The 2026 ACHA Fall Faceoff Invitational will consist of 36 games played over four days and feature six Men’s Division I teams, six Men’s Division II teams, four Men’s Division III teams, as well as four teams each from Women’s Divisions I and II.

Each team participating in the 2026 ACHA Fall Faceoff Invitational will play three games at the world-renowned Olympic Center in Lake Placid, home of the legendary “Miracle on Ice” from the 1980 Winter Olympics, where Team USA captured gold and inspired a nation.

Divisional Teams
The six ACHA Men’s Division I teams participating in the 2026 ACHA Fall Faceoff Invitational are Davenport University, Drury University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Missouri State University, North Carolina State University, and University of Utah.  Representing ACHA Men’s Division II at the event are Lindenwood University, Michigan State University, Siena University, University of Tampa, Virginia Tech, and Weber State University.  Rounding out the men’s teams at the event are four ACHA Men’s Division III teams:  Central Maine Community College, Grand Canyon University, Oakland University, and Sacred Heart University.

The four ACHA Women’s Division I teams participating in the 2026 ACHA Fall Faceoff Invitational are University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Michigan, Penn State University, and University of Utah.  Finally, the four teams from ACHA Women’s Division II at the inaugural event are Ohio State University, Providence College, United States Naval Academy and University of St. Thomas.