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 121 games played through 1/19/98:

          Rank    Prev                     Pct    Opp%     Op-Op%  RPI
          1       1       UMass-Dartmouth .889    .616    .560    .703
          T2      3       Quinnipiac      .955    .467    .546    .649
          T2      2       Bentley         .800    .572    .552    .649
          4       4       Fitchburg State .875    .500    .535    .636
          5       5       St. Michael's   .818    .517    .587    .633
          6       9       N. H. Coll      .722    .500    .569    .588
          7       7       Fairfield       .800    .404    .575    .568
          8       8       Wentworth       .600    .548    .506    .560
          9       6       Sacred Heart    .875    .338    .554    .558
          10      11      Assumption      .444    .593    .525    .531
          11      14      Plymouth State  .364    .668    .457    .530
          12      15      Johnson & Wales .409    .587    .477    .508
          13      12      Worcester State .667    .366    .563    .501
          14      13      Framingham State.615    .384    .543    .489
          15      10      W. New England  .375    .570    .472    .487
          16      16      Skidmore        .333    .567    .509    .476
          17      17      Nichols         .571    .396    .494    .472
          18      19      Tufts           .167    .640    .545    .460
          19      21      Iona            .278    .534    .501    .440
          20      20      Suffolk         .111    .617    .505    .423
          21      22      Curry           .227    .505    .505    .408
          22      18      Stonehill       .000    .651    .514    .402
          23      23      Villanova       .000    .601    .464    .370
          24      24      Roger Williams  .100    .495    .486    .355
          25      25      Salve Regina    .000    .507    .447    .321

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