ACHA College Club Hockey Rankings

Scores that ratings are based upon, sorted by team. Last Updated October 26, 2009. Previous Rankings New ratings will be posted each week, time permitting.

Maximum Goal Differential = 7 See Rankings Without Considering Goal Differential Below Division 1 RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,Lindenwood,_________________________ 14 0 0, 4.2, 9.7, 13.94, 13.24 2,Liberty,____________________________ 12 0 0, 5.1, 6.8, 11.83, 12.43 3,Illinois,___________________________ 8 2 0, 2.7, 8.6, 11.31, 11.81 4,Iowa State,_________________________ 8 3 1, 2.7, 8.3, 11.09, 10.34 5,Arizona State,______________________ 10 0 0, 4.0, 6.8, 10.84, 10.88 6,Rhode Island,_______________________ 9 2 0, 2.8, 7.3, 10.08, 9.88 7,Central Oklahoma,___________________ 9 2 0, 1.8, 8.3, 10.08, 9.73 8,Adrian,_____________________________ 9 3 1, 2.3, 7.7, 10.05, 10.53 9,Minot State,________________________ 7 1 0, 3.9, 6.1, 9.99 10,Oklahoma,___________________________ 2 4 1, -0.9, 10.8, 9.97 11,Oakland,____________________________ 8 2 0, 2.3, 7.3, 9.63, 10.28 12,Michigan-Dearborn,__________________ 5 3 1, 1.3, 8.1, 9.40 13,Ohio,_______________________________ 11 2 0, 3.4, 6.0, 9.36, 9.24 14,Penn State,_________________________ 6 1 1, 2.2, 6.8, 9.04 15,Kent State,_________________________ 6 4 1, 0.9, 8.0, 8.91, 8.99 16,Stony Brook,________________________ 4 3 0, 1.0, 7.9, 8.88 17,Delaware,___________________________ 7 1 0, 1.6, 7.1, 8.72 18,Robert Morris Illinois,_____________ 4 7 0, -0.7, 9.4, 8.66, 9.09 19,Robert Morris Pennsylvania,_________ 4 4 0, 0.0, 8.3, 8.26 20,Western Michigan,___________________ 3 5 0, -1.0, 8.9, 7.94 21,Eastern Michigan,___________________ 5 4 0, -0.7, 8.6, 7.89 22,Indiana,____________________________ 3 9 0, -1.8, 9.4, 7.55, 8.20 23,Canton,_____________________________ 3 5 0, 0.4, 7.1, 7.52 24,Arizona,____________________________ 2 5 0, -1.9, 9.3, 7.43 25,Indiana Pennsylvania,_______________ 5 1 0, 2.7, 4.4, 7.04 26,West Chester,_______________________ 2 5 2, -1.6, 8.4, 6.80 27,West Virginia,______________________ 4 2 1, 1.7, 5.1, 6.77 28,Maryland,___________________________ 3 1 0, 1.7, 4.6, 6.33 29,Buffalo,____________________________ 6 2 0, 1.1, 5.2, 6.29 30,Cornell,____________________________ 6 1 0, 2.6, 3.5, 6.09 31,Slippery Rock,______________________ 6 2 1, 2.4, 3.5, 5.98 32,Drexel,_____________________________ 2 6 0, -1.0, 6.8, 5.79 33,Mercyhurst,_________________________ 2 11 0, -2.6, 8.1, 5.49, 4.66 34,Navy,_______________________________ 4 8 0, -1.7, 7.2, 5.47, 4.73 35,Washington & Jefferson,_____________ 0 5 1, -2.7, 8.0, 5.38 36,Rutgers,____________________________ 4 7 0, -1.5, 6.8, 5.33, 4.79 37,Pittsburgh,_________________________ 2 7 0, -2.2, 7.5, 5.31 38,Duquesne,___________________________ 3 6 0, -1.7, 6.9, 5.28 39,Towson,_____________________________ 2 9 0, -3.1, 8.3, 5.19, 5.81 40,Youngstown State,___________________ 3 7 0, -1.6, 6.8, 5.19, 5.50 41,Binghamton,_________________________ 5 2 0, 2.1, 2.9, 5.01 42,Niagara,____________________________ 4 6 0, 0.0, 4.7, 4.67, 4.28 43,Penn State Berks,___________________ 0 2 1, -4.7, 9.0, 4.38 44,Lehigh,_____________________________ 3 6 0, -1.0, 4.8, 3.85 45,Scranton,___________________________ 1 