2002-2003 Division I Men Pairwise Rankings (PWR)
Rk Team                GP  W- L- T  Win%  Rk     RPI  Rk  PWR
 1 Colorado College    38 28- 5- 5 0.8026  2 | 0.5937  1 | 27
 2 Cornell             31 26- 4- 1 0.8548  1 | 0.5900  2 | 26
 3 New Hampshire       38 25- 7- 6 0.7368  4 | 0.5896  3 | 25
 4 Boston University   40 24-13- 3 0.6375 13 | 0.5854  4 | 24
 5 Maine               38 24- 9- 5 0.6974  7 | 0.5805  6 | 22
   Ferris State        38 29- 8- 1 0.7763  3 | 0.5662  8 | 22
 7 Minnesota           39 22- 8- 9 0.6795  9 | 0.5851  5 | 21
 8 Boston College      37 23-10- 4 0.6757 11 | 0.5793  7 | 20
 9 MSU-Mankato         38 20- 8-10 0.6579 12 | 0.5606 10 | 18
   Michigan            38 26- 9- 3 0.7237  5 | 0.5606 11 | 18
11 North Dakota        40 25-10- 5 0.6875  8 | 0.5614  9 | 17
12 Ohio State          39 24-10- 5 0.6795  9 | 0.5535 14 | 15
13 St. Cloud State     36 17-14- 5 0.5417 27 | 0.5568 12 | 14
14 Harvard             31 21- 8- 2 0.7097  6 | 0.5546 13 | 13
   Michigan State      38 23-13- 2 0.6316 15 | 0.5466 16 | 13
16 Providence          36 19-14- 3 0.5694 20 | 0.5463 17 | 12
17 Denver              40 21-13- 6 0.6000 17 | 0.5528 15 | 11
   Northern Michigan   38 20-16- 2 0.5526 24 | 0.5245 19 | 11
   Dartmouth           31 18-12- 1 0.5968 18 | 0.5215 20 | 11
20 Massachusetts       37 19-17- 1 0.5270 28 | 0.5311 18 |  9
21 Notre Dame          38 16-16- 6 0.5000 31 | 0.5179 21 |  6
   Yale                31 18-13- 0 0.5806 19 | 0.5176 22 |  6
   Minnesota-Duluth    38 19-14- 5 0.5658 21 | 0.5161 23 |  6
24 Miami               40 21-16- 3 0.5625 22 | 0.5117 25 |  5
25 Merrimack           36 12-18- 6 0.4167 40 | 0.5149 24 |  2
   Western Michigan    38 15-21- 2 0.4211 39 | 0.5114 26 |  2
27 Mass.-Lowell        36 11-20- 5 0.3750 45 | 0.5053 27 |  1
   Alaska-Fairbanks    36 15-14- 7 0.5139 30 | 0.5013 28 |  1

(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.