College Roller Hockey Rankings

[hockeyfan1984]

New college roller hockey rankings update through 10/15/07. New rankings every Wednesday. Go to www.yousuckref.com and click on BS rankings. Do you agree with the rankings? Remember if your team isn't on the rankings that means you haven't played yet!

[obtrice45]

Who came up with these rankings?

These are the worst rankings anyone could have come up with. I'm guessing they are based purely on winning record.

[HockeyRefGuy]

I don't think they are that bad. Where is your team on the rankings?

[DGlass]

They might not be terrible...but how are they calculated.

Most people won't see that you only included teams who have played (so Lindenwood is not eligible for ranking in this system), so perhaps an explanation of how the numbers are attained is in order.

[HockeyRefGuy]

DGlass is correct, if your team hasn't played a game yet you aren't in the rankings yet.

The formula used to calculate these rankings has several criteria, some of which include: wins, losses, goals for, goals against and strength of schedule. The formula is completely mathematical and isn't swayed by opinion, committee votes, or a team's previous record. However, in the beginning, teams that have played more games tend to have an inflated ranking. As the season progresses (and the amount of games played evens out) the rankings become even more accurate.

Every Wednesday the rankings will be updated, check back to see how your team is progressing.

[obtrice45]

There is no way James Madison should be ranked first or Florida State be ranked above any other Florida DI school. i bet the creator of these rankings has never seen any of these teams play. Strength of schedule should be the first criteria in the rankings. Then winning percentage, then goal differential. The rankings at http://ircnationalrankings.blogspot.com/ are much more accurate. I'm saying this because i didnt like my team's ranking ( you guys ranked us in the teens while the IRC blog didnt even have us ranked).

[HockeyRefGuy]

So there is some confusion on my part Obtrice45. We have you ranked in the teens and the other rankings don't have you ranked at all? And your upset? Did you read my previous post? Maybe your team has an inflate ranking ;). Would you cared to tell everyone the team you cheer for from the end of the bench? I am just having some fun man. The new rankings should be out tomorrow (Wednesday). I can't tell you who is number one but I can tell you its probably not your team.

[NYR1199]

Please include a strength of schedule when determining rankings. James Madison and V. Tech should not be ranked so high, if they travel south to play the big Fl schools they would probably get worked

[HockeyRefGuy]

Ok I understand people may be not happy (except for the folks from JMU) that JMU and VT are ranked high. We all have to appreciate that both of those teams have played double the amount of games as everyone else. Yes strength of schedule is a factor in the rankings. You will see as the season progresses that the top teams will come to the top. My formula is purely mathmatical and it does not use number of games play as a factor.

[cfern023]

Your Rankings are a joke.....
For example, How is James Madison ranked ahead of FIU in the B divison, when FIU played UM - A, FSU - A, and the top two teams from the SERCHL B last year in UCF and UF. James Madison played a weaker weekend in the Carolina's (or somewhere) while FIU was getting hammered by A teams and B teams that have beaten A teams.

Considering you have never watched most of these teams play - especially this year- how is it you came up with the rankings?

Did you factor in Strength of Schedule? The AP Polls, The Coaches Poll, The ESPN Pole, and the Stippers pole from Stir Crazy, or did you decide to spew these from the very bowels you are sitting on.

I'm really interested to see your "brother at nasa's" secret super duper formula.

Chris

[DGlass]

That's a bit much, DGlass.

[jsp047]

Am I the only one who likes these new rankings? Though I do think coaches poll and ap poll should be factored in.

[William Bourque]

Am I the only one who likes these new rankings? Though I do think coaches poll and ap poll should be factored in.


I don't not like these polls...lol, my team is #2 in them...hahaha...

The other national rankings are much more accurate, but as far as i know, not based on math

[BLowe7]

I don't not like these polls...lol, my team is #2 in them...hahaha...

The other national rankings are much more accurate, but as far as i know, not based on math

Shut up Bill

[JLambertUMSL]

The other national rankings are much more accurate, but as far as i know, not based on math

Yep....they're based on one guy sitting in front of a computer, right?

[William Bourque]

Yep....they're based on one guy sitting in front of a computer, right?


what? what are your intentions?

[RichardGraham]

James,

Someone is trying to provide a service for the sport. Whether you agree with the rankings or not, there's no need to denigrate the effort.

