NCAA Men's Hockey Team Ratings

Performance vs. Expectation (PvE) rating leaderboard for the 2027 season.

62 Teams Rated
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026, 10:50 PM ET
Games rated through: Oct 25, 2026 (Movement Δ measured since Oct 18, 2026 cutoff)
Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ RW ⇅ OW ⇅ T ⇅ OL ⇅ RL ⇅ Rating ⇅ Rank Δ ⇅ Rating Δ ⇅ OffRt ⇅ DefRt ⇅ SoS ⇅
#1 Michigan 7 0 0 0 0 170.00 — +41.29 +31.34 +17.69 +16.17
#2 Western Michigan 4 0 0 0 1 127.30 — +12.61 +19.48 +22.28 +0.58
#3 Providence 5 0 0 0 0 115.84 ▲ +3 +18.89 +13.27 +25.78 -42.93
#4 Denver 3 0 1 0 2 108.66 â–ŧ -1 +1.81 +6.28 +15.18 +17.03
#5 Wisconsin 4 0 0 0 0 100.60 ▲ +3 +22.22 +2.07 +13.79 -33.04
#6 Michigan State 4 0 0 0 1 90.72 â–ŧ -1 -11.09 +8.31 +18.47 -41.38
#7 Minnesota Duluth 5 0 2 0 1 86.11 ▲ +2 +23.65 +9.19 +13.96 +0.32
#8 North Dakota 6 0 0 0 2 85.18 â–ŧ -4 -21.40 +13.67 +4.81 +9.84
#9 Augustana 5 0 1 0 1 82.72 ▲ +1 +26.32 +1.32 +19.88 +39.35
#10 Quinnipiac 4 0 0 0 2 81.72 â–ŧ -3 +2.16 +30.81 +5.71 +27.60
#11 Colorado College 5 0 0 0 1 77.47 ▲ +1 +33.68 +4.34 +20.75 +8.09
#12 Merrimack 4 0 1 0 1 64.75 ▲ +1 +22.43 +11.30 -4.35 +16.38
#13 Dartmouth 1 0 0 0 0 56.28 â–ŧ -2 +6.59 +4.61 +7.32 +0.00
#14 Maine 4 0 0 0 2 51.37 ▲ +1 +12.61 +3.62 +15.03 -10.41
#15 Cornell 0 0 0 0 0 43.90 ▲ +1 +6.59 +1.68 +9.78 +0.00
#16 UMass 3 0 1 0 3 33.15 â–ŧ -2 -7.97 +0.58 +5.01 -1.13
#17 UConn 3 0 0 0 3 25.90 ▲ +3 +8.00 +10.35 -1.18 +27.12
#18 Minnesota 2 0 1 0 3 25.83 ▲ +24 +49.19 +2.86 +1.62 +62.76
#19 Army 3 0 0 0 1 24.55 ▲ +22 +42.42 +3.66 +9.20 +7.51
#20 Princeton 0 0 0 0 1 19.89 ▲ +4 +6.59 +1.00 +3.72 +0.00
#21 Boston University 5 0 0 0 2 19.55 ▲ +1 +3.34 +2.64 -1.51 -34.32
#22 Michigan Tech 6 0 0 0 2 16.99 â–ŧ -5 -10.31 -6.70 +2.68 -28.93
#23 Minnesota State 3 0 0 0 4 15.43 ▲ +4 +5.77 -5.80 +3.80 +38.93
#24 New Hampshire 3 0 1 0 2 14.91 ▲ +9 +18.28 -6.31 +5.15 +26.39
#25 Miami (OH) 5 0 0 0 1 14.00 â–ŧ -2 -0.12 -4.23 +3.06 -98.61
#26 Northeastern 2 0 0 0 2 12.81 â–ŧ -5 -3.55 +3.52 +5.82 +20.06
#27 Bowling Green 4 0 0 0 4 10.01 ▲ +1 +1.46 -0.03 +9.77 +4.93
#28 Omaha 4 0 0 0 2 9.90 ▲ +9 +21.44 -0.36 +2.13 +1.40
#29 Harvard 1 0 0 0 0 8.15 ▲ +7 +17.03 -1.06 +3.37 +12.81
#30 Boston College 1 0 1 0 3 6.80 ▲ +1 +6.31 -1.40 -0.52 +30.09
#31 Arizona State 4 0 0 0 2 6.62 â–ŧ -1 +3.69 +5.64 -6.72 -44.94
#32 Bentley 3 0 0 0 3 5.81 ▲ +2 +12.34 -4.07 +1.52 -0.24
#33 St. Cloud State 2 0 0 0 3 5.74 â–ŧ -7 -5.13 +3.52 -5.45 +2.79
#34 Union (NY) 3 0 0 0 3 4.65 â–ŧ -9 -8.20 +17.03 -1.86 -21.31
#35 Clarkson 3 0 0 0 3 -0.35 â–ŧ -6 -7.94 -2.44 +5.47 -27.19
#36 Ohio State 2 0 0 0 4 -0.88 â–ŧ -17 -19.91 +3.18 -2.29 +10.90
