National rankings take place starting in October of each season until the Final Ranking Period ends on the 2nd full weekend in February.

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The University of Arkansas DIII team will compete as an Independent in 2024-25 before re-joining MACHA Silver in 2025-26.

How do the ACHA national rankings work?

Teams are ranked on a national basis by an electronic poll based on strength of schedule, goal differential, and win-loss record. The final ranking period is most critical. Sixteen teams will ultimately compete in the National Tournament for an opportunity to win the National Championship.  Champions of several conferences will receive and auto-bid to the National Tournament. After auto-bids have been awarded, the remaining top teams from the final rankings are selected depending on where the auto-bid teams sat in the rankings.

The sixteen team field is split into four pools of four teams based on the final rankings and auto-bids. Each team is then guaranteed three total games–one against each member of that team’s pool–to determine a pool winner.  The four pool winners will then compete in two semi-final games to determine the participants in the National Championship.