Men's NCAA Division 3 Hockey Rankings
Scores (sorted by team) through December 31, 2011 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 = 4
See Rankings Without Considering Goal Differential Below
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Norwich,___________________________ 8 0 1, 2.6, 7.7, 10.23
2,Wisconsin-River Falls,_____________ 9 2 2, 1.7, 8.1, 9.80, 9.62
3,Oswego,____________________________ 10 2 2, 1.9, 7.8, 9.70, 8.76
4,Plattsburgh,_______________________ 8 2 3, 1.5, 8.1, 9.61, 10.02
5,St Norbert,________________________ 7 3 3, 1.1, 8.2, 9.29, 9.84
6,Castleton,_________________________ 11 2 0, 2.3, 6.9, 9.17, 9.00
7,Neumann,___________________________ 9 3 0, 1.3, 7.7, 9.07, 10.15
8,Wisconsin-Eau Claire,______________ 8 6 0, 0.5, 8.5, 9.01, 9.73
9,Wisconsin-Superior,________________ 7 4 2, 0.8, 8.0, 8.81, 8.34
10,Wisconsin-Stevens Point,___________ 6 7 2, 0.2, 8.6, 8.76, 10.21
11,St Scholastica,____________________ 7 3 2, 0.5, 8.2, 8.73, 8.88
12,Elmira,____________________________ 7 5 0, 0.0, 8.6, 8.59, 7.93
13,Utica,_____________________________ 9 4 0, 1.3, 7.3, 8.57, 8.98
14,Buffalo State,_____________________ 6 5 1, 0.5, 8.1, 8.56, 7.82
15,Williams,__________________________ 5 1 2, 1.6, 6.9, 8.52
16,Amherst,___________________________ 8 1 0, 1.7, 6.9, 8.52
17,St Thomas,_________________________ 8 3 2, 0.7, 7.8, 8.50, 8.39
18,Gustavus Adolphus,_________________ 7 4 2, 0.8, 7.6, 8.45, 9.41
19,Middlebury,________________________ 5 3 1, 1.0, 7.4, 8.37
20,St Olaf,___________________________ 7 3 2, 1.2, 7.2, 8.35, 7.80
21,Adrian,____________________________ 9 4 0, 1.3, 7.0, 8.32, 7.68
22,Milwaukee School of Engineering,___ 10 3 0, 1.8, 6.4, 8.22, 7.45
23,Hobart,____________________________ 5 6 0, 0.4, 7.7, 8.05, 8.53
24,Manhattanville,____________________ 4 4 1, 0.3, 7.7, 8.01
25,Fredonia,__________________________ 6 4 3, 0.7, 7.3, 7.95, 7.67
26,Wesleyan,__________________________ 7 3 0, 1.6, 6.3, 7.92, 8.17
27,Curry,_____________________________ 7 2 0, 2.1, 5.7, 7.78
28,Wisconsin-Stout,___________________ 5 7 1, -0.4, 8.1, 7.70, 7.16
29,Bowdoin,___________________________ 5 3 1, 1.3, 6.3, 7.64
30,Concordia (Minn),__________________ 7 3 3, -0.1, 7.7, 7.63, 7.14
31,Potsdam,___________________________ 5 5 1, 0.2, 7.4, 7.59, 8.26
32,St John's,_________________________ 3 6 2, 0.1, 7.4, 7.50, 7.18
33,Geneseo,___________________________ 7 6 0, -0.1, 7.5, 7.39, 7.83
34,Marian,____________________________ 6 3 4, 0.5, 6.8, 7.29, 7.59
35,Hamilton,__________________________ 4 4 1, -0.2, 7.5, 7.25
36,New England College,_______________ 6 4 0, 0.5, 6.7, 7.23, 6.74
37,St Mary's,_________________________ 3 8 0, -1.0, 8.0, 7.05, 7.49
38,Brockport,_________________________ 4 6 2, -0.7, 7.7, 6.99, 7.51
39,St Anselm,_________________________ 4 3 1, 0.6, 6.3, 6.92
40,Tufts,_____________________________ 4 5 0, -0.2, 7.1, 6.90
41,Hamline,___________________________ 5 8 1, -0.9, 7.7, 6.87, 6.62
42,Augsburg,__________________________ 4 7 0, -0.8, 7.7, 6.83, 6.25
43,Bethel,____________________________ 5 8 0, -0.8, 7.6, 6.81, 7.37
44,Morrisville,_______________________ 2 9 1, -1.4, 8.2, 6.79, 6.14
45,Massachusetts-Dartmouth,___________ 6 3 1, 1.1, 5.7, 6.78, 6.98
46,Western New England,_______________ 6 3 0, 0.9, 5.8, 6.67
47,Plymouth State,____________________ 8 2 0, 1.0, 5.6, 6.62, 6.77
48,Cortland,__________________________ 4 9 1, -1.5, 8.0, 6.53, 5.75
49,Southern Maine,____________________ 4 4 1, -0.6, 7.1, 6.51
50,Lawrence,__________________________ 5 5 3, -0.4, 6.8, 6.42, 5.72
