Teams listed W-L-T record reflects only games whose score 
is listed on the North Dakota 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.


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.

As of 1/8/05 games between teams that are ranked more than 5 goals apart are not used in calculating
either team's ranking.


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1/13/2006 - Minnesota/Michigan/Wisconsin/North Dakota Regional Ice Hockey Ranking
March 9, 2006 - 2005-2006 National High School Hockey Rankings released (over 1650 teams ranked).
RANK  TEAM                               W  L  T   GmPerf Sched  Total  Last 5
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  1,Fargo South,ND,_____________________ 25  2  0,   2.5,   9.5,  12.03, 11.24  E
  2,Grand Forks Red River,ND,___________ 21  3  1,   2.0,   9.3,  11.21, 11.26  E
  3,Grafton,ND,_________________________ 14 10  2,   1.1,   8.8,   9.96, 10.72  E
  4,Minot,ND,___________________________ 20  6  0,   1.3,   7.9,   9.18,  8.85  W
  5,Grand Forks Central,ND,_____________ 15 10  1,   0.0,   9.1,   9.11, 10.09  E
  6,Bismarck High,ND,___________________ 14 12  0,   0.7,   7.8,   8.43,  9.13  W
  7,Williston,ND,_______________________ 14  6  1,   1.2,   7.2,   8.39,  7.83  W
  8,Devils Lake,ND,_____________________ 13 10  2,   0.4,   7.5,   7.92,  8.76  W
  9,West Fargo,ND,______________________ 11 12  1,  -0.5,   8.4,   7.86,  8.77  E
 10,Fargo North,ND,_____________________  9 15  0,  -1.2,   9.0,   7.75,  8.63  E
 11,Fargo Shanley,ND,___________________  9 13  1,  -0.5,   7.5,   7.02,  6.78  E
 12,Jamestown,ND,_______________________  6 18  0,  -1.4,   7.9,   6.55,  6.67  E
 13,Hazen-Beulah,ND,____________________ 12 12  0,   0.2,   6.3,   6.48,  6.46  W
 14,Bismarck Century,ND,________________  7 17  0,  -1.4,   7.1,   5.75,  5.97  W
 15,Dickinson,ND,_______________________ 10 14  0,  -0.8,   6.4,   5.69,  5.24  W
 16,Mandan,ND,__________________________  3 18  0,  -2.1,   6.2,   4.13,  3.53  W
 17,Wahpeton,ND,________________________  2 20  0,  -2.5,   6.5,   4.06,  3.73  E
 18,Bottineau,ND,_______________________  1 17  0,  -2.5,   5.0,   2.56,  3.00  W