Men's NCAA Division 1 College Hockey Rankings 2009-2010
Scores (sorted by team) through March 28, 2010 courtesy of USCHO.com .
Previous Rankings
New ratings will be posted each week, time permitting.
More scores give better rankings, Minimum 3 Scores vs. D1 Competition to be Ranked
Maximum Goal Differential = 4
See Rankings Without Considering Goal Differential Below
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Wisconsin,_________________________ 27 10 4, 1.2, 7.6, 8.89, 9.33
2,Miami,_____________________________ 29 7 7, 1.3, 7.5, 8.81, 7.86
3,North Dakota,______________________ 25 13 5, 1.0, 7.7, 8.71, 9.36
4,Denver,____________________________ 27 10 4, 0.8, 7.6, 8.34, 7.03
5,Boston College,____________________ 27 10 3, 1.1, 7.2, 8.34, 9.74
6,Michigan,__________________________ 26 18 1, 0.8, 7.4, 8.28, 10.03
7,St Cloud State,____________________ 24 14 5, 0.4, 7.7, 8.10, 8.39
8,Bemidji State,_____________________ 23 10 4, 0.9, 7.0, 7.95, 6.11
9,Minnesota-Duluth,__________________ 22 17 1, 0.3, 7.6, 7.92, 8.58
10,Northern Michigan,_________________ 20 13 8, 0.5, 7.4, 7.90, 8.77
11,Cornell,___________________________ 21 9 4, 1.1, 6.8, 7.88, 8.39
12,Colorado College,__________________ 19 17 3, 0.2, 7.6, 7.85, 6.89
13,Alaska,____________________________ 18 12 9, 0.5, 7.4, 7.82, 7.53
14,Ferris State,______________________ 21 13 6, 0.6, 7.2, 7.82, 7.92
15,Minnesota,_________________________ 18 19 2, -0.0, 7.8, 7.81, 8.38
16,Mass-Lowell,_______________________ 19 16 4, 0.6, 7.2, 7.76, 7.78
17,New Hampshire,_____________________ 18 14 7, 0.2, 7.5, 7.73, 7.65
18,Michigan State,____________________ 19 13 6, 0.3, 7.4, 7.68, 6.87
19,Yale,______________________________ 21 10 3, 1.0, 6.7, 7.65, 6.93
20,Maine,_____________________________ 19 17 3, 0.2, 7.4, 7.64, 8.60
21,Minnesota State,___________________ 16 20 3, -0.1, 7.7, 7.57, 8.30
22,Nebraska-Omaha,____________________ 20 16 6, 0.2, 7.4, 7.57, 8.31
23,Vermont,___________________________ 17 15 7, 0.0, 7.5, 7.48, 7.09
24,Ohio State,________________________ 15 18 6, -0.3, 7.7, 7.42, 8.54
25,Boston University,_________________ 18 17 3, -0.0, 7.4, 7.37, 7.49
26,Union,_____________________________ 21 12 6, 0.7, 6.6, 7.28, 7.17
27,Merrimack,_________________________ 16 19 2, -0.1, 7.3, 7.21, 7.15
28,Northeastern,______________________ 16 16 2, -0.1, 7.3, 7.17, 6.11
29,Notre Dame,________________________ 13 17 8, -0.3, 7.4, 7.14, 5.88
30,Massachusetts,_____________________ 18 18 0, -0.3, 7.3, 7.10, 7.86
31,RIT,_______________________________ 28 11 1, 1.4, 5.6, 6.93, 9.57
32,Lake Superior,_____________________ 15 18 5, -0.5, 7.4, 6.84, 5.04
33,Niagara,___________________________ 12 20 4, -0.2, 7.0, 6.78, 7.38
34,Quinnipiac,________________________ 20 18 2, 0.2, 6.6, 6.77, 6.02
35,Western Michigan,__________________ 8 20 8, -0.8, 7.5, 6.76, 6.34
36,Rensselaer,________________________ 18 17 4, 0.1, 6.6, 6.73, 6.22
37,St Lawrence,_______________________ 19 16 7, 0.0, 6.6, 6.69, 6.06
38,Colgate,___________________________ 15 15 6, -0.1, 6.7, 6.63, 7.49
