2002-2003 Division I Men Pairwise Rankings (PWR)
Rk Team                GP  W- L- T  Win%  Rk     RPI  Rk  PWR
 1 Colorado College    34 24- 5- 5 0.7794  2 | 0.5993  1 | 29
 2 Maine               36 24- 7- 5 0.7361  4 | 0.5941  2 | 28
 3 Cornell             29 24- 4- 1 0.8448  1 | 0.5928  3 | 27
 4 Minnesota           35 19- 8- 8 0.6571 11 | 0.5874  4 | 26
 5 New Hampshire       34 21- 7- 6 0.7059  6 | 0.5860  5 | 25
 6 Ferris State        34 25- 8- 1 0.7500  3 | 0.5744  8 | 23
 7 Boston College      34 21- 9- 4 0.6765  9 | 0.5835  6 | 22
   Boston University   36 21-12- 3 0.6250 15 | 0.5779  7 | 22
 9 Michigan            34 24- 9- 1 0.7206  5 | 0.5611 12 | 21
10 North Dakota        35 22- 8- 5 0.7000  7 | 0.5649  9 | 20
11 MSU-Mankato         34 17- 8- 9 0.6324 13 | 0.5642 10 | 19
12 St. Cloud State     32 16-12- 4 0.5625 22 | 0.5613 11 | 17
   Providence          34 19-12- 3 0.6029 18 | 0.5536 14 | 17
14 Denver              36 20-10- 6 0.6389 12 | 0.5556 13 | 16
   Ohio State          35 22-10- 3 0.6714 10 | 0.5495 16 | 16
16 Harvard             29 19- 8- 2 0.6897  8 | 0.5502 15 | 13
   Michigan State      34 19-13- 2 0.5882 20 | 0.5356 17 | 13
   Dartmouth           29 17-11- 1 0.6034 17 | 0.5218 20 | 13
19 Northern Michigan   34 17-15- 2 0.5294 25 | 0.5218 19 | 12
20 Western Michigan    34 15-17- 2 0.4706 33 | 0.5264 18 |  9
   Massachusetts       34 17-16- 1 0.5147 28 | 0.5215 21 |  9
22 Notre Dame          34 14-14- 6 0.5000 29 | 0.5192 23 |  8
23 Minnesota-Duluth    33 16-12- 5 0.5606 23 | 0.5175 24 |  7
24 Merrimack           34 12-16- 6 0.4412 39 | 0.5199 22 |  5
   Yale                29 17-12- 0 0.5862 21 | 0.5164 25 |  5
   Miami               36 18-15- 3 0.5417 24 | 0.5161 26 |  5
27 Alaska-Fairbanks    32 13-12- 7 0.5156 27 | 0.5101 27 |  4
28 Mass.-Lowell        34 11-18- 5 0.3971 44 | 0.5079 28 |  2
   Wisconsin           36 13-19- 4 0.4167 41 | 0.5016 30 |  2
30 Alabama-Huntsville  32 18-11- 3 0.6094 16 | 0.5052 29 |  0

(Individual Comparisons Table)

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 teams with a Ratings Percentage
Index (RPI) at or above .500, judging them by four criteria: record against
common opponents, head to head competition, record against other teams with
RPIs at or above .500, 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 teams at or above
.500. 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.uscollegehockey.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.