2002-2003 Division I Men Pairwise Rankings (PWR)
Rk Team                GP  W- L- T  Win%  Rk     RPI  Rk  PWR
 1 Maine               28 21- 3- 4 0.8214  2 | 0.6205  1 | 28
 2 Colorado College    28 21- 2- 5 0.8393  1 | 0.6164  2 | 27
 3 New Hampshire       27 18- 6- 3 0.7222  5 | 0.6015  3 | 26
 4 North Dakota        28 21- 4- 3 0.8036  4 | 0.5980  4 | 25
 5 Cornell             21 17- 4- 0 0.8095  3 | 0.5922  6 | 24
 6 Boston College      25 16- 6- 3 0.7000  8 | 0.5942  5 | 23
 7 Minnesota           27 14- 6- 7 0.6481 13 | 0.5891  7 | 20
   St. Cloud State     26 13-10- 3 0.5577 22 | 0.5760  8 | 20
   Boston University   27 15-10- 2 0.5926 16 | 0.5733  9 | 20
10 Ferris State        28 19- 8- 1 0.6964  9 | 0.5706 10 | 18
11 Ohio State          27 18- 6- 3 0.7222  5 | 0.5565 12 | 17
   Michigan            26 18- 7- 1 0.7115  7 | 0.5546 13 | 17
13 Denver              28 17- 7- 4 0.6786 11 | 0.5598 11 | 16
14 MSU-Mankato         28 12- 7- 9 0.5893 18 | 0.5541 14 | 15
15 Providence          27 14-12- 1 0.5370 23 | 0.5285 18 | 13
   Northern Michigan   26 14-10- 2 0.5769 19 | 0.5269 20 | 13
17 Harvard             20 13- 6- 1 0.6750 12 | 0.5473 15 | 12
   Dartmouth           21 12- 8- 1 0.5952 15 | 0.5187 25 | 12
19 Western Michigan    26 13-12- 1 0.5192 25 | 0.5422 16 |  9
20 Merrimack           25 10-11- 4 0.4800 32 | 0.5348 17 |  8
   Massachusetts       28 14-13- 1 0.5179 27 | 0.5277 19 |  8
   Miami               30 16-12- 2 0.5667 21 | 0.5204 22 |  8
   Michigan State      27 15-10- 2 0.5926 16 | 0.5203 23 |  8
24 Yale                21 12- 9- 0 0.5714 20 | 0.5187 24 |  5
25 Mass.-Lowell        25  9-14- 2 0.4000 45 | 0.5232 21 |  4
   Notre Dame          28  9-13- 6 0.4286 39 | 0.5140 26 |  4
27 Nebraska-Omaha      28 11-14- 3 0.4464 36 | 0.5013 29 |  3
28 Northeastern        25  9-14- 2 0.4000 45 | 0.5063 27 |  2
29 Michigan Tech       26  8-14- 4 0.3846 47 | 0.5041 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.