Men's NCAA Division 3 Hockey Rankings 2006-2007
Scores (sorted by team) through February 17, 2007 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
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Manhattanville,____________________ 18 1 5, 3.4, 8.2, 11.60, 10.50
2,Neumann,___________________________ 16 4 5, 2.1, 8.9, 10.97, 10.51
3,Oswego,____________________________ 20 2 3, 2.7, 8.1, 10.87, 10.12
4,Plattsburgh,_______________________ 12 7 6, 1.7, 8.5, 10.14, 10.41
5,Norwich,___________________________ 19 6 0, 2.1, 8.0, 10.12, 11.06
6,Hobart,____________________________ 13 7 5, 1.2, 8.9, 10.04, 9.81
7,Utica,_____________________________ 13 8 3, 1.0, 9.0, 9.94, 10.99
8,St Norbert,________________________ 22 3 2, 2.7, 7.2, 9.87, 8.36
9,Elmira,____________________________ 12 9 4, 0.4, 9.2, 9.67, 10.65
10,Geneseo,___________________________ 16 9 0, 0.8, 8.4, 9.17, 9.97
11,Colby,_____________________________ 13 8 2, 1.3, 7.7, 9.07, 10.14
12,Bowdoin,___________________________ 14 6 3, 1.6, 7.5, 9.07, 8.48
13,Babson,____________________________ 15 9 1, 1.0, 8.0, 9.03, 9.76
14,Middlebury,________________________ 14 7 3, 1.0, 8.1, 9.02, 10.08
15,Castleton,_________________________ 6 2 1, 1.4, 7.5, 8.98
16,Castleton State,___________________ 10 3 3, 1.8, 7.1, 8.93, 10.12
17,Southern Maine,____________________ 15 8 2, 1.4, 7.5, 8.89, 7.57
18,New England College,_______________ 15 9 1, 1.0, 7.8, 8.82, 11.57
19,Wis-Superior,______________________ 20 6 1, 1.7, 7.1, 8.81, 9.45
20,Fredonia,__________________________ 12 9 4, 0.6, 8.2, 8.80, 7.64
21,Wis-River Falls,___________________ 21 4 2, 1.7, 7.1, 8.76, 9.41
22,Wis-Stout,_________________________ 21 4 2, 1.6, 7.1, 8.71, 7.75
23,Mass-Dartmouth,____________________ 21 2 1, 3.1, 5.2, 8.28, 6.92
24,Amherst,___________________________ 13 9 1, 0.4, 7.9, 8.25, 7.00
25,Trinity,___________________________ 8 12 4, 0.3, 8.0, 8.22, 7.75
26,Wesleyan,__________________________ 11 7 5, 0.4, 7.8, 8.20, 7.41
27,Skidmore,__________________________ 16 7 2, 0.7, 7.5, 8.19, 9.06
28,Curry,_____________________________ 15 8 2, 1.8, 6.3, 8.10, 6.33
29,Buffalo State,_____________________ 12 11 2, 0.2, 7.7, 7.88, 9.42
30,St Thomas,_________________________ 14 9 0, 0.9, 6.9, 7.78, 9.82
31,Bethel,____________________________ 14 8 1, 1.0, 6.7, 7.77, 8.63
32,Conn College,______________________ 10 12 2, -0.3, 8.1, 7.74, 8.57
33,St Anselm,_________________________ 7 10 3, -0.5, 8.1, 7.62, 7.16
34,Williams,__________________________ 8 13 2, -0.9, 8.3, 7.48, 6.64
35,St Scholastica,____________________ 14 11 2, 0.4, 7.0, 7.38, 7.80
36,Brockport,_________________________ 7 11 7, -0.9, 8.2, 7.27, 6.95
37,Wis-Eau Claire,____________________ 9 14 4, -0.3, 7.5, 7.18, 6.96
38,Wentworth,_________________________ 14 7 3, 0.8, 6.3, 7.09, 8.93
39,Finlandia,_________________________ 17 8 0, 2.0, 5.1, 7.06, 8.66
40,Augsburg,__________________________ 10 9 4, 0.0, 7.0, 7.03, 7.13
41,Cortland,__________________________ 8 14 3, -1.1, 8.1, 7.02, 8.09
42,Hamilton,__________________________ 7 16 1, -1.3, 8.3, 6.96, 6.60
43,Milw School of Eng,________________ 18 5 2, 1.6, 5.2, 6.79, 5.92
44,Potsdam,___________________________ 5 19 1, -2.4, 9.2, 6.75, 5.29
45,Salem State,_______________________ 9 16 0, -0.6, 7.3, 6.68, 5.13
46,St John's,_________________________ 8 13 2, -0.4, 7.0, 6.61, 6.19
47,Gustavus Adolphus,_________________ 11 12 2, -0.2, 6.8, 6.56, 5.81
48,Wis-Stevens Point,_________________ 7 18 2, -1.3, 7.5, 6.22, 6.73
49,St Olaf,___________________________ 9 12 2, -0.3, 6.5, 6.22, 5.83
50,Marian,____________________________ 12 10 3, 0.6, 5.4, 6.01, 8.02
