South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference


The South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference is non-varsity ice hockey conference in the Southern United States. The conference plays in Division 3 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The members of the SECHC are predominantly member universities of the Southeastern Conference in NCAA athletics. Of the 14 members of the SEC, ten teams are members of the SECHC and play in the South and Pacific regions of ACHA Division 3.
The SECHC plays a six-game minimum conference schedule. Within those six games each team must play at least four other SECHC opponents. Playoff positioning is determined by a coaches poll that comes out every two weeks.

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.
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.
SchoolCityStateFoundedJoinedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameHome Arena
HuntsvilleAlabama19502018–19Public9,000ChargersWilcoxon Ice Complex
FayettevilleArkansas18712008–09Public26,754RazorbacksThe Jones Center
Auburn UniversityAuburnAlabama18562010–11Public24,530TigersColumbus Ice Rink
Clemson UniversityClemsonSouth Carolina18892018–19Public24,387TigersThe Pavilion / Bon Secours Wellness Arena
GainesvilleFlorida18532008–09Public49,679Ice GatorsVarious
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonFlorida19612019–20Public30,808OwlsFlorida Panthers Ice Den
Florida State UniversityTallahasseeFlorida18512018–19Public42,000SeminolesColumbus Civic Center
AthensGeorgia17852008–09Public34,885Ice DogsAkins Ford Arena
Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlantaGeorgia18852019-20Public28,000Yellow JacketsAtlanta Ice House
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesawGeorgia19632018–19Public35,000OwlsTown Center Kennesaw
Lynn UniversityBoca RatonFlorida19622019–20Private3,000Fighting KnightsPalm Beach Skate Zone
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboroTennessee19112018–19Public21,913Blue RaidersFord Ice Center
OxfordMississippi18482009–10Public23,838Ice RebelsMidsouth Icehouse
ColumbiaSouth Carolina18012008–09Public27,488GamecocksPlex Indoor Sports
KnoxvilleTennessee17942008–09Public27,739Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleTennessee18732008–09Private / Non-sectarian12,093CommodoresFord Ice Center

Former members

Of the remaining SEC schools:

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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.
YearChampion
2009Tennessee
2010Arkansas
2011Arkansas
2012Alabama
2013Arkansas
2014Arkansas
2015Arkansas
2016Georgia
2017Georgia
2018Arkansas
2019Georgia
2020Ole 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. 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.

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
2010 Host City: Fort Myers, FL
2012 Host City: Vineland, NJ
2013 Host City: Springfield, MO
2014 Host City: Coral Springs, FL
2015 Host City: Pelham, AL
2017 Host City: Columbus, OH
2018 Host City: Columbus, OH