Men's NCAA Division 3 Hockey Rankings 2008-2009
Scores (sorted by team) through January 24, 2009 courtesy of USCHO.com .
Disclaimer: The D3 rankings are new and it is unclear to me how well connected the East/West schedules are and therefore
still unclear how accurate the relative rankings between regions are.
Previous Rankings
New ratings will be posted each week, time permitting.
Maximum Goal Differential = 7
See Rankings Without Considering Goal Differential Below
* - Indicates team rating based on only two scores
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,St Norbert,________________________ 15 5 0, 2.1, 8.4, 10.47, 9.99
2,Plattsburgh,_______________________ 14 1 2, 2.6, 7.7, 10.28, 10.35
3,Wis-Superior,______________________ 16 2 2, 2.2, 8.1, 10.26, 9.33
4,Elmira,____________________________ 11 4 1, 1.9, 8.2, 10.13, 11.99
5,Adrian,____________________________ 17 1 1, 3.8, 6.1, 9.99, 9.66
6,St Scholastica,____________________ 15 3 2, 1.7, 8.2, 9.87, 11.34
7,Wis-Eau Claire,____________________ 13 6 1, 1.4, 8.3, 9.62, 10.36
8,Middlebury,________________________ 12 2 1, 2.1, 7.5, 9.61, 9.29
9,Gustavus Adolphus,_________________ 12 7 0, 1.1, 8.5, 9.56, 9.31
10,Wis-Stevens Point,_________________ 13 5 2, 1.5, 8.0, 9.43, 10.20
11,St Olaf,___________________________ 12 6 1, 1.0, 8.4, 9.40, 9.09
12,Oswego,____________________________ 12 4 1, 1.7, 7.6, 9.30, 9.17
13,Wis-Stout,_________________________ 13 5 2, 1.3, 8.0, 9.27, 10.55
14,Hamline,___________________________ 11 5 1, 1.5, 7.5, 9.04, 9.61
15,Manhattanville,____________________ 11 2 2, 1.6, 7.4, 9.03, 9.06
16,Hobart,____________________________ 14 4 0, 1.9, 7.0, 8.96, 9.70
17,Neumann,___________________________ 10 7 2, 0.8, 8.1, 8.93, 8.64
18,St Thomas,_________________________ 8 7 2, 0.2, 8.7, 8.90, 9.36
19,Norwich,___________________________ 9 5 2, 0.9, 7.8, 8.79, 8.68
20,Amherst,___________________________ 10 4 1, 1.6, 7.0, 8.57, 8.95
21,Wis-River Falls,___________________ 8 11 1, -0.1, 8.6, 8.53, 7.76
22,New England College,_______________ 10 6 0, 1.1, 7.3, 8.42, 5.97
23,Trinity,___________________________ 11 4 0, 1.8, 6.6, 8.41, 8.40
24,Utica,_____________________________ 9 6 2, 1.8, 6.5, 8.29, 7.75
25,Castleton,_________________________ 8 7 2, 0.6, 7.6, 8.20, 8.72
26,Buffalo State,_____________________ 8 7 2, 1.1, 6.9, 8.05, 7.31
27,Curry,_____________________________ 12 3 2, 1.9, 6.0, 7.97, 8.98
28,Wentworth,_________________________ 8 5 1, 2.2, 5.8, 7.97, 7.79
29,Conn College,______________________ 8 5 3, 0.3, 7.7, 7.96, 8.25
30,St John's,_________________________ 5 11 1, -0.6, 8.5, 7.84, 7.73
31,Williams,__________________________ 9 4 2, 0.2, 7.4, 7.62, 7.69
32,Bowdoin,___________________________ 7 7 1, 0.7, 6.8, 7.50, 6.93
33,Skidmore,__________________________ 9 7 0, -0.1, 7.6, 7.50, 8.45
34,Marian,____________________________ 10 6 3, 1.0, 6.5, 7.46, 7.72
