Boys hockey rankings for Feb. 6

The top seven teams all remained in place in this week’s statewide rankings, including the Bedford High School boys hockey team, which is No. 1 for the fifth week in a row.

But there is a team hot in pursuit of the Bulldogs, as Keene is just a few tenths of a point behind Bedford as it continues its run through Division II. Concord remains at No. 3 and Bow at No. 4, while Belmont-Gilford, the highest ranked team in Division III, rounds out the top five.

Here are the complete statewide rankings, along with the rankings for each division.

New Hampshire Top 15

Team (record, division), rating

1. Bedford (12-0-1, Division I), 21.77 (1)
2. Keene (12-0, Division II), 21.42 (2)
3. Concord (11-1, Division I), 19.08 (3)
4. Bow (12-1-1, Division II), 18.75 (4)
5. Belmont-Gilford (10-1-1, Division III), 17.96 (5)
6. Kennett (11-1, Division III), 17.00 (6)
7. Pinkerton (9-2-1, Division I), 16.71 (7)
8. Windham (9-3-1, Division II), 14.81 (10)
9. Bishop Guertin (7-3-2, Division I), 13.88 (11)
10. Somersworth-Coe-Brown (10-2-1, Division III), 13.58 (13)
11. Londonderry (8-4, Division I), 13.17 (8)
12. Dover (9-4, Division II), 13.08 (15)
13. Berlin-Gorham (9-3, Division III), 12.92 (9)
14. Salem (7-3-2, Division I), 12.79 (NR)
15. Hanover (8-4, Division I), 11.83 (14)

Dropped from rankings: Goffstown (12).

How the rankings are done

We took the NHIAA’s football rating system, and gave it a little tweak. Instead of 10 points for a win, we weighted the wins by division, giving 12 for a win over a D1 team, 10 for a win over D2 and eight for a win over D3. Plus, every team got two points for a win by a beaten opponent. In the case of ties, point totals were cut in half. The two point totals were added together and divided by the number of games played.

Division I

1. Bedford (12-0-1), 21.77
2. Concord (11-1), 19.08
3. Pinkerton (9-2-1), 16.71
4. Bishop Guertin (7-3-2), 13.88
5. Londonderry (8-4), 13.17
6. Salem (7-3-2), 12.79
7. Hanover (8-4), 11.83
8. Manchester Central (5-7), 6.58
9. Bishop Brady (3-8-1), 5.04
10. Trinity (1-8-3), 4.42
11. Exeter (3-9), 4.08
12. Nashua South-Pelham (2-10), 3.33
13. Nashua North-Souhegan (1-10), 1.55
14. Manchester Memorial (1-11), 1.17

Division II

1. Keene (12-0), 21.42
2. Bow (12-1-1), 18.75
3. Windham (9-3-1), 14.81
4. Dover (9-4), 13.08
5. Goffstown (8-4), 11.42
6. Oyster River (5-4), 9.78
7. Spaulding (6-5), 8.50
8. Merrimack (5-6-1), 7.96
9. St. Thomas (5-6), 7.82
10. Portsmouth-Newmarket (5-7), 7.08
11. Kingswood (4-7-1), 6.54
12. Lebanon-Stevens (5-7), 6.50
13. Alvirne (2-12), 1.43
14. Timberlane (1-9), 1.40
15. Winnacunnet (0-11), 0.00

Division III

1. Belmont-Gilford (10-1-1), 17.96
2. Kennett (11-1), 17.00
3. Somersworth-Coe-Brown (10-2-1), 13.58
4. Berlin-Gorham (9-3), 12.92
5. John Stark-Hopkinton (8-4), 11.00
6. Pembroke-Campbell (7-5), 8.33
7. Kearsarge-Plymouth (5-7), 6.50
8. ConVal-Conant (5-7), 6.00
9. Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes (5-7), 5.83
10. Monadnock (4-9), 4.92
11. Hollis Brookline-Derryfield (3-10), 4.15
12. Sanborn (3-10), 2.15
13. Laconia-Winnisquam (0-11), 0.00