Western Pennsylvania High School Hockey Rankings
Last Updated January 12, 2007
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
All rankings dated after 12/23/06 do not consider games between teams ranked more than 4 goals apart.
Western PA Class AAA
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Bethel Park,WPAA,___________________ 33 6 2, 1.9, 9.5, 11.44, 11.67
2,Meadville,WPAA,_____________________ 21 6 2, 1.6, 9.0, 10.61, 10.00
3,Mount Lebanon,WPAA,_________________ 14 8 1, 0.8, 8.5, 9.33, 9.50
4,Central Catholic,WPAA,______________ 13 9 0, 0.5, 8.8, 9.27, 8.16
5,North Allegheny,WPAA,_______________ 16 9 0, 1.2, 7.9, 9.08, 10.30
6,Upper Saint Clair,WPAA,_____________ 12 3 2, 1.8, 7.2, 9.04, 9.09
7,McDowell,WPAA,______________________ 11 8 3, 0.3, 8.6, 8.90, 9.96
8,Seneca Valley,WPAA,_________________ 11 5 0, 0.8, 7.2, 7.99, 7.98
9,Plum,WPAA,__________________________ 9 9 2, 0.1, 7.2, 7.37, 6.03
10,Penn Trafford,WPAA,_________________ 8 12 2, -0.6, 7.4, 6.79, 6.57
11,Fox Chapel,WPAA,____________________ 7 12 0, -0.7, 7.0, 6.30, 6.65
12,Gateway,WPAA,_______________________ 4 11 0, -1.2, 7.5, 6.26, 5.76
13,North Hills,WPAA,___________________ 4 11 2, -1.3, 7.4, 6.14, 6.84
14,Canon McMillan,WPAA,________________ 2 7 1, -1.7, 7.3, 5.60
15,Shaler,WPAA,________________________ 5 10 1, -1.4, 6.9, 5.56, 4.75
16,Baldwin,WPAA,_______________________ 3 11 0, -1.3, 6.8, 5.46, 4.87
17,Butler,WPAA,________________________ 3 10 1, -1.2, 6.3, 5.14, 5.48
18,Norwin,WPAA,________________________ 2 8 0, -2.4, 7.4, 5.01
Western PA Class AA
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Pine Richland,WPAB,_________________ 15 2 2, 2.4, 7.5, 9.94, 9.94
2,Greater Latrobe,WPAB,_______________ 15 5 3, 1.1, 6.8, 7.97, 8.32
3,Moon,WPAB,__________________________ 9 3 2, 1.5, 6.3, 7.72, 8.30
4,Franklin Regional,WPAB,_____________ 12 10 2, 0.3, 7.1, 7.49, 7.89
5,Thomas Jefferson,WPAB,______________ 9 6 3, 0.2, 7.0, 7.13, 6.90
6,Hampton,WPAB,_______________________ 8 6 2, 0.1, 7.0, 7.12, 5.22
7,Kittanning,WPAB,____________________ 9 12 0, -0.3, 7.4, 7.08, 6.44
8,Greensburg Salem,WPAB,______________ 9 4 2, 0.2, 6.7, 6.90, 7.37
9,Montour,WPAB,_______________________ 9 15 3, -0.6, 7.3, 6.76, 5.98
10,West Allegheny,WPAB,________________ 5 9 1, -0.8, 7.4, 6.57, 6.74
11,Elizabeth Forward,WPAB,_____________ 4 6 1, -0.5, 6.9, 6.41, 6.69
12,Greensburg CC,WPAB,_________________ 4 10 3, -0.5, 6.8, 6.30, 5.86
13,Peters Township,WPAB,_______________ 5 12 1, -1.1, 7.3, 6.29, 6.09
14,South Park,WPAB,____________________ 6 9 0, -0.5, 6.7, 6.25, 5.71
15,Cathedral Prep,WPAB,________________ 3 8 0, -0.6, 6.3, 5.78
16,Bishop Canevin,WPAB,________________ 4 8 0, -0.6, 6.3, 5.64, 6.33
17,Indiana,WPAB,_______________________ 5 10 0, -1.3, 6.8, 5.44, 5.91
18,Fort LeBoeuf,WPAB,__________________ 3 1 1, 0.6, 4.3, 4.95
19,Harbor Creek,WPAB,__________________ 3 4 0, 0.0, 4.9, 4.89
20,Mercyhurst Prep,WPAB,_______________ 1 4 0, -1.5, 5.9, 4.36
21,Ambridge,WPAB,______________________ 6 9 0, -1.1, 5.4, 4.26, 3.54
