| Record | RPI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | PWR | Rk | W-L-T | Win % | Rk | RPI |
| 1 | Miami | 24 | 4 | 9-1-3 | .8077 | 1 | .6351 |
| 2 | Bemidji State | 23 | 2 | 9-1-1 | .8636 | 2 | .6322 |
| 3 | Quinnipiac | 22 | 1 | 9-1-0 | .9000 | 3 | .6011 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 21 | 7 | 9-2-2 | .7692 | 4 | .5989 |
| 5 | Colorado College | 20 | 6 | 8-2-1 | .7727 | 5 | .5981 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 19 | 5 | 8-2-0 | .8000 | 6 | .5885 |
| 7 | Mass.-Lowell | 18 | 8 | 7-2-1 | .7500 | 7 | .5875 |
| 8 | Denver | 17 | 10t | 7-3-1 | .6818 | 8 | .5793 |
| 9 | Minnesota-Duluth | 16 | 13 | 8-4-1 | .6538 | 9 | .5764 |
| 10 | North Dakota | 15 | 10t | 7-3-1 | .6818 | 10 | .5739 |
| 11 | Boston College | 14 | 15 | 5-3-1 | .6111 | 11 | .5655 |
| 12 | Ferris State | 13 | 9 | 8-3-2 | .6923 | 12 | .5592 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 12 | 18t | 6-4-1 | .5909 | 13 | .5583 |
| 14 | Cornell | 11 | 3 | 5-1-0 | .8333 | 14 | .5499 |
| 15 | St. Cloud State | 10 | 24 | 5-4-2 | .5455 | 15 | .5494 |
| 16 | Alaska | 9 | 10t | 7-3-1 | .6818 | 16 | .5379 |
| 17 | Northern Michigan | 8 | 34 | 4-5-2 | .4545 | 17 | .5355 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 7 | 25t | 5-5-3 | .5000 | 18 | .5268 |
| 19 | Nebraska-Omaha | 6 | 18t | 5-3-3 | .5909 | 19 | .5267 |
| 20 | Union | 5 | 18t | 5-3-3 | .5909 | 20 | .5263 |
| 21 | Providence | 4 | 16t | 6-4-0 | .6000 | 21 | .5255 |
| 22 | Vermont | 3 | 25t | 4-4-1 | .5000 | 22 | .5248 |
| 23 | Merrimack | 2 | 16t | 6-4-0 | .6000 | 23 | .5204 |
| 24 | Northeastern | 1 | 25t | 5-5-0 | .5000 | 24 | .5201 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 0 | 25t | 5-5-1 | .5000 | 25 | .5170 |
*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.
