2023–24 NCAA Division I independent men's ice hockey season explained

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Season:	2023–24
Season:	2023–24
Conference:	NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)
Shortconference:	NCAA Division I Independent
Sex:	men
Division:	Division I
Sport:	ice hockey
Sportname:	ice hockey
Pixels:	225 px
Duration:	October 7, 2022– March 9, 2023
No Of Teams:	6
Regular Season:
Ncaa:
Bids:	0
Prevseason:	2022–23
Nextseason:	2024–25
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The 2023–24 NCAA Division I Independent men's ice hockey season is the 130th season of play for varsity ice hockey in the United States. The regular season is set to begin on October 7, 2023, and conclude on March 9, 2024.^[1]

Season

After being accepted into the NCHC starting in 2024, Arizona State is playing its final season as an independent.^[2]

Coaches

Records

Team	Head coach	Season at school*	Record at school*
Alaska		5	64–64–12
Alaska Anchorage		2	8–19–1
Arizona State		9	108–140–18
Lindenwood		2	7–22–1
Long Island		4	26–53–4
Stonehill		10	104–108–24

• Only varsity seasons are included.

Ranking

See main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.

USCHO

Team	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	Final
Alaska	NR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alaska Anchorage	NR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Arizona State	NR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lindenwood	NR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Long Island	NR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stonehill	NR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

^[3]

USA Today

Team	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	Final
Alaska	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alaska Anchorage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Arizona State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lindenwood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Long Island	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stonehill	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

^[4]

Pairwise

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Final
Alaska	32	25	30	40	13	10	25	26	21	18	20	21	23	22	21	25	26	30	28	25	27	27	25
Alaska Anchorage	28	32	23	29	38	40	48	41	50	52	49	50	52	45	44	41	46	41	41	40	41	39	39
Arizona State	32	52	3	8	18	14	16	20	16	17	16	16	17	17	16	19	17	18	19	18	19	19	19
Lindenwood	22	15	40	45	55	53	55	54	59	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	62	62	62
Long Island	32	26	43	51	45	51	49	50	44	49	50	53	48	49	50	51	51	49	48	54	52	52	52
Stonehill	32	56	52	62	64	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64

Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.^[5]
Note: On February 1, the NCAA selection committee removed all Stonehill games from tournament consideration.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule . Alaska Anchorage Seawolves . August 18, 2022.
2. Web site: Arizona State to Join NCHC Starting in 2024-25 Season . 5 July 2023 .
3. Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
4. Web site: USA Today Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
5. Web site: Men's Division I PairWise Rankings . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
6. Web site: NCAA committee votes to remove Stonehill games from selection process . USCHO . February 1, 2023 . February 2, 2023.