2002-2003 Division I Men Pairwise Rankings (PWR)
Rk Team                GP  W- L- T  Win%  Rk     RPI  Rk  PWR
 1 Colorado College    32 23- 4- 5 0.7969  2 | 0.6021  1 | 28
 2 Maine               34 23- 6- 5 0.7500  3 | 0.5951  2 | 27
 3 Cornell             27 22- 4- 1 0.8333  1 | 0.5946  3 | 26
 4 Boston College      32 21- 8- 3 0.7031  7 | 0.5874  4 | 24
   New Hampshire       32 20- 7- 5 0.7031  7 | 0.5812  6 | 24
 6 Ferris State        32 23- 8- 1 0.7344  4 | 0.5724  8 | 22
 7 Boston University   34 20-11- 3 0.6324 15 | 0.5767  7 | 21
 8 Minnesota           33 18- 8- 7 0.6515 12 | 0.5863  5 | 20
   St. Cloud State     30 14-12- 4 0.5333 24 | 0.5695  9 | 20
10 Michigan            32 23- 8- 1 0.7344  4 | 0.5627 11 | 19
11 North Dakota        34 22- 8- 4 0.7059  6 | 0.5688 10 | 18
   MSU-Mankato         32 16- 7- 9 0.6406 13 | 0.5562 13 | 18
13 Ohio State          33 21- 9- 3 0.6818 10 | 0.5508 16 | 16
14 Denver              34 20- 9- 5 0.6618 11 | 0.5577 12 | 15
   Providence          33 18-12- 3 0.5909 19 | 0.5535 14 | 15
16 Harvard             27 18- 8- 1 0.6852  9 | 0.5532 15 | 12
   Michigan State      32 18-12- 2 0.5938 18 | 0.5302 18 | 12
18 Merrimack           31 12-14- 5 0.4677 36 | 0.5352 17 |  9
   Miami               34 18-14- 2 0.5588 23 | 0.5212 20 |  9
   Dartmouth           27 15-11- 1 0.5741 20 | 0.5187 24 |  9
   Northern Michigan   32 16-14- 2 0.5312 25 | 0.5181 25 |  9
22 Western Michigan    32 14-16- 2 0.4688 32 | 0.5292 19 |  7
   Massachusetts       33 16-16- 1 0.5000 27 | 0.5199 22 |  7
24 Notre Dame          32 13-13- 6 0.5000 27 | 0.5204 21 |  6
25 Yale                27 17-10- 0 0.6296 16 | 0.5198 23 |  5
   Minnesota-Duluth    32 16-12- 4 0.5625 22 | 0.5138 26 |  5
27 Mass.-Lowell        31 10-17- 4 0.3871 45 | 0.5121 27 |  2
28 Alaska-Fairbanks    30 12-12- 6 0.5000 27 | 0.5060 28 |  1
29 Alabama-Huntsville  30 17-10- 3 0.6167 17 | 0.5059 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.