The Lions took over the top spot in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men's Division I Ranking this week. Lindenwood received 23 out of 27 first-place votes to earn 573 points in the poll after sweeping Maryville University last weekend. In doing so, the Lions raised their overall record to 6-1-0 overall.
Former number one team Adrian College gave Lindenwood an opening after being swept by No. 9 Stony Brook University to fall to 4-2-0. The Bulldogs dropped to a tie for fourth in the ranking with 506 points. Minot State took over the No. 2 spot with a 4-0-0 mark after sweeping No. 3 Liberty University. The Beavers received three first place votes and 539 points. The Flames, who dropped to 5-2-0, received 510 points in the poll. Iowa State swept conference foe Ohio to improve to 10-0-0 and move into the fourth-place tie with Adrian.
The Lions will host Air Force from the NCAA in a two-game series October 23-24. The Falcons will arrive with a 1-3-0 record after falling to No. 11 Denver twice in a weekend set. The puck drops at 4:10 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday afternoon at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri.
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| 2021-2022 ACHA Men's Division I Ranking #4 |
| Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
M1 Record |
Pts |
Previous |
| 1 |
Lindenwood |
23 |
6-0-0 |
573 |
2 |
| 2 |
Minot State |
3 |
4-0-0 |
539 |
4 |
| 3 |
Liberty |
|
5-2-0 |
510 |
3 |
| 4 T |
Adrian |
|
4-2-0 |
506 |
1 |
| 4 T |
Iowa State |
|
10-0-0 |
506 |
5 |
| 6 |
Indiana Tech |
|
4-1-0 |
431 |
7 |
| 7 |
Central Oklahoma |
|
9-0-0 |
418 |
10 |
| 8 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
|
3-3-2 |
411 |
6 |
| 9 |
Stony Brook |
1 |
5-1-0 |
405 |
14 |
| 10 |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
|
4-2-0 |
375 |
8 |
| 11 |
Ohio |
|
6-3-0 |
351 |
9 |
| 12 |
Maryville |
|
6-2-0 |
320 |
11 |
| 13 |
Jamestown |
|
3-2-1 |
297 |
13 |
| 14 |
Davenport |
|
4-2-0 |
265 |
15 |
| 15 |
Robert Morris |
|
7-1-0 |
255 |
12 |
| 16 |
Missouri State |
|
6-2-0 |
238 |
16 |
| 17 |
Aquinas |
|
3-1-0 |
194 |
17 |
| 18 |
Pittsburgh |
|
6-3-0 |
168 |
19 |
| 19 |
Arizona |
|
3-4-0 |
161 |
18 |
| 20 |
Calvin |
|
2-2-0 |
119 |
20 |
| 21 |
Delaware |
|
4-3-1 |
89 |
22 |
| 22 |
Lawrence Tech |
|
5-1-0 |
69 |
NR |
| 23 |
Drexel |
|
3-4-0 |
62 |
21 |
| 24 |
Arizona State |
|
1-3-0 |
48 |
23 |
| 25 |
Illinois |
|
2-7-1 |
38 |
24 |
Others receiving votes: Niagara, Midland, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, New York, and Utah.