[JLambertUMSL]

James,

Someone is trying to provide a service for the sport. Whether you agree with the rankings or not, there's no need to denigrate the effort.

I wouldn't post something like that if I didn't think it was plausible.

With most polls, the identity of the voters is known. There's no reason not to know who the voters are.

I'm not trying to stir the pot. I'm just trying to help. I harbor no ill will....I just wanted to say it in a smartassed manner this time.

(But is it you, Bourque? It seems to be a hot button.)

[GoRangrHky]

There ARE no voters. And obviously no one is actually reading the posts out there before they post, since like 3 people now have asked if strength of schedule is included (which it is, which was posted already), and until interregional play starts, it will be rather difficult to determine which region is the strongest.

[William Bourque]

I'm not trying to stir the pot. I'm just trying to help. I harbor no ill will....I just wanted to say it in a smartassed manner this time.



I just didn't like the "smartassed" manner that you said it.

Anyways, off to Harrisburg then Philly for the Eagles game.

[DGlass]

I stand by my previous post regarding the intelligence of the majority of people that frequent this board.

Put nicely, read the whole thread before you make a fool of yourselves with posts that don't make sense (disregarding poor grammar and spelling).

[JLambertUMSL]

There ARE no voters.

I'm referring to the "Independent Ranking Committee" poll, which, until I'm proven incorrect, I'll continue to believe is just one guy sitting in front of a computer.

[BLowe7]

Who cares? the rankings don't mean anything, who cares where your team is ranked...this is the dumbest argument ever

[Patn Lawton]

Who cares? the rankings don't mean anything, who cares where your team is ranked...this is the dumbest argument ever

Agreed. At nationals one team wins it all and everyone else bah humbug.

[William Bourque]

Agreed. At nationals one team wins it all and everyone else bah humbug.

Pat, would it change your mind if you were the #1 team?

And when i say #1 team, i mean Pat Lawton, not Brockport.

[Patn Lawton]

I am my own team, its called BrockPat

[Leaferguy]

I kind of like the Patrons of Newport BrockPat Patriots. If only PNB(P)P would make it to #1 :(

[William Bourque]

BREAKING NEWS!!!

#1 Brockpat upset by JB Big Heads 1-0 in a 19 OT thriller that consisted of JB Big Heads standing behind the net for about 94% of the game

[Leaferguy]

The good thing about the JBs is that they always have their head in the game. In rinks such as the Sportsplex, they have their heads in two games at once.

[Patn Lawton]

The good thing about the JBs is that they always have their head in the game. In rinks such as the Sportsplex, they have their heads in two games at once.

yes now we are ruining threads the way we should be

[William Bourque]

yes now we are ruining threads the way we should be

everyone should sleep better now

[Leaferguy]

I'm not sleeping at all tonight.

[get2it]

Pat,

You seriously should consider quitting the game. I have seen Brockport play over the past few years. You must have some kind of administrative role with the team, because if you didnt you would not have made it. If I were you I would just be happy the guys on the team are keeping you around.

[BLowe7]

i'll ruin you bourque

[HockeyRefGuy]

The Updated Rankings for the week of 11/5/07 are now available on YouSuckRef.com

[Leaferguy]

Those rankings suck.

We went 0-3. We're obviously the best ever. 45 out of 52 is an insult to our record.

[William Bourque]

The Updated Rankings for the week of 11/5/07 are now available on YouSuckRef.com

#1 Albany 3 #2 Neumann 12...

Obviously head to head isn't in your brothers formula...

I do on the other hand like the NFL rankings as they seem to be pretty decent...i just hope that eventually these rankings work themselves out to the point that the NFL's are...

[The Stiff]

Lindenwood No. 20? Is that a joke?

[boring]

i guess beating up on mizzou 6-1 and umsl 7-3 isnt good enough for 1st place...there tryin to bring in al macinnis but hes playin the whole "im blind and too old" card so they might be recruiting elsewhere

[Leaferguy]

Also, I was being sarcastic :)

It's cool to have 'em. Thanks

[HockeyRefGuy]

The update rankings for 11/11/07 are now avaiable on www.yousuckref.com (http://www.yousuckref.com)

[boring]

The update rankings for 11/11/07 are now avaiable on www.yousuckref.com (http://www.yousuckref.com)

bottom 20% thats what i like to see

[train]

d2 is a little messed up

[hockeyplayer1]

Apparently Lindenwood isn't even the best DII team this year...

