Western Pennsylvania High School Hockey Rankings
Last Updated January 4, 2008
Previous Rankings
Teams listed W-L-T record reflects only games whose score
is listed on the Western Pennsylvania High School Hockey Scores page.
Scores from the PA Hockey site.
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.
The Last 5 column is a simple average performance of that team in the last five
games based on current opponent Total values and goal differential (up to max allowed).
Obviously, the fewer games a team's ranking is based upon the less likely
that ranking is to be accurate.
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Note: Teams Totals can only be compared relative to others in their own class.
KEY:
WPAA=AAA
WPAB=AA
WPAC=A
WPAO=Open
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Note: Only teams with 3 or more reported scores are currently ranked
Western PA Class AAA
RANK TEAM W L T >4 GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Pine Richland,WPAA,_________________ 11 1 0, 3 3.3, 8.4, 11.78
2,Bethel Park,WPAA,___________________ 15 8 2, 0 1.3, 8.6, 9.93, 9.71
3,North Allegheny,WPAA,_______________ 12 5 1, 0 1.0, 8.7, 9.70, 9.86
4,Meadville,WPAA,_____________________ 8 6 4, 0 0.4, 9.2, 9.61, 9.84
5,Mount Lebanon,WPAA,_________________ 13 4 2, 1 0.7, 8.8, 9.46, 8.58
6,Seneca Valley,WPAA,_________________ 8 4 0, 0 0.9, 8.1, 9.02, 7.91
7,McDowell,WPAA,______________________ 9 5 0, 0 0.9, 8.0, 8.86, 9.17
8,State College,WPAA,_________________ 10 3 1, 1 1.5, 7.2, 8.73, 9.64
9,Central Catholic,WPAA,______________ 7 7 1, 0 0.2, 8.1, 8.29, 10.27
10,Penn Trafford,WPAA,_________________ 7 3 2, 0 0.8, 7.5, 8.26, 8.53
11,Upper Saint Clair,WPAA,_____________ 7 9 0, 0 -0.6, 8.6, 7.95, 7.96
12,Shaler,WPAA,________________________ 7 6 0, 0 -0.1, 7.8, 7.75, 7.31
13,Fox Chapel,WPAA,____________________ 6 8 4, 0 -0.6, 8.2, 7.69, 5.76
14,Norwin,WPAA,________________________ 5 7 3, 0 -0.5, 8.2, 7.67, 8.47
15,Plum,WPAA,__________________________ 4 9 1, 1 -0.2, 7.5, 7.27, 6.57
16,Butler,WPAA,________________________ 2 12 0, 0 -1.6, 8.5, 6.94, 6.51
17,Canon McMillan,WPAA,________________ 1 8 1, 1 -2.0, 8.8, 6.77
18,Baldwin,WPAA,_______________________ 2 7 1, 0 -1.5, 8.1, 6.58, 6.78
19,North Hills,WPAA,___________________ 3 8 1, 0 -1.5, 7.8, 6.32, 5.85
20,Hempfield,WPAA,_____________________ 4 9 1, 0 -1.4, 7.2, 5.89, 6.37
21,Gateway,WPAA,_______________________ 3 12 0, 0 -2.2, 7.2, 4.99, 5.38
Western PA Class AA
RANK TEAM W L T >4 GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Franklin Regional,WPAB,_____________ 15 2 2, 3 2.1, 7.6, 9.68, 9.72
2,West Allegheny,WPAB,________________ 11 1 0, 2 2.4, 7.2, 9.58, 9.47
3,Greater Latrobe,WPAB,_______________ 14 4 1, 3 1.6, 7.5, 9.07, 9.21
4,Bishop Canevin,WPAB,________________ 7 2 1, 2 1.5, 7.4, 8.87
5,Montour,WPAB,_______________________ 7 7 0, 0 0.4, 7.8, 8.22, 8.34
6,Peters Township,WPAB,_______________ 9 5 0, 0 0.6, 6.9, 7.55, 7.42
7,Thomas Jefferson,WPAB,______________ 7 6 0, 0 0.2, 7.4, 7.51, 7.35
8,South Park,WPAB,____________________ 3 7 0, 0 -0.8, 7.8, 7.01, 6.81
9,Moon,WPAB,__________________________ 7 5 1, 0 0.3, 6.5, 6.79, 6.23
10,Greensburg CC,WPAB,_________________ 5 7 3, 0 -0.1, 6.5, 6.39, 5.67
11,Kittanning,WPAB,____________________ 4 5 1, 0 -0.6, 6.9, 6.26, 6.09
12,Indiana,WPAB,_______________________ 5 7 0, 0 -0.4, 6.1, 5.72, 5.20
13,Cathedral Prep,WPAB,________________ 4 10 0, 0 -1.4, 6.9, 5.44, 6.23
14,Elizabeth Forward,WPAB,_____________ 1 9 1, 1 -1.9, 6.0, 4.13, 3.83
