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Women’s Division II Announces Final Ranking, Confirms 16 Teams Set to Attend 2022 National Championships

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Women’s Division II Announces Final Ranking, Confirms 16 Teams Set to Attend 2022 National Championships

 

TROY, Mich. – March 1, 2022 – The American Collegiate Hockey Association’s Women’s Division II (W2) today announced the sixth and final ranking of the 2021-2022 season. The results, included below, are based on a computer ranking of all games played and reported by Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022 – a total of 375 games were played between W2 teams this season.

 

The division’s 2022 ACHA National Championships will begin on Tuesday, March 15 in St. Louis, Missouri, and will include 16 teams from across W2’s regions: Northeast (4), Southeast (5), Central (4), and West (3). More information, including game schedules, tickets for attendees, and broadcast details can be found here. Those pages will continue to be updated. Be sure to follow the ACHA W2 Twitter account for live updates throughout the tournament.

 

“The last Women’s Division II National Championship took place in 2019, and we are thrilled to be hosting this event again in 2022 to give teams the opportunity to compete for a National Championship title,” said Taylor Hadley, ACHA Women’s Division II Commissioner. “Teams across the ACHA faced a variety of challenges out of their control this season, and it was encouraging to witness team leaders work together to make as many games happen as possible. Congratulations to each team that ultimately qualified for the 2022 National Championships! We look forward to seeing everyone in St. Louis.”

 

The 16 teams invited to attend the 2022 National Championships are:

Each team’s ranking # corresponds with their Nationals seed for pool assignments (which were pre-determined)

 

NORTHEAST REGION

  1. Northeastern University
  2. Boston College
  3. University of New Hampshire
  4. University of Vermont

 

SOUTHEAST REGION

  1. United States Naval Academy
  2. University of Delaware
  3. Rowan University
  4. University of Pittsburgh
  5. Villanova University

 

CENTRAL

  1. Lake Superior State University
  2. Sault College
  3. Adrian College
  4. Northern Michigan University

 

WEST REGION

  1. Assiniboine Community College
  2. Dakota College
  3. North Dakota State University

 

This year marks the 14th National Championships for ACHA Women’s Division II, which was established in 2006, following six years of play by the first women’s division in the ACHA which started in 2000. The reigning W2 champion is Assiniboine Community College, who won the title in 2019 in Dallas, Texas. Past ACHA champions can be viewed here.

 

For reference, below is the final ranking in full:

*Teams with asterisks opted out of Nationals 2022

 

NORTHEAST REGION (4 invitations)

  1. Northeastern University
  2. *Assumption University
  3. Boston College
  4. University of New Hampshire
  5. University of Vermont
  6. Providence College
  7. Merrimack College
  8. *Saint Anselm’s College
  9. *Boston University
  10. *University of Connecticut
  11. *Bentley University
  12. Paul Smiths College
  13. Union College
  14. Sacred Heart University
  15. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

 

SOUTHEAST REGION (5 invitations)

  1. United States Naval Academy
  2. University of Delaware
  3. Rowan University
  4. University of Pittsburgh
  5. Villanova University
  6. Mercyhurst University
  7. Liberty University
  8. University at Buffalo
  9. Loyola University Maryland
  10. West Virginia University
  11. University of Pennsylvania
  12. Towson University
  13. *University of Maryland
  14. *Rochester Institute of Technology
  15. Montclair State University
  16. Brockport State University
  17. West Chester University

 

CENTRAL (4 invitations)

  1. Lake Superior State University
  2. Sault College
  3. Adrian College
  4. Northern Michigan University
  5. *University of Notre Dame
  6. Michigan State University
  7. Ohio State University
  8. Central Michigan University
  9. Miami University
  10. Loyola University Chicago
  11. Bowling Green State University

 

WEST REGION (3 invitations)

  1. Assiniboine Community College
  2. Dakota College
  3. North Dakota State University
  4. University of Minnesota-Duluth
  5. Iowa State University
  6. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  7. University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
  8. University of Nebraska

 

For more information about the ACHA, please visit https://www.achahockey.org/.