It's still very, very early -- several teams have only played one or two in-region games -- but I think everyone has at least one game in, so I've decided to get along with these rankings.
A few notes:
- This is not a 'top-25 'poll or power poll. The point of these rankings is not to determine who I actually think are the best teams, but to approximate the NCAA's official regional rankings that are released starting in late January or early February.
- These rankings attempt to account for in-region winning percentage (primary criterion), in-region strength of schedule (primary), results versus regionally ranked teams (primary), division III winning percentage (secondary criterion), and division III strength of schedule (secondary). It does not currently account for head-to-head matchups or results versus common opponents (both primary criteria), so feel free to ‘adjust’ the rankings accordingly.
- I 'award' the Pool A bid to the team with the highest RPI (versus all D-III teams). Since 97.6% of the automatic bids are doled out to winners of conference tournaments anyway, I figured this was about as relevant as using actual standings (and 100 times easier).
- For now, I'm assuming that the home/away multipliers that were put into place last year are still in play. The Pre-Championship manual has yet to be released by the NCAA, so I'll adjust that assumption later if necessary.
Through games of 12/4/2011
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 1 | Amherst | NESCAC | 1.000 | 0.709 | 0.782 | 3 | A | C | 5-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| NE | 2 | Albertus Magnus | GNAC | 1.000 | 0.633 | 0.725 | 5 | A | C | 5-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| NE | 3 | Western Connecticut | LEC | 0.857 | 0.698 | 0.738 | 13 | C | 3 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| NE | 4 | WPI | NEWMAC | 1.000 | 0.545 | 0.659 | 14 | A | C | 6-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| NE | 5 | Rhode Island College | LEC | 1.000 | 0.535 | 0.651 | 16 | C | 5 | 7-0 | 7-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 |
| NE | 6 | Middlebury | NESCAC | 1.000 | 0.534 | 0.651 | 18 | C | 6 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| NE | 7 | Tufts | NESCAC | 0.857 | 0.653 | 0.704 | 23 | C | 8 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| NE | 8 | MIT | NEWMAC | 1.000 | 0.454 | 0.590 | 29 | C | 9 | 8-0 | 8-0 | 0-0 | 8-0 |
| NE | 9 | St. Josephs (Maine) | GNAC | 0.800 | 0.567 | 0.625 | 54 | C | 25 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| NE | 10 | Salem State | MASCAC | 0.714 | 0.630 | 0.651 | 61 | A | 5-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 6-2 | |
| NE | 11 | Wesleyan | NESCAC | 0.857 | 0.467 | 0.565 | 66 | C | 36 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| NE | 12 | Elms | NECC | 0.500 | 0.792 | 0.719 | 85 | A | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | |
| NE | 13 | Babson | NEWMAC | 0.778 | 0.501 | 0.570 | 87 | C | 55 | 7-2 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 7-2 |
| NE | 14 | Clark | NEWMAC | 0.800 | 0.480 | 0.560 | 88 | C | 56 | 4-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| EA | 1 | Hartwick | E8 | 1.000 | 0.639 | 0.729 | 6 | C | 1 | 7-0 | 7-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 |
| EA | 2 | Hobart | LL | 1.000 | 0.578 | 0.684 | 9 | A | C | 6-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| EA | 3 | Buffalo State | SUNYAC | 1.000 | 0.464 | 0.598 | 27 | A | wC | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| EA | 4 | Medaille | AMCC | 1.000 | 0.434 | 0.576 | 32 | A | wC | 6-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 |
| EA | 5 | Hamilton | NESCAC | 1.000 | 0.415 | 0.561 | 38 | C | 14 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 0-0 | 8-0 |
| EA | 6 | New York University | UAA | 1.000 | 0.382 | 0.537 | 46 | A | bub | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| EA | 7 | Fredonia State | SUNYAC | 0.857 | 0.518 | 0.602 | 58 | C | 29 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| EA | 8 | Nazareth | E8 | 0.714 | 0.565 | 0.602 | 84 | C | 53 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| EA | 9 | Cortland State | SUNYAC | 0.833 | 0.379 | 0.493 | 116 | C | 80 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| AT | 1 | St. Josephs (L.I.) | SKY | 1.000 | 0.589 | 0.692 | 8 | A | C | 5-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| AT | 2 | Staten Island | CUNYAC | 0.800 | 0.738 | 0.753 | 19 | A | wC | 4-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| AT | 3 | William Paterson | NJAC | 1.000 | 0.477 | 0.608 | 26 | A | wC | 7-0 | 7-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 |