51,Skidmore,__________________________ 4 7 0, -0.1, 6.5, 6.41, 6.79
52,Massachusetts-Boston,______________ 4 5 2, 0.1, 6.3, 6.37, 6.68
53,Johnson and Wales,_________________ 7 3 1, 1.4, 5.0, 6.34, 6.58
54,Trinity,___________________________ 3 5 0, -0.1, 6.3, 6.20
55,Wentworth,_________________________ 6 4 1, 0.8, 5.4, 6.17, 6.20
56,Salem State,_______________________ 5 3 1, 0.1, 5.9, 6.00
57,Northland,_________________________ 3 7 2, -1.1, 7.0, 5.95, 7.13
58,Colby,_____________________________ 2 6 0, -1.0, 6.9, 5.90
59,Finlandia,_________________________ 1 11 0, -2.0, 7.7, 5.75, 6.48
60,Worcester State,___________________ 4 4 2, 0.4, 5.2, 5.63, 6.63
61,Connecticut College,_______________ 2 7 1, -2.1, 7.6, 5.49, 5.82
62,Babson,____________________________ 3 9 0, -2.0, 7.5, 5.48, 4.90
63,Fitchburg State,___________________ 3 6 1, -0.3, 5.5, 5.19, 5.39
64,Concordia (Wis),___________________ 1 10 2, -2.2, 7.4, 5.19, 5.82
65,University of New England,_________ 2 6 2, -1.2, 6.2, 5.03, 4.02
66,Lake Forest,_______________________ 1 10 0, -2.5, 7.6, 5.02, 5.33
67,Becker,____________________________ 3 8 1, -1.1, 6.1, 4.98, 4.52
68,Assumption,________________________ 6 5 1, -0.3, 5.3, 4.96, 4.95
69,St Michael's,______________________ 2 6 2, -1.6, 6.4, 4.79, 4.53
70,Stonehill,_________________________ 5 6 1, -0.1, 4.8, 4.69, 6.04
71,Westfield State,___________________ 2 6 2, -1.8, 6.2, 4.35, 3.54
72,Framingham State,__________________ 1 6 2, -1.7, 5.9, 4.22
73,Salve Regina,______________________ 3 10 0, -2.1, 6.2, 4.12, 3.80
74,Nichols,___________________________ 2 8 1, -2.1, 5.4, 3.33, 3.42
75,Suffolk,___________________________ 2 8 0, -2.2, 5.4, 3.19, 1.93
76,Franklin Pierce,___________________ 1 5 3, -1.6, 4.5, 2.94
77,So New Hampshire,__________________ 1 10 1, -2.2, 5.2, 2.92, 2.58
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,Norwich,___________________________ 8 0 1, 0.9, 7.2, 8.09
2,Oswego,____________________________ 10 2 2, 0.6, 7.3, 7.86, 7.69
3,Wisconsin-River Falls,_____________ 9 2 2, 0.5, 7.3, 7.83, 7.75
4,Plattsburgh,_______________________ 8 2 3, 0.5, 7.3, 7.81, 8.04
5,Neumann,___________________________ 9 3 0, 0.5, 7.2, 7.73, 7.83
6,Amherst,___________________________ 8 1 0, 0.8, 6.9, 7.72
7,St Scholastica,____________________ 7 3 2, 0.3, 7.4, 7.71, 7.74
8,St Norbert,________________________ 7 3 3, 0.3, 7.4, 7.69, 7.82
9,St Thomas,_________________________ 8 3 2, 0.4, 7.3, 7.67, 7.70
10,Elmira,____________________________ 7 5 0, 0.2, 7.5, 7.67, 7.27
11,Castleton,_________________________ 11 2 0, 0.7, 7.0, 7.66, 7.52
12,Wisconsin-Eau Claire,______________ 8 6 0, 0.1, 7.5, 7.61, 7.78
13,Concordia (Minn),__________________ 7 3 3, 0.3, 7.3, 7.58, 7.47
14,Wisconsin-Superior,________________ 7 4 2, 0.2, 7.3, 7.54, 7.42
15,Utica,_____________________________ 9 4 0, 0.4, 7.1, 7.50, 7.60
16,St Olaf,___________________________ 7 3 2, 0.3, 7.1, 7.47, 6.92
17,Gustavus Adolphus,_________________ 7 4 2, 0.2, 7.2, 7.46, 7.99
18,Buffalo State,_____________________ 6 5 1, 0.1, 7.3, 7.42, 7.45
19,Williams,__________________________ 5 1 2, 0.5, 6.9, 7.41
20,Wisconsin-Stevens Point,___________ 6 7 2, -0.1, 7.5, 7.40, 7.95
21,Adrian,____________________________ 9 4 0, 0.4, 7.0, 7.38, 7.25
22,Milwaukee School of Engineering,___ 10 3 0, 0.5, 6.8, 7.30, 7.34
23,Middlebury,________________________ 5 3 1, 0.2, 7.1, 7.28
24,Fredonia,__________________________ 6 4 3, 0.2, 7.1, 7.27, 7.30
25,Geneseo,___________________________ 7 6 0, 0.1, 7.1, 7.22, 7.33
