2003-04 Iowa High School Hockey Rankings
Last Updated 2-23-04
Teams listed W-L-T record reflects only games whose score is listed on the
2003-2004 Iowa HS Scores page (sorted first by team name and then by date)
The program starts all teams with an equal arbitrary value and then
adjusts them all recursively based on game scores until the lowest cumulative
error between expected goal differentials and actual goal differentials is
reached (convergence).
The Total column is in goal units and the difference in this value between
any two teams is the predicted goal differential for a game played at a
neutral site between those two teams. It should be noted that due to goal
differential limits set in the ranking program these predicted goal differentials
are only accurate when comparing teams ranked within three goals of each other.
The differential between teams ranked farther apart becomes more and more
understated as the chosen teams become farther apart in the rankings.
A teams Total value only has meaning
in relation to other teams in the same list (i.e. Totals cannot be compared
from one week to the next or directly to a ratings list for another state).
The Last 5 column is a simple average performance of that team in the last five
games based on current opponent Total values and goal differential (up to max allowed).
Obviously, the fewer games a team's ranking is based upon the less likely
that ranking is to be accurate.
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More information about how the ratings are calculated and their past
accuracy can be found here .
As of 2/21/04 all state rankings are calculated interdependently. This allows interstate opponents to be given
their proper weight. Also, games between teams ranked more than 5 goals apart are no longer used when
calculating the rankings.
As of 3/4/04 there are now two rankings listed. The first is the standard Goal Diff Limit = 4 ranking and
the second is a GDL=1 ranking. The GDL1 ranking has proven to be the most accurate for college and junior teams
but is yet unproven at other levels, especially for those rankings in which many teams are missing many scores.
The Totals column takes on a different meaning in the GDL1 ranking, see the D1 College rankings for details.
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RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Des Moines Capitals,IA,_____________ 24 5 0, 2.1, 2.7, 4.83, 5.56
2,Mason City,IA,______________________ 22 6 1, 1.8, 2.9, 4.68, 6.41
3,Omaha Jr Lancers,NEIA,______________ 23 5 0, 1.7, 2.8, 4.49, 3.64
4,Sioux City,IA,______________________ 18 9 1, 0.7, 2.9, 3.60, 3.84
5,Des Moines Oak Leafs,IA,____________ 19 8 0, 1.1, 2.4, 3.50, 2.51
6,Waterloo,IA,________________________ 10 18 2, -0.3, 3.1, 2.75, 1.76
7,Kansas City,KSIA,___________________ 11 14 3, -0.4, 2.8, 2.43, 2.09
8,Lincoln,NEIA,_______________________ 8 21 0, -1.0, 2.8, 1.84, 2.90
9,Ames,IA,____________________________ 9 18 1, -1.0, 2.8, 1.83, 2.08
10,Quad Cities,IA,_____________________ 6 21 0, -2.2, 3.0, 0.79, 0.49
11,Dubuque/Cedar Rapids,IA,____________ 0 27 0, -3.2, 2.5, -0.72, -0.78
RANK TEAM W L T GmPerf Sched Total Last 5
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1,Des Moines Capitals,IA,_____________ 24 5 0, 0.6, 3.7, 4.32, 4.50
2,Omaha Jr Lancers,NEIA,______________ 23 5 0, 0.6, 3.7, 4.32, 3.82
3,Mason City,IA,______________________ 22 6 1, 0.5, 3.7, 4.24, 4.75
4,Sioux City,IA,______________________ 18 9 1, 0.3, 3.7, 4.05, 4.16
5,Des Moines Oak Leafs,IA,____________ 19 8 0, 0.4, 3.6, 4.00, 3.71
6,Waterloo,IA,________________________ 10 18 2, -0.3, 3.9, 3.63, 3.21
7,Kansas City,KSIA,___________________ 11 14 3, -0.1, 3.7, 3.63, 3.50
8,Ames,IA,____________________________ 9 18 1, -0.3, 3.7, 3.40, 3.69
9,Quad Cities,IA,_____________________ 6 21 0, -0.6, 3.8, 3.21, 3.10
10,Lincoln,NEIA,_______________________ 8 21 0, -0.4, 3.6, 3.19, 3.62
11,Dubuque/Cedar Rapids,IA,____________ 0 27 0, -1.0, 3.6, 2.63, 2.86
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