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

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.

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

2013 Host City: Springfield, MO

2012 Host City: Vineland, NJ

2011 Host City: Holland, MI

See also

Gold Team Sites

Silver Team Sites

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