[jsp047]

DGlass is correct, if your team hasn't played a game yet you aren't in the rankings yet.

However, in the beginning, teams that have played more games tend to have an inflated ranking. As the season progresses (and the amount of games played evens out) the rankings become even more accurate.
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I'm already noticing this is starting to happen. Everyone seems to still be complaining, but you know after Lindenwood plays a couple more games they'll rightfully be number 1. Their goals for and against are ridiculous. I like these rankings better because they're less opinion based. How many of the teams the irc ranks have they actually seen play?

[rc22088]

you mean D1

[jsp047]

However, in the beginning, teams that have played more games tend to have an inflated ranking. As the season progresses (and the amount of games played evens out) the rankings become even more accurate.

I already see this happening and people still don't seem to like these rankings. After Lindenwood plays a few more games they will rightfully take the number one spot. I like these rankings more because they don't rely on personal opinion. How many of the teams that the irc ranks have they actually seen play?

[HockeyRefGuy]

Good Afternoon everyone. The new rankings are up and correct. I apologise for the wrong information being up in the DII rankings for the last couple of days. I would have fixed but I was away from a computer. I would also like to introduce the new BS rankings. Like the BCS in it's first several years there were changes made to the formula. I realized that the rankings did not reflect who was really the best teams in the country. I have added several factrs to my formula the would make it seem like every team has played the same number of games. I would hope you would agree these rankings are much more accurate then my previous rankings. Thank you to all the fans who have come back to yousuckref.com day after day. Please feel free to leave any opinions or comments you have for me here on www.inlinehockeycentral.com (http://www.inlinehockeycentral.com/) or at www.blog.yousuckref.com (http://www.blog.yousuckref.com/). Remember to check back for the PIHA BS Rankings after the second full weekend of PIHA play. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break and I'll see you on the rink soon. Have a great day.

[HockeyRefGuy]

JSP047 - After having a conversation with the head of one of the regions the IRC rankings are not voted on by anyone within the leadership group of college roller hockey.

[William Bourque]

Just so you know, you spelled Binghamton wrong in your rankings...

[HockeyRefGuy]

Thank you Bill. I'm surprised if thats the only spelling mistake in the rankings.

[William Bourque]

I wouldn't doubt it. I don't even know how i noticed that.

[HockeyRefGuy]

The Rankings updated through 12/3/07 are up on the site. Next week look for the first ever edition of the PIHA BS Rankings. Have a great week.

[Phantom305]

Hey HockeyRefGuy,

what are you going to be basing your PIHA rankings on?

[HockeyRefGuy]

I will be posting an explanation of the rankings in the professional discussion boards. I will create a thread similar to this one. I don't want to give away all my secrets before I unveil the rankings. Do you play for the generals? Is so which number?

[HockeyRefGuy]

With the start of the second half of the season do we have a new college number 1? The new NCRHA BS rankings are now avaiable on www.yousuckref.com (http://www.yousuckref.com)

[HockeyRefGuy]

Welcome to Edition 1 Issue 1 of BS Ranking Notes: 2/4/08

DI:

The ECRHA has four teams in the top ten. No other region has more than two. With the powerhouse Lidenwood Universtiy retaining the top spot in the BS NCRHA Rankings, which ECRHA team leads the region? Is it Stony Brook, Univ. of Buffalo, Rhode Island or Rutgers?

DII:

West Chester University, coached by Brian Sobel, is making their way up the rankings. With top ranked Neumann and West Chester both with 13 game winning streak, did WCU close the gap?

B:

With a ten game winning streak to start the season Lindenwood Gold looks to win a national championship. Did #2 ranked Univ.of Buffalo B team close the gap?


Visit www.yousuckref.com (http://www.yousuckref.com) for the latest rankings.

[JLambertUMSL]

This post is from the "FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH" category....

Nice IRC B Division rankings this week....

I'm not saying we're necessarily better than the teams ahead of us, but handing the #1 ranked, four-time defending national champion its first loss in 25 games, and just its fourth loss to a B team over the past five years, 7-4...scoring seven goals against a team who's given up a total of 19 in its other 13 games this season....as far as rankings are concerned, one would think we'd have earned a little more respect. We're 7-0-1 in the second semester, three weeks removed from a win over a Division II team that yesterday tied another DII team that's now ranked in the top five....