51,St Mary's,_________________________ 7 15 1, -0.7, 6.5, 5.79, 5.16
52,Morrisville,_______________________ 4 9 0, -2.2, 7.9, 5.70, 4.67
53,Lake Forest,_______________________ 3 21 3, -2.0, 7.6, 5.61, 6.09
54,Tufts,_____________________________ 6 18 0, -2.0, 7.4, 5.46, 5.37
55,Fitchburg State,___________________ 13 9 3, 0.4, 4.9, 5.29, 4.67
56,Nichols,___________________________ 13 9 2, 0.4, 4.8, 5.22, 5.14
57,Plymouth State,____________________ 9 12 2, -0.8, 6.0, 5.16, 5.63
58,Mass-Boston,_______________________ 5 19 1, -2.4, 7.4, 5.04, 4.50
59,St Michael's,______________________ 2 17 0, -3.0, 7.9, 4.90, 5.16
60,Lawrence,__________________________ 11 13 1, -0.4, 5.3, 4.89, 2.53
61,Lebanon Valley,____________________ 2 22 1, -4.0, 8.8, 4.82, 6.11
62,Hamline,___________________________ 7 16 0, -1.8, 6.6, 4.81, 3.46
63,Stonehill,_________________________ 7 9 0, -0.1, 4.8, 4.71, 4.84
64,Johnson and Wales,_________________ 11 11 1, -0.9, 5.5, 4.60, 4.74
65,Suffolk,___________________________ 7 14 2, -0.6, 4.9, 4.36, 5.34
66,Salve Regina,______________________ 10 13 1, -0.8, 5.1, 4.30, 5.16
67,So New Hampshire,__________________ 7 8 1, -0.9, 5.2, 4.25, 5.22
68,Concordia,_________________________ 6 17 0, -2.0, 6.0, 3.96, 3.08
69,Western NE College,________________ 8 14 0, -1.5, 4.4, 2.95, 1.83
70,Franklin Pierce,___________________ 3 9 2, -1.9, 4.9, 2.92, 0.97
71,Minn-Crookston,____________________ 5 15 2, -2.3, 5.2, 2.90, 4.10
72,Assumption,________________________ 3 13 1, -2.5, 5.4, 2.85, 4.00
73,Worcester State,___________________ 6 16 1, -1.7, 4.5, 2.77, 0.33
74,Framingham State,__________________ 2 20 1, -2.3, 5.0, 2.68, 2.36
75,Becker,____________________________ 1 12 2, -2.1, 4.8, 2.65, 2.58
76,Northland,_________________________ 0 24 1, -3.9, 5.6, 1.70, 0.12
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,Oswego,____________________________ 20 2 3, 0.7, 7.3, 8.02, 7.86
2,Manhattanville,____________________ 18 1 5, 0.7, 7.3, 8.02, 7.77
3,Neumann,___________________________ 16 4 5, 0.5, 7.5, 7.96, 7.81
4,St Norbert,________________________ 22 3 2, 0.7, 7.1, 7.85, 7.85
5,Wis-Stout,_________________________ 21 4 2, 0.6, 7.1, 7.74, 7.15
6,Wis-River Falls,___________________ 21 4 2, 0.6, 7.1, 7.72, 7.80
7,Hobart,____________________________ 13 7 5, 0.2, 7.4, 7.68, 7.66
8,Utica,_____________________________ 13 8 3, 0.2, 7.5, 7.68, 7.64
9,Elmira,____________________________ 12 9 4, 0.1, 7.5, 7.66, 8.27
10,Wis-Superior,______________________ 20 6 1, 0.5, 7.1, 7.66, 7.94
11,Norwich,___________________________ 19 6 0, 0.5, 7.1, 7.64, 8.36
12,Geneseo,___________________________ 16 9 0, 0.3, 7.4, 7.63, 7.88
13,Plattsburgh,_______________________ 12 7 6, 0.2, 7.4, 7.57, 7.77
14,Fredonia,__________________________ 12 9 4, 0.1, 7.3, 7.45, 6.83
15,Castleton,_________________________ 6 2 1, 0.4, 7.0, 7.43
16,Middlebury,________________________ 14 7 3, 0.3, 7.1, 7.41, 7.50
17,Castleton State,___________________ 10 3 3, 0.4, 7.0, 7.39, 7.99
18,Babson,____________________________ 15 9 1, 0.2, 7.1, 7.36, 7.40
19,Skidmore,__________________________ 16 7 2, 0.4, 7.0, 7.36, 7.68
20,Bowdoin,___________________________ 14 6 3, 0.3, 7.0, 7.34, 7.19
21,New England College,_______________ 15 9 1, 0.2, 7.1, 7.33, 7.89
22,Mass-Dartmouth,____________________ 21 2 1, 0.8, 6.5, 7.32, 6.97
23,Bethel,____________________________ 14 8 1, 0.3, 7.0, 7.28, 7.57
24,Southern Maine,____________________ 15 8 2, 0.3, 7.0, 7.28, 7.04
25,Buffalo State,_____________________ 12 11 2, 0.0, 7.2, 7.27, 7.66
