2002-2003 Division I Men Pairwise Rankings (PWR)
Rk Team                GP  W- L- T  Win%  Rk     RPI  Rk  PWR
 1 Maine               30 22- 4- 4 0.8000  3 | 0.6157  1 | 27
 2 Colorado College    30 22- 3- 5 0.8167  2 | 0.6152  2 | 26
 3 Boston College      27 18- 6- 3 0.7222  7 | 0.5998  3 | 24
   Cornell             23 19- 4- 0 0.8261  1 | 0.5956  5 | 24
 5 New Hampshire       28 18- 7- 3 0.6964 10 | 0.5913  6 | 23
 6 North Dakota        30 22- 5- 3 0.7833  4 | 0.5871  7 | 22
 7 Minnesota           29 15- 7- 7 0.6379 12 | 0.5963  4 | 21
 8 Boston University   29 17-10- 2 0.6207 14 | 0.5790  8 | 18
   St. Cloud State     26 13-10- 3 0.5577 22 | 0.5761  9 | 18
   Ferris State        30 21- 8- 1 0.7167  8 | 0.5670 10 | 18
   Ohio State          29 20- 6- 3 0.7414  5 | 0.5628 11 | 18
12 Michigan            28 20- 7- 1 0.7321  6 | 0.5612 12 | 17
13 MSU-Mankato         28 12- 7- 9 0.5893 18 | 0.5518 13 | 15
14 Denver              30 17- 9- 4 0.6333 13 | 0.5481 14 | 13
   Providence          29 16-12- 1 0.5690 20 | 0.5371 16 | 13
16 Northern Michigan   28 14-12- 2 0.5357 24 | 0.5260 19 | 12
17 Michigan State      28 16-10- 2 0.6071 16 | 0.5216 20 | 11
18 Harvard             22 14- 7- 1 0.6591 11 | 0.5430 15 | 10
19 Dartmouth           23 12-10- 1 0.5435 23 | 0.5122 26 |  8
20 Merrimack           28 11-12- 5 0.4821 30 | 0.5350 18 |  7
21 Western Michigan    28 13-14- 1 0.4821 30 | 0.5368 17 |  6
   Miami               30 16-12- 2 0.5667 21 | 0.5188 21 |  6
   Notre Dame          28  9-13- 6 0.4286 41 | 0.5180 23 |  6
24 Yale                23 14- 9- 0 0.6087 15 | 0.5181 22 |  4
   Massachusetts       30 14-15- 1 0.4833 29 | 0.5174 25 |  4
26 Mass.-Lowell        28 10-15- 3 0.4107 43 | 0.5180 24 |  3
   Minnesota-Duluth    28 13-11- 4 0.5357 24 | 0.5042 28 |  3
28 Michigan Tech       28  9-15- 4 0.3929 46 | 0.5112 27 |  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.