2012-2013 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #10

UNION LAKE, MI – For the fifth consecutive week, the Arizona State University Sun Devils are the #1 ranked team in the country, receiving 45 out of 46 first-places votes to claim the top spot in the 2012-2013 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #10.  The Sun Devils suffered their first loss of the season against former ACHA Men’s Division 1 powerhouse and first-year NCAA Division 1 team Penn State University over the weekend but still easily outdistanced #2 Adrian College, which received the other first-place vote.  The Sun Devils were torched 8-3 on Friday night before regrouping and gutting out a 3-1 win on Saturday over the Nittany Lions in State College, PA.
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The Bulldogs held down the #2 spot after sweeping Kent State in a home-and-home series while Robert Morris Illinois had the weekend off and remained in the #3 spot.  #4 Minot State and #5 Ohio battled down at Bird Arena in Athens, OH, with each team coming away with a win.  The Bobcats eked out a 6-5 win on Friday while the Beavers ran roughshod on Saturday night winning 7-1, allowing them to flip-flop spots in the polls this week. 
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This week’s big mover-and-shakers were #6 Oklahoma and #10 Liberty as each team moved up 2 spots this week.  Oklahoma went on the road to Champaign, IL and swept Illinois on the Big Pond in impressive fashion, winning 4-1 on Friday and 5-3 on Saturday.  Meanwhile, Liberty took a trip to Michigan and won 2 out of 3 games against higher ranked opponents.  The Flames beat Davenport 5-3 on Thursday before splitting a pair of games with Oakland, winning 5-1 on Friday and losing 7-3 on Saturday, ending the Golden Grizzlies 0-6-1 slide.  The Flames round out this week’s top 10, joining #6 Oklahoma, #7 Davenport, #8 Illinois, and #9 Lindenwood.
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Elsewhere in other Top 25 matchups:  Central Oklahoma and Iowa State split a pair of games in Ames, IA, with the Bronchos winning in a 5-round shootout on Friday while the Cyclones got the 3-2 regulation win on Saturday; Rutgers and Rhode Island split a pair of games in New Jersey with the Rams winning 4-3 in overtime on Friday while the Scarlet Knights responded on Saturday with a 4-2 win; Stony Brook went on the road and swept West Chester winning 6-2 and 5-2; and Delaware pounded out a pair of home wins over Syracuse winning 6-1 and 7-0.
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Over the past ten seasons, 8 different schools have won the ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championship: Lindenwood (2), Illinois (2), Davenport, Delaware, Oakland, Ohio, Penn State, and Rhode Island.
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Beginning its 22nd season of action, there have been a total of 10 schools that have won the ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championship:
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• Penn State (5 times)
• Ohio (4 times)
• Illinois (2 times)
• Lindenwood (2 times)
• North Dakota State (2 times)
• Davenport
• Delaware
• Iowa State
• Oakland
• Rhode Island

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55 teams will compete for this year's title. Two teams from last season are now playing NCAA varsity hockey: Penn State University (NCAA DI) and the State University of New York at Canton (NCAA DIII)
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The eleventh ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, December 14.
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The 2013 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships will be hosted March 1-6 by Robert Morris University Illinois at The Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, IL. This will be the second year of the 20-team format.
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2012-2013 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #10
Rank	School Name	1st Votes	Record	Pts	Previous
1	Arizona State	45	19-1-0	1050	1
2	Adrian	1	19-1-1	1005	2
3	Robert Morris (IL)		15-1-1	963	3
4	Minot State		12-4-0	905	5
5	Ohio		15-3-2	898	4
6	Oklahoma		12-7-1	803	8
7	Davenport		16-6-1	782	7
8	Illinois		12-7-2	761	6
9	Lindenwood		7-6-3	714	9
10	Liberty		12-9-1	606	12
11	Navy		18-3-1	603	11
12	Oakland		10-10-2	590	10
13	Iowa State		12-10-2	526	13
14	Stony Brook		9-5-1	479	15
15	Rhode Island		12-5-3	473	14
16	Central Oklahoma		11-9-0	459	16
17	Delaware		10-6-1	387	18
18	Arizona		10-9-0	367	17
19	Rutgers		10-4-1	344	19
20	Niagara		13-3-0	238	20
21	Lebanon Valley		13-2-0	214	21
22	Buffalo		17-2-3	167	22
23	Indiana		9-8-1	83	24
24	Syracuse		10-7-1	63	23
25	West Chester		9-9-1	47	25

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Others receiving votes: Eastern Michigan, Towson, Drexel, Michigan-Dearborn, Canisius, West Virginia, and John Carroll.
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