I must interject something into this winning percentage argument.  There
are several disputable methods to finding a winning percentage and rank
teams in hockey, but in this circumstance I struggle to find a way in which
Maine is not ahead among these three teams.
 
Maine      14-2-4
Princeton  11-4-1
RPI        12-5-1
 
In percentage of games won, the standings are:
 
Maine        .700  (14/20)
Princeton    .688  (11/16)
RPI          .667  (12/18)
 
Using ties as a half win/half loss, the standings are:
Maine        .800  (16/20)
Princeton    .719  (11.5/16)
RPI          .694  (12.5/18)
 
Points per game:
Maine        1.60   (32/20)
Princeton    1.44   (23/16)
RPI          1.39   (25/18)
 
 
If the argument for the ECAC teams is that they are right there with Maine,
but don't get the credit in the polls, there is some merit to this.  These
teams compare pretty closely in some of the stats I've given, yet Maine
receives far more votes than Princeton and RPI.  But one can not argue that
Princeton or RPI actually rank ahead of Maine in results, unless someone
can come up with some other, more obscure, winning percentage formula.  It
also appears pretty sensible that Princeton is slightly ahead of RPI
because Princeton is just a step ahead in these areas.
 
Andrew
 
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