Weekend Split With Irish Helps UM Ranking
The UMaine hockey team got a bump in the PairWise national rankings with its weekend split at Notre Dame - up to #16 in the country. The USCHO national poll ranks the Bears at #21 but the closer to playoff time, the more important the PairWise stats become the numbers that matter most.
Boston College remains the #1 team in the nation with that 21-4-3 record. UMass-Lowell, Providence, Northeastern and Vermont are ahead of Maine in the PairWise.
The Bears host Merrimack this weekend at Alfond, then play weekend sets with Northeastern and Providence - those teams are currently tied at #11.
UPDATE: UM goalie Martin Ouellette has been named Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Ouellette made 75 saves over two night in South Bend. He shares the weekly award with Northeastern goalie Clay Witt.
Men’s Division I PairWise Rankings
Rank | Team | PWR | W-L-T | Weighted Win % | Weighted Win % Rank | RPI | RPI Rank |
1 | 58 | 21-4-3 | .8175 | 1 | .6050* | 1 | |
2 | 57 | 19-4-5 | .7614 | 2 | .5965 | 2 | |
3t | 55 | 19-6-3 | .7324 | 5 | .5710* | 3 | |
3t | 55 | 20-6-3 | .7589 | 3 | .5707* | 4 | |
5 | 54 | 20-5-5 | .7448 | 4 | .5670* | 5 | |
6 | 53 | 19-7-3 | .7014 | 6 | .5611* | 6 | |
7 | 52 | 16-8-2 | .6339 | 12 | .5597* | 7 | |
8 | 51 | 15-6-5 | .6642 | 8 | .5573* | 8 | |
9 | 49 | 12-5-5 | .6743 | 7 | .5564* | 9 | |
10 | 48 | 14-7-3 | .6552 | 9 | .5558 | 10 | |
11t | 47 | 15-7-5 | .6477 | 10 | .5504* | 11 | |
11t | 47 | 16-9-3 | .6303 | 13 | .5503* | 12 | |
13 | 46 | 15-9-3 | .6119 | 15 | .5463 | 13 | |
14 | 45 | 13-9-4 | .5741 | 22 | .5432 | 14 | |
15 | 44 | 14-11-3 | .5493 | 28 | .5354 | 16 | |
16 | 43 | 13-10-3 | .5708 | 23 | .5366 | 15 | |
17 | 42 | 14-9-3 | .5827 | 20 | .5333 | 17 | |
18 | 41 | 12-7-4 | .6126 | 14 | .5324* | 18 | |
19 | 40 | 17-11-2 | .6069 | 17 | .5322 | 19 | |
20t | 38 | 16-12-1 | .5373 | 29 | .5311* | 20 | |
20t | 38 | 17-13-0 | .5882 | 19 | .5286 | 21 | |
20t | 38 | 14-10-4 | .5669 | 24 | .5284 | 22 | |
23t | 35 | 13-9-6 | .5620 | 25 | .5249 | 23 | |
23t | 35 | 16-15-1 | .4969 | 32 | .5239 | 25 | |
25 | 34 | 14-9-3 | .5812 | 21 | .5243 | 24 |