| AT | 4 | New Jersey City | NJAC | 1.000 | 0.437 | 0.577 | 30 | C | 10 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| AT | 5 | New Jersey | NJAC | 0.500 | 0.899 | 0.799 | 50 | C | 23 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| AT | 6 | Lehman | CUNYAC | 0.667 | 0.659 | 0.661 | 69 | C | 39 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| AT | 7 | Hunter | CUNYAC | 0.600 | 0.700 | 0.675 | 79 | C | 48 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| AT | 8 | Brooklyn | CUNYAC | 0.833 | 0.435 | 0.534 | 89 | C | 57 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| MA | 1 | Lycoming | MACC | 1.000 | 0.551 | 0.663 | 12 | A | C | 5-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| MA | 2 | Catholic | LAND | 1.000 | 0.511 | 0.633 | 22 | A | wC | 6-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| MA | 3 | Cabrini | CSAC | 1.000 | 0.485 | 0.614 | 24 | A | wC | 5-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| MA | 4 | St. Marys (Md.) | CAC | 0.714 | 0.704 | 0.707 | 41 | A | wC | 5-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| MA | 5 | Keystone | CSAC | 0.667 | 0.727 | 0.712 | 49 | C | 22 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| MA | 6 | Misericordia | MACF | 0.857 | 0.521 | 0.605 | 52 | A | bub | 6-1 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| MA | 7 | Franklin and Marshall | CC | 1.000 | 0.349 | 0.512 | 60 | C | 31 | 7-0 | 7-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 |
| MA | 8 | Hood | CAC | 0.750 | 0.585 | 0.626 | 65 | C | 35 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| MA | 9 | Johns Hopkins | CC | 0.833 | 0.466 | 0.558 | 73 | A | 5-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 | |
| MA | 10 | Juniata | LAND | 0.857 | 0.427 | 0.534 | 83 | C | 52 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| MA | 11 | Wilkes | MACF | 0.800 | 0.480 | 0.560 | 86 | C | 54 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| MA | 12 | Alvernia | MACC | 0.400 | 0.855 | 0.741 | 101 | C | 68 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| SO | 1 | Randolph | ODAC | 1.000 | 0.482 | 0.612 | 25 | A | wC | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| SO | 2 | Virginia Wesleyan | ODAC | 0.833 | 0.609 | 0.665 | 31 | C | 11 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| SO | 3 | Hardin-Simmons | ASC | 1.000 | 0.415 | 0.561 | 40 | C | 16 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| SO | 4 | Emory | UAA | 1.000 | 0.405 | 0.554 | 45 | C | 20 | 7-0 | 7-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 |
| SO | 5 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | ASC | 1.000 | 0.399 | 0.549 | 47 | C | 21 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| SO | 6 | Centre | SCAC | 0.571 | 0.828 | 0.764 | 48 | A | bub | 4-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| SO | 7 | Texas-Dallas | ASC | 0.833 | 0.483 | 0.570 | 68 | C | 38 | 5-1 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| SO | 8 | Rhodes | SCAC | 1.000 | 0.314 | 0.486 | 72 | C | 42 | 4-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| SO | 9 | Louisiana College | ASC | 0.750 | 0.552 | 0.602 | 75 | C | 44 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| SO | 10 | Washington and Lee | ODAC | 0.667 | 0.632 | 0.640 | 77 | C | 46 | 4-2 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| SO | 11 | Trinity (Texas) | SCAC | 0.500 | 0.795 | 0.721 | 81 | C | 50 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| GL | 1 | Wabash | NCAC | 1.000 | 0.860 | 0.895 | 1 | A | C | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| GL | 2 | Hope | MIAA | 1.000 | 0.822 | 0.867 | 2 | A | C | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| GL | 3 | Wooster | NCAC | 1.000 | 0.566 | 0.674 | 10 | C | 2 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| GL | 4 | Baldwin-Wallace | OAC | 0.800 | 0.653 | 0.690 | 28 | A | wC | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| GL | 5 | Bethany | PrAC | 1.000 | 0.425 | 0.569 | 34 | A | wC | 6-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| GL | 6 | St. Vincent | PrAC | 0.750 | 0.681 | 0.698 | 37 | C | 13 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| GL | 7 | Marietta | OAC | 0.800 | 0.564 | 0.623 | 55 | C | 26 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| GL | 8 | Olivet | MIAA | 1.000 | 0.385 | 0.539 | 57 | C | 28 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| GL | 9 | Ohio Northern | OAC | 0.667 | 0.662 | 0.663 | 63 | C | 33 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| MW | 1 | Edgewood | NATHC | 1.000 | 0.693 | 0.770 | 4 | A | C | 5-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 |
| MW | 2 | Transylvania | HCAC | 1.000 | 0.509 | 0.632 | 20 | A | wC | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| MW | 3 | Carthage | CCIW | 1.000 | 0.539 | 0.655 | 21 | C | 7 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| MW | 4 | Grinnell | MWC | 1.000 | 0.414 | 0.560 | 35 | A | wC | 5-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| MW | 5 | Washington U. | UAA | 0.833 | 0.574 | 0.639 | 44 | C | 19 | 5-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| MW | 6 | Ripon | MWC | 0.750 | 0.626 | 0.657 | 53 | C | 24 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| MW | 7 | Rose-Hulman | HCAC | 0.833 | 0.536 | 0.611 | 56 | C | 27 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| MW | 8 | Augustana | CCIW | 0.800 | 0.552 | 0.614 | 59 | C | 30 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| MW | 9 | Lake Forest | MWC | 0.833 | 0.468 | 0.560 | 71 | C | 41 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| MW | 10 | Concordia (Wis.) | NATHC | 0.667 | 0.631 | 0.640 | 78 | C | 47 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| MW | 11 | North Central (Ill.) | CCIW | 0.750 | 0.543 | 0.595 | 80 | C | 49 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| WE | 1 | UW-River Falls | WIAC | 0.833 | 0.779 | 0.793 | 7 | A | C | 5-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| WE | 2 | St. Thomas | MIAC | 0.800 | 0.769 | 0.777 | 11 | A | C | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| WE | 3 | Puget Sound | NWC | 1.000 | 0.536 | 0.652 | 15 | C | 4 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 |
| WE | 4 | George Fox | NWC | 0.500 | 1.040 | 0.905 | 17 | A | C | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| WE | 5 | Nebraska Wesleyan | IND | 1.000 | 0.429 | 0.572 | 33 | B | 1 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| WE | 6 | UW-Whitewater | WIAC | 1.000 | 0.421 | 0.566 | 36 | C | 12 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| WE | 7 | Whitworth | NWC | 1.000 | 0.407 | 0.555 | 39 | C | 15 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| WE | 8 | Augsburg | MIAC | 1.000 | 0.406 | 0.555 | 42 | C | 17 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| WE | 9 | Dubuque | IIAC | 1.000 | 0.406 | 0.554 | 43 | C | 18 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| WE | 10 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | SCIAC | 1.000 | 0.388 | 0.541 | 51 | A | bub | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| WE | 11 | UW-Stout | WIAC | 0.750 | 0.588 | 0.629 | 62 | C | 32 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| WE | 12 | UW-Stevens Point | WIAC | 0.800 | 0.528 | 0.596 | 64 | C | 34 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
KEY:
WP - Winning percentage
wSOS - Strength of schedule (including home/neutral/away adjustment)
NAT - National rank (according to my formula)
C - "Guaranteed" Pool C (within top 18 RPI in nation)
wC - Within Pool C position (within RPI range of current top 18 Pool C candidates)
bub - Pool C bubble (within RPI range of current top 28 Pool C candidates)
number - Current RPI rank among Pool C candidates.
REG - record versus in-region opponents
D3 - record versus all D3 opponents
vRRO - record versus regionally ranked opponents
OVR - overall record
I'll have the women's rankings post up hopefully tonight or tomorrow.
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