I have had several requests to do a separate RPI for the ECAC N/C/S, 
           and/or to include these teams in the College Division RPI. It would be 
           incorrect and unfair to group most of the these teams with those from 
           the "regular" RPI since their schedules and talent levels are so 
           different. That said, an RPI would be very useful since half of the 
           playoff teams in the N/C/S are selected and seeded not on the number 
           of divisional points they have earned, but on their overall 
           performance within the N/C/S. 

          The RPI rating system ranks 25 mostly D-III teams based
          on the RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) used by the NCAA
          D-I selection committee.

          The RPI formula for each team is:
          (.35 x winning %) +
          (.50 x opponent's winning % excluding games with that opponent) +
          (.15 x opponent's opponents winning % excluding games with
          that opponent)

          Only games against opponents in the 25-team pool are included. Note 
           that I am still including Quinnipiac although they are not technically 
           a member of the ECAC N/C/S.

          Based on 106 games played through 1/12/98:

          Rank    Prev                     Pct    Opp%     Op-Op%  RPI
          1       1       UMass-Dartmouth 1.000   .635    .588    .756
          2       2       Bentley         .875    .563    .566    .672
          3       3       Quinnipiac      .955    .479    .569    .659
          4       4       Fitchburg State .850    .538    .525    .646
          5       5       St. Michael's   .800    .477    .582    .606
          6       6       Sacred Heart    .833    .426    .555    .588
          7       7       Fairfield       .750    .443    .565    .569
          8       8       Wentworth       .556    .586    .521    .566
          9       9       N.H. College    .688    .465    .547    .555
          10      10      W. New England  .429    .627    .483    .536
          11      12      Assumption      .375    .611    .540    .518
          12      14      Worcester State .667    .392    .537    .510
          13      11      Framingham St.  .636    .405    .538    .506
          14      15      Plymouth State  .313    .623    .450    .488
          15      17      Johnson & Wales .444    .634    .042    .479
          16      13      Skidmore        .333    .568    .502    .476
          17      16      Nichols         .571    .382    .485    .464
          18      18      Stonehill       .000    .740    .495    .444
          19      20      Tufts           .200    .556    .507    .424
          20      21      Suffolk         .125    .603    .517    .423
          21      19      Iona            .214    .521    .517    .413
          22      22      Curry           .278    .443    .511    .395
          23      24      Villanova       .000    .550    .502    .350
          24      34      Roger Williams  .100    .480    .495    .349
          25      25      Salve Regina    .000    .490    .476    .316



          This ranking would not have been possible without the great work done 
          by Jeff Fanter and his staff at the ECAC in tracking down all these scores.

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