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All Four Division Leaders Retain Top Spot in Men's D-II Ranking

Date:  Source: ACHA

Men’s D-II Ranking, No. 7

January 17, 2019

 

Northeast
The first ranking since the Holiday Break in December brought very little change to the seventh ranking of the season for the Northeast.  There were only two games played involving teams in the Northeast.  Clarkson beat Union 6-5 and Army beat Central Connecticut 4-3. The top 11 teams remain the same in this week’s rankings.  Next week will be the first games back for most teams in the Northeast.

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Central
The first ranking of the second semester saw Trine University taking over the No. 2 spot, pushing Marian University down to No. 3.  This is the first time this season that Marian has not held one of the two top spots in the Central Region.  Davenport University jumped 8 spots this week, on the strength of their 3-0 weekend at the Miami Showcase.  The Panthers defeated Rowan (#9, SE), Penn State (#2, SE) and FGCU (#1, SE). The battle for the No. 9 and No. 10 spots continues to be fluid as Minnesota and Saint Thomas, moved back into the Top 10 after falling to No. 11 and No. 13, respectively.  Wisconsin-Eau Claire also returns to the Rankings, coming in at No. 19. 

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Southeast
The Southeast Region saw little movement in this ranking, with most teams not having started back up after the break.  A showcase in Lynchburg this weekend could have an impact for several teams as Liberty and Cincinnati will be looking to further solidify their hold on the top two regional spots and Maryland will be looking to get an upset to get back in the race for the No. 10 seed.  With the potential for a wild card spot in the Regionals still in play, No. 11 Ohio State and No. 12 Louisville will have a two-game series this weekend to try to position themselves for the stretch run. 

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West
The West Region has been a busy place for the last two weeks.  The largest move in the rankings has been Denver to No. 14, from No. 20, with wins over Colorado State and second-ranked Northern Colorado.  They also lost 4-3 to top seed University of Mary.  Grand Canyon (No. 6) moved up two spots with wins over No. 30 Arizona State this past weekend but got some help from No. 10 Montana State who beat No. 8 Williston 8-5 and then lost a close game the next night, 6-5, in overtime.  Utah State (No. 18) fell five spots after losing a pair of games to No. 13 BYU over the last two weeks.  Coming this weekend, 14 western teams will battle in the Big Mountain Conference Classic in the Denver area over a five-day span (Jan. 17-21).

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Men’s D-II Top 20 Rankings

Ranking #7

 

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