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. Forfeits are not included. Based on 249 games played through 3/8/98: Rank Prev Pct Opp% Op-Op% RPI 1 2 UMass-Dartmouth .864 .586 .534 .675 2 1 Quinnipiac .971 .504 .531 .671 3 3 St. Michael's .864 .546 .546 .657 4 4 Bentley .737 .606 .543 .642 5 5 Fitchburg State .813 .519 .503 .619 6 6 N.H. College .690 .529 .534 .586 7 7 Sacred Heart .706 .467 .529 .560 8 8 Wentworth .640 .508 .513 .555 9 9 Johnson & Wales .611 .504 .485 .539 10 10 Assumption .500 .567 .531 .538 11 11 Fairfield .550 .515 .523 .528 12 12 Skidmore .429 .577 .522 .517 13 13 Worcester State .565 .480 .499 .513 14 T14 Plymouth State .432 .539 .493 .494 15 T14 Framingham St. .545 .454 .500 .493 16 16 Tufts .382 .491 .539 .460 17 17 W. New England .350 .510 .501 .452 18 18 Iona .300 .537 .515 .451 19 19 Curry .370 .461 .500 .435 20 20 Nichols .395 .444 .485 .433 21 21 Suffolk .167 .534 .533 .406 22 22 Villanova .000 .571 .521 .364 23 23 Stonehill .025 .546 .535 .362 24 24 Roger Williams .136 .441 .489 .341 25 25 Salve Regina .000 .449 .477 .296
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