Hockey / Aquinas Nudges Way Into Top Spot in Men's D-II Ranking, No.4

Aquinas Nudges Way Into Top Spot in Men's D-II Ranking, No.4

Date:  Source: ACHA

Central

With two rankings left in the semester, the top spot continues to be back and forth between Marian and Aquinas, with the Saints taking the top spot this week.  Right behind them, thanks to a win and tie over Marian, is Grand Valley State.  Trine made a huge jump this week going up five spots to land at #4.  With Davenport returning to the top 20, the GMHL continues leads all Central conferences with six teams being ranked. Watch video. 

Entering Top 20: Davenport

Leaving Top 20: Wisconsin, Michigan State

 

Southeast:

The region continues to see movement as 11 of the Top 20 teams moved into a new spot in the latest rankings.  FGCU and Penn State further solidified their hold on the top two spots after beating #7 Miami and #6 Delaware, respectively, twice over the weekend.  The race for the 10th seed saw a new team in the slot, at Virginia moves up from #11.  Louisville, Liberty, and Virginia all made the largest upward movement, each rising two spots in the rankings. Watch video.

 

Northeast:

UMass-Amherst remains at the top of the rankings for the fourth time this year.  Northeastern moves into the #2 spot after beat #6 Norwich 3-0 at home this weekend in the friendly confines of Matthews Arena.  UNH continues to climb in the rankings, moving from #8 to #5 as they win their fifth game in a row.  #13 Fredonia fell out of the top 10 after losing to unranked Mercyhurst.  This made room for Erie CC to move up to #10.  #17 Harvard, #19 Marist and #20 Sacred Heart making their first showing in the Top 20. Watch video.

 

West:

First year team #1 University of Mary continues to impress with a 24-2-2 record.  They lost to Men’s D-I Minot State in the first game of the weekend but came back in the second game tying Minot 1-1.  There is very little change in the West Region rankings this week. #7 Grand Canyon switched places with #8 Cal State Northridge, and #14 UTEP has made their first move into the top 20 as did #20 San Diego State. Watch video.

 

Men's D-II Top 20 Rankings

 

NORTHEAST   CENTRAL
Rank School   Rank School
1 Univ of Massachusetts-Amherst   1 Aquinas College
2 Northeastern University   2 Marian University
3 Boston College   3 Grand Valley University
4 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   4 Trine University
5 University of New Hampshire   5 Lindenwood University
6 Norwich University   6 McKendree University
7 College of the Holy Cross   7 University of Minnesota
8 Roger Williams University   8 Iowa State Univrsity
9 Keene State College   9 University of Saint Thomas
10 Erie Community College   10 University of Michigan
11 University of Vermont   11 Adrian College
12 Saint Anselm College   12 Saint Cloud State University
13 Fredonia State University   13 North Dakota State University
14 Providence College   14 Minnesota State-Mankato
15 Saint Bonaventure University   15 Finlandia University #
16 Univ of Massachusetts-Lowell   16 Indiana University
17 Harvard University   17 Aurora University
18 Binghamton University   18 Davenport University
19 Marist College   19 Marquette University
20 Sacred Heart University   20 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
         
         
WEST   SOUTHEAST
Rank School   Rank School
1 University of Mary #   1 Florida Gulf Coast University
2 Northern Colorado University   2 Penn State University
3 Boise State University   3 Liberty University
4 Northern Arizona University   4 University of Cincinnati
5 Dakota College   5 North Carolina State University
6 MSU-Denver   6 University of Delaware
7 Grand Canyon University   7 Miami University
8 Cal State Northridge   8 Rider University
9 Eastern Washington University   9 Rowan University
10 Montana State University   10 Unversity of Virginia
11 University of Oregon   11 University of Maryland
12 Williston State College   12 Ohio State University
13 Brigham Young University   13 Saint Joseph's University
14 University of Texas - El Paso   14 Georgetown University
15 Utah State University   15 University of Kentucky
16 University of Texas   16 Ohio University
17 Weber State University   17 University of Pennsylvania
18 University of Providence #   18 University of Louisville
19 Cal State Long Beach   19 University of Scranton
20 San Diego State University   20 George Washington University
         
  # = Not eligible for postseason tournament (First Year Teams)