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USCHO.com's Top 40 RPI (Ratings Per Index)

Cracking the Top 40, at #39, the RMU Men's team.

Rk	Team	RPI	Rk	W-L-T	Win %	Rk	SOS
1	Michigan	.6020*	1	25-3-4	.8438	19	.5177
2	North Dakota	.5870	5	19-8-2	.6897	1	.5527
3	Colorado College	.5866	3	21-8-1	.7167	2	.5433
4	Miami	.5807	2	25-6-1	.7969	25	.5087
5	New Hampshire	.5747	4	19-7-2	.7143	11	.5282
6	Denver	.5699	8t	19-10-1	.6500	3	.5432
7	Michigan State	.5539	6	20-8-5	.6818	23	.5113
8	Boston College	.5526	8t	16-7-7	.6500	16	.5202
9	Notre Dame	.5503	7	21-10-3	.6618	22	.5131
10	Minnesota State	.5434	14	16-11-4	.5806	10	.5310
11	Wisconsin	.5384	26	14-12-6	.5312	4	.5408
12	Minnesota-Duluth	.5376	20t	12-10-6	.5357	6	.5383
13	Clarkson	.5346	12	17-10-3	.6167	26	.5072
14	St. Cloud State	.5326	27t	14-13-3	.5167	7	.5379
15	Princeton	.5284	13	15-10-0	.6000	31	.5046
16	Northeastern	.5271	16	14-11-3	.5536	18	.5183
17	Minnesota	.5240	35	12-13-7	.4844	8	.5371
18	Quinnipiac	.5239	11	17-9-4	.6333	43	.4874
19	Providence	.5236	20t	13-11-4	.5357	17	.5196
20	Mass.-Lowell	.5196	20t	13-11-4	.5357	20	.5142
21	Massachusetts	.5180	31t	11-11-6	.5000	12	.5240
22	Michigan Tech	.5178	40	11-14-5	.4500	5	.5404
23	Vermont	.5109	37	10-11-7	.4821	14	.5205
24	Cornell	.5089	19	12-10-3	.5400	36	.4985
25	Boston University	.5085	38	12-14-4	.4667	13	.5224
26	Yale	.5067	15	12-9-4	.5600	41	.4889
27	Niagara	.5065	10	16-8-4	.6429	50	.4611
28	Union	.5056	23t	13-11-5	.5345	38	.4960
29	Harvard	.5051	31t	11-11-3	.5000	27	.5068
30	Nebraska-Omaha	.5039	31t	14-14-4	.5000	30	.5052
31	Bowling Green	.4984	31t	15-15-0	.5000	37	.4978
32	Colgate	.4967	27t	13-12-5	.5167	40	.4900
33	Ferris State	.4958	27t	13-12-5	.5167	42	.4889
34	Northern Michigan	.4952	39	13-16-3	.4531	24	.5093
35	Alaska-Anchorage	.4886	48t	7-16-7	.3500	9	.5349
36	Dartmouth	.4857	41	9-12-4	.4400	33	.5010
37	Bemidji State	.4854	27t	14-13-3	.5167	45	.4750
38	Air Force	.4838	17t	14-11-5	.5500	49	.4617
39	Robert Morris	.4831	23t	14-12-3	.5345	48	.4660
40	Merrimack	.4806	44	10-15-3	.4107	32	.5039

Krach Ratings:

(KRACH is the implementation of a sophisticated mathematical model known as the Bradley-Terry rating system, first applied to college hockey by a statistician named Ken Butler. While the model is sophisticated, and needs a computer to calculate, its essential meaning is actually quite simple.

The key to understanding KRACH is understanding that it's calculated recursively, so that the end result is self-evident by the results. In other words, if you took one team's schedule to date, and played a theoretical "game" for each game already actually played, using the KRACH ratings themselves in order to predict the winner, then the end result would be a theoretical won-loss percentage that matches the team's actual won-loss percentage. Pretty cool.

It is not possible to do any better than that with a completely objective method. Any other method introduces arbitrary-ness and/or subjectivity.)

