South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference

The South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SECHC) is non-varsity ice hockey conference in the Southern United States. The conference plays in Division 3 of the Collegiate Hockey Federation (CHF). The members of the SECHC are predominantly member universities of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in NCAA athletics.http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/11/21/1353982/college-hockey-clash-roundup-alabama.html 
==Teams==
After the 2012–13 season Arkansas moved from the South Region of Division 3 to the Pacific but remained a member of the conference.http://arkansas.sechchockey.com/?p=909
Following the 2014–15 season, both Arkansas and Alabama moved up to ACHA Division 1. Arkansas continues to field a Division 3 team that competes in the SECHC in addition to their Division 1 team. Alabama discontinued their participation in the Division 3 and the SECHC.
School 	City 	State 	Founded	Joined 	Affiliation 	Enrollment	Nicknamehttp://www.sechchockey.com/teams	Home Arena
 	Huntsville 	Alabama 	1950 	2018–19	Public 	9,000 	Chargers 	Wilcoxon Ice Complex
 	Fayetteville	Arkansas 	1871 	2008–09	Public 	26,754 	Razorbacks 	The Jones Center
Auburn University 	Auburn 	Alabama 	1856 	2010–11	Public 	24,530 	Tigers 	Columbus Ice Rink
Clemson University 	Clemson 	South Carolina	1889 	2018–19	Public 	24,387 	Tigers 	The Pavilion / Bon Secours Wellness Arena
 	Gainesville 	Florida 	1853 	2008–09	Public 	49,679 	Ice Gators 	Various
Florida Atlantic University 	Boca Raton 	Florida 	1961 	2019–20	Public 	30,808 	Owls 	Florida Panthers Ice Den
Florida State University 	Tallahassee 	Florida 	1851 	2018–19	Public 	42,000 	Seminoles 	Columbus Civic Center
 	Athens 	Georgia 	1785 	2008–09	Public 	34,885 	Ice Dogs 	Akins Ford Arena
Georgia Institute of Technology 	Atlanta 	Georgia 	1885 	2019-20	Public 	28,000 	Yellow Jackets 	Atlanta Ice House
Kennesaw State University 	Kennesaw 	Georgia 	1963 	2018–19	Public 	35,000 	Owls 	Town Center Kennesaw
Lynn University 	Boca Raton 	Florida 	1962 	2019–20	Private 	3,000 	Fighting Knights 	Palm Beach Skate Zone
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro	Tennessee 	1911 	2018–19	Public 	21,913 	Blue Raiders 	Ford Ice Center
 	Oxford 	Mississippi 	1848 	2009–10	Public 	23,838 	Ice Rebels 	Midsouth Icehouse
 	Columbia 	South Carolina	1801 	2008–09	Public 	27,488 	Gamecocks 	Plex Indoor Sports
 	Knoxville 	Tennessee 	1794 	2008–09	Public 	27,739 	Ice Vols 	Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Vanderbilt University 	Nashville 	Tennessee 	1873 	2008–09	Private / Non-sectarian	12,093 	Commodores 	Ford Ice Center
===Former members===
School 	City 	State 	Joined 	Left 	Conference left for 	Current conference
 	Tuscaloosa 	Alabama 	2008–09	2014–15	Independent (ACHA D-I)	Independent (ACHA D-I)
Louisiana State University 	Baton Rouge	Louisiana 	2009–10	2017–18	Dropped team 	Dropped team
Mississippi State University	Starkville 	Mississippi	2008–09	2017–18	Dropped team 	Dropped team
Of the remaining SEC schools:
*Alabama used to compete in the SECHC but has since moved up and competes as an ACHA Division 1 team.
*Kentucky has an ACHA Division 2 team. Kentucky has never competed in the SECHC.
*Missouri has an ACHA Division 2 team in the MACHA conference. Missouri has never competed in the SECHC.
*Texas A&M has an ACHA Division 2 team in the College Hockey Southwest conference. Texas A&M has never competed in the SECHC.
