Preliminary Rankings Announced: SRJC 5th

The American Collegiate Hockey Association released the preliminary rankings on Friday, which has the SRJC Polar Bears in the 5th spot for the Pacific region.  This starting position is 8 spots higher than the Polar Bears’ starting position last season and places them securely in a regional playoff picture. 

Teams ranked #1 and #2 in the final ranking period in February receive an automatic bid to the national tournament, teams ranked #3 through #10 attend the regional tournament to battle for the last two spots at the national tournament.

The Polar Bears play #3 University of Northern Colorado Tonight at 5:30pm at Snoopy’s Home Ice.  This game will have a huge impact on the second rankings when they are released in early December.  This game is being considered the most anticipated game of the season for the SRJC Polar Bears. Fans are asked to arrive early to ensure setting is available.

2013-14 Preliminary Rankings:

Rank      Pacific Team                                   
1            Arkansas                       
2            Aurora University Blue           
3            Northern Colorado           
4            Marquette University           
5            Santa Rosa Junior College           
6            Robert Morris University            
7            Northern Arizona University           
8            Colorado School of Mines           
9            Missouri State University           
10          Metro State Univ. of Denver                       
11          Wisconsin-Platteville           
12          Bradley University                                   
13          Wyoming                                   
14          Nebraska                                   
15          McKendree                        

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