If nothing else, it would seem like we'd be a bit higher than 9th. Oh well.

[catch]

these rankings are dictated to us by east and west coast elitists and part of a vast left wing conspiracy to overrate Northeast and California teams before they ever face off with the midwest and southeast. Damn this conspiracy. Thosewho control the news media are part of the liberal communist attempt to defeat the midwest from existence. Obama for President.

[William Bourque]

This post is from the "FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH" category....

I have no idea why, but when i read that i immediately though of Cheap Seats and the Do You Care segment. And now i am sitting here with the damn theme song stuck in my head.

"It's just the facts,
but do you care?"

Hilarious Show.

[train]

these rankings are dictated to us by east and west coast elitists and part of a vast left wing conspiracy to overrate Northeast and California teams before they ever face off with the midwest and southeast. Damn this conspiracy. Thosewho control the news media are part of the liberal communist attempt to defeat the midwest from existence. Obama for President.
nothing like beating a div. 1 school, playing 5 games in a weekend, still being undefeated in the season, and DROPPING in the rankings. damn that east coast bias.

[HockeyRefGuy]

These rankings were posted 5 days ago which was before you had your 5 game weekend.

[train]

These rankings were posted 5 days ago which was before you had your 5 game weekend.
i'm talking about the irc rankings

[catch]

and the only thing that sucks is those rankings. i seem to recall the giants beat the patriots on the 3d and on the 4th they are ranked 12th. its more than just bad officiating leading to these rankings sucking.

as for the irc. my understanding is that a fat mailman beats 2 under .500 teams by 3 goals and they don't drop a beat. MSU plays up a division and wins, then ties a team after beating them by (oh why you guessed it 3) remaining undefeated and doing so in their fifth game in 2 days. What do we find? MSU may have walked a mile for a camel and overtook Truman who flinched for the first time, but when it comes to these rankings you just wanna be like Mr. West Chester and satisfy the east. Garbage. I say eliminate the rankings or give the superbowl to the patriots. When we play one another we can be ranked. Otherwise this is becoming as biased as the NCAA football. Ohio St. couldn't take Colorado. ESPN and all of their phoney coverage of the ECHRL, thats all you see on sports center. Newman, Newman and Nuemann. It took me a long time to decipher that you guys actually played hockey in some place called Broomall, PA. and weren't just drunk and playing broomball. Cover the Midwest. Cover the South. Now in terms of Texas we might want to think about suceeding that to Mexico so the lack of coverage isn't so bad. I don't mean to offend Texans, but for god sake you bring us Johnson, Bush and Ron Paul.

And incidentally, I want my song back emailed to me within 48 hours or I'm seeking injunctive relief.

[bakerg81]

Maybe all of this East Coast bias has something to do with the fact that 5 of the 16 teams in the two elite 8s (D1 and D2) at nationals last year were from the East Coast.

Or it could have been that our 2 D3 teams made it to the final four last year at nationals. Granted, there's about 6 or 7 teams at D3 nationals, but our teams still made the trip and handled themselves pretty well.

[William Bourque]

Maybe all of this East Coast bias has something to do with the fact that 5 of the 16 teams in the two elite 8s (D1 and D2) at nationals last year were from the East Coast.

Look more at DI and DII in the final four.

ECRHA - 4 (1 National Championship)
GPCIHL - 3 (1 National Championship)
MCRHL - 1

Considering Neumann hasn't lost, and West Chester has only lost 2, 3-goal games to Neumann. I don't think its outrageous that they are ranked up in the top 2. I think one could argue UCSD should be ranked #2 instead of WCU, but either way, if your in the top 5 i don't see how you could be disrespected at any turn.

[train]

Maybe all of this East Coast bias has something to do with the fact that 5 of the 16 teams in the two elite 8s (D1 and D2) at nationals last year were from the East Coast.

Or it could have been that our 2 D3 teams made it to the final four last year at nationals. Granted, there's about 6 or 7 teams at D3 nationals, but our teams still made the trip and handled themselves pretty well.
i can't speak for catch, but i was joking about the bias. i couldn't care less about the rankings.

and i'm not even going to get into a debate about which region is better.

[train]

Look more at DI and DII in the final four.