#37 Notre Dame 2 0 0 0 4 -14.60 â–ŧ -5 -14.81 -4.48 +2.04 +46.50
#38 Sacred Heart 3 0 0 0 3 -17.43 â–ŧ -3 -9.85 -0.69 -6.86 -14.90
#39 Vermont 3 0 0 0 3 -21.59 ▲ +5 +10.19 -14.04 +5.43 +7.37
#40 Holy Cross 3 0 0 0 5 -28.17 ▲ +3 -0.06 -3.57 +3.41 +16.28
#41 St. Thomas (MN) 1 0 0 0 3 -29.07 â–ŧ -23 -49.16 -12.43 -5.79 -9.68
#42 RPI 4 0 0 0 2 -32.60 ▲ +3 -0.03 -10.45 +3.98 -44.68
#43 Bemidji State 1 0 0 0 4 -33.63 â–ŧ -4 -17.33 -4.19 +4.46 +69.66
#44 Air Force 2 0 0 0 5 -34.80 â–ŧ -6 -22.98 -2.58 -6.34 -2.22
#45 Penn State 2 0 0 0 4 -41.33 â–ŧ -5 -24.01 -5.58 -11.92 -30.27
#46 UMass Lowell 2 0 0 0 5 -45.53 ▲ +2 -3.14 -5.10 -1.85 +16.67
#47 Niagara 4 0 0 0 4 -52.54 ▲ +8 +16.25 -16.43 -4.06 -14.86
#48 RIT 2 0 1 0 4 -59.51 ▲ +3 -6.81 -6.62 -12.36 -1.89
#49 Lindenwood 3 0 0 0 5 -61.11 â–ŧ -3 -26.09 +9.01 -20.65 -30.06
#50 Yale 1 0 0 0 0 -62.07 ▲ +4 +6.59 -5.46 -7.73 +0.00
#51 Ferris State 1 0 1 0 4 -68.94 ▲ +5 +1.68 -7.35 -12.41 +16.38
#52 Stonehill 3 0 0 0 2 -69.47 ▲ +1 -7.84 -11.03 -12.73 -62.72
#53 Long Island University 2 0 0 0 5 -73.65 â–ŧ -1 -13.51 -1.65 -11.70 -30.17
#54 Alaska 1 0 0 0 5 -78.37 â–ŧ -5 -32.69 -15.46 -8.32 +14.09
#55 Robert Morris 1 0 0 0 6 -81.51 â–ŧ -8 -44.48 -8.78 -12.52 +28.50
#56 Colgate 1 0 0 0 6 -84.77 ▲ +1 -10.91 -14.64 -4.08 -0.25
#57 Northern Michigan 2 0 0 0 4 -88.61 ▲ +3 +11.28 -7.30 -5.20 +11.75
#58 Brown 0 0 0 0 1 -92.08 ▲ +1 +6.64 -11.51 -7.48 +19.55
#59 Canisius 3 0 1 0 4 -95.15 â–ŧ -9 -47.85 -13.79 -15.86 -46.07
#60 Lake Superior State 2 0 0 0 4 -101.97 â–ŧ -2 -25.41 -16.45 -16.05 -58.94
#61 Alaska Anchorage 1 0 0 0 7 -125.71 ▲ +1 -6.18 -17.23 -18.99 +47.67
#62 St. Lawrence 0 0 0 0 4 -127.87 â–ŧ -1 -20.57 -1.77 -26.98 -0.84

â„šī¸ Standings & Rating System Legend

RW
Regulation Win

Standard victory secured within regulation play.

OW
Overtime Win

Victory secured in overtime (includes Shootout Win in the NHL and Extra-Inning decisions in MLB).

T
Tie Game

Contest drawn after full regulation and overtime.

OL
Overtime Loss

Contest tied at end of regulation; lost in overtime (includes Shootout Loss in the NHL and Extra-Inning decisions in MLB).

RL
Regulation Loss

Defeat in standard regulation play.

PvE Rating
Performance vs. Expectation

Zero-centered Elo power rating measuring opponent-adjusted performance against Vegas closing expectations.

Rank Δ / Rating Δ
Rating & Rank Momentum

Net movement in leaderboard rank and raw rating compared to the previous rating calculation date.

Off / Def / SoS
Offense, Defense & Strength of Sched

Component offensive and defensive power ratings, plus average opponent rating faced to date.