35,Geneseo,___________________________ 8 7 1, 0.1, 7.4, 7.44, 6.11
36,Augsburg,__________________________ 3 14 0, -1.4, 8.8, 7.42, 6.88
37,Bethel,____________________________ 9 9 1, -0.5, 7.9, 7.41, 7.19
38,Potsdam,___________________________ 5 9 5, 0.0, 7.3, 7.31, 8.07
39,Salem State,_______________________ 10 5 1, 0.6, 6.7, 7.28, 8.02
40,Fredonia,__________________________ 3 9 4, -0.8, 8.0, 7.21, 6.92
41,Hamilton,__________________________ 6 9 1, -0.3, 7.4, 7.13, 6.35
42,Concordia MN,______________________ 3 14 2, -1.0, 8.1, 7.12, 8.38
43,Milw School of Eng,________________ 8 8 2, 0.3, 6.7, 6.97, 6.90
44,Babson,____________________________ 6 8 1, -0.2, 7.1, 6.89, 6.78
45,Colby,_____________________________ 4 8 3, -0.3, 7.1, 6.75, 6.78
46,Southern Maine,____________________ 8 9 0, -0.1, 6.8, 6.64, 5.88
47,Nichols,___________________________ 16 2 0, 1.5, 5.1, 6.63, 7.20
48,Lawrence,__________________________ 9 9 1, -0.1, 6.7, 6.63, 5.97
49,Brockport,_________________________ 10 5 3, 0.6, 5.9, 6.52, 4.85
50,Lake Forest,_______________________ 5 14 1, -1.7, 8.1, 6.45, 5.00
51,Tufts,_____________________________ 7 7 1, -0.4, 6.7, 6.29, 5.58
52,Finlandia,_________________________ 6 9 1, -0.5, 6.7, 6.19, 5.83
53,Westfield State,___________________ 9 4 4, 1.9, 4.3, 6.19, 4.88
54,St Anselm,_________________________ 4 8 1, -1.3, 7.5, 6.15, 6.83
55,Mass-Boston,_______________________ 6 9 2, -0.2, 6.4, 6.12, 6.26
56,Wesleyan,__________________________ 2 12 1, -1.7, 7.7, 5.99, 6.08
57,Mass-Dartmouth,____________________ 11 5 1, 0.5, 5.5, 5.99, 5.35
58,Cortland,__________________________ 4 10 1, -1.3, 7.2, 5.83, 4.64
59,St Michael's,______________________ 6 7 2, -0.9, 6.6, 5.63, 6.51
60,St Mary's,_________________________ 2 14 1, -3.5, 9.0, 5.55, 5.17
61,Morrisville,_______________________ 5 12 1, -1.4, 6.9, 5.54, 6.34
62,Fitchburg State,___________________ 7 6 4, 0.1, 5.3, 5.40, 5.30
63,Becker,____________________________ 8 11 0, -0.9, 5.4, 4.49, 5.07
64,Plymouth State,____________________ 7 8 2, -1.1, 5.3, 4.23, 6.45
65,Minn-Crookston,____________________ 3 17 0, -2.7, 6.9, 4.21, 5.14
66,So New Hampshire,__________________ 5 8 0, -0.5, 4.6, 4.01, 3.35
67,Stonehill,_________________________ 2 7 0, -1.0, 5.0, 3.99
68,Worcester State,___________________ 3 10 1, -1.6, 5.4, 3.83, 3.08
69,Concordia WI,______________________ 3 15 1, -3.1, 6.8, 3.75, 3.64
70,Suffolk,___________________________ 4 10 2, -1.4, 5.1, 3.69, 4.13
71,Johnson and Wales,_________________ 6 8 2, -1.6, 5.2, 3.67, 3.56
72,Lebanon Valley,____________________ 0 18 0, -4.4, 8.1, 3.61, 4.59
73,Salve Regina,______________________ 2 11 2, -1.6, 5.0, 3.36, 2.97
74,Assumption,________________________ 3 10 4, -1.5, 4.6, 3.14, 4.62
75,Franklin Pierce,___________________ 5 9 2, -1.8, 4.9, 3.13, 2.46
76,Northland,_________________________ 1 18 0, -4.3, 7.3, 3.06, 4.16