26,St Thomas,_________________________ 14 9 0, 0.2, 7.0, 7.27, 7.59
27,Colby,_____________________________ 13 8 2, 0.2, 7.0, 7.26, 7.67
28,Amherst,___________________________ 13 9 1, 0.2, 7.1, 7.25, 6.59
29,St Scholastica,____________________ 14 11 2, 0.1, 7.1, 7.23, 7.47
30,Wesleyan,__________________________ 11 7 5, 0.2, 7.1, 7.23, 6.88
31,Milw School of Eng,________________ 18 5 2, 0.5, 6.7, 7.17, 7.24
32,Brockport,_________________________ 7 11 7, -0.2, 7.3, 7.15, 6.98
33,Augsburg,__________________________ 10 9 4, 0.0, 7.1, 7.13, 7.33
34,Curry,_____________________________ 15 8 2, 0.3, 6.8, 7.09, 6.81
35,Wentworth,_________________________ 14 7 3, 0.3, 6.8, 7.08, 7.50
36,Wis-Eau Claire,____________________ 9 14 4, -0.2, 7.3, 7.07, 6.80
37,Cortland,__________________________ 8 14 3, -0.2, 7.3, 7.05, 7.46
38,Conn College,______________________ 10 12 2, -0.1, 7.1, 7.04, 7.39
39,Finlandia,_________________________ 17 8 0, 0.4, 6.7, 7.04, 7.29
40,Gustavus Adolphus,_________________ 11 12 2, -0.0, 7.0, 7.00, 6.66
41,St Anselm,_________________________ 7 10 3, -0.2, 7.1, 6.98, 6.48
42,Williams,__________________________ 8 13 2, -0.2, 7.2, 6.98, 7.03
43,Potsdam,___________________________ 5 19 1, -0.6, 7.5, 6.97, 6.68
44,Trinity,___________________________ 8 12 4, -0.2, 7.1, 6.94, 6.58
45,St John's,_________________________ 8 13 2, -0.2, 7.1, 6.88, 6.71
46,Morrisville,_______________________ 4 9 0, -0.4, 7.2, 6.86, 6.70
47,St Olaf,___________________________ 9 12 2, -0.1, 7.0, 6.84, 7.17
48,Wis-Stevens Point,_________________ 7 18 2, -0.4, 7.2, 6.83, 6.89
49,Hamilton,__________________________ 7 16 1, -0.4, 7.2, 6.82, 7.01
50,Marian,____________________________ 12 10 3, 0.1, 6.7, 6.82, 7.24
51,Salem State,_______________________ 9 16 0, -0.3, 7.0, 6.69, 6.45
52,St Mary's,_________________________ 7 15 1, -0.3, 7.0, 6.65, 5.97
53,Lawrence,__________________________ 11 13 1, -0.1, 6.7, 6.64, 6.01
54,Lake Forest,_______________________ 3 21 3, -0.7, 7.3, 6.63, 6.84
55,Fitchburg State,___________________ 13 9 3, 0.2, 6.5, 6.63, 6.36
56,Johnson and Wales,_________________ 11 11 1, 0.0, 6.6, 6.62, 6.53
57,Lebanon Valley,____________________ 2 22 1, -0.8, 7.4, 6.61, 6.95
58,Plymouth State,____________________ 9 12 2, -0.1, 6.7, 6.61, 6.49
59,Nichols,___________________________ 13 9 2, 0.2, 6.4, 6.60, 6.78
60,Hamline,___________________________ 7 16 0, -0.4, 7.0, 6.59, 6.19
61,Tufts,_____________________________ 6 18 0, -0.5, 7.0, 6.50, 6.34
62,So New Hampshire,__________________ 7 8 1, -0.1, 6.5, 6.47, 6.50
63,Mass-Boston,_______________________ 5 19 1, -0.6, 7.0, 6.42, 6.45
64,Salve Regina,______________________ 10 13 1, -0.1, 6.5, 6.39, 6.61
65,Concordia,_________________________ 6 17 0, -0.5, 6.9, 6.38, 6.21
66,Stonehill,_________________________ 7 9 0, -0.1, 6.4, 6.32, 6.73
67,St Michael's,______________________ 2 17 0, -0.8, 7.1, 6.31, 6.27
68,Minn-Crookston,____________________ 5 15 2, -0.5, 6.7, 6.22, 6.31
69,Suffolk,___________________________ 7 14 2, -0.3, 6.5, 6.17, 6.60
70,Western NE College,________________ 8 14 0, -0.3, 6.3, 6.07, 5.70
71,Franklin Pierce,___________________ 3 9 2, -0.4, 6.5, 6.04, 5.57
72,Assumption,________________________ 3 13 1, -0.6, 6.6, 5.99, 6.17
73,Worcester State,___________________ 6 16 1, -0.4, 6.4, 5.93, 5.51
74,Northland,_________________________ 0 24 1, -1.0, 6.8, 5.83, 5.65
75,Becker,____________________________ 1 12 2, -0.7, 6.5, 5.76, 5.68
76,Framingham State,__________________ 2 20 1, -0.8, 6.5, 5.70, 5.54
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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