2001-02 Iowa Ratings

(Scores through 3/3/02)

  Teams listed W-L-T record reflects only games whose score  is listed on the 2001-2002 Iowa HS Scores page.     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).      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 due to goal differential limits set in the ranking program these predicted goal differentials are only accurate when comparing teams ranked within three goals of each other. The differential between teams ranked farther apart becomes more and more understated as the chosen teams become farther apart in the rankings. A teams Total value only has meaning  in relation to other teams in the same list (i.e. Totals cannot be compared  from one week to the next or directly to a ratings list for another state). Obviously, the fewer games a team's ranking is based upon the less likely that ranking is to be accurate.    * indicates teams with only two game scores used to calculate rating.   --- indicates teams with only one game scores used to calculate rating. Links to other ratings: IA  IL  IN  MA  MI  MN  MN-WI-ND  MO  ND  NH  NJ  NY  OH  PA-E  PA-W1A  PA-W2A  PA-W3A  RI  VT  WI  wWI  USA  Midget AAA Men's NCAA D1  Back to US HS Hockey Online main page. More information about how the ratings are calculated and their past accuracy can be found here . RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,Omaha Jr Lancers,NE,_____________ 35 1 0, 2.5, 23.7, 26.23 2,Mason City,IA,___________________ 27 9 0, 1.7, 23.8, 25.48 3,Des Moines Capitals,IA,__________ 26 9 2, 1.5, 23.8, 25.36 4,Sioux City,IA,___________________ 21 15 0, 0.6, 24.0, 24.61 5,Des Moines Oakleafs,IA,__________ 21 14 0, 0.7, 23.8, 24.59 6,Lincoln,NE,______________________ 14 21 1, -0.5, 24.0, 23.45 7,Omaha Gladiators,NE,_____________ 11 21 1, -0.6, 24.0, 23.32 8,Waterloo,IA,_____________________ 14 20 1, -0.7, 24.0, 23.28 9,Kansas City,MO,__________________ 12 20 1, -0.8, 24.0, 23.12 10,Dubuque,IA,______________________ 10 26 0, -1.4, 24.1, 22.65 11,Quad Cities,IA,__________________ 9 22 1, -1.7, 24.1, 22.40 12,Ames,IA,_________________________ 5 27 1, -1.7, 24.0, 22.32

last updated 3-6-02