ASU Sun Devils D1 Hockey Team Ranked No. Two

UNION LAKE, MI – Minot State University, the defending ACHA Men’s Division 1 National Champions, received 23 out of 35 first-place votes to claim the top spot in the 2013-2014 ACHA Men’s Division 1 Ranking #4.  The Beavers swept in-state rival North Dakota State to go to 4-0-0 on the season.  Arizona State University went on the road and pounded the University of Illinois on the Big Pond in Champaign, IL.  The Sun Devils received 9 first-place votes and held in the #2 spot.  The University of Oklahoma was idle last week and remained at #3, while Adrian swept in-state rival Oakland and inched up a spot to #4 this week.  Iowa State split a pair of road battles with Central Oklahoma and dropped into the #5 spot this week.
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Rounding out the Top 10 were #6 Robert Morris Illinois, #7 Delaware, #8 Illinois, #9 Liberty, and #10 Lindenwood.  Iowa State, Delaware, and #15 Rhode Island received the other 3 first-place votes.
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Over the past eleven seasons, 9 different schools have won the ACHA Men’s Division 1 National Championship: Lindenwood (2), Illinois (2), Davenport, Delaware, Minot State, Oakland, Ohio, Penn State, and Rhode Island.
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Beginning its 23rd season of action, there have been a total of 11 schools that have won the ACHA Men’s Division 1 National Championship:
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• Penn State (5 times)
• Ohio (4 times)
• Illinois (2 times)
• Lindenwood (2 times)
• North Dakota State (2 times)
• Davenport
• Delaware
• Iowa State
• Minot State
• Oakland
• Rhode Island

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57 teams will compete for this year’s title, including four new teams.  The University of Colorado and Colorado State University have moved up from Men’s Division 2, while Wayne State University moves up from Men’s Division 3.  Also joining the fray is Rochester College, a new team located in Rochester, MI.  Youngstown State University and the University of Rochester have dropped out of Men’s Division 1.
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The fifth ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, October 25, 2013.
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The 2014 ACHA Men’s Division 1 National Championships will be hosted March 6-11 by the University of Delaware at the Fred Rust Ice Arena in Newark, DE. This will be the third year of the 20-team format.
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2013-2014 ACHA Men’s Division 1 Ranking #4
Rank	School Name	1st Votes	12-13 Record	Pts	Previous
1	Minot State	23	4-0-0	764	1
2	Arizona State	9	7-0-0	747	2
3	Oklahoma		5-0-1	701	3
4	Adrian		7-2-0	644	T 5
5	Iowa State	1	9-1-0	639	4
6	Robert Morris (IL)		6-0-1	636	T 5
7	Delaware	1	8-1-0	592	8
8	Illinois		5-3-1	515	7
9	Liberty		8-1-0	501	10
10	Lindenwood		3-3-0	476	9
11	Central Oklahoma		7-4-0	469	11
12	Davenport		4-0-1	456	12
13	Ohio		5-2-1	395	13
14	Stony Brook		5-1-1	387	16
15	Rhode Island	1	8-0-0	370	15
16	Oakland		5-3-0	333	14
17	Arizona		3-3-0	253	19
18	Navy		4-3-2	226	17
19	John Carroll		4-4-1	179	18
20	Lebanon Valley		2-1-1	148	21
21	Rutgers		2-3-1	140	20
22	Buffalo		5-3-1	136	22
23	Niagara		3-3-0	111	23
24	Mercyhurst		4-2-1	56	NR
25	West Chester		3-3-0	43	25

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Others receiving votes: Wayne State, Eastern Michigan, Robert Morris (PA), Duquesne, Michigan-Dearborn, Penn State Berks, and Villanova.