39,Alaska-Anchorage,__________________ 11 23 2, -1.3, 7.9, 6.61, 6.29
40,Robert Morris,_____________________ 10 19 6, -0.7, 7.2, 6.49, 6.30
41,Alabama-Huntsville,________________ 12 18 3, -0.5, 6.9, 6.49, 7.60
42,Providence,________________________ 10 20 4, -0.9, 7.3, 6.32, 5.66
43,Michigan Tech,_____________________ 5 30 1, -1.7, 8.0, 6.31, 6.40
44,Dartmouth,_________________________ 10 19 3, -0.5, 6.7, 6.13, 6.97
45,Princeton,_________________________ 12 16 3, -0.6, 6.7, 6.13, 6.46
46,Harvard,___________________________ 9 21 3, -0.9, 6.9, 6.04, 6.34
47,Bowling Green,_____________________ 5 25 6, -1.6, 7.5, 5.97, 5.33
48,Sacred Heart,______________________ 21 13 4, 0.3, 5.6, 5.94, 5.40
49,Clarkson,__________________________ 9 24 4, -1.0, 6.9, 5.88, 6.45
50,Brown,_____________________________ 13 20 4, -0.8, 6.7, 5.86, 7.31
51,Air Force,_________________________ 16 15 6, 0.1, 5.7, 5.81, 7.88
52,Mercyhurst,________________________ 15 20 3, 0.0, 5.6, 5.63, 4.99
53,Canisius,__________________________ 17 15 5, 0.1, 5.5, 5.60, 5.61
54,Army,______________________________ 11 18 7, -0.4, 5.7, 5.28, 4.04
55,Holy Cross,________________________ 12 19 6, -0.4, 5.6, 5.22, 5.09
56,Bentley,___________________________ 12 19 4, -0.8, 5.6, 4.80, 3.63
57,Connecticut,_______________________ 7 27 3, -1.6, 5.9, 4.23, 4.78
58,American Int'l,____________________ 5 24 4, -1.7, 5.6, 3.97, 4.19
Maximum Goal Differential = 1 (i.e. just considers W, L, T and schedule strength)
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Wisconsin,_________________________ 27 10 4, 0.4, 7.3, 7.67, 7.97
2,Miami,_____________________________ 29 7 7, 0.5, 7.1, 7.66, 7.76
3,Denver,____________________________ 27 10 4, 0.4, 7.2, 7.62, 6.90
4,Boston College,____________________ 27 10 3, 0.4, 7.1, 7.56, 8.23
5,North Dakota,______________________ 25 13 5, 0.3, 7.3, 7.55, 7.99
6,St Cloud State,____________________ 24 14 5, 0.2, 7.3, 7.49, 7.67
7,Minnesota-Duluth,__________________ 22 17 1, 0.1, 7.2, 7.34, 7.49
8,Michigan,__________________________ 26 18 1, 0.2, 7.2, 7.34, 8.04
9,New Hampshire,_____________________ 18 14 7, 0.1, 7.2, 7.32, 7.00
10,Northern Michigan,_________________ 20 13 8, 0.2, 7.1, 7.31, 7.53
11,Colorado College,__________________ 19 17 3, 0.1, 7.3, 7.31, 7.25
12,Minnesota,_________________________ 18 19 2, -0.0, 7.3, 7.28, 7.40
13,Ferris State,______________________ 21 13 6, 0.2, 7.1, 7.28, 7.25
14,Alaska,____________________________ 18 12 9, 0.2, 7.1, 7.28, 6.97
15,Bemidji State,_____________________ 23 10 4, 0.4, 6.9, 7.28, 6.65
16,Michigan State,____________________ 19 13 6, 0.2, 7.1, 7.27, 7.04
17,Vermont,___________________________ 17 15 7, 0.1, 7.2, 7.27, 7.24
18,Cornell,___________________________ 21 9 4, 0.4, 6.9, 7.26, 7.47
19,Maine,_____________________________ 19 17 3, 0.1, 7.2, 7.24, 7.47
20,Yale,______________________________ 21 10 3, 0.3, 6.9, 7.23, 6.84
21,Nebraska-Omaha,____________________ 20 16 6, 0.1, 7.1, 7.22, 7.21
22,Boston University,_________________ 18 17 3, 0.0, 7.2, 7.20, 7.33