77,Western NE College,________________ 1 14 1, -3.4, 5.8, 2.47, 2.89
78,Framingham State,__________________ 0 15 3, -3.3, 5.5, 2.20, 3.01
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,Middlebury,________________________ 12 2 1, 0.7, 7.2, 7.92, 7.99
2,Plattsburgh,_______________________ 14 1 2, 0.8, 7.1, 7.89, 7.84
3,Wis-Superior,______________________ 16 2 2, 0.7, 7.1, 7.82, 7.87
4,St Scholastica,____________________ 15 3 2, 0.6, 7.2, 7.77, 8.00
5,Manhattanville,____________________ 11 2 2, 0.6, 7.2, 7.75, 7.92
6,Elmira,____________________________ 11 4 1, 0.4, 7.3, 7.73, 7.94
7,St Norbert,________________________ 15 5 0, 0.5, 7.2, 7.69, 7.31
8,Oswego,____________________________ 12 4 1, 0.5, 7.1, 7.58, 7.65
9,Hobart,____________________________ 14 4 0, 0.6, 7.0, 7.56, 7.79
10,Norwich,___________________________ 9 5 2, 0.3, 7.3, 7.55, 7.65
11,Williams,__________________________ 9 4 2, 0.3, 7.2, 7.54, 7.66
12,Wis-Stout,_________________________ 13 5 2, 0.4, 7.1, 7.52, 7.79
13,Amherst,___________________________ 10 4 1, 0.4, 7.1, 7.51, 7.80
14,Adrian,____________________________ 17 1 1, 0.8, 6.7, 7.50, 7.12
15,Conn College,______________________ 8 5 3, 0.2, 7.3, 7.50, 7.76
16,Gustavus Adolphus,_________________ 12 7 0, 0.3, 7.2, 7.50, 7.73
17,Wis-Eau Claire,____________________ 13 6 1, 0.4, 7.1, 7.49, 7.57
18,St Olaf,___________________________ 12 6 1, 0.3, 7.2, 7.48, 7.36
19,New England College,_______________ 10 6 0, 0.3, 7.2, 7.48, 6.63
20,Wis-Stevens Point,_________________ 13 5 2, 0.4, 7.1, 7.48, 7.78
21,Trinity,___________________________ 11 4 0, 0.5, 7.0, 7.46, 7.71
22,Neumann,___________________________ 10 7 2, 0.2, 7.3, 7.46, 7.19
23,Nichols,___________________________ 16 2 0, 0.8, 6.7, 7.45, 7.49
24,Skidmore,__________________________ 9 7 0, 0.1, 7.3, 7.41, 7.59
25,Curry,_____________________________ 12 3 2, 0.5, 6.8, 7.37, 7.49
26,Hamline,___________________________ 11 5 1, 0.4, 7.0, 7.35, 7.28
27,Castleton,_________________________ 8 7 2, 0.1, 7.3, 7.34, 7.52
28,Salem State,_______________________ 10 5 1, 0.3, 7.0, 7.31, 7.73
29,St Thomas,_________________________ 8 7 2, 0.1, 7.2, 7.28, 7.15
30,Geneseo,___________________________ 8 7 1, 0.1, 7.1, 7.13, 6.47
31,Wis-River Falls,___________________ 8 11 1, -0.2, 7.3, 7.11, 6.71
32,Utica,_____________________________ 9 6 2, 0.2, 6.9, 7.10, 7.17
33,Tufts,_____________________________ 7 7 1, 0.0, 7.1, 7.10, 6.84
34,Bowdoin,___________________________ 7 7 1, 0.0, 7.1, 7.08, 6.80
35,Buffalo State,_____________________ 8 7 2, 0.1, 7.0, 7.07, 7.21
36,Mass-Dartmouth,____________________ 11 5 1, 0.4, 6.7, 7.03, 7.08
37,Wentworth,_________________________ 8 5 1, 0.2, 6.8, 7.02, 7.17
38,Brockport,_________________________ 10 5 3, 0.3, 6.7, 7.02, 6.94
39,Southern Maine,____________________ 8 9 0, -0.1, 7.1, 7.00, 6.69
40,Bethel,____________________________ 9 9 1, 0.0, 7.0, 6.97, 7.11