ECRHA - 4 (1 National Championship)
GPCIHL - 3 (1 National Championship)
MCRHL - 1

Considering Neumann hasn't lost, and West Chester has only lost 2, 3-goal games to Neumann. I don't think its outrageous that they are ranked up in the top 2. I think one could argue UCSD should be ranked #2 instead of WCU, but either way, if your in the top 5 i don't see how you could be disrespected at any turn.
i figured west chester would jump us, didn't think another team would as well though.

[William Bourque]

i figured west chester would jump us, didn't think another team would as well though.

When all is said an done, your going to get a chance to prove it on the rink anyways, so while (even if you don't) getting upset is valid, it's not like college football where it could mean playing for the National Championship.

Does anyone know what Lindenwood (1), Rhode Island, RIT and Eastern Michigan were ranked heading into the NCT. And for that matter UMSL, Neumann, SLU and Stony Brook.

I highly doubt all 8 of them were ranked in the top 4 in the respective divisions. All rankings should be taken with a grain of salt because they are a selective group of people's opinions, or in Brian's case, a mathematical analysis from his NASA brother. It gives teams something to talk about and provides a little excitment to see your team ranked and maybe a little pride that people are giving you respect. This is turning into a rant. The End.

[train]

Does anyone know what Lindenwood (1), Rhode Island, RIT and Eastern Michigan were ranked heading into the NCT. And for that matter UMSL, Neumann, SLU and Stony Brook.
http://ircnationalrankings.blogspot.com/2007_03_25_archive.html

[William Bourque]

DI: 1,2,5,7
DII: 1,2,5,13
B: 1,2,3,6

Not to bad if you ask me.

[catch]

the train baits catch and then throws him out of the coal car? catch is never serious, but I do want my song back. Train this week we are leaving earlier to St. Louis. Lets make it 3 a.m. this Saturday.

[HockeyRefGuy]

Welcome to Edition 1 Issue 2 of BS Ranking Notes: 2/11/08

NHL:

With the addition of Teemu Salenne the Anaheim Ducks have made their way in the top ten of the NHL BS Rankings. With a record of 5-0 in their last five games how high were the Ducks able to climb? Another big mover this week was the Pittsburg Penguins moving up 8 spots to #4 on the NHL BS Rankings. With quality wins over the Islanders and Flyers this week the Pens look to play a major role in determining who makes the playoffs from the crowded Atlantic division.

NBA:

As Detroit’s 8 game winning streak rolls on how high will the Pistons climb this week? Here is a hint; it is as close to the top spot without being #1. The trade of Shaq from Miami to Phoenix was landed Miami in the basement of this week’s NBA BS Rankings. The question that needs to be answered is will Shaq bring a championship to Phoenix as he says.

PIHA Pro:

The Harrisburg Lunatics hit a bump in the road this weekend losing to the Potomac Mavericks. Did this lose cost them the number one spot in the PIHA Pro BS Rankings? Is so who will be the new number one? Will it be the Great Plains division leader Midwest Tornados or the powerful Colorado Springs Thunder? The big mover this week was a team who was able to end their winless streak. The Chicago Untouchables after losing 9 straight to start the season sweep the Cobras this weekend in four games, outscoring the Cobras 22-3. The strong roster of the Untouchables is starting to show its true potential. The Untouchables face a stiff challenge face the Midwest Tornados.

PIHA Minor:

The Lowry Landslide, led by Stephen Craig, Jake Rosa and Alex Payne, continues to plow over its opponents with its 12 game win streak. The Landslide regains the top spot in this week’s PIHA Minor BS Rankings. Close behind the new El Paso Black Diamonds. With a 10 game winning streak of their own Zach Blake and company look to push toward a national championship. The big mover this week followed the lead of their pro team and won 3 of 4 this weekend. Moving up 7 spots the Chicago Untouchables are slowly making their way up the PIHA Minor BS Rankings

College DI:

University of Missouri – St. Louis made a strong move up the DI BS Rankings winning their last 7 in a row. Making their assault on the top 5, PJ Tallo and the goaltending duo of James Cash and Thomas Ames, need to continue their winning ways to stay in the top five. Three teams with strong weekend moved up eight spots. Where did Army, UC Davis and University of Texas – Arlington land on this week rankings?

College DII:

With a firm grasp of the top spot Neumann looks poised to finish the season with a second national championship. The top five has a new resident. Moving up 2 spots this week the undefeated Missouri State is playing extremely well. The big mover this week was SIU – Carbondale moving up 6 spots to be in the DII BS Ranking’s top 15.

