Men's Division I PairWise Rankings
Rnk | Team | PWR | W-L-T | W% | W% Rnk | RPI | RPI Rnk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boston College | 63 | 24-6-1 | 0.7903 | 1 | 0.6232* | 1 |
2 | Michigan State | 62 | 22-6-4 | 0.7500 | 3 | 0.6019* | 2 |
3 | Minnesota | 61 | 23-7-4 | 0.7353 | 4 | 0.5961* | 3 |
4 | Maine | 60 | 19-6-5 | 0.7167 | 7 | 0.5862* | 4 |
5 | Western Michigan | 59 | 23-6-1 | 0.7833 | 2 | 0.5808* | 5 |
6 | Providence | 58 | 18-8-5 | 0.6613 | 10 | 0.5737 | 6 |
7 | Boston University | 57 | 18-12-2 | 0.5938 | 16 | 0.5699 | 7 |
8 | Connecticut | 56 | 17-10-4 | 0.6129 | 14 | 0.5699* | 8 |
9 | Denver | 55 | 23-8-1 | 0.7344 | 5 | 0.5670* | 9 |
10 | Ohio State | 53 | 20-10-2 | 0.6562 | 11 | 0.5667* | 10 |
10 | Michigan | 53 | 17-12-3 | 0.5781 | 21 | 0.5542 | 11 |
12 | Massachusetts | 52 | 17-12-3 | 0.5781 | 21 | 0.5531 | 12 |
13 | Quinnipiac | 51 | 21-9-2 | 0.6875 | 8 | 0.5515 | 13 |
14 | UMass Lowell | 50 | 15-12-3 | 0.5500 | 26 | 0.5509 | 14 |
15 | Penn State | 49 | 17-11-4 | 0.5938 | 16 | 0.5507 | 15 |
16 | Arizona State | 48 | 18-12-2 | 0.5938 | 16 | 0.5454 | 16 |
17 | Minnesota State | 47 | 22-8-2 | 0.7188 | 6 | 0.5394 | 17 |
18 | Clarkson | 45 | 20-9-3 | 0.6719 | 9 | 0.5289 | 18 |
18 | North Dakota | 45 | 17-12-2 | 0.5806 | 20 | 0.5289 | 19 |
20 | New Hampshire | 43 | 11-14-5 | 0.4500 | 39 | 0.5202 | 20 |
21 | Sacred Heart | 42 | 19-10-5 | 0.6324 | 12 | 0.5192 | 21 |
21 | Cornell | 42 | 12-9-6 | 0.5556 | 25 | 0.5173 | 22 |
23 | Northeastern | 41 | 11-16-3 | 0.4167 | 43 | 0.5162 | 23 |
23 | Merrimack | 41 | 13-16-1 | 0.4500 | 39 | 0.5161 | 24 |
25 | Colgate | 39 | 16-13-3 | 0.5469 | 29 | 0.5122 | 25 |
26 | Vermont | 38 | 11-16-3 | 0.4167 | 43 | 0.5120 | 26 |
26 | Holy Cross | 38 | 20-12-2 | 0.6176 | 13 | 0.5117 | 27 |
28 | Omaha | 36 | 16-13-1 | 0.5500 | 26 | 0.5104 | 28 |
29 | Wisconsin | 35 | 12-19-3 | 0.3971 | 50 | 0.5100 | 29 |
30 | Dartmouth | 34 | 13-12-2 | 0.5185 | 33 | 0.5086 | 30 |
31 | LIU | 32 | 16-12-2 | 0.5667 | 23 | 0.5078 | 31 |
32 | Colorado College | 31 | 17-14-1 | 0.5469 | 29 | 0.5071 | 32 |
32 | Augustana | 31 | 17-11-4 | 0.5938 | 16 | 0.5044 | 34 |
34 | Union | 30 | 18-11-3 | 0.6094 | 15 | 0.5067 | 33 |
35 | Alaska | 29 | 12-12-6 | 0.5000 | 36 | 0.5018 | 36 |
36 | Bentley | 28 | 18-14-2 | 0.5588 | 24 | 0.5043 | 35 |
37 | St. Cloud State | 27 | 12-17-1 | 0.4167 | 43 | 0.5012 | 37 |
38 | Michigan Tech | 26 | 16-13-3 | 0.5469 | 29 | 0.4926 | 38 |
39 | Minnesota Duluth | 25 | 11-17-2 | 0.4000 | 49 | 0.4907 | 39 |
