Week 12: USCHO Poll, RPI, and Big Ten Standings
All stats can be found at USCHO.com
USCHO Poll
Team | (First Place Votes) | Record | Points | Last Poll | |
1 | Minnesota | (32) | 12- 2-2 | 978 | 2 |
2 | Ferris State | (12) | 14- 2-3 | 914 | 4 |
3 | Michigan | 10- 2-2 | 888 | 3 | |
4 | St. Cloud State | ( 4) | 11- 2-3 | 855 | 1 |
5 | Providence | ( 2) | 11- 2-3 | 834 | 5 |
6 | Union | 12- 3-3 | 717 | 10 | |
7 | Boston College | 10- 4-2 | 688 | 6 | |
8 | Quinnipiac | 13- 3-3 | 685 | 7 | |
9 | Clarkson | 12- 3-1 | 610 | 8 | |
10 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 11- 5-0 | 564 | 9 | |
11 | Yale | 6- 3-3 | 452 | 11 | |
12 | Miami | 9- 7-2 | 374 | 12 | |
13 | Notre Dame | 10- 7-1 | 364 | 13 | |
14 | Wisconsin | 8- 5-1 | 329 | 15 | |
15 | Cornell | 7- 4-2 | 315 | 14 | |
16 | Northeastern | 9- 5-2 | 270 | 16 | |
17 | Denver | 9- 6-3 | 161 | 20 | |
18 | Lake Superior | 10- 7-1 | 152 | 17 | |
19 | Nebraska-Omaha | 8- 7-1 | 100 | 19 | |
20 | Minnesota State | 11- 7-0 | 67 | NR |
In this week's poll Michigan stays at #3 and still does not receive a first place vote. Ferris State jumps the Wolverines to go into the break at #2.
St. Cloud State drops to #4 after their series loss to Union, and Minnesota regains the top spot after losing it a week ago.
The third Big Ten team in the poll is Wisconsin who moves up 1 spot to #14 after sweeping Colorado College.
RPI Rankings
# | Team | RPI | W-L | Win% | W-L Rank | SOS | SOS Rank |
1 | Providence | .6102* | 11-2-3 | .7812 | 4t | .5469 | 2 |
2 | Minnesota | .6072* | 12-2-2 | .8125 | 2 | .5357 | 4 |
3 | Ferris State | .5979* | 14-2-3 | .8158 | 1 | .5166 | 21 |
4 | St. Cloud State | .5968* | 11-2-3 | .7812 | 4t | .5272 | 11 |
5 | Michigan | .5943* | 10-2-2 | .7857 | 3 | .5279 | 10 |
6 | Boston College | .5759* | 10-4-2 | .6875 | 9t | .5289 | 8 |
7 | Union | .5696* | 12-3-3 | .7500 | 8 | .5067 | 30 |
8 | Quinnipiac | .5682* | 13-3-3 | .7632 | 7 | .5005 | 35 |
9 | Clarkson | .5665* | 12-3-1 | .7812 | 4t | .4937 | 41 |
10 | Vermont | .5556 | 8-5-1 | .6071 | 15t | .5384 | 3 |
11 | Wisconsin | .5521 | 8-5-1 | .6071 | 15t | .5337 | 7 |
12 | Massachusetts-Lowell | .5499* | 11-5-0 | .6875 | 9t | .5028 | 31 |
13 | Cornell | .5435 | 7-4-2 | .6154 | 13 | .5196 | 18 |
14 | Northeastern | .5432 | 9-5-2 | .6250 | 11t | .5160 | 22 |
15 | Minnesota State | .5395 | 11-7-0 | .6111 | 14 | .5157 | 23 |
16 | North Dakota | .5393 | 9-7-2 | .5556 | 23t | .5339 | 6 |
17 | Maine | .5389* | 9-6-1 | .5938 | 17 | .5206 | 17 |
18 | Notre Dame | .5383 | 10-7-1 | .5833 | 18t | .5233 | 14 |
19 | New Hampshire | .5376 | 9-9-1 | .5000 | 30t | .5501 | 1 |
20 | Miami | .5341 | 9-7-2 | .5556 | 23t | .5269 | 12 |
21 | Lake Superior | .5283 | 10-7-1 | .5833 | 18t | .5099 | 29 |
22 | Nebraska-Omaha | .5268 | 8-7-1 | .5312 | 28t | .5253 | 13 |
23 | Yale | .5201 | 6-3-3 | .6250 | 11t | .4851 | 44 |
24 | Ohio State | .5187 | 8-6-0 | .5714 | 21 | .5012 | 34 |
25 | Denver | .5144 | 9-6-3 | .5833 | 18t | .4915 | 42 |
26 | Bowling Green | .5133 | 8-8-4 | .5000 | 30t | .5177 | 20 |
27 | Rensselaer | .5126 | 8-6-4 | .5556 | 23t | .4982 | 38 |
28 | Boston University | .5097 | 7-8-2 | .4706 | 36 | .5227 | 15 |
29 | Minnesota-Duluth | .5055 | 7-8-1 | .4688 | 37t | .5178 | 19 |
30 | St. Lawrence | .5049 | 8-9-2 | .4737 | 33 | .5153 | 24 |
31 | Colgate | .5029 | 7-9-2 | .4444 | 40 | .5224 | 16 |
32 | Brown | .4992 | 5-6-1 | .4583 | 39 | .5129 | 26 |
33 | Alaska-Anchorage | .4988 | 8-8-2 | .5000 | 30t | .4985 | 36 |
34 | Bemidji State | .4961 | 5-9-6 | .4000 | 42 | .5281 | 9 |
35 | Massachusetts | .4933 | 6-11-2 | .3684 | 46 | .5349 | 5 |
36 | Alaska | .4918 | 7-8-3 | .4722 | 34t | .4984 | 37 |
37 | Michigan Tech | .4914 | 6-9-5 | .4250 | 41 | .5136 | 25 |
38 | Mercyhurst | .4872 | 9-7-2 | .5556 | 23t | .4644 | 48 |
39 | Western Michigan | .4818 | 7-8-3 | .4722 | 34t | .4850 | 45 |
40 | Harvard | .4791 | 4-7-2 | .3846 | 45 | .5107 | 28 |
41 | Air Force | .4779 | 7-5-4 | .5625 | 22 | .4498 | 51 |
42 | Northern Michigan | .4731 | 6-10-2 | .3889 | 44 | .5012 | 33 |
43 | Bentley | .4696* | 8-7-1 | .5312 | 28t | .4482 | 54 |
44 | Connecticut | .4664* | 6-5-2 | .5385 | 27 | .4416 | 55 |
45 | RIT | .4633 | 6-7-3 | .4688 | 37t | .4614 | 49 |
46 | Merrimack | .4554 | 4-9-2 | .3333 | 48t | .4961 | 39 |
47 | Michigan State | .4545 | 5-9-1 | .3667 | 47 | .4838 | 46 |
48 | Colorado College | .4349 | 2-12-3 | .2059 | 55 | .5112 | 27 |
49 | Canisius | .4272 | 5-8-1 | .3929 | 43 | .4386 | 57 |
50 | Penn State | .4212 | 3-9-1 | .2692 | 50 | .4719 | 47 |
51 | Holy Cross | .4197 | 4-9-2 | .3333 | 48t | .4485 | 52 |
