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.

Organizational structure

The MACHA is made up of three divisions, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. The Gold Division is made up of ten members. The Silver Division is made up of 13 members and is split up into two conferences, the North and West. The Bronze Division is made up of five members. Each division conducts its own playoffs. Some schools have multiple teams in the MACHA.

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
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
McKendree University	Lebanon, IL	1828	Private/United Methodist Church	3,001	Bearcats
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 Pacific Region in Division 3 of the ACHA.

North Conference

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname
Aurora University	Aurora, IL	1893	Private/Non-sectarian	5,000	Spartans
Bradley University	Peoria, IL	1897	Private/Non-sectarian	5,700	Braves
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-Peoria	Peoria, IL	1965	Private/Non-sectarian		Eagles
Robert Morris University-White	Chicago, IL	1965	Private/Non-sectarian		Eagles

West Conference

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname
Creighton University	Omaha, NE	1878	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)	8,435	Blue Jays
Dordt College	Sioux Center, IA	1955	Private/Christian Reformed Church	1,300	Blades
Iowa State University	Ames, IA	1858	Public	29,000	Cyclones
Missouri State University	Springfield, MO	1906	Public/Missouri State University System	22,735	Ice Bears
University of Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	1869	Public Flagship	24,593	Huskers
University of Wisconsin-Platteville	Platteville, WI	1866	Public/University of Wisconsin System	8,712	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

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)

Bronze Division

The Bronze Division teams are registered as M3 in the ACHA and are eligible for the ACHA D3 regionals and national tournament.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname
Lewis University	Romeoville, IL	1932	Private/Catholic (Lasallians)	6,679	Flyers
Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, IL	1895	Public	25,313	Huskies
Robert Morris University-Black	Chicago, IL	1965	Private/Non-sectarian		Eagles
Western Illinois University	Macomb, IL	1899	Public	8,694	Leathernecks
Wheaton College	Wheaton, IL	1860	Private/Christian	3,810	Thunder

Bronze Division Champions

2017- NIU
2016- NIU
2015- NIU

External links

MACHA site

Gold Team Sites

Silver Team Sites

American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2

Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League (ACCHL)
College Hockey Southwest (CHSW)
Colonial States College Hockey Conference (CSCHC)
Great Midwest Hockey League (GMHL)
Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA)
Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (MACH)
Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League (MWCHL)
Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA)
Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference (PAC-8)
Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL)
Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL)
Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA)
West Coast Hockey Conference (WCHC)

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