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