1 1, -1.0, 4.6, 3.56 46,North Dakota State,_________________ 1 3 0, -3.2, 6.7, 3.49 47,Villanova,__________________________ 2 4 1, -0.7, 4.2, 3.46 48,Oswego State,_______________________ 5 2 0, 0.3, 3.1, 3.34 49,Syracuse,___________________________ 3 7 0, -1.3, 4.4, 3.11, 3.92 50,John Carroll,_______________________ 2 8 0, -3.6, 6.3, 2.71, 2.55 51,Rochester,__________________________ 2 4 0, -1.3, 3.3, 1.92 52,Rochester Inst of Tech,_____________ 2 10 0, -3.0, 4.5, 1.54, 1.25 53,Ithaca,_____________________________ 1 5 0, -3.3, 4.5, 1.19 Maximum Goal Differential = 1 (i.e. just considers W, L, T and schedule strength) Division 1 RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,Lindenwood,_________________________ 14 0 0, 1.0, 7.6, 8.64, 8.48 2,Arizona State,______________________ 10 0 0, 1.0, 7.1, 8.14, 8.24 3,Central Oklahoma,___________________ 9 2 0, 0.6, 7.4, 8.03, 7.98 4,Liberty,____________________________ 12 0 0, 1.0, 6.9, 7.93, 7.97 5,Delaware,___________________________ 7 1 0, 0.8, 7.1, 7.88 6,Illinois,___________________________ 8 2 0, 0.6, 7.2, 7.85, 7.92 7,Maryland,___________________________ 3 1 0, 0.5, 7.3, 7.76 8,Iowa State,_________________________ 8 3 1, 0.4, 7.3, 7.72, 7.65 9,Oakland,____________________________ 8 2 0, 0.6, 7.1, 7.67, 7.92 10,Minot State,________________________ 7 1 0, 0.8, 6.9, 7.65 11,Rhode Island,_______________________ 9 2 0, 0.6, 7.0, 7.65, 7.67 12,Adrian,_____________________________ 9 3 1, 0.5, 7.2, 7.62, 7.61 13,Ohio,_______________________________ 11 2 0, 0.7, 6.9, 7.62, 7.52 14,Penn State,_________________________ 6 1 1, 0.6, 7.0, 7.60 15,Oklahoma,___________________________ 2 4 1, -0.3, 7.8, 7.54 16,Michigan-Dearborn,__________________ 5 3 1, 0.2, 7.3, 7.53 17,Robert Morris Illinois,_____________ 4 7 0, -0.3, 7.6, 7.36, 7.24 18,Stony Brook,________________________ 4 3 0, 0.1, 7.1, 7.28 19,Kent State,_________________________ 6 4 1, 0.2, 7.1, 7.27, 7.34 20,Eastern Michigan,___________________ 5 4 0, 0.1, 7.1, 7.21 21,Arizona,____________________________ 2 5 0, -0.4, 7.6, 7.21 22,West Chester,_______________________ 2 5 2, -0.3, 7.5, 7.17 23,Robert Morris Pennsylvania,_________ 4 4 0, 0.0, 7.1, 7.12 24,Indiana Pennsylvania,_______________ 5 1 0, 0.7, 6.4, 7.04 25,Cornell,____________________________ 6 1 0, 0.7, 6.3, 7.00 26,Western Michigan,___________________ 3 5 0, -0.3, 7.2, 6.98 27,Buffalo,____________________________ 6 2 0, 0.5, 6.5, 6.95 28,West Virginia,______________________ 4 2 1, 0.3, 6.7, 6.95 29,Indiana,____________________________ 3 9 0, -0.5, 7.4, 6.93, 7.13 30,Duquesne,___________________________ 3 6 0, -0.3, 7.2, 6.82 31,Navy,_______________________________ 4 8 0, -0.3, 7.1, 6.78, 6.73 32,Canton,_____________________________ 3 5 0, -0.3, 7.0, 6.77 33,Towson,_____________________________ 2 9 0, -0.6, 7.4, 6.74, 6.90 34,Rutgers,____________________________ 4 7 0, -0.3, 6.9, 6.67, 6.64 35,North Dakota State,_________________ 1 3 0, -0.5, 7.2, 6.65 36,Binghamton,_________________________ 5 2 0, 0.4, 6.2, 6.63 37,Oswego State,_______________________ 5 2 0, 0.4, 6.2, 6.63 38,Penn State Berks,___________________ 0 2 1, -0.7, 7.3, 6.59 39,Youngstown State,___________________ 3 7 0, -0.4, 7.0, 6.59, 6.44 40,Slippery Rock,______________________ 