22,Fairview,WPAB,______________________ 3 4 2, -0.8, 4.8, 3.98
23,Somerset,WPAB,______________________ 7 3 0, 1.8, 2.1, 3.93, 4.09
24,McDowell "B",WPAB,__________________ 0 5 2, -1.9, 5.0, 3.10
25,Knoch,WPAB,_________________________ 0 11 0, -3.3, 6.1, 2.83
Western PA Class A
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Quaker Valley,WPAC,_________________ 14 1 2, 2.2, 7.6, 9.76, 9.22
2,Mars,WPAC,__________________________ 9 3 1, 1.5, 7.9, 9.38, 8.78
3,Bishop McCort,WPAC,_________________ 6 4 1, 1.4, 7.5, 8.82, 9.08
4,Freeport,WPAC,______________________ 6 3 2, 1.0, 7.5, 8.53, 9.15
5,Westmont Hilltop,WPAC,______________ 9 2 0, 2.1, 6.2, 8.30, 7.53
6,Beaver,WPAC,________________________ 5 3 0, -0.2, 7.6, 7.45
7,Serra Catholic,WPAC,________________ 6 3 1, -0.1, 7.5, 7.40
8,Conemaugh Valley,WPAC,______________ 3 6 0, -1.3, 7.4, 6.04
9,Sewickley Academy,WPAC,_____________ 1 9 0, -2.2, 8.0, 5.80, 5.85
10,Richland Cambria,WPAC,______________ 2 5 0, -1.4, 6.6, 5.14
11,Deer Lakes,WPAC,____________________ 2 11 0, -2.3, 6.9, 4.65, 4.85
12,Center,WPAC,________________________ 0 10 0, -4.0, 5.2, 1.24
Western PA Open
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,State College,WPAO,_________________ 15 2 0, 1.5, 5.6, 7.06, 6.59
2,Hempfield,WPAO,_____________________ 10 2 0, 1.9, 4.8, 6.64
3,Kiski Area,WPAO,____________________ 9 5 0, 1.2, 4.2, 5.35, 4.75
4,Quigley,WPAO,_______________________ 8 1 1, 1.9, 3.4, 5.24
5,Holidaysburg,WPAO,__________________ 9 2 1, 1.2, 3.4, 4.64, 4.85
6,Woodland Hills,WPAO,________________ 7 6 0, -0.3, 4.9, 4.54, 4.37
7,Altoona,WPAO,_______________________ 5 4 1, 1.0, 2.9, 3.87, 4.29
8,Carrick,WPAO,_______________________ 6 4 0, 0.6, 3.0, 3.58, 3.99
9,Allderdice,WPAO,____________________ 6 4 1, 0.6, 2.5, 3.12, 2.97
10,Chartiers Valley,WPAO,______________ 4 6 1, -0.6, 3.5, 2.83, 3.62
11,Valley,WPAO,________________________ 3 7 1, -1.4, 4.0, 2.60, 2.87
12,Greater Johnstown,WPAO,_____________ 3 9 0, -0.8, 2.6, 1.81
13,Steel Valley,WPAO,__________________ 2 7 2, -1.5, 3.0, 1.42, 1.28
14,Connellsville,WPAO,_________________ 3 5 1, -0.4, 1.8, 1.37
15,Derry,WPAO,_________________________ 2 9 0, -1.4, 2.7, 1.30
16,Central Penn,WPAO,__________________ 1 10 1, -2.5, 3.4, 0.93, 1.33
17,Ringgold,WPAO,______________________ 2 10 0, -2.2, 2.5, 0.26
18,Forest Hills,WPAO,__________________ 0 8 0, -3.4, 3.2, -0.23
19,Ferndale,WPAO,______________________ 1 9 0, -3.2, 2.6, -0.61
20,Trinity,WPAO,_______________________ 1 8 0, -2.8, 2.0, -0.88
West Virginia
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Wheeling Park,WV,___________________ 9 1 2, 2.0, 3.5, 5.47
2,Wheeling CC,WV,_____________________ 7 2 1, 2.0, 3.0, 4.97
3,Morgantown,WV,______________________ 9 2 0, 1.8, 2.8, 4.57
4,Linsley,WV,_________________________ 7 3 0, 0.8, 2.4, 3.19, 2.45
5,John Marshall,WV,___________________ 0 10 2, -1.9, 1.3, -0.61
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.
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