Boys hockey rankings for Jan. 17

The Bedford High School boys hockey team picked up two more wins to remain at the top of the statewide rankings.

The Bulldogs are undefeated against teams that have a combined record of 23-13-3, putting them well ahead of the pack at the top of the rankings. Not too far behind, however, is Keene, which is undefeated in Division II. Concord, on a six-game win streak, is third while Kennett, undefeated in Division III, comes in at fourth. Pinkerton 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 (5-0-1, Division I), 18.08 (1)
2. Keene (7-0, Division II), 16.29 (2)
3. Concord (6-1, Division I), 15.14 (3)
4. Kennett (7-0, Division III), 13.86 (5)
5. Pinkerton (4-1, Division I), 13.60 (12)
6. Bishop Guertin (5-1-2, Division I), 13.13 (11)
7. Bow (7-1, Division II), 12.50 (10)
8. Windham (5-1, Division II), 12.33 (9)
9. Berlin-Gorham (5-1, Division III), 11.17 (7)
10. Salem (4-1-1, Division I), 10.83 (8)
11. Belmont-Gilford (4-1-1, Division III), 10.75 (13)
12. Londonderry (5-2, Division I), 10.57 (6)
13. Somersworth-Coe-Brown (4-1-1, Division III), 9.08 (15)
14. Goffstown (4-2, Division II), 8.33 (4)
15. John Stark-Hopkinton (5-2, Division III), 8.29 (14)

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 (5-0-1), 18.08
2. Concord (6-1), 15.14
3. Pinkerton (4-1), 13.60
4. Bishop Guertin (5-1-2), 13.13
5. Salem (4-1-1), 10.83
6. Londonderry (5-2), 10.57
7. Manchester Central (3-3), 7.00
8. Hanover (2-3), 5.60
9. Exeter (2-5), 4.00
10. Nashua South-Pelham (1-4), 3.60
11. Nashua North-Souhegan (1-5), 2.33
12. Bishop Brady (1-5), 2.00
13. Trinity (1-5), 2.00
14. Manchester Memorial (0-4), 0.00

Division II

1. Keene (7-0), 16.29
2. Bow (7-1), 12.50
3. Windham (5-1), 12.33
4. Goffstown (4-2), 8.33
5. St. Thomas (3-2), 7.60
6. Dover (3-4), 6.57
7. Lebanon-Stevens (4-4), 6.50
8. Merrimack (2-3), 6.40
9. Kingswood (3-3), 6.33
10. Spaulding (2-3), 5.20
11. Portsmouth-Newmarket (1-3), 5.00
12. Oyster River (2-2), 5.00
13. Alvirne (1-5), 1.67
14. Timberlane (0-5), 0.00
15. Winnacunnet (0-5), 0.00

Division III

1. Kennett (7-0), 13.86
2. Berlin-Gorham (5-1), 11.17
3. Belmont-Gilford (4-1-1), 10.75
4. Somersworth-Coe-Brown (4-1-1), 9.08
5. John Stark-Hopkinton (5-2), 8.29
6. Pembroke-Campbell (3-4), 4.86
7. Hollis Brookline-Derryfield (3-4), 4.57
8. Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes (4-3), 3.60
9. Monadnock (2-4), 3.33
10. ConVal-Conant (2-6), 3.00
11. Kearsarge-Plymouth (1-5), 2.00
12. Laconia-Winnisquam (0-5), 0.00
13. Sanborn (0-5), 0.00