2002-2003 Division I Men Pairwise Rankings (PWR)
Rk Team                GP  W- L- T  Win%  Rk     RPI  Rk  PWR
 1 Colorado College    37 27- 5- 5 0.7973  2 | 0.5983  1 | 27
 2 Cornell             30 25- 4- 1 0.8500  1 | 0.5918  2 | 26
 3 Boston University   39 24-12- 3 0.6538 12 | 0.5871  3 | 25
 4 New Hampshire       37 24- 7- 6 0.7297  4 | 0.5859  4 | 24
 5 Maine               38 24- 9- 5 0.6974  7 | 0.5810  6 | 22
   Ferris State        37 28- 8- 1 0.7703  3 | 0.5683  8 | 22
 7 Minnesota           38 21- 8- 9 0.6711 10 | 0.5853  5 | 21
 8 Boston College      37 23-10- 4 0.6757  9 | 0.5802  7 | 20
 9 Michigan            37 25- 9- 3 0.7162  5 | 0.5617  9 | 19
10 MSU-Mankato         37 19- 8-10 0.6486 13 | 0.5594 10 | 17
11 North Dakota        39 24-10- 5 0.6795  8 | 0.5588 11 | 16
12 Ohio State          38 23-10- 5 0.6711 10 | 0.5539 14 | 14
13 Denver              39 21-12- 6 0.6154 16 | 0.5555 12 | 13
   St. Cloud State     35 16-14- 5 0.5286 27 | 0.5541 13 | 13
   Harvard             30 20- 8- 2 0.7000  6 | 0.5538 15 | 13
   Providence          36 19-14- 3 0.5694 22 | 0.5470 16 | 13
   Michigan State      37 22-13- 2 0.6216 14 | 0.5444 17 | 13
18 Northern Michigan   37 19-16- 2 0.5405 25 | 0.5227 19 | 11
   Dartmouth           30 17-12- 1 0.5833 18 | 0.5182 21 | 11
20 Massachusetts       37 19-17- 1 0.5270 29 | 0.5315 18 |  9
21 Minnesota-Duluth    37 19-13- 5 0.5811 19 | 0.5194 20 |  8
22 Miami               39 21-15- 3 0.5769 20 | 0.5165 22 |  6
23 Western Michigan    37 15-20- 2 0.4324 39 | 0.5152 23 |  5
24 Notre Dame          37 15-16- 6 0.4865 34 | 0.5147 25 |  4
25 Merrimack           36 12-18- 6 0.4167 40 | 0.5151 24 |  2
   Yale                30 17-13- 0 0.5667 23 | 0.5126 26 |  2
27 Mass.-Lowell        36 11-20- 5 0.3750 46 | 0.5058 27 |  1
   Alaska-Fairbanks    35 15-13- 7 0.5286 27 | 0.5042 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.