ACHA
Poll #2 released.
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ACHA
releases Poll #2 results |
October
24, 2003 - Four-time defending
ACHA Division 1 National Champion Penn State continues
to
roll along
winning all five of its games to start the season,
including three wins at the First Annual ACHA Division
1 Showcase and a sweep at home over #7 Ohio. The Nittany
Lions garnered 29 of a possible 31 first-place votes,
while # 2 Illinois received the other 2 first-place
votes. It was a busy week in the polls, as 16 of the
20 teams from the previous ranking moved either up,
down, out, or into the polls. #3 Delaware jumped up
two spots after an impressive showing at the D1 Showcase,
while #4 Iowa State also bumped up two spots. #5 Michigan-Dearborn
jumped up 6 spots after winning all three of its D1
Showcase games, and then sweeping arch-rival #13 Eastern
Michigan in a home-and-home series. #8 Rhode Island,
with a perfect 7-0-0 record, and #9 Lindenwood, with
a flawless 6-0-0 record, each vaulted up four spots
in the polls. Former Division 2 powerhouse, #11 Weber
State from Utah made its Division 1 debut in the polls
after taking 2-of-3 from Minot State, sweeping #17
Saint Louis, and losing to #9 Lindenwood in overtime
on the road. #12 Washington & Jefferson squeezed
up three spots to take over the final qualifying position
for nationals. Finally, 2002 ACHA Division 3 National
Champions Robert Morris (PA) used a split on the road
with #14 Towson to make their Division 1 debut in the
polls coming in at #20.
The next ranking will be released on Friday, November
7.
This years ACHA Division 1 National Championships
will be hosted by Iowa State University and take
place March 3-7, 2003 at Ames/ISU Ice Arena in Ames,
IA.
2003-2004
Ranking #2
October 24
Rank
|
Team |
Votes
|
1
|
Penn
State |
540
|
2
|
Illinois |
510
|
3
|
Delaware |
456
|
4
|
Iowa
State |
393
|
5
|
Michigan-Dearborn |
387
|
6
|
Minot
State |
382
|
7
|
Ohio |
376
|
8
|
Rhode
Island |
360
|
9
|
Lindenwood |
334
|
10
|
Arizona |
297
|
11
|
Weber
State |
274
|
12
|
Washington
& Jefferson |
201
|
13
|
Eastern
Michigan |
200
|
14
|
Towson |
198
|
15
|
West
Chester |
178
|
16
|
Drexel |
160
|
17
|
Saint
Louis |
129
|
18
|
Arizona
State |
107
|
19
|
Robert
Morris (IL) |
70
|
20
|
Robert-Morris
(PA) |
46
|
|
