Hockey / ACHA Rankings for Nov. 27, 2019: St. Thomas Reaches 4th Place with 4 Teams in Regionals Positions

ACHA Rankings for Nov. 27, 2019: St. Thomas Reaches 4th Place with 4 Teams in Regionals Positions

Date:  Source: Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association

In the fourth release of the ACHA Rankings for the 2019-2020 season, 8 WCCHA teams found spots in the top 20 once again. Here are how WCCHA fared in the top 20 (rank change / rating change):

 

#4 University of St. Thomas (+1) - The Tommies swept Minnesota State with an average goal differential of 3.5.

#8 Gustavus Adolphus (-1) - Split with Minnesota in a well-contested series, losing 6-2 and winning 4-2.

#10 University of Minnesota (+2) - Split with previously undefeated Gustavus Adolphus in a well-contested series, winning 6-2 and losing 4-2.

#11 University of Wisconsin (No Change) - A sweep of ACHA D3 UW-Milwaukee restored some momentum for the Badgers, but the results did not factor in the ACHA rankings.

#16 Minnesota-Duluth (-1) - A 3-0 weekend with a win over St. John's and two over Bethel mostly maintained the Bulldogs spot as their semester play came to a close.

#18 UW-Eau Claire (-1) - The Blugolds were idle last weekend.

#19 North Dakota State (-1) - Two loses to West #11 Dakota College only saw the Bison drop one ranking spot.

St. John's fell out of the top 20 from last week, while the University of North Dakota (unofficially #14) was removed for compliance issues.

 

Finally this week, the win percentage element was added, although it was oddly reduced to only 80 percent of its total before being included in the final rating. Still, this addition finally provided to the rankings an independent value for the act of winning, which was missing previously.

 

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