ACHA
Poll #3 released
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ACHA
Poll #3 |
November
7, 2003 -
Four-time defending ACHA Division 1 National Champion
Penn State continues its dominance
and sits at the top of this weeks polls, with a perfect
10-0 record on the season. The Nittany Lions received
28 of a possible 29 first-place votes, while #2 Illinois
received the other first-place vote. It was another
busy week of shuffling in the polls, with spots #3-13
all moving around with the exception of #4 Iowa State.
Michigan-Dearborn moved up two spots to #3 and will
travel to take on #2 Illinois this weekend. Rhode Island
moved up three more spots and comes in at #5 with a
perfect 11-0 record. Weber State was the big gainer,
jumping up five spots and coming in at #6. Lindenwood
moved up another two spots to #7, and remain the only
other team with an unblemished record at 9-0. Ohio
dropped a spot to #8, while idle Minot State dropped
three spots to #9. Delaware took the plunge seven spots
falling to #10 after losing three of its four games.
#11 Arizona opened up its season with three wins and
a tie, while Eastern Michigan and Washington & Jefferson
flip-flopped at #12 and #13 respectively. Towson, West
Chester, and Drexel remained unchanged in the 14-16
spots. Arizona State and Saint Louis traded positions
at #17 and #18 respectively. Robert Morris (IL) stayed
pat in the #19 position while Kent State makes its
season-debut in the polls after splitting with #2 Illinois
at home.
The next ranking will be released on Friday, November
21.
2003-2004
Ranking #3
November 6th, 2003
Rank
|
Team |
Votes
|
Change |
1
|
Penn
State |
500
|
- |
2
|
Illinois |
441
|
- |
3
|
Michigan-Dearborn |
416
|
+2 |
4
|
Iowa
State |
393
|
- |
5
|
Rhode
Island |
378
|
+3 |
6
|
Weber
State |
341
|
+5 |
7
|
Lindenwood |
340
|
+2 |
8
|
Ohio |
326
|
-1 |
9
|
Minot
State |
323
|
-3 |
10
|
Delaware |
303
|
-7 |
11
|
Arizona |
251
|
-1 |
12
|
Eastern
Michigan |
225
|
+1 |
13
|
Washington
& Jefferson |
220
|
-1 |
14
|
Towson |
184
|
- |
15
|
West
Chester |
164
|
- |
16
|
Drexel |
131
|
- |
17
|
Arizona
State |
88
|
+1 |
18
|
Saint
Louis |
71
|
-1 |
19
|
Robert
Morris (IL) |
67
|
- |
20
|
Kent
State |
41
|
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