26,Plymouth State,____________________ 8 2 0, 0.6, 6.6, 7.20, 7.36
27,Manhattanville,____________________ 4 4 1, 0.0, 7.2, 7.19
28,Hobart,____________________________ 5 6 0, -0.1, 7.3, 7.19, 7.57
29,Wisconsin-Stout,___________________ 5 7 1, -0.2, 7.3, 7.19, 7.15
30,Wesleyan,__________________________ 7 3 0, 0.4, 6.8, 7.19, 7.49
31,Curry,_____________________________ 7 2 0, 0.6, 6.6, 7.16
32,New England College,_______________ 6 4 0, 0.2, 6.9, 7.14, 6.93
33,Potsdam,___________________________ 5 5 1, 0.0, 7.1, 7.14, 7.27
34,Marian,____________________________ 6 3 4, 0.2, 6.9, 7.14, 6.96
35,Hamilton,__________________________ 4 4 1, 0.0, 7.1, 7.10
36,Brockport,_________________________ 4 6 2, -0.2, 7.2, 7.06, 7.33
37,Hamline,___________________________ 5 8 1, -0.2, 7.2, 7.03, 6.46
38,Bethel,____________________________ 5 8 0, -0.2, 7.3, 7.02, 7.57
39,Cortland,__________________________ 4 9 1, -0.4, 7.3, 6.97, 6.79
40,Salem State,_______________________ 5 3 1, 0.2, 6.7, 6.94
41,Southern Maine,____________________ 4 4 1, 0.0, 6.9, 6.93
42,Lawrence,__________________________ 5 5 3, 0.0, 6.9, 6.93, 6.62
43,Western New England,_______________ 6 3 0, 0.3, 6.6, 6.93
44,St Mary's,_________________________ 3 8 0, -0.5, 7.4, 6.92, 7.54
45,St John's,_________________________ 3 6 2, -0.3, 7.2, 6.92, 6.93
46,Massachusetts-Dartmouth,___________ 6 3 1, 0.3, 6.6, 6.91, 7.12
47,Bowdoin,___________________________ 5 3 1, 0.2, 6.7, 6.91
48,Augsburg,__________________________ 4 7 0, -0.3, 7.2, 6.90, 6.54
49,St Anselm,_________________________ 4 3 1, 0.1, 6.8, 6.90
50,Morrisville,_______________________ 2 9 1, -0.6, 7.4, 6.80, 6.48
51,Tufts,_____________________________ 4 5 0, -0.1, 6.9, 6.77
52,Northland,_________________________ 3 7 2, -0.3, 7.1, 6.74, 7.09
53,Johnson and Wales,_________________ 7 3 1, 0.4, 6.4, 6.73, 6.73
54,Wentworth,_________________________ 6 4 1, 0.2, 6.5, 6.65, 6.64
55,Massachusetts-Boston,______________ 4 5 2, -0.1, 6.7, 6.64, 6.74
56,Babson,____________________________ 3 9 0, -0.5, 7.1, 6.63, 6.54
57,Skidmore,__________________________ 4 7 0, -0.3, 6.9, 6.58, 6.76
58,Connecticut College,_______________ 2 7 1, -0.5, 7.1, 6.57, 6.67
59,Trinity,___________________________ 3 5 0, -0.3, 6.8, 6.56
60,Assumption,________________________ 6 5 1, 0.1, 6.5, 6.53, 6.75
61,Worcester State,___________________ 4 4 2, 0.0, 6.5, 6.50, 6.92
62,Finlandia,_________________________ 1 11 0, -0.8, 7.2, 6.42, 6.54
63,Westfield State,___________________ 2 6 2, -0.4, 6.8, 6.41, 6.20
64,St Michael's,______________________ 2 6 2, -0.4, 6.8, 6.40, 6.24
65,Concordia (Wis),___________________ 1 10 2, -0.7, 7.1, 6.39, 6.41
66,Lake Forest,_______________________ 1 10 0, -0.8, 7.2, 6.37, 6.45
67,Colby,_____________________________ 2 6 0, -0.5, 6.9, 6.37
68,University of New England,_________ 2 6 2, -0.4, 6.7, 6.30, 6.07
69,Fitchburg State,___________________ 3 6 1, -0.3, 6.6, 6.28, 6.19
70,Stonehill,_________________________ 5 6 1, -0.1, 6.4, 6.27, 6.67
71,Becker,____________________________ 3 8 1, -0.4, 6.7, 6.26, 6.00
72,Salve Regina,______________________ 3 10 0, -0.5, 6.7, 6.17, 6.01
73,Framingham State,__________________ 1 6 2, -0.6, 6.7, 6.15
74,Nichols,___________________________ 2 8 1, -0.5, 6.5, 5.95, 6.04
75,Suffolk,___________________________ 2 8 0, -0.6, 6.5, 5.87, 5.39
76,Franklin Pierce,___________________ 1 5 3, -0.4, 6.2, 5.77
77,So New Hampshire,__________________ 1 10 1, -0.8, 6.4, 5.69, 5.59
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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