College B:

The University of Buffalo B team has played well all year long. Led by junior (and team funny man) Jeff Elias the undefeated U of B’s B team knows they have what it takes to compete for a national championship but was is all that enough for this week’s top spot in the B BS Rankings?

For all the answers tune to www.yousuckref.com (http://www.yousuckref.com/)

[HockeyRefGuy]

Welcome to Volume 1 Issue 3: 2/19/08

NHL:

The Islanders and their 4 game winning streak, including wins over Philadelphia, Atlanta and San Jose are this week’s NHL BS Rankings biggest mover. Moving up 6 rungs on the ladder where did the Islanders end up?

PIHA – Pro:

Moving up 7 spots this week in the PIHA – Pro BS Rankings are the Hartford Fire Ants. Winning 2 of their last 3 games by one goal the Fire Ants will need to continue to win close games to build momentum for next season. Another club making a strong move this weekend was the Richmond Robins. Winning 6 of their last 8 games including a 4 game winning streak the Robins need to carry this positive energy into the extremely busy end of their season.

PIHA – Minor:

The Rocky Mountain division in PIHA – Minor is a division full of talent. The Loveland Catz took advantage of their weekend by winning 4-3 and 4-1 over the Front Rage Thunder. How far did these victories help the Catz move up the rankings?

DI:

The Miners of Missouri – Rolla are gaining momentum at the right time of the season. Winning all three of their games this weekend the Miners have moved up 8 spots. The Missouri – Columbia Tigers have broken back into the top 20 this weekend winning all 3 games outscoring their opponents 20-2. The Tigers look strong moving into the post season. After starting the season 12-0 the ECRHA power house Stony Brook Seawolves have struggled in their last weekends going 2-2-1. Dropping two spots this week will the Seawolves be able to right their ship for the post season push?

DII:

In the bottom of the rankings, 3 teams with a combined record of 8-3 this weekend the Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Tech Huskies and Sonoma State Seawolves were all able to move up 5 spots in this week’s rankings. Breaking into the top 5 this week is the Southwest region power house Sam Houston State Bearkats, with a record of 17-3-0 and out scoring the their opponents this weekend 37-3, the Bearkats are certainly ready for the post season.

DIII:

Finishing the last 10 games of the season strong the Suffolk County Lighthouses (8-2-0) were able to move up the DIII BS Rankings this week. Has the Lighthouses’ return to their national powerhouse form?

B:

The Buckeyes from Ohio State had a strong weekend winning all 4 games. Moving into the top 20 in the BS B Rankings and to 4th place in the MCRHL. Will they be able to be a factor this post season?

Tune into www.yousuckref.com for the latest BS Rankings

[HockeyRefGuy]

New Feature from YouSuckref.com

YouSuckRef.com will be focusing on news and editorials on college and pro roller hockey. Over the next couplf of month I will be interviewing major figures in the roller hockey industry and giving recaps on games and events. Please join me at the new news page on www.yousuckref.com for my first OPED piece on PIHA.

[HockeyRefGuy]

Welcome to Volume 1 Issue 4: 2/26/08

NHL:

Look out below! Here come the Flyers! Losing 7 spots this week the disappointing Flyers now have to give away gifted young players to have a chance at just the playoffs this year. Can someone teach the Flyers how to stop hitting their head on stuff? As a Flyers fan is was nice to see our 52 million dollar investment finally come through in a shoot out! Maybe he’ll do it again next season too.

PIHA – Pro:

Taking advantage of their 2-0 weekend and winning 4 out of their last 5 the Tucson Desperados are working out of the PIHA basement. Lead by Defenseman Eric Bogenrief can they stay out of the box long enough to make a playoff push?

PIHA – Minor:

A once top 25 team the Sacramento Saxons had a big move this past weekend. Unfortunately it was in the wrong direction. After only winning 3 of their last 15 where did the Saxons end up on this week’s BS PIHA Minor Rankings?

College:

With most of the teams having completed their regular season there was little movement in this week’s rankings. In DI Stony Brook was able to gain one position back to finish the regular season at #4. With 4 teams in the BS DI top ten the ECRHA region finals should have some great games. Stay tuned to YouSuckRef.com News page for league and team coverage of the ECRHA Regional Championships. In DII, the Maine Black Bears were able to climb their way to a ranking of #8 after a 3-0-1 weekend and 9-0-2 to end their season with the Black Bears be the wrecking ball in the ECRHA DII regions? Can they beat West Chester or Neumann to win the regional championship? Never count out a hard working team from the North East.