6 2 1, 0.4, 6.1, 6.58 41,Pittsburgh,_________________________ 2 7 0, -0.6, 7.1, 6.57 42,Mercyhurst,_________________________ 2 11 0, -0.7, 7.2, 6.49, 6.45 43,Washington & Jefferson,_____________ 0 5 1, -0.8, 7.3, 6.43 44,Drexel,_____________________________ 2 6 0, -0.5, 6.9, 6.37 45,Niagara,____________________________ 4 6 0, -0.2, 6.4, 6.22, 5.95 46,Scranton,___________________________ 1 1 1, 0.0, 6.2, 6.20 47,John Carroll,_______________________ 2 8 0, -0.6, 6.8, 6.16, 6.21 48,Syracuse,___________________________ 3 7 0, -0.4, 6.4, 6.01, 6.18 49,Lehigh,_____________________________ 3 6 0, -0.3, 6.3, 6.01 50,Villanova,__________________________ 2 4 1, -0.3, 6.2, 5.91 51,Ithaca,_____________________________ 1 5 0, -0.7, 6.5, 5.85 52,Rochester Inst of Tech,_____________ 2 10 0, -0.7, 6.3, 5.68, 5.65 53,Rochester,__________________________ 2 4 0, -0.3, 5.9, 5.59 The program starts all teams with an equal arbitrary value and then adjusts them all recursively based on game scores until the lowest cumulative error between expected goal differentials and actual goal differentials is reached (convergence). One effect often noticed is that a team's rating can change slightly without playing due to previous opponents playing which affects their rating and their opponent's rating, etc. The Total column is in goal units and the difference in this value between any two teams is the predicted goal differential for a game played at a neutral site between those two teams. It should be noted that these rankings are an average performance value for each team for the entire season, all games are equally weighted, so a team's latest game may make up only 1/40th of a teams rating at the end of the season. Games that go to shootouts for decision are considered ties for ratings purposes. Actually, there are two different rankings listed below. The first is as described above with the maximum goal differential used per game set at 7. This ordering ends up similar to CCHP, although differences do arise due to CCHP considering home ice advantage and CCHP not using a goal differential limit. The second ranking sets maximum goal differential at 1, thereby just considering whether the game was won, lost, or tied (and strength of opponent). Note that the Total column in the GD=1 ranking is therefore in win percentage units rather than goal units. A rated .01 ahead of B can be interpreted as saying that if these two teams played exclusively against each other, A's predicted winning percentage is 1 percentage point higher than B's (i.e. A's predicted winning percentage vs. B would be .495, B's against A would be .505). However, since the teams do not play exclusively against the other it is actually a little bit more complex than above as teams can be ranked as high as 1.0 above their average opponent (if they were undefeated and untied) and as low as 1.0 below their average opponent (if they lost all of their games). Note that the current spread between #1 and #59 is about 1.9 . Not surprisingly, the ordering ends up very similar to KRACH . Currently, teams with as few as 3 scores are ranked. The more games that go into a team's ranking, the more accurate their ranking will be.
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