Dakota Lumberjacks Start Strong for a New Season
Date: Aug 25, 2020
Northeast
#1 UMass-Amherst made the long trip to Fort Myers for a clash of the Titans to take on the best team in the Southeast #1 Florida Gulf Coast. They lost both games (5-3 and 3-2) but they were battles. In the end both teams remain at the top of their regions. The surprise of the week end came from #29 Bryant that upset #6 Northeastern 1-0 and lost 3-2 to #3 Boston College. The Northeastern loss and a 10-game win streak has catapulted RPI to the #2 position. #12 UMass-Lowell made the biggest jump of the top 20 from #16 to #12 after beating Harvard 8-1. #8 Keene seems to be back on their feet battling to an overtime tie with #5 UNH and revenging a 9-8 last weekend loss to #9 Holy Cross with and 8-0 victory.
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Southeast
FGCU finished off there semester with a sweep of then-#7 Miami to put some distance between Penn State and themselves as the semester winds down. Even though they lost both games, playing FGCU close was enough push Miami up into the top four. The Redhawks had been stuck in the #7 spot for the previous rankings this season. The second half of the Top 20 continues to be a game of musical chairs, as every team #11-#20 shuffled around to different positions this week.
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Central
Gustavus Adolphus College, in their first year in the ACHA, had an impressive weekend with a win and a tie vs. #8 (now #10) Minnesota. Michigan continued to rise as they moved up three spots from #11 to #8. Even with many of the teams being finished for the semester, several key matchups are coming up this week including: a home and home with Davenport vs. #6 GVSU, and #12 Saint Thomas traveling to take on #1(West) Mary. >>> Watch Video
West
#6 Williston move up from the #12 spot after taking two games from #7 Dakota College. University of Mary and Northern Colorado remain #1 and #2 respectively. #11 University of Providence jumped from the #18 position after two convincing wins over #17 Eastern Washington that fell 8 spots in this ranking. Many of the teams finished there first semester games this weekend and there was very little movement among top teams.
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Men's D-II Top 20 Rankings
Rank #5 | ||||
NORTHEAST | CENTRAL | |||
Rank | School | Rank | School | |
1 | U. Massachusetts - Amherst | 1 | Aquinas College | |
2 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 2 | Marian University | |
3 | Boston College | 3 | Gustavus Adolphus College # | |
4 | Norwich University | 4 | Trine University | |
5 | University of New Hampshire | 5 | Lindenwood University | |
6 | Northeastern University | 6 | Grand Valley University | |
7 | Roger Williams University | 7 | McKendree University | |
8 | Keene State College | 8 | University of Michigan | |
9 | College of the Holy Cross | 9 | Iowa State University | |
10 | Erie Community College | 10 | University of Minnesota | |
11 | Saint Anselm College | 11 | Adrian College | |
12 | Univ of Massachusetts-Lowell | 12 | University of Saint Thomas | |
13 | Providence College | 13 | Aurora University | |
14 | University of Vermont | 14 | Indiana University | |
15 | Fredonia State University | 15 | Saint Cloud State University | |
16 | Saint Bonaventure University | 16 | North Dakota State University | |
17 | Eastern Connecticut State | 17 | Finlandia University # | |
18 | Binghamton University | 18 | Minnesota State-Mankato | |
19 | Marist College | 19 | Marquette University | |
20 | SUNY Geneseo | 20 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | |
SOUTHEAST | WEST | |||
Rank | School | Rank | School | |
1 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 1 | University of Mary # | |
2 | Penn State University | 2 | Northern Colorado University | |
3 | University of Cincinnati | 3 | Northern Arizona University | |
4 | Miami University | 4 | Boise State University | |
5 | Liberty University | 5 | MSU-Denver | |
6 | North Carolina State University | 6 | Williston State College | |
7 | University of Delaware | 7 | Dakota College | |
8 | Rider University | 8 | Grand Canyon University | |
9 | Rowan University | 9 | Cal State Northridge | |
10 | University of Virginia | 10 | Montana State University | |
11 | Ohio State University | 11 | University of Providence # | |
12 | University of Maryland | 12 | University of Oregon | |
13 | University of Louisville | 13 | Utah State University | |
14 | University of Kentucky | 14 | Brigham Young University | |
15 | Georgetown University | 15 | University of Texas - El Paso | |
16 | Saint Joseph's University | 16 | University of Texas | |
17 | George Washington University | 17 | Eastern Washington University | |
18 | Ohio University | 18 | Weber State University | |
19 | University of Pennsylvania | 19 | San Diego State University | |
20 | University of Scranton | 20 | University of Denver | |
# = Not eligible for postseason tournament (First Year Teams) | ||||