Boys hockey rankings for Jan. 30

The Bedford High School boys hockey team keeps on winning and continues to hold down the top spot in the New Hampshire boys hockey rankings for the fourth week in a row.

The Bulldogs are followed in the rankings by the state’s only other undefeated team, Keene, while Concord remains in third. Bow moves up a spot to fourth after going 1-0-1 in two games against Windham last week, and Belmont-Gilford takes over the top spot in the Division III rankings while rounding 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 (11-0-1, Division I), 20.08 (1)
2. Keene (10-0, Division II), 19.80 (2)
3. Concord (9-1, Division I), 17.10 (3)
4. Bow (10-1-1, Division II), 16.29 (5)
5. Belmont-Gilford (8-1-1, Division III), 15.25 (8)
6. Kennett (9-1, Division III), 15.20 (6)
7. Pinkerton (7-2, Division I), 15.11 (11)
8. Londonderry (7-3, Division I), 13.10 (10)
9. Berlin-Gorham (8-2, Division III), 13.10 (7)
10. Windham (8-3-1, Division II), 13.04 (9)
11. Bishop Guertin (5-3-2, Division I), 12.35 (4)
12. Goffstown (7-2, Division II), 12.11 (NR)
13. Somersworth-Coe-Brown (8-1-1, Division III), 11.45 (13)
14. Hanover (7-3, Division I), 11.40 (14)
15. Dover (8-4, Division II), 11.33 (15)

Dropped from rankings: Salem (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 (11-0-1), 20.08
2. Concord (9-1), 17.10
3. Pinkerton (7-2), 15.11
4. Londonderry (7-3), 13.10
5. Bishop Guertin (5-3-2), 12.35
6. Hanover (7-3), 11.40
7. Salem (5-3-2), 10.55
8. Manchester Central (5-5), 7.50
9. Bishop Brady (2-7), 4.22
10. Nashua South-Pelham (2-7), 4.22
11. Exeter (2-7), 3.56
12. Trinity (1-8-1), 2.60
13. Nashua North-Souhegan (1-8), 1.67
14. Manchester Memorial (1-9), 1.40

Division II

1. Keene (10-0), 19.80
2. Bow (10-1-1), 16.29
3. Windham (8-3-1), 13.04
4. Goffstown (7-2), 12.11
5. Dover (8-4), 11.33
6. Spaulding (5-4), 8.44
7. Portsmouth-Newmarket (4-5), 7.89
8. Kingswood (4-5-1), 7.05
9. St. Thomas (4-5), 6.67
10. Merrimack (3-5-1), 6.39
11. Lebanon-Stevens (5-6), 6.00
12. Oyster River (3-4), 5.43
13. Alvirne (2-10), 1.67
14. Timberlane (0-8), 0.00
15. Winnacunnet (0-9), 0.00

Division III

1. Belmont-Gilford (8-1-1), 15.25
2. Kennett (9-1), 15.20
3. Berlin-Gorham (8-2), 13.10
4. Somersworth-Coe-Brown (8-1-1), 11.45
5. John Stark-