A recent poll done by the College Hockey America conference puts Penn State in fourth place, a press release reports.
Six teams make up the CHA, and Syracuse is projected at the top of the polls, leading with 25 points. Next comes Mercyhurst with 20 points, Robert Morris with 16 points, Penn State with 15 points and RIT and Lindenwood with seven points each, respectively.
The Nittany Lions came in third place in the CHA last season and went on to an in-division tournament, falling to Syracuse in the semifinals.