20th ACHA Div I National Tournament Field Set

[SteveP]

2011 Men's Division 1 National Tournament Teams Announced
2011-02-16

16 TEAMS WILL DO BATTLE IN DELAWARE MARCH 5-9

The 16 teams that have qualified for the 2011 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships are:

* Lindenwood
* Davenport
* Ohio
* Adrian
* Delaware (HOST)
* Minot State
* Rhode Island
* Arizona State
* Oklahoma
* Penn State
* Oakland
* Robert Morris Illinois
* Stony Brook (AUTOBID)
* Canton (AUTOBID)
* Slippery Rock (AUTOBID)
* Rutgers(AUTOBID)

More information to follow later today, including the tournament seeding, matchups, brackets, and game times

 

[SteveP]

Re: 20th ACHA Div I National Tournament Field Set

Here's the matchups for the opening round and the quarter-finals:

Saturday, March 5th

#3 Ohio vs. #14 Canton, 10:00 a.m.
#6 Minot State vs. #11 Oakland, 11:00 a.m.

#2 Davenport vs. #15 Rutgers, 1:00 p.m.
#7 Rhode Island vs. #10 Penn State, 2:00 p.m.

#1 Lindenwood vs. #16 Slippery Rock, 4:00 p.m.
#8 Arizona State vs. #9 Oklahoma, 5:00 p.m.

#5 Delaware vs. #12 Robert Morris, 7:00 p.m.
#4 Adrian vs. #13 Stony Brook, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 6th (Times to be determined)

Ohio/Canton vs. Minot State/Oakland
Davenport/Rutgers vs. Rhode Island/Penn State
Lindenwood/Slippery Rock vs. ASU/Oklahoma
Delaware/Robert Morris vs. Adrian/Stony Brook

 

[sbkbghockey]

Re: 20th ACHA Div I National Tournament Field Set

Davenport and Lindenwood are a caliber above all the other teams. Lindenwood will have a real challenge to get their third Championship in a row if they come up against the Panthers.

 

[Scally Lama]

Re: 20th ACHA Div I National Tournament Field Set

Davenport and Lindenwood are a caliber above all the other teams. Lindenwood will have a real challenge to get their third Championship in a row if they come up against the Panthers.

Generally speaking, I agree, but I should point out that neither won their conferences' playoff championships. LU and DU definitely the two favorites, but at the same time, I don't remember things ever being this wide open. Everyone 1-12 has at least a decent shot at the semifinals, and I could legitimately see 5 or 6 teams taking the whole thing.