Good luck to all region teams this weekend!

NEWS:

Look for the interview of Richard Graham, owner of inlinehockeycentral.com, under our new News tab.

[HockeyRefGuy]

Welcome to Volume 1 Issue 5 3/6/08

NHL BS Rankings:

After a 5 game losing streak the San Jose Sharks have reeled off 7 straight wins. Hunting down the Dallas Stars for first place in the Pacific division the Sharks have moved into 4th place overall in the Western Conference. Climbing 5 spots this week where did the Sharks land inside the Top 5 of the NHL BS Rankings? Once #1 rank Ottawa Senators continue to struggle in the final month of the season. Losing five of their last six games the Senators goaltending needs to man up to regain the top spot in the East.

NBA BS Rankings:

Speaking of manning up the Philadelphia Sixers have become a dangerous team over the last several weeks. With a record of 15-5 in the month of February the Sixers have made their way into the playoff picture. Climbing two spots the Sixers finished just outside of the NBA BS Rankings Top 15. No team has had a better February than the Houston Rockets. With their 16th win in a row the Rockets have secured a playoff spot in the West. The next ten games for the Rockets will be a test with 6 of those games against opponents with plus.500 records. Where did the Rckets end on this week’s NBA BS Rankings.

PIHA – Pro:

Don’t look now but here come last year’s defending champions. Climbing 7 spots the Boston Swamp Rats have who 5 of their last 6 games. Their next six games (against the Gladiators, Growl and Blaze) will be a huge test for the Rats. Can the leadership of Mike Hunt and Tony King lead the Swamp Rats back to a national championship? With a lengthy layoff of a month and a half the Marple Gladiators have entered the second half of the PIHA season cold, losing 3 of their first 4. If defense wins championships the Gladiators will quickly need to improve theirs just to make the playoffs.

PIHA – Minor:

The West Park Prowlers are quickly moving up the BS PIHA – Minor Rankings thanks in part to a 6 game winning streak. Lead on offense by Brad Conover and JT Bovee the Prowlers will need to work hard to make the playoffs in an extremely tough Rocky Mountain division.

[rollerRocket]

How is Stony Brook ranked 4th overall after losing 3/4 games in regionals? It says that it includes all game stats since 3/3/08 at 12am.

[HockeyRefGuy]

The college rankings are only for the regular season. They do not include the playoffs.

[William Bourque]

The college rankings are only for the regular season. They do not include the playoffs.

Why not? Why not keep them going?

[HockeyRefGuy]

There are two main reasons I don't continue with the rankings. First, not all teams in the league participate in the regional tournaments and teams that went further in the tournaments have higher stats. With that in mind its not fair to the team that didn't play they would be at a disadvantage having playing less games. Second, any ranking system in any league usually does not include the post season. If the NCRHA would post the stats on the site for all the regions I would consider posting new rankings.

[jsp047]

After actually sitting down and reading the long explanation the IRC gave for their new ranking system....I've decided I really like it and I think its a great thing for the league.

[JLambertUMSL]

After actually sitting down and reading the long explanation the IRC gave for their new ranking system....I've decided I really like it and I think its a great thing for the league.

They can no longer call it "independent" nor a "committee" however.

[dan sangiorgio]

i think i liked the old method better i never was a fan of rankings based on computers although this seems better then most. only oversights i see is rutgers ranked 15 and stoney brook unranked---rutgers was i believe 0-2-1 vs them this year
also west chester beat cal poly head to head and cal poly only made it to the elite 8 kind of find it hard to believe they would finish ranked second overall. maybe another element could be added to this the puts a little more weight on head to head-where maybe a head to head regular season amtch is worth x amount and a playoof win head to head is worth an additional amount

[wednthavddr]

wat about ucf?

[William Bourque]

wat about ucf?


What about them? They are ranked 7th where as Stony Brook is not ranked.

[wednthavddr]

that was my bad i looked at an older one

[missionhockey33]

What about them? They are ranked 7th where as Stony Brook is not ranked.

why aren't they.

[William Bourque]

No Idea.....