40 | St. Thomas | 24 | 14-13-5 | 0.5156 | 35 | 0.4889 | 40 |
41 | Brown | 23 | 13-12-2 | 0.5185 | 33 | 0.4888 | 41 |
42 | Bowling Green | 22 | 15-12-4 | 0.5484 | 28 | 0.4879 | 42 |
42 | Notre Dame | 22 | 10-21-1 | 0.3281 | 55 | 0.4808 | 44 |
44 | Harvard | 21 | 10-15-2 | 0.4074 | 46 | 0.4866 | 43 |
44 | Princeton | 21 | 10-14-3 | 0.4259 | 42 | 0.4771 | 45 |
46 | Bemidji State | 18 | 13-15-4 | 0.4688 | 37 | 0.4745 | 46 |
47 | Niagara | 16 | 17-14-3 | 0.5441 | 32 | 0.4704 | 47 |
47 | Rensselaer | 16 | 12-18-2 | 0.4062 | 47 | 0.4704 | 48 |
49 | Lake Superior | 15 | 11-19-2 | 0.3750 | 51 | 0.4669 | 49 |
50 | Army | 13 | 14-17-2 | 0.4545 | 38 | 0.4652 | 50 |
50 | Air Force | 13 | 14-19-3 | 0.4306 | 41 | 0.4590 | 51 |
52 | AIC | 12 | 11-21-2 | 0.3529 | 53 | 0.4577 | 52 |
53 | Ferris State | 11 | 12-18-2 | 0.4062 | 47 | 0.4540 | 53 |
54 | Lindenwood | 9 | 8-22-2 | 0.2812 | 59 | 0.4444 | 54 |
54 | St. Lawrence | 9 | 9-21-2 | 0.3125 | 57 | 0.4382 | 57 |
56 | Canisius | 8 | 11-21-2 | 0.3529 | 53 | 0.4441 | 55 |
56 | Yale | 8 | 6-18-3 | 0.2778 | 60 | 0.4439 | 56 |
58 | Robert Morris | 7 | 10-19-5 | 0.3676 | 52 | 0.4336 | 58 |
59 | Alaska Anchorage | 4 | 6-23-5 | 0.2500 | 61 | 0.4304 | 59 |
59 | RIT | 4 | 10-22-2 | 0.3235 | 56 | 0.4251 | 60 |
59 | Stonehill | 4 | 10-22-0 | 0.3125 | 57 | 0.4200 | 61 |
62 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 5-26-1 | 0.1719 | 63 | 0.4093 | 62 |
62 | Miami | 2 | 3-25-2 | 0.1333 | 64 | 0.4038 | 63 |
64 | Mercyhurst | 0 | 4-26-4 | 0.1765 | 62 | 0.3828 | 64 |
*Team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating weak opponent.
A team is eligible for an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament if they have a traditional winning percentage at or above 50% and play at least 20 games against division I opponents.
The PairWise Ranking is a system which attempts to mimic the method used by the NCAA Selection Committee to determine participants for the NCAA Division I men's hockey tournament. The PWR compares all teams by these criteria: record against common opponents, head-to-head competition, and the RPI.
For each comparison won, a team receives one point. The final PWR ranking is based on the number of points (comparisons) won. Ties are settled by the RPI.
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Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division I hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.
Forfeit wins do not count in the PWR and have been removed.
updated: February 25, 2025, 08:42:35 PM