Men's ice hockey remained fourth in the latest American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division 1 poll.  The Lions received one first place vote and sit behind third place Arizona State which received three first place votes.  Despite two losses earlier this month, Penn State retained the top ranking with Delaware a close second.  The Nittany Lions Icers actually received one less first place vote than the Hens, but stayed ahead of them by a mere two points overall. 

After stumbling over Thanksgiving weekend with two straight losses against Oklahoma, Lindenwood has rattled off 10 straight wins including a two-game series sweep against number five ranked Ohio this past weekend.  That improved the Lions record to 21-4 overall and 10-0 in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL). 

Lindenwood puts that perfect conference record on the line this weekend as they go on the road for a two-game set against Kent State University January 27-28.  The Golden Flashes are 16-11-1 on the season and ranked 22^nd in the ACHA poll.  Game time Friday is at 7:15 p.m. and Saturday's game begins at 8:15 p.m. at the Kent State Ice Arena.

2011-2012 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #7
Rank	School Name	1st Votes	Record	Pts	Previous
1	Penn State	17	17-3-1	851	1
2	Delaware	18	22-1-1	849	2
3	Arizona State	3	20-2-2	813	3
4	Lindenwood	1	19-4-0	772	4
5	Ohio		21-7-1	724	5
6	Liberty		18-6-4	695	6
7	Iowa State		21-5-5	645	7
8	Oklahoma		19-9-1	638	8
9	Robert Morris (IL)		19-4-1	559	11
10	Minot State		14-5-2	542	10
11	Canton		20-0-3	515	12
12	Illinois		10-10-1	493	9
13	Davenport		14-12-0	449	13
14	Oakland		16-10-1	428	14
15	Central Oklahoma		14-13-0	354	17
16	Stony Brook		11-9-2	340	16
17	Adrian		12-11-2	319	15
18	West Chester		16-7-0	289	18 T
19	Arizona		12-10-1	250	18 T
20	Rhode Island		15-14-0	216	20
21	Rutgers		13-5-3	159	21
22	Kent State		16-11-1	119	22
23	West Virginia		14-12-0	104	23
24	Navy		17-5-3	98	24
25	Pittsburgh		16-5-1	86	25

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Others receiving votes: Drexel, Niagara, and Indiana.