NCAA Men's Hockey Team Ratings

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

63 Teams Rated
Last updated: Sep 23, 2026, 4:09 AM ET
Games rated through: Jan 01, 2027 (Movement Δ measured since Preseason cutoff)
Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ RW ⇅ OW ⇅ T ⇅ OL ⇅ RL ⇅ Rating ⇅ Rank Δ ⇅ Rating Δ ⇅ OffRt ⇅ DefRt ⇅ SoS ⇅
#1 Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 140.33 — +0.00 +34.62 +13.35 +0.00
#2 Denver 0 0 0 0 0 138.17 — +0.00 +16.37 +18.35 +0.00
#3 Western Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 123.20 — +0.00 +20.48 +13.57 +0.00
#4 North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 115.10 — +0.00 +22.56 +12.59 +0.00
#5 Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0 105.31 — +0.00 +12.85 +19.41 +0.00
#6 Quinnipiac 0 0 0 0 0 91.66 — +0.00 +26.84 +11.43 +0.00
#7 Providence 0 0 0 0 0 90.70 — +0.00 +14.78 +12.57 +0.00
#8 Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 81.19 — +0.00 +13.98 +7.39 +0.00
#9 Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 76.84 — +0.00 +13.67 +13.47 +0.00
#10 UMass 0 0 0 0 0 57.58 — +0.00 +1.40 +8.61 +0.00
#11 Dartmouth 0 0 0 0 0 49.81 — +0.00 +11.38 +12.97 +0.00
#12 UConn 0 0 0 0 0 47.37 — +0.00 +3.97 +10.29 +0.00
#13 Cornell 0 0 0 0 0 46.02 — +0.00 +1.86 +17.12 +0.00
#14 Boston College 0 0 0 0 0 45.36 — +0.00 +10.50 +7.39 +0.00
#15 Merrimack 0 0 0 0 0 45.13 — +0.00 +6.16 +0.17 +0.00
#16 Penn State 0 0 0 0 0 43.22 — +0.00 +11.71 +2.35 +0.00
#17 Maine 0 0 0 0 0 42.94 — +0.00 +11.64 +5.06 +0.00
#18 St. Thomas (MN) 0 0 0 0 0 38.73 — +0.00 +15.00 +0.75 +0.00
#19 Bentley 0 0 0 0 0 34.73 — +0.00 +1.64 +6.85 +0.00
#20 Michigan Tech 0 0 0 0 0 33.58 — +0.00 +7.42 +3.52 +0.00
#21 Augustana 0 0 0 0 0 31.64 — +0.00 -2.81 +13.75 +0.00
#22 Sacred Heart 0 0 0 0 0 27.13 — +0.00 -2.74 +8.89 +0.00
#23 Union (NY) 0 0 0 0 0 25.81 — +0.00 +14.62 +2.74 +0.00
#24 Princeton 0 0 0 0 0 25.12 — +0.00 +2.83 +7.45 +0.00
#25 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 24.30 — +0.00 +6.09 -1.51 +0.00
#26 Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 0 21.04 — +0.00 -4.23 +7.47 +0.00
#27 Clarkson 0 0 0 0 0 17.85 — +0.00 -6.34 +3.82 +0.00
#28 Boston University 0 0 0 0 0 17.52 — +0.00 +7.62 -0.46 +0.00
#29 Minnesota State 0 0 0 0 0 15.68 — +0.00 -12.85 +14.79 +0.00
#30 St. Cloud State 0 0 0 0 0 14.28 — +0.00 +7.59 -0.25 +0.00
#31 Colorado College 0 0 0 0 0 11.19 — +0.00 -5.36 +8.17 +0.00
#32 Miami (OH) 0 0 0 0 0 2.27 — +0.00 -3.82 -0.08 +0.00
#33 Northeastern 0 0 0 0 0 -4.64 — +0.00 -7.22 +4.03 +0.00
#34 Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 -5.50 — +0.00 -7.51 -1.19 +0.00
#35 Holy Cross 0 0 0 0 0 -9.56 — +0.00 +3.09 -1.22 +0.00
#36 Arizona State 0 0 0 0 0 -10.18 — +0.00 +2.40 -8.71 +0.00
#37 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 -15.20 — +0.00 -13.24 +2.26 +0.00
#38 Harvard 0 0 0 0 0 -17.65 — +0.00 -11.26 +1.92 +0.00
#39 Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 -19.92 — +0.00 -11.03 -0.76 +0.00
#40 Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 -21.78 — +0.00 -1.82 -5.47 +0.00
#41 Lindenwood 0 0 0 0 0 -25.01 — +0.00 +9.90 -12.71 +0.00
#42 Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 0 -25.92 — +0.00 -7.52 -9.69 +0.00
#43 Robert Morris 0 0 0 0 0 -26.54 — +0.00 -16.97 -4.24 +0.00
#44 UMass Lowell 0 0 0 0 0 -32.34 — +0.00 -5.25 -4.63 +0.00
#45 New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 -32.94 — +0.00 -25.59 +0.77 +0.00
#46 Canisius 0 0 0 0 0 -38.99 — +0.00 -4.47 -4.79 +0.00
#47 Army 0 0 0 0 0 -42.05 — +0.00 -7.77 +1.43 +0.00
#48 Colgate 0 0 0 0 0 -45.50 — +0.00 -12.21 -7.33 +0.00
#49 Bemidji State 0 0 0 0 0 -46.71 — +0.00 -8.31 +0.05 +0.00
#50 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 -47.55 — +0.00 -27.20 -6.34 +0.00
#51 RIT 0 0 0 0 0 -50.26 — +0.00 -19.97 +2.25 +0.00
#52 Long Island University 0 0 0 0 0 -56.02 — +0.00 -9.48 -11.04 +0.00
#53 RPI 0 0 0 0 0 -58.72 — +0.00 -22.41 -3.43 +0.00
#54 Ferris State 0 0 0 0 0 -76.12 — +0.00 -8.32 -12.74 +0.00
#55 Lake Superior State 0 0 0 0 0 -78.94 — +0.00 -18.77 -8.65 +0.00
#56 Niagara 0 0 0 0 0 -79.52 — +0.00 -16.37 -8.47 +0.00
#57 Stonehill 0 0 0 0 0 -82.11 — +0.00 -26.13 -7.72 +0.00
#58 Yale 0 0 0 0 0 -98.81 — +0.00 -18.98 -13.79 +0.00
#59 St. Lawrence 0 0 0 0 0 -104.14 — +0.00 -22.31 -20.35 +0.00
#60 Mercyhurst 0 0 0 0 0 -115.30 — +0.00 -35.29 -15.43 +0.00
#61 Brown 0 0 0 0 0 -123.32 — +0.00 -27.53 -11.83 +0.00
#62 Northern Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 -137.76 — +0.00 -35.97 -12.82 +0.00
#63 Alaska Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 -151.77 — +0.00 -43.93 -16.01 +0.00

ℹī¸ 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.