Oakland University Hockey

2007-2008 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #6

UNION LAKE, MI - The University of Illinois received 45 of a possible 47 first-place votes and continued to hold the top spot in the sixth ranking of the regular season.  The Fighting Illini will take their unblemished record and #1 ranking into the year 2008.  Penn State received the other 2 first-place votes and held at #2, as did #3 Lindenwood, while Oklahoma bumped up into the #4 spot.  The rankings highest mover was Liberty, which jumped up three spots to the #5 position.  #13 West Virginia clinched the first spot in this years ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships as Regular Season Champions of the College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA).  Arizona hopped back into the rankings in the #25 position.

The rankings have expanded this season to include the Top 25 teams, up from 20.

The seventh ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, January 18.

This years ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships will be hosted by the Monroe County Sports Commission and take place March 1-5, 2008 at the ESL Sports Centre in Rochester, NY.  Sixteen teams will qualify for the tournament.  The Regular Season Champions from the Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL) [TBD], College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA) [West Virginia University], Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) [TBD], and Eastern Collegiate Hockey League (ECHL) [TBD] will receive an automatic berth.

2007-2008 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #6

Rank     School Name  

1          Illinois 
2          Penn State  
3          Lindenwood                 
4          Oklahoma                  
5          Liberty             
6          Rhode Island              
7          Delaware                    
8          Ohio                 
9          Kent State              
10        West Chester                         
11        Oakland                       
12        Iowa State              
13        West Virginia                         
14        Niagara                       
15        Eastern Michigan                       
16        Stony Brook              
17        Western Michigan                    
18        Washington & Jefferson                       
19        Central Oklahoma                     
20        Slippery Rock               
21        Robert Morris (PA)                    
22        Robert Morris (IL)                      
23        Adrian               
24        Duquesne                   
25        Arizona                       

Others receiving votes:  Navy, Pittsburgh, Oswego State, Michigan-Dearborn, Penn State-Berks, Arizona State, Rutgers, Minot State, Cornell, Drexel, John Carroll, and Saint Louis.