===Membership timeline===
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==Conference champions==
The SECHC Championship Tournament is held every year in February at the conclusion of the regular season and after the ACHA South Regionals. After the 2014–15 season the cross-divisional playoff format was abandoned. For the 2015–16 season there was just one division within the SECHC and the first round of the playoffs featured the #1 seed vs the #8 seed, the #2 seed vs the #7 seed, etc.
Year	Champion
2009	Tennessee
2010	Arkansas
2011	Arkansas
2012	Alabama
2013	Arkansas
2014	Arkansas
2015	Arkansas
2016	Georgia
2017	Georgia
2018	Arkansas
2019	Georgia
2020	Ole Miss
==Venues==
Venues for the teams vary from community ice rinks to civic-center sized arenas. As the conference has expanded and interest in hockey has grown in the Southern United States teams have sought larger venues for games. The 2010-11 SECHC Championship Tournament was held at the 8,500 seat Columbus Civic Center.http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/02/06/1449329/college-hockey-sechc-tournament.html Two teams, Georgia and Florida along with in-state rivals Georgia Tech and Florida State, as well as a Thursday game played between in-state rivals South Carolina and Citadel play a yearly tournament at the Savannah Civic Center.http://savannahnow.com/sports/2012-01-11/real-sec-flavor-savannah-tire-hockey-classic#.Tw7-z1yfSHc
==ACHA Division 3 Nationals teams==
The SECHC has sent 13 teams to the ACHA Division 3 National Tournament. While no SECHC team has ever made it out of pool play, Arkansas in 2014 had the best success going 2-1 in their pool but losing the goals against tie breaker to the eventual champion Adrian College.
2009 Host City: Rochester, NY
*Tennessee (Finished 11th)
:Hope College (L 3-5)
:Colorado (W 7-6)
:Dordt College (L 1-4)
:Albany (W 6-5)
2010 Host City: Fort Myers, FL
*Florida (Finished 12th)
:College of the Canyons (L 3-8)
:Saginaw Valley State (L 1-14)
:Robert Morris (W 8-6)
*Arkansas (Finished 13th)
:Colorado (L 1-7)
:Hope College (L 2-5)
:Fredonia State (L 2-4)
2012 Host City: Vineland, NJ
*Alabama (Finished 16th)
:California (PA) (L 3-7)
:Hope College (L 1-9)
:Cal State Northridge (L 6-7 OT)
2013 Host City: Springfield, MO
*Mississippi (Finished 13th)
:Colorado State (W 2-1)
:Farmingdale State (L 2-5)
:Adrian College (L 0-9)
*Alabama (Finished 14th)
:Iowa State (W 4-2)
:California (PA) (L 5-7)
:Michigan-Flint (L 1-7)
2014 Host City: Coral Springs, FL
*Arkansas (Finished 7th)
:Adrian College (L 3-4)
:Neumann (W 14-6)
:Central Florida (W 6-2)
*Mississippi (Finished 15th)
:California (PA) (L 2-8)
:Davenport (L 2-10)
:Aurora (L 3-9)
2015 Host City: Pelham, AL
*Arkansas (Finished 8th)
:Fairfield (W 6-2)
:Calvin College (W 9-2)
:Florida Gulf Coast (L 1-6)
*Alabama (Finished 9th)
:Michigan State (T 4-4)
:Pittsburgh-Johnstown (W 6-1)
:Colorado State, (L 6-7 OT)
*Mississippi (Finished 15th)
:Oakland (L 4-7)
:California (PA) (L 3-7)
:Metro State (L 1-6)
2017 Host City: Columbus, OH
*Georgia (Finished 11th)
:Oakland (L 6-7)
:Bryn Athyn (L 1-6)
:Missouri State (W 7-3)
2018 Host City: Columbus, OH
*Georgia (Finished 11th)
:Nebraska (W 5-1)
:Oakland (L 4-8)
:Farmingdale State (L 7-3)
==See also==
*American Collegiate Hockey Association
*List of ice hockey leagues
==References==
==External links==
*SECHC official website
Category:ACHA Division III League
Category:Established in 2008