Rk	Team	KRACH		Record				Sched Strength
		Rating	RRWP	Rk	W-L-T	Win %	Win Ratio	Rk	SOS
1	Michigan	810.4	.8616	1	25-3-4	.8438	5.400	15	150.1
2	North Dakota	620.4	.8292	5	19-8-2	.6897	2.222	1	279.2
3	Colorado College	584.7	.8213	3	21-8-1	.7167	2.529	4	231.1
4	Miami	504.9	.8009	2	25-6-1	.7969	3.923	26	128.7
5	Denver	442.7	.7814	8t	19-10-1	.6500	1.857	3	238.4
6	New Hampshire	436.5	.7792	4	19-7-2	.7143	2.500	11	174.6
7	Michigan State	289.9	.7112	6	20-8-5	.6818	2.143	23	135.3
8	Wisconsin	284.3	.7077	26	14-12-6	.5312	1.133	2	250.9
9	Minnesota State	284.0	.7075	14	16-11-4	.5806	1.385	10	205.1
10	Notre Dame	272.1	.6998	7	21-10-3	.6618	1.957	22	139.1
11	Minnesota-Duluth	263.6	.6940	20	12-10-6	.5357	1.154	7	228.5
12	Boston College	260.2	.6916	8t	16-7-7	.6500	1.857	20	140.1
13	St. Cloud State	238.2	.6752	27t	14-13-3	.5167	1.069	9	222.8
14	Minnesota	215.9	.6565	35	12-13-7	.4844	0.939	6	229.8
15	Michigan Tech	188.5	.6300	40	11-14-5	.4500	0.818	5	230.4
16	Northeastern	179.4	.6202	16	14-11-3	.5536	1.240	18	144.7
17	Clarkson	176.8	.6173	12	17-10-3	.6167	1.609	29	109.9
18	Providence	175.7	.6160	20	13-11-4	.5357	1.154	14	152.3
19	Massachusetts	168.7	.6079	31t	11-11-6	.5000	1.000	12	168.7
20	Mass.-Lowell	164.9	.6033	20	13-11-4	.5357	1.154	19	142.9
21	Princeton	152.4	.5873	13	15-10-0	.6000	1.500	33	101.6
22	Boston University	141.6	.5723	38	12-14-4	.4667	0.875	13	161.9
23	Vermont	138.8	.5681	37	10-11-7	.4821	0.931	17	149.0
24	Quinnipiac	126.1	.5482	11	17-9-4	.6333	1.727	44	72.98
25	Nebraska-Omaha	124.0	.5449	31t	14-14-4	.5000	1.000	27	124.0
26	Alaska-Anchorage	121.2	.5400	48t	7-16-7	.3500	0.538	8	225.0
27	Northern Michigan	112.	.5236	39	13-16-3	.4531	0.829	24	135.2
28	Cornell	108.5	.5170	19	12-10-3	.5400	1.174	37	92.42
29	Harvard	107.9	.5158	31t	11-11-3	.5000	1.000	31	107.9
30	Bowling Green	105.5	.5112	31t	15-15-0	.5000	1.000	32	105.5
31	Yale	104.0	.5082	15	12-9-4	.5600	1.273	41	81.73
32	Union	102.8	.5057	23t	13-11-5	.5345	1.148	40	89.50
33	Ferris State	96.90	.4934	27t	13-12-5	.5167	1.069	39	90.65
34	Niagara	94.59	.4884	10	16-8-4	.6429	1.800	49	52.55
35	Colgate	85.96	.4685	27t	13-12-5	.5167	1.069	43	80.41
36	Merrimack	78.67	.4501	44	10-15-3	.4107	0.697	28	112.9
37	Bemidji State	77.12	.4461	27t	14-13-3	.5167	1.069	45	72.15
38	Maine	76.95	.4456	51	8-17-3	.3393	0.514	16	149.8
39	Dartmouth	74.71	.4395	41	9-12-4	.4400	0.786	36	95.08
40	Alaska	71.14	.4295	48t	8-17-5	.3500	0.538	25	132.1
41	Robert Morris	69.23	.4239	23t	14-12-3	.5345	1.148	48	60.30