23,Mass-Lowell,_______________________ 19 16 4, 0.1, 7.1, 7.19, 7.25
24,Ohio State,________________________ 15 18 6, -0.1, 7.2, 7.16, 7.61
25,Massachusetts,_____________________ 18 18 0, 0.0, 7.2, 7.15, 7.23
26,Minnesota State,___________________ 16 20 3, -0.1, 7.3, 7.15, 7.49
27,Northeastern,______________________ 16 16 2, 0.0, 7.1, 7.15, 6.52
28,Union,_____________________________ 21 12 6, 0.2, 6.9, 7.10, 7.18
29,Merrimack,_________________________ 16 19 2, -0.1, 7.2, 7.08, 7.06
30,Lake Superior,_____________________ 15 18 5, -0.1, 7.1, 7.03, 6.32
31,Notre Dame,________________________ 13 17 8, -0.1, 7.1, 7.03, 6.72
32,Alaska-Anchorage,__________________ 11 23 2, -0.3, 7.3, 6.98, 6.86
33,St Lawrence,_______________________ 19 16 7, 0.1, 6.9, 6.93, 7.01
34,RIT,_______________________________ 28 11 1, 0.4, 6.5, 6.92, 7.84
35,Quinnipiac,________________________ 20 18 2, 0.1, 6.9, 6.90, 6.70
36,Rensselaer,________________________ 18 17 4, 0.0, 6.9, 6.89, 6.44
37,Colgate,___________________________ 15 15 6, 0.0, 6.9, 6.86, 7.09
38,Providence,________________________ 10 20 4, -0.3, 7.1, 6.84, 6.55
39,Western Michigan,__________________ 8 20 8, -0.3, 7.2, 6.83, 6.85
40,Princeton,_________________________ 12 16 3, -0.1, 6.9, 6.75, 6.61
41,Robert Morris,_____________________ 10 19 6, -0.3, 7.0, 6.75, 6.44
42,Niagara,___________________________ 12 20 4, -0.2, 7.0, 6.73, 7.04
43,Alabama-Huntsville,________________ 12 18 3, -0.2, 6.9, 6.72, 7.14
44,Sacred Heart,______________________ 21 13 4, 0.2, 6.5, 6.70, 6.74
45,Brown,_____________________________ 13 20 4, -0.2, 6.9, 6.70, 7.37
46,Michigan Tech,_____________________ 5 30 1, -0.7, 7.4, 6.69, 6.60
47,Bowling Green,_____________________ 5 25 6, -0.6, 7.2, 6.62, 6.60
48,Harvard,___________________________ 9 21 3, -0.4, 7.0, 6.61, 6.79
49,Dartmouth,_________________________ 10 19 3, -0.3, 6.9, 6.61, 6.84
50,Air Force,_________________________ 16 15 6, 0.0, 6.5, 6.56, 7.16
51,Clarkson,__________________________ 9 24 4, -0.4, 7.0, 6.55, 6.80
52,Canisius,__________________________ 17 15 5, 0.1, 6.5, 6.51, 6.50
53,Mercyhurst,________________________ 15 20 3, -0.1, 6.5, 6.38, 6.09
54,Army,______________________________ 11 18 7, -0.2, 6.5, 6.34, 5.87
55,Holy Cross,________________________ 12 19 6, -0.2, 6.5, 6.33, 6.38
56,Bentley,___________________________ 12 19 4, -0.2, 6.5, 6.28, 5.76
57,Connecticut,_______________________ 7 27 3, -0.5, 6.6, 6.04, 6.37
58,American Int'l,____________________ 5 24 4, -0.6, 6.5, 5.92, 5.81
Link to the 2007-2008 Final Rankings .
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. The first is as described
above with the maximum goal differential used per game set at 4.
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). This was done
because the NCAA has indicated that it does not want to consider goal differential in
the selection process. 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 #58 is about 1.7 .
Not surprisingly, the ordering ends up very similar to KRACH .
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