home two road wins against on No. 4 ranked Adrian College (7-3-0-0) this past weekend, winning 3-2 and 4-1. No. 3 Maryville University (10-4-1-0) split the series with No. 10 ranked Minot State University,
and collected an additional win against No. 9 University of Jamestown. No. 5 University of Michigan (6-0-0-0) will hit the road this weekend and head to St. Louis for
games against Lindenwood University (0-6-0-0) and No. 6 McKendree University (7-4-0-1). The Women’s Midwest College Hockey League has seven (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.
