Women’s Division II Releases Third Ranking of 2022-23 Season

Women’s Division II Releases Third Ranking of 2022-23 Season

 

TROY, Mich. – Feb. 3, 2023 – The American Collegiate Hockey Association’s Women’s Division II (W2) today announced the third rankings of the 2022-2023 season. The results are based on games played and reported through the third ranking period that ended on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023.

 

RANKING #3

 

NORTHEAST REGION

  1. Providence College
  2. Assumption University
  3. University of Vermont
  4. Northeastern University
  5. Boston College
  6. Boston University
  7. Sacred Heart University
  8. ^Saint Anselm College
  9. Merrimack College
  10. University of New Hampshire
  11. ^University of Connecticut
  12. College of the Holy Cross
  13. Bentley University

 

Teams with three or fewer games reported: ^Worcester Polytechnic Institute, ^University of New England

 

SOUTHEAST REGION

  1. Villanova University
  2. University of Delaware
  3. S. Naval Academy
  4. Rowan University
  5. Liberty University
  6. The Ohio State University
  7. University of Maryland
  8. University at Buffalo
  9. West Virginia University
  10. Niagara University
  11. ^Virginia Tech
  12. Georgetown University
  13. University of Pittsburgh
  14. Mercyhurst University
  15. Loyola University Maryland
  16. Robert Morris University
  17. Brockport State University
  18. ^University of Virginia
  19. University of Pennsylvania
  20. Oswego State University
  21. ^George Washington University
  22. Rochester Institute of Technology
  23. West Chester University
  24. Montclair State University

 

Teams with three or fewer games reported: High Point University, ^University of Tampa, University of New England, Paul Smith’s College

 

CENTRAL

  1. Sault College
  2. Adrian College
  3. Central Michigan University
  4. Lawrence Technological University
  5. Michigan State University
  6. Miami University
  7. Northern Michigan University
  8. University of Notre Dame
  9. ^Bowling Green State University
  10. Loyola University Chicago

 

WEST REGION  

  1. Assiniboine Community College
  2. Dakota College Bottineau
  3. ^University of Wisconsin Madison
  4. University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse
  5. North Dakota State University
  6. Maryville University
  7. University of Minnesota-Duluth
  8. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  9. University of Wisconsin-Stout
  10. University of Nebraska

 

Details About the Rankings & Invitations to Nationals

 

The 2023 ACHA National Championships presented by FloHockey will be held at the New England Sports Center (NESC) in Marlborough, Mass. The W2 tournament, which will include 16 teams, will begin on March 16, and the championship game will be played on March 20, 2023.

 

Invitations to Nationals will ultimately be extended to the top-ranking W2 teams in each region based on the final ranking of the season. The final date that games will count towards W2 rankings this season is Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The ACHA will extend invitations to the following number of W2 teams per region:

 

  • Northeast region: 4 invitations
  • Southeast region: 5 invitations
  • West region: 3 invitations
  • Central region: 4 invitations

 

The following four conferences with at least six W2 ACHA member teams will be offered an automatic bid for their top team to the 2023 W2 National Championships: Central Collegiate Women’s Hockey Association (CCWHA), College Hockey East (CHE), Women’s Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) and the Independent Women’s Club Ice Hockey League (IWCHL).

 

^The following teams have declared they will not attend the 2023 National Championships: Worcester Polytech Institute, Saint Anselm College, University of Connecticut, University of New England, University of Tampa, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, George Washington University, University of Wisconsin Stout, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bowling Green State University.

 

The fourth W2 ranking period will end on Feb. 12, 2023. Follow the W2 schedule here. For more information about W2 policies and procedures, please review the ACHA manual.