52 | Princeton | .4180 | 3-12-0 | .2000 | 56t | .4907 | 43 |
53 | Dartmouth | .4127 | 2-10-0 | .1667 | 58 | .4948 | 40 |
54 | Niagara | .3988 | 3-11-2 | .2500 | 51t | .4484 | 53 |
55 | Robert Morris | .3926 | 2-10-2 | .2143 | 53t | .4520 | 50 |
56 | Alabama-Huntsville | .3905 | 1-17-0 | .0556 | 59 | .5022 | 32 |
57 | American International | .3803 | 3-12-0 | .2000 | 56t | .4404 | 56 |
58 | Sacred Heart | .3742 | 4-12-0 | .2500 | 51t | .4155 | 58 |
59 | Army | .3630 | 3-11-0 | .2143 | 53t | .4125 | 59 |
In the RPI rankings Michigan, Ferris State and St Cloud State have fallen below .6000.
The Wolverines two losses have this season have come against #10 UMass-Lowell and Nebraska-Omaha. UNO has been up and down this season but one loss to a .5268 RPI team isn't the end of the world.
Our best win is #7 Boston College (.5759). While the Boston University (.5097) win isn't as good as we thought, they're hanging on as a TUC team right now.
The state of Michigan has four teams below .5000: Michigan Tech (.4914), Western Michigan (.4818), Northern Michigan (.4731) and Michigan State (.4545).
Big Ten Standings
Team | Big Ten | W | L | T | SO | Win % | PTS | GF-GA | Overall | W | L | T | Win% | GF-GA |
Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 10 | 13-8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .812 | 63-34 | ||
Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 9-7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .786 | 45-29 | ||
Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 15-12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | 49-43 | ||
Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 2 | 4-5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .367 | 35-39 | ||
Ohio State | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7-9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 50-42 | ||
Penn State | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4-11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .269 | 32-49 |
The Big Ten is almost what we thought it would be coming into this season.
Penn State and Michigan State have not beaten a team above .500 this season in regulation. Ohio State skates hard but they're not ready to compete for a Top-3 spot in the conference.
The difference between preseason and now is Wisconsin. The Badgers have beaten all of the bad teams on their schedule and lost to most of the good teams. They're talented, experienced and play like a team of individuals.
Michigan is the clear #2 in the conference. Right now they aren't on the level of Minnesota, so a few upsets will be needed to challenge for the Big Ten Title.
December 16th, 2013 at 4:12 PM ^
a lot of useful info and it is greatly appreciated!
December 16th, 2013 at 4:17 PM ^
FWIW, they changed the PWR. No more TUC. Everyone is under consideration.
December 17th, 2013 at 4:33 PM ^
So there is no cliff? I never was 100% how it worked
December 16th, 2013 at 5:52 PM ^
How did Ferris State jump us when we tied them and they were behind us last week?
December 16th, 2013 at 7:15 PM ^
Even though the game was a tie Michigan was ranked higher. Tying a lower ranked team is still a negative even if they're only one spot down.
Michigan only playing one game this week and Ferris having four more wins gives them an edge in the numbers.
December 16th, 2013 at 7:54 PM ^
1 seed Michigan = doom
December 16th, 2013 at 9:29 PM ^
SO loss for them and they jump us? Meh.
December 16th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
The game ended in a tie. In NCAA hockey, a shootout only counts between conference teams. They only do it in Non-Conference games for the fans. It doesn't mean anything.
December 16th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
is a really dumb rule. i bet if a guy got hurt in a non-conf shootout, they would stop doing them.
December 16th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
To the NCAA, it looks like a tie and a pretty sweet tie at that: a tie on the road at the #3 team's home barn which is one of the greatest home-ice advantages in the sport.
The standings say its a tie, but it was a big win for Ferris
December 16th, 2013 at 10:41 PM ^
They are every bit #59
Also, #12 Lowell's loss to #58 Sacred Heart gets more and more baffling by the week
December 17th, 2013 at 1:03 PM ^
Was how Holy Cross dominated Boston College. I think it was 5-1 Holy Cross before a late rally in the 3rd got BC within one goal and ended 5-4.
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