15,Chartiers Valley,WPAB,______________ 1 10 0, 4 -2.6, 6.3, 3.73
16,Greensburg Salem,WPAB,______________ 1 11 0, 5 -3.3, 6.0, 2.68
Western PA Class A
RANK TEAM W L T >4 GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Mars,WPAC,__________________________ 16 1 0, 5 2.3, 7.2, 9.51, 9.64
2,Quaker Valley,WPAC,_________________ 9 2 0, 2 2.2, 5.5, 7.68
3,Serra Catholic,WPAC,________________ 11 2 2, 1 1.7, 5.9, 7.65, 7.03
4,Westmont Hilltop,WPAC,______________ 7 4 0, 2 0.7, 4.9, 5.54
5,Sewickley Academy,WPAC,_____________ 7 4 0, 1 0.6, 4.9, 5.53, 4.77
6,Bishop McCort,WPAC,_________________ 6 5 0, 1 0.3, 5.2, 5.52, 7.18
7,Freeport,WPAC,______________________ 7 4 1, 0 0.8, 4.3, 5.13, 4.47
8,Hampton,WPAC,_______________________ 5 8 1, 1 -0.6, 5.4, 4.80, 4.97
9,Beaver,WPAC,________________________ 7 6 0, 0 -0.3, 5.0, 4.71, 4.76
10,Somerset,WPAC,______________________ 4 6 0, 0 -0.5, 5.1, 4.62, 6.50
11,Knoch,WPAC,_________________________ 3 8 0, 1 -0.7, 5.0, 4.25, 4.30
12,Conemaugh Valley,WPAC,______________ 3 6 1, 0 -1.1, 4.4, 3.31, 2.97
13,Richland Cambria,WPAC,______________ 4 7 0, 0 -0.9, 4.2, 3.26, 3.27
14,Center,WPAC,________________________ 2 8 1, 4 -1.0, 2.8, 1.76
15,Deer Lakes,WPAC,____________________ 0 11 1, 2 -3.3, 4.1, 0.78, 0.89
16,Forest Hills,WPAC,__________________ 0 11 0, 5 -4.0, 3.5, -0.48
Western PA Open
RANK TEAM W L T >4 GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Quigley,WPAO,_______________________ 9 1 0, 3 2.6, 6.8, 9.35
2,Carrick,WPAO,_______________________ 10 1 0, 2 1.9, 7.1, 9.03
3,Ambridge,WPAO,______________________ 7 2 1, 2 1.7, 7.3, 9.03
4,Allderdice,WPAO,____________________ 6 2 1, 1 1.7, 6.2, 7.97
5,Ringgold,WPAO,______________________ 2 9 0, 0 -2.5, 8.3, 5.76, 4.99
6,Altoona,WPAO,_______________________ 10 1 0, 3 2.7, 2.3, 5.10
7,Trinity,WPAO,_______________________ 1 9 0, 0 -2.9, 7.7, 4.79, 4.59
8,Woodland Hills,WPAO,________________ 6 5 1, 2 0.1, 3.4, 3.54, 4.16
9,Ligonier Valley,WPAO,_______________ 6 4 0, 1 0.6, 2.3, 2.84
10,Kiski Area,WPAO,____________________ 6 4 0, 0 0.1, 2.2, 2.28, 2.19
11,Ford City,WPAO,_____________________ 6 3 1, 0 0.7, 1.5, 2.22, 1.85
12,Holidaysburg,WPAO,__________________ 4 5 0, 0 0.3, 1.6, 1.95
13,Valley,WPAO,________________________ 5 5 1, 0 -0.1, 2.0, 1.94, 1.06
14,Connellsville,WPAO,_________________ 4 6 1, 0 -0.5, 2.2, 1.69, 1.88
15,Greater Johnstown,WPAO,_____________ 2 4 3, 0 -0.6, 1.6, 1.01
16,Derry,WPAO,_________________________ 2 8 1, 2 -1.1, 1.7, 0.60
17,Ferndale,WPAO,______________________ 0 11 0, 3 -3.4, 1.7, -1.67
West Virginia
RANK TEAM W L T >4 GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Wheeling CC,WV,_____________________ 7 2 0, 2 2.0, 6.3, 8.26
2,Morgantown,WV,______________________ 6 3 0, 2 1.1, 6.5, 7.62
3,Wheeling Park,WV,___________________ 2 6 0, 1 -1.0, 8.3, 7.27
4,John Marshall,WV,___________________ 1 10 0, 4 -3.0, 6.6, 3.65
* ,Linsly,WV,__________________________ 0 10 0, 8 -3.5, 4.2, 0.72
Notes: * indicates teams with only two games against teams ranked within 4 goals of them.
- indicates teams with only one game against teams ranked within 4 goals of them.
Since some "mismatch" games are not used in determining the rankings, the Sched column can be somewhat misleading
as it only reflects the average opponent strength of only the opponents ranked within 4 goals of each team.
The GAMES Column indicates how many games each team's rating is based upon (i.e. how many of their games were against teams
rated within 4 goals of themselves).
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