| Record | RPI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | PWR | Rk | W-L-T | Win % | Rk | RPI |
| 1 | Michigan | 24 | 1 | 31-5-4 | .8250 | 1 | .5967* |
| 2 | Miami | 23 | 2 | 32-7-1 | .8125 | 3 | .5809* |
| 3 | North Dakota | 22 | 5 | 26-10-4 | .7000 | 2 | .5822 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 21 | 3 | 25-9-3 | .7162 | 5 | .5715 |
| 5 | Colorado College | 20 | 4 | 28-11-1 | .7125 | 4 | .5808 |
| 6t | Boston College | 18 | 10 | 21-11-8 | .6250 | 8 | .5481 |
| 6t | Denver | 18 | 7t | 26-13-1 | .6625 | 6 | .5670 |
| 8 | St. Cloud State | 17 | 19 | 19-15-5 | .5513 | 9 | .5391 |
| 9t | Michigan State | 16 | 7t | 24-11-5 | .6625 | 7 | .5516 |
| 9t | Clarkson | 16 | 11 | 21-12-4 | .6216 | 10 | .5354 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 14 | 21 | 19-16-9 | .5341 | 11 | .5324 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 11 | 31 | 15-16-7 | .4868 | 15 | .5228 |
| 13t | Notre Dame | 10 | 13 | 24-15-4 | .6047 | 13 | .5298 |
| 13t | Minnesota State | 10 | 20 | 19-16-4 | .5385 | 14 | .5272 |
| 15 | Harvard | 9 | 18 | 17-13-4 | .5588 | 16 | .5209 |
| 16t | Princeton | 8 | 12 | 21-13-0 | .6176 | 12 | .5310 |
| 16t | Vermont | 8 | 23t | 17-15-7 | .5256 | 18 | .5193 |
| 18t | Boston University | 6 | 25 | 19-17-4 | .5250 | 17 | .5208 |
| 18t | Massachusetts | 6 | 35 | 14-16-6 | .4722 | 25 | .5068 |
| 18t | Minnesota-Duluth | 6 | 40 | 13-17-6 | .4444 | 20 | .5139 |
| 21 | Northern Michigan | 5 | 28t | 20-20-4 | .5000 | 23 | .5097 |
| 22t | Cornell | 4 | 15 | 19-14-3 | .5694 | 19 | .5177 |
| 22t | Niagara | 4 | 6 | 22-10-4 | .6667 | 21 | .5107 |
| 24 | Michigan Tech | 3 | 43 | 14-20-5 | .4231 | 22 | .5100 |
| 25 | Quinnipiac | 1 | 17 | 20-15-4 | .5641 | 24 | .5091 |
*Team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating weak opponent.
The PairWiseSM 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 the top 25 teams in the RPI Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), judging them by four criteria: record against common opponents, head-to-head competition, record against other top 25 teams if the team has faced at least 10 top 25 opponents, 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 against top 25 teams. Ties are settled by the RPI.
A more complete explanation of the workings of the PWR is also available in our FAQ. There is also a FAQ available explaining the NCAA Tournament selection process.
The PWR can be reformatted and redistributed by any media outlet or person, provided USCHO's URL (http://www.uscho.com/) accompanies the results.
Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division I hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament. In particular, only non-exhibition matchups between schools in the six major conferences count towards a team's record as used in the RPI and PWR. Other games, including contests against Canadian schools and tournament-ineligible D-I programs, are not counted.
