February
1, 2008 - The University of Illinois was a unanimous choice
again for the top spot in the eighth ranking of the regular
season. The Fighting Illini, who survived
an 11-round shootout against Ohio University on Saturday to
keep its perfect record intact at 25-0-0, received all
40 first-place votes. #9 West Chester clinched
the second spot in this years ACHA Men's Division 1 National
Championships as Regular Season Champions of the Eastern
Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA). #5 Delaware, #10
Iowa State, #13 Eastern Michigan, and #23 Arizona all
moved up one spot in the rankings. Western
Michigan was the rankings highest mover, bumping up two
spots and coming in at #15. The University of Pittsburgh
makes its first appearance in the rankings at the
Division 1 level, edging up to the #25 position. The rankings have expanded this season to include
the Top 25 teams, up from 20. The ninth ranking of the regular season will be released
on Friday, February 15, and will determine the 16 teams
that qualify for the National Tournament.
2007-2008
Ranking #8 |
Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
1 |
Illinois |
40 |
25-0-0 |
900 |
1 |
2 |
Penn State |
|
27-1-4 |
863 |
2 |
3 |
Lindenwood |
|
22-5-1 |
821 |
3 |
4 |
Oklahoma |
|
24-3-1 |
787 |
4 |
5 |
Delaware |
|
22-5-1 |
739 |
6 |
6 |
Liberty |
|
18-7-1 |
710 |
5 |
7 |
Rhode Island |
|
21-10-1 |
666 |
7 |
8 |
Ohio |
|
18-12-1 |
652 |
8 |
9 |
West Chester |
|
21-6-2 |
601 |
9 |
10 |
Iowa
State |
|
24-8-0 |
560 |
11 |
11 |
Kent
State |
|
19-11-0 |
557 |
10 |
12 |
Oakland |
|
17-8-1 |
500 |
12 |
13 |
Eastern
Michigan |
|
20-9-4 |
445 |
14 |
14 |
West
Virginia |
|
17-10-2 |
421 |
13 |
15 |
Western
Michigan |
|
18-11-2 |
394 |
17 |
16 |
Stony
Brook |
|
22-7-0 |
382 |
15 |
17 |
Niagara |
|
21-6-0 |
354 |
16 |
18 |
Washington & Jefferson |
|
20-10-1 |
275 |
18 |
19 |
Robert Morris (PA) |
|
15-8-3 |
243 |
19 |
20 |
Slippery Rock |
|
15-10-2 |
185 |
20 |
21 |
Central Oklahoma |
|
13-16-2 |
161 |
21 |
22 |
Robert Morris (IL) |
|
11-19-0 |
102 |
22 |
23 |
Arizona |
|
16-8-1 |
96 |
24 |
24 |
Adrian |
|
14-16-0 |
88 |
23 |
25 |
Pittsburgh |
|
15-7-1 |
43 |
NR |
|
Others receiving votes: Duquesne,
Navy, Rutgers, Minot State, and Towson.
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