| Record | RPI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | PWR | Rk | W-L-T | Win % | Rk | RPI |
| 1 | Miami | 24 | 4 | 9-1-3 | .8077 | 1 | .6352 |
| 2 | Bemidji State | 23 | 2 | 8-1-1 | .8500 | 2 | .6294 |
| 3 | North Dakota | 22 | 7t | 7-2-1 | .7500 | 3 | .6028 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 21 | 6 | 9-2-2 | .7692 | 4 | .6014 |
| 5 | Quinnipiac | 20 | 1 | 9-1-0 | .9000 | 5 | .5997 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 19 | 5 | 8-2-0 | .8000 | 6 | .5903 |
| 7 | Mass.-Lowell | 18 | 7t | 7-2-1 | .7500 | 7 | .5897 |
| 8 | Colorado College | 17 | 7t | 7-2-1 | .7500 | 8 | .5867 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 16 | 12t | 6-3-1 | .6500 | 9 | .5805 |
| 10 | Denver | 15 | 12t | 6-3-1 | .6500 | 10 | .5769 |
| 11 | Boston College | 14 | 17 | 5-3-1 | .6111 | 11 | .5659 |
| 12 | Minnesota-Duluth | 13 | 15t | 7-4-1 | .6250 | 12 | .5624 |
| 13 | Ferris State | 12 | 10 | 8-3-2 | .6923 | 13 | .5578 |
| 14 | Cornell | 11 | 3 | 5-1-0 | .8333 | 14 | .5504 |
| 15 | Nebraska-Omaha | 10 | 12t | 5-2-3 | .6500 | 15 | .5418 |
| 16 | Alaska | 9 | 11 | 7-3-1 | .6818 | 16 | .5384 |
| 17 | St. Cloud State | 8 | 24t | 4-4-2 | .5000 | 17 | .5337 |
| 18 | Union | 7 | 20 | 5-3-3 | .5909 | 18 | .5247 |
| 19 | Providence | 6 | 18t | 6-4-0 | .6000 | 19 | .5236 |
| 20 | Merrimack | 5 | 18t | 6-4-0 | .6000 | 20 | .5224 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 4 | 24t | 5-5-3 | .5000 | 21 | .5224 |
| 22 | Northeastern | 3 | 24t | 5-5-0 | .5000 | 22 | .5223 |
| 23 | Vermont | 2 | 24t | 4-4-1 | .5000 | 23 | .5219 |
| 24 | Western Michigan | 1 | 24t | 5-5-1 | .5000 | 24 | .5167 |
| 25 | Northern Michigan | 0 | 37t | 3-5-2 | .4000 | 25 | .5155 |
*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.
