National rankings highest in school history
4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force hockey team finished the 2016-17 season with the highest national ranking in the final poll in school history. In the final poll, the Falcons were ranked 11th by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine and 12th by USCHO.com.
The previous highest rankings in the final poll were 14th in the 2008-09 USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and 16th in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 USCHO.com poll.
Air Force won the Atlantic Hockey Conference Championship for the sixth time in the last 11 years and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in school history. Air Force won a game at the NCAA East Regional, defeating eighth-ranked Western Michigan, and advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in school history (2008-09). Air Force finished the season with a 27-10-5 overall record, the second most wins in school history and the fewest losses in 20 seasons under Frank Serratore.
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