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NCAA Women's Hockey Conferences

Conference power ratings, team memberships, and home stadium directories for the 2027 campaign.

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45 Total Teams
Jump To: WCHA (8) ECAC (12) Hockey East (10) Atlantic Hockey America (6) Independent (1) NEWHA (8)

Conference Power Hierarchy

Ranked by Mean PvE Rating
Rank ⇅ Conference ⇅ Teams ⇅ Top Team ⇅ Avg Rating ⇅ Avg Offense ⇅ Avg Defense ⇅
#1 WCHA 8 #1 Ohio State 82.90 +10.36 +6.10
#2 ECAC 12 #4 Princeton 28.94 +4.45 +3.76
#3 Hockey East 10 #5 Northeastern 4.55 +0.36 +3.24
#4 Atlantic Hockey America 6 #8 Penn State -10.76 -1.57 +0.23
#5 Independent 1 #39 Delaware -90.80 -15.77 -7.62
#6 NEWHA 8 #28 Franklin Pierce -112.58 -13.55 -10.14
#1

WCHA

8 Member Teams • Avg PvE Rating: 82.90
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Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ PvE Rating ⇅ Offense ⇅ Defense ⇅ Record ⇅ Home Venue ⇅ Website
#1 Ohio State 200.22 +25.48 +17.15 11-1 - -
#2 Wisconsin 172.67 +32.40 +14.39 8-2 - -
#3 Minnesota 151.52 +30.35 +5.51 9-1 - -
#10 Minnesota Duluth 68.49 +2.28 +14.73 6-4 - -
#11 St. Cloud State 66.87 -1.15 +5.44 8-4 - -
#17 Minnesota State 24.28 +1.45 -6.04 5-5-1 - -
#18 St. Thomas (MN) 15.62 -0.92 +3.43 4-6 - -
#29 Bemidji State -36.44 -7.04 -5.80 1-9 - -
#2

ECAC

12 Member Teams • Avg PvE Rating: 28.94
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Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ PvE Rating ⇅ Offense ⇅ Defense ⇅ Record ⇅ Home Venue ⇅ Website
#4 Princeton 135.05 +9.32 +11.54 8-0 - -
#6 Quinnipiac 114.51 +18.72 +8.77 11-2-1 - -
#9 Clarkson 83.03 +19.73 +6.54 11-3 - -
#12 Yale 56.11 +0.50 +9.53 3-2-1 - -
#14 Colgate 49.66 -1.40 -0.18 8-4 - -
#15 Brown 36.94 +5.40 +1.62 4-2 - -
#16 Cornell 31.17 +4.82 +7.24 4-4 - -
#19 Union (NY) 14.11 +6.87 -1.35 8-5 - -
#22 Harvard 5.15 +11.51 +2.24 4-4 - -
#23 St. Lawrence 4.87 -1.06 +5.58 6-9 - -
#38 Dartmouth -88.33 -5.21 +0.16 2-5-1 - -
#41 RPI -94.96 -15.75 -6.56 2-14 - -
#3

Hockey East

10 Member Teams • Avg PvE Rating: 4.55
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Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ PvE Rating ⇅ Offense ⇅ Defense ⇅ Record ⇅ Home Venue ⇅ Website
#5 Northeastern 114.53 +19.12 +7.93 8-1-2 - -
#7 UConn 95.19 +10.71 +11.52 6-5-1 - -
#20 Boston College 12.04 +7.25 +2.72 6-5 - -
#21 New Hampshire 6.82 +6.46 +0.71 8-6-1 - -
#24 Vermont 3.39 +1.49 +8.01 4-6-1 - -
#26 Providence -9.85 -2.71 +0.67 5-7 - -
#27 Maine -23.05 -10.93 -1.91 5-7-1 - -
#31 Boston University -48.89 -12.60 -0.83 2-8-2 - -
#32 Merrimack -51.02 -5.94 -0.51 6-6 - -
#34 Holy Cross -53.65 -9.27 +4.11 3-6-3 - -
#4

Atlantic Hockey America

6 Member Teams • Avg PvE Rating: -10.76
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Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ PvE Rating ⇅ Offense ⇅ Defense ⇅ Record ⇅ Home Venue ⇅ Website
#8 Penn State 90.03 +8.70 +11.93 9-3 - -
#13 Mercyhurst 52.62 +3.29 +8.95 9-4-1 - -
#25 Syracuse 1.43 -0.47 +3.42 8-4 - -
#33 Lindenwood -53.23 -5.79 -4.54 6-10 - -
#35 RIT -67.87 -6.37 -9.98 3-11 - -
#37 Robert Morris -87.54 -8.77 -8.39 5-9 - -
#5

Independent

1 Member Teams • Avg PvE Rating: -90.80
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Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ PvE Rating ⇅ Offense ⇅ Defense ⇅ Record ⇅ Home Venue ⇅ Website
#39 Delaware -90.80 -15.77 -7.62 4-9-1 - -
#6

NEWHA

8 Member Teams • Avg PvE Rating: -112.58
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Rank ⇅ Team ⇅ PvE Rating ⇅ Offense ⇅ Defense ⇅ Record ⇅ Home Venue ⇅ Website
#28 Franklin Pierce -32.38 -5.04 +1.22 8-6 - -
#30 Assumption -41.26 -8.43 -0.33 7-3-1 - -
#36 Long Island University -77.10 -11.89 -3.66 6-5-1 - -
#40 Sacred Heart -93.14 -9.10 -0.28 3-7 - -
#42 Saint Anselm -131.68 -10.99 -15.15 2-5-1 - -
#43 Post -147.87 -24.34 -11.59 2-9-1 - -
#44 Stonehill -157.93 -14.15 -18.70 3-9-1 - -
#45 Saint Michael's -219.31 -24.43 -32.63 1-13 - -