41,Hamilton,__________________________ 6 9 1, -0.2, 7.2, 6.97, 6.76
42,St Michael's,______________________ 6 7 2, -0.1, 7.0, 6.96, 7.23
43,St Anselm,_________________________ 4 8 1, -0.3, 7.3, 6.95, 6.72
44,Marian,____________________________ 10 6 3, 0.2, 6.7, 6.95, 7.54
45,Babson,____________________________ 6 8 1, -0.1, 7.1, 6.95, 7.06
46,Colby,_____________________________ 4 8 3, -0.3, 7.2, 6.89, 6.91
47,Potsdam,___________________________ 5 9 5, -0.2, 7.0, 6.84, 6.90
48,Fredonia,__________________________ 3 9 4, -0.4, 7.2, 6.83, 6.65
49,Lawrence,__________________________ 9 9 1, 0.0, 6.8, 6.81, 6.65
50,Milw School of Eng,________________ 8 8 2, 0.0, 6.8, 6.81, 6.78
51,Westfield State,___________________ 9 4 4, 0.3, 6.5, 6.80, 6.21
52,St John's,_________________________ 5 11 1, -0.4, 7.1, 6.78, 6.89
53,Mass-Boston,_______________________ 6 9 2, -0.2, 6.9, 6.75, 6.57
54,Fitchburg State,___________________ 7 6 4, 0.1, 6.7, 6.73, 6.67
55,Lake Forest,_______________________ 5 14 1, -0.5, 7.1, 6.69, 6.71
56,Morrisville,_______________________ 5 12 1, -0.4, 7.1, 6.67, 6.99
57,Augsburg,__________________________ 3 14 0, -0.6, 7.3, 6.66, 6.21
58,Cortland,__________________________ 4 10 1, -0.4, 7.1, 6.65, 5.98
59,Finlandia,_________________________ 6 9 1, -0.2, 6.8, 6.64, 6.06
60,St Mary's,_________________________ 2 14 1, -0.7, 7.3, 6.63, 6.82
61,Plymouth State,____________________ 7 8 2, -0.1, 6.7, 6.63, 7.45
62,Becker,____________________________ 8 11 0, -0.2, 6.8, 6.62, 7.00
63,Wesleyan,__________________________ 2 12 1, -0.7, 7.3, 6.62, 6.88
64,Concordia MN,______________________ 3 14 2, -0.6, 7.1, 6.53, 7.01
65,Johnson and Wales,_________________ 6 8 2, -0.1, 6.6, 6.52, 5.98
66,Franklin Pierce,___________________ 5 9 2, -0.3, 6.6, 6.38, 6.45
67,So New Hampshire,__________________ 5 8 0, -0.2, 6.6, 6.35, 6.23
68,Lebanon Valley,____________________ 0 18 0, -1.0, 7.3, 6.28, 6.35
69,Suffolk,___________________________ 4 10 2, -0.4, 6.7, 6.28, 6.29
70,Worcester State,___________________ 3 10 1, -0.5, 6.7, 6.23, 5.99
71,Concordia WI,______________________ 3 15 1, -0.6, 6.8, 6.18, 6.09
72,Stonehill,_________________________ 2 7 0, -0.6, 6.7, 6.16
73,Minn-Crookston,____________________ 3 17 0, -0.7, 6.8, 6.13, 6.73
74,Assumption,________________________ 3 10 4, -0.4, 6.5, 6.10, 6.55
75,Northland,_________________________ 1 18 0, -0.9, 7.0, 6.07, 6.28
76,Salve Regina,______________________ 2 11 2, -0.6, 6.6, 6.02, 5.87
77,Western NE College,________________ 1 14 1, -0.8, 6.7, 5.93, 5.98
78,Framingham State,__________________ 0 15 3, -0.8, 6.8, 5.93, 5.90
Link to the 2005-2006 Final D1 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 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). 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).
Not surprisingly, the ordering ends up very similar to KRACH .
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