Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association

Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA)
Association	ACHA
Division	Division 2, Division 3
Members	27
Sports fielded	Ice hockey
Region	Midwest and Great Lakes
Headquarters	Peoria, Illinois
Commissioner	Greg Killoran
Website	MACHA site

The Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) is an ACHA club hockey league comprising colleges and universities in the Midwest.

Current teams

The MACHA is made up of two divisions, Gold and Silver. The Gold Division is made up of ten members. The Silver Division is made up of 22 members and is split up into three conferences, the North, Central and West. Each division conducts their own playoffs. Some schools have two teams in the MACHA, a varsity team in the Gold Division and a JV team in the Silver. Gold Division The Gold Division is made up of teams in the Central Region of Division 2 in the ACHA. Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Colors University of Illinois Urbana, IL 1867 Public 42,606 Fighting Illini           Illinois State University Normal, IL 1857 Public 20,859 Redbirds           University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 1847 Public 20,907 Hawkeyes           University of Missouri Columbia, MO 1839 Public 30,831 Tigers           Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 1895 Public 25,313 Huskies           Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO 1818 Private/Catholic 10,633 Billikens           Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 1957 Public 13,398 Cougars           Gold Division Champions 2015- Missouri State 2014- Missouri State 2013- Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 2012- Missouri Silver Division The Silver Division is made up of mostly teams from the North and Pacific Regions in Division 3 of the ACHA with a couple of teams from the Central Region in Division 2. North Conference Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Colors Aurora University Aurora, IL 1893 Private/Non-sectarian 5,000 Spartans           Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 1870 Private/Catholic 15,000 Ramblers           Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 1881 Private/Roman Catholic 12,000 Golden Eagles           Northwestern University Evanston, IL 1851 Private/Methodist 8,500 Wildcats           Robert Morris University-White Chicago, IL 1965 Private/Non-sectarian Eagles           Central Conference Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Colors Bradley University Peoria, IL 1897 Private/Non-sectarian 5,700 Braves           McKendree University Lebanon, IL 1828 Private/Methodist 2,900 Bearcats           Missouri State University Springfield, MO 1906 Public/Missouri State University System 22,735 Ice Bears           Robert Morris-Peoria Peoria, IL 1965 Private/Non-sectarian Eagles           West Conference Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Colors Dordt College Sioux Center, IA 1955 Private/Christian Reformed Church 1,300 Blades           Iowa State University Ames, IA 1858 Public 29,000 Cyclones           University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 1869 Public Flagship 24,593 Huskers           University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI 1866 Public/University of Wisconsin System 7,928 Pioneers           Silver Division Champions The MACHA Silver Division has sent several teams to the ACHA Division 3 National Tournament the past few years. The most notable finish was Iowa State in 2012. As the #3 seed from the Pacific Region they won their pool to reach the National semifinals where they lost to eventual champion Adrian College. 2015- Marquette 2014- Wisconsin-Platteville 2013- Wisconsin-Platteville 2012- Robert Morris-Peoria Silver Division Nationals Teams The MACHA Silver Division has sent several teams to the ACHA Division 3 National Tournament the past few years. The MACHA has had two teams advance to the semifinals. The first was in 2012 when Iowa State, the #3 seed from the Pacific Region, lost to the eventual champion Adrian College. The second was in 2014 when Robert Morris-White, the #4 seed from the Pacific Region, lost to the eventual champion Adrian College. Because Davenport forfeited the 3rd place game Robert Morris was awarded 3rd place. 2014 Host City: Coral Springs, FL Robert Morris-White (Finished 3rd) 2013 Host City: Springfield, MO Marquette (Finished 10th) Iowa State (Fininshed 15th) 2012 Host City: Vineland, NJ Iowa State (Finished 4th) 2011 Host City: Holland, MI McKendree (Finished 13th) See also American Collegiate Hockey Association List of ice hockey leagues External links MACHA site Gold Team Sites Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois State Redbirds Iowa Hawkeyes Missouri Tigers Northern Illinois Huskies Saint Louis Billikens Southern Illinois Edwardsville Cougars Silver Team Sites Aurora Spartans Bradley Braves Dordt College Blades Iowa State Cyclones Loyola Chicago Ramblers Marquette Golden Eagles McKendree Bearcats Missouri State Ice Bears Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Robert Morris-White Eagles Robert Morris-Peoria Eagles Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers