Oakland falls one spot to 12th in the 5th ranking period.
Undefeated Grand Valley State (19-0-0) is the top-ranked team again for the #5 M3 Ranking as we head into 2024. Florida Gulf Coast and Lawrence Tech hold the #2 and #3 positions while Missouri claims the 4th spot and Hope rounds out the Top 5.
Central Maine Community College, Dartmouth, and Colby College see huge jumps after CMCC’s week of games in Michigan.
6 conferences are represented along with several independent teams within the Top 30, with the Michigan College Hockey Conference tied with the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association, both with 8 teams. Independant teams have 5 representatives while the North East College Hockey Association boasts 4 teams. Both the Indiana Collegiate Hockey Conference and College Hockey East claim 2 teams and Metro Collegiate Hockey Conference has 1 team.
The Full Rankings for Men’s Division 3 can be seen on the Men’s Division 3 Rankings Page. The data used to determine the rankings will also be found on the page.
The Top 16 teams will be invited to the Men’s Division 3 Nationals in St Louis, MO in March. The next ranking is scheduled to be released on February 2nd.