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 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 have changed the way I 'award' the Pool A bid. I'm now giving it to the team with the best conference record. In the case of a tie, it goes to the team with the higher RPI (versus all D-III teams).
- The pre-championship manual has been released, and the home/away multipliers are still in effect, but this year they carry a different (better) weight. For away games, a multiplier of 1.25 is being applied to SOS, and for home games, a multiplier of 0.75 is used.
Through games of 1/23/2012
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 1 | Middlebury | NESCAC | 1.000 | 0.577 | 0.683 | 1 | A | C | 14-0 | 15-0 | 0-0 | 16-0 |
| NE | 2 | Rhode Island College | LEC | 0.875 | 0.573 | 0.648 | 7 | C | 1 | 14-2 | 14-2 | 0-0 | 14-2 |
| NE | 3 | Eastern Connecticut | LEC | 0.933 | 0.507 | 0.614 | 8 | A | C | 14-1 | 14-1 | 0-0 | 14-1 |
| NE | 4 | Amherst | NESCAC | 0.867 | 0.568 | 0.642 | 9 | C | 2 | 13-2 | 15-2 | 0-0 | 15-2 |
| NE | 5 | WPI | NEWMAC | 0.824 | 0.607 | 0.661 | 10 | A | C | 14-3 | 14-3 | 0-0 | 14-3 |
| NE | 6 | MIT | NEWMAC | 0.941 | 0.480 | 0.595 | 11 | C | 3 | 16-1 | 16-1 | 0-0 | 16-1 |
| NE | 7 | Western Connecticut | LEC | 0.824 | 0.588 | 0.647 | 16 | C | 5 | 14-3 | 14-3 | 0-0 | 14-3 |
| NE | 8 | Albertus Magnus | GNAC | 0.933 | 0.429 | 0.555 | 29 | A | wC | 14-1 | 14-1 | 0-0 | 14-1 |
| NE | 9 | Keene State | LEC | 0.786 | 0.547 | 0.607 | 42 | C | 17 | 11-3 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 12-4 |
| NE | 10 | Williams | NESCAC | 0.813 | 0.495 | 0.574 | 49 | C | 22 | 13-3 | 15-3 | 0-0 | 15-3 |
| NE | 11 | Wesleyan | NESCAC | 0.778 | 0.527 | 0.590 | 53 | C | 24 | 14-4 | 14-5 | 0-0 | 14-5 |
| NE | 12 | St. Josephs (Maine) | GNAC | 0.733 | 0.553 | 0.598 | 62 | C | 29 | 11-4 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 11-4 |
| NE | 13 | Tufts | NESCAC | 0.706 | 0.579 | 0.611 | 63 | C | 30 | 12-5 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 12-5 |
| NE | 14 | Becker | NECC | 0.733 | 0.536 | 0.586 | 65 | A | 11-4 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 11-4 | |
| NE | 15 | Springfield | NEWMAC | 0.667 | 0.550 | 0.579 | 79 | C | 43 | 10-5 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 12-5 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| EA | 1 | New York University | UAA | 0.933 | 0.483 | 0.595 | 13 | A | C | 14-1 | 14-1 | 0-0 | 14-1 |
| EA | 2 | Hartwick | E8 | 0.882 | 0.477 | 0.578 | 32 | C | 12 | 15-2 | 15-2 | 0-0 | 15-2 |
| EA | 3 | Hobart | LL | 0.857 | 0.490 | 0.582 | 37 | A | wC | 12-2 | 13-2 | 0-0 | 13-2 |
| EA | 4 | Nazareth | E8 | 0.733 | 0.584 | 0.621 | 48 | C | 21 | 11-4 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 11-6 |
| EA | 5 | Oswego State | SUNYAC | 0.857 | 0.438 | 0.542 | 56 | A | bub | 12-2 | 12-2 | 0-0 | 12-3 |
| EA | 6 | Medaille | AMCC | 0.882 | 0.413 | 0.530 | 58 | A | bub | 15-2 | 15-2 | 0-0 | 16-2 |
| EA | 7 | Rochester | UAA | 0.688 | 0.582 | 0.608 | 66 | C | 31 | 11-5 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 11-5 |
| EA | 8 | Stevens | E8 | 0.786 | 0.429 | 0.519 | 81 | A | 11-3 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 13-3 | |
| EA | 9 | Skidmore | LL | 0.714 | 0.476 | 0.536 | 94 | C | 56 | 10-4 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 10-4 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| AT | 1 | St. Josephs (L.I.) | SKY | 0.923 | 0.499 | 0.605 | 12 | A | C | 12-1 | 12-1 | 0-0 | 13-2 |
| AT | 2 | William Paterson | NJAC | 0.889 | 0.489 | 0.589 | 22 | A | wC | 16-2 | 16-2 | 0-0 | 16-2 |
| AT | 3 | Staten Island | CUNYAC | 0.867 | 0.507 | 0.597 | 26 | A | wC | 13-2 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 14-4 |
| AT | 4 | New Jersey City | NJAC | 0.800 | 0.533 | 0.600 | 43 | C | 18 | 12-3 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 14-4 |
| AT | 5 | Ramapo | NJAC | 0.722 | 0.531 | 0.579 | 69 | C | 33 | 13-5 | 13-5 | 0-0 | 13-5 |
| AT | 6 | Montclair State | NJAC | 0.750 | 0.498 | 0.561 | 72 | C | 36 | 12-4 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 15-4 |
| AT | 7 | Richard Stockton | NJAC | 0.688 | 0.537 | 0.574 | 76 | C | 40 | 11-5 | 12-6 | 0-0 | 12-6 |
| AT | 8 | Mount St. Mary | SKY | 0.769 | 0.437 | 0.520 | 89 | C | 51 | 10-3 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 12-4 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| MA | 1 | Cabrini | CSAC | 1.000 | 0.457 | 0.592 | 6 | A | C | 16-0 | 16-1 | 0-0 | 16-1 |
| MA | 2 | Lycoming | MACC | 0.867 | 0.534 | 0.617 | 17 | A | C | 13-2 | 14-2 | 0-0 | 15-2 |
| MA | 3 | Franklin and Marshall | CC | 0.938 | 0.444 | 0.567 | 21 | A | wC | 15-1 | 16-1 | 0-0 | 16-1 |
| MA | 4 | Catholic | LAND | 0.882 | 0.487 | 0.586 | 27 | A | wC | 15-2 | 15-3 | 0-0 | 15-3 |
| MA | 5 | Keystone | CSAC | 0.875 | 0.489 | 0.585 | 30 | C | 11 | 14-2 | 14-2 | 0-0 | 14-2 |
| MA | 6 | Mary Washington | CAC | 0.800 | 0.524 | 0.593 | 45 | A | wC | 12-3 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 13-5 |
| MA | 7 | St. Marys (Md.) | CAC | 0.733 | 0.589 | 0.625 | 46 | C | 19 | 11-4 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 13-5 |
| MA | 8 | Wilkes | MACF | 0.769 | 0.539 | 0.597 | 51 | A | bub | 10-3 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 13-3 |
| MA | 9 | Penn State-Harrisburg | NEAC | 0.800 | 0.480 | 0.560 | 64 | A | 12-3 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 14-3 | |
| MA | 10 | Alvernia | MACC | 0.714 | 0.535 | 0.580 | 71 | C | 35 | 10-4 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 12-4 |
| MA | 11 | Messiah | MACC | 0.667 | 0.569 | 0.594 | 74 | C | 38 | 10-5 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 11-5 |
| MA | 12 | Susquehanna | LAND | 0.667 | 0.555 | 0.583 | 77 | C | 41 | 10-5 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 11-6 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| SO | 1 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | ASC | 0.938 | 0.522 | 0.626 | 5 | A | C | 15-1 | 16-1 | 0-0 | 16-1 |
| SO | 2 | Emory | UAA | 0.938 | 0.482 | 0.596 | 14 | C | 4 | 15-1 | 15-1 | 0-0 | 15-1 |
| SO | 3 | Randolph-Macon | ODAC | 0.875 | 0.519 | 0.608 | 19 | C | 6 | 14-2 | 15-3 | 0-0 | 15-3 |
| SO | 4 | Virginia Wesleyan | ODAC | 0.867 | 0.492 | 0.585 | 31 | A | wC | 13-2 | 14-2 | 0-0 | 14-2 |
| SO | 5 | Birmingham-Southern | SCAC | 0.929 | 0.424 | 0.550 | 34 | A | wC | 13-1 | 15-1 | 0-0 | 16-1 |
| SO | 6 | Christopher Newport | USAC | 0.800 | 0.504 | 0.578 | 54 | A | bub | 12-3 | 15-3 | 0-0 | 15-3 |
| SO | 7 | Guilford | ODAC | 0.750 | 0.556 | 0.604 | 55 | C | 25 | 12-4 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 13-5 |
| SO | 8 | Texas-Dallas | ASC | 0.765 | 0.472 | 0.545 | 73 | C | 37 | 13-4 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 14-4 |
| SO | 9 | Hampden-Sydney | ODAC | 0.750 | 0.482 | 0.549 | 75 | C | 39 | 12-4 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 13-4 |
| SO | 10 | Hardin-Simmons | ASC | 0.714 | 0.500 | 0.554 | 82 | C | 45 | 10-4 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 12-4 |
| SO | 11 | Lynchburg | ODAC | 0.667 | 0.539 | 0.571 | 87 | C | 49 | 10-5 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 11-7 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| GL | 1 | Hope | MIAA | 1.000 | 0.473 | 0.605 | 3 | A | C | 8-0 | 9-0 | 0-0 | 16-1 |
| GL | 2 | Wabash | NCAC | 0.800 | 0.573 | 0.629 | 24 | C | 9 | 12-3 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 14-3 |
| GL | 3 | Bethany | PrAC | 0.938 | 0.413 | 0.544 | 36 | C | 15 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 0-0 | 16-2 |
| GL | 4 | Wittenberg | NCAC | 0.786 | 0.562 | 0.618 | 38 | A | wC | 11-3 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 13-4 |
| GL | 5 | Wooster | NCAC | 0.800 | 0.515 | 0.586 | 47 | C | 20 | 12-3 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 14-3 |
| GL | 6 | Ohio Wesleyan | NCAC | 0.750 | 0.542 | 0.594 | 57 | C | 26 | 12-4 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 13-4 |
| GL | 7 | Thiel | PrAC | 0.800 | 0.469 | 0.552 | 67 | A | 12-3 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 12-4 | |
| GL | 8 | John Carroll | OAC | 0.714 | 0.505 | 0.557 | 80 | C | 44 | 10-4 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 12-4 |
| GL | 9 | Capital | OAC | 0.667 | 0.539 | 0.571 | 86 | A | 10-5 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 11-6 | |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| MW | 1 | Lake Forest | MWC | 0.929 | 0.538 | 0.636 | 4 | A | C | 13-1 | 13-1 | 0-0 | 14-1 |
| MW | 2 | Transylvania | HCAC | 0.933 | 0.485 | 0.597 | 15 | A | C | 14-1 | 15-2 | 0-0 | 15-2 |
| MW | 3 | Washington U. | UAA | 0.800 | 0.571 | 0.628 | 25 | C | 10 | 12-3 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 12-4 |
| MW | 4 | Illinois Wesleyan | CCIW | 0.800 | 0.562 | 0.622 | 28 | A | wC | 12-3 | 14-3 | 0-0 | 14-3 |
| MW | 5 | Wheaton (Ill.) | CCIW | 0.800 | 0.554 | 0.616 | 33 | C | 13 | 12-3 | 14-3 | 0-0 | 14-3 |
| MW | 6 | Grinnell | MWC | 0.923 | 0.422 | 0.547 | 39 | C | 16 | 12-1 | 12-1 | 0-0 | 13-1 |
| MW | 7 | Edgewood | NATHC | 0.800 | 0.540 | 0.605 | 41 | A | wC | 12-3 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 14-3 |
| MW | 8 | Hanover | HCAC | 0.800 | 0.514 | 0.585 | 50 | C | 23 | 12-3 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 12-4 |
| MW | 9 | Concordia (Wis.) | NATHC | 0.733 | 0.559 | 0.602 | 60 | C | 27 | 11-4 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 12-4 |
| MW | 10 | Rose-Hulman | HCAC | 0.765 | 0.525 | 0.585 | 61 | C | 28 | 13-4 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 13-4 |
| MW | 11 | Ripon | MWC | 0.667 | 0.557 | 0.584 | 78 | C | 42 | 8-4 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 10-5 |
| Reg. | Rank | Team | Conference | WP | wSOS | wRPI | Nat. | Pool | Status | REG | D3 | vRRO | OVR |
| WE | 1 | UW-Whitewater | WIAC | 0.944 | 0.532 | 0.635 | 2 | A | C | 17-1 | 17-1 | 0-0 | 17-1 |
| WE | 2 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | SCIAC | 0.900 | 0.499 | 0.599 | 18 | A | C | 9-1 | 11-1 | 0-0 | 15-1 |
| WE | 3 | UW-River Falls | WIAC | 0.813 | 0.575 | 0.634 | 20 | C | 7 | 13-3 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 13-5 |
| WE | 4 | Dubuque | IIAC | 0.857 | 0.516 | 0.601 | 23 | C | 8 | 12-2 | 12-2 | 0-0 | 12-5 |
| WE | 5 | UW-Stevens Point | WIAC | 0.750 | 0.595 | 0.634 | 35 | C | 14 | 12-4 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 14-4 |
| WE | 6 | Whitworth | NWC | 0.867 | 0.474 | 0.572 | 40 | A | wC | 13-2 | 14-2 | 0-0 | 14-3 |
| WE | 7 | Luther | IIAC | 0.824 | 0.507 | 0.586 | 44 | A | wC | 14-3 | 14-3 | 0-0 | 14-3 |
| WE | 8 | St. Thomas | MIAC | 0.733 | 0.576 | 0.615 | 52 | A | bub | 11-4 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 12-4 |
| WE | 9 | Nebraska Wesleyan | IND | 0.800 | 0.490 | 0.568 | 59 | B | 1 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| WE | 10 | Whitman | NWC | 0.733 | 0.520 | 0.573 | 68 | C | 32 | 11-4 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 13-4 |
| WE | 11 | George Fox | NWC | 0.700 | 0.555 | 0.591 | 70 | C | 34 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 9-8 |
| WE | 12 | UW-La Crosse | WIAC | 0.625 | 0.572 | 0.585 | 90 | C | 52 | 10-6 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 12-6 |
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
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