2011-2012 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #2

UNION LAKE, MI - Penn State University climbed to the top spot in the 2011-2012 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #2, after a pair of blowout wins (12-0 Lebanon Valley and 11-0 Illinois) and an impressive two-game sweep on the Big Pond at Illlinois.  The Nittany Lions received 30 of 45 first-place votes and are ranked #1 for the first time since the 2007-2008 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #1 was released on October 5, 2007.

 

Five other teams garnered first-place votes, with #2 Lindenwood (6), #3 Ohio (4), #4 Arizona State (2), #5 Delaware (1), and #9 Liberty (2) receiving the other 15 first-place votes.

 

The third ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, November 4.

 

The 2012 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships will be hosted March 3-7 by Kent State University and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission at Hoover Arena in Strongsville, OH.  The field has expanded from 16 to 20 teams beginning with this tournament.

 

2011-2012 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #2
Rank	School Name	1st Votes	Record	Pts	Previous
1	Penn State	30	3-0-0	986	4
2	Lindenwood	6	3-1-0	944	1
3	Ohio	4	6-1-0	911	3
4	Arizona State	2	8-1-0	891	7
5	Delaware	1	6-0-1	860	6
6	Davenport		1-2-0	774	2
7	Oklahoma		8-2-0	751	8
8	Iowa State		9-0-1	747	9
9	Liberty	2	8-0-2	735	13
10	Rhode Island		7-1-0	624	10
11	Adrian		5-2-1	603	5
12	Robert Morris (IL)		6-1-0	580	14
13	Minot State		3-3-1	526	12
14	Illinois		3-4-0	450	16
15	Stony Brook		5-1-0	446	17
16	Oakland		4-5-0	425	11
17	Canton		6-0-0	399	18
18	Central Oklahoma		5-4-0	330	15
19	Kent State		7-2-0	305	19
20	Rutgers		4-2-2	231	20
21	Robert Morris (PA)		5-2-0	166	24
22	Navy		6-2-2	149	23
23	Arizona		1-3-1	143	22
24	West Chester		5-2-0	125	25
25	West Virginia		2-6-0	62	NR

 

Others receiving votes:  Drexel, Niagara, Michigan-Dearborn, Buffalo, Oswego State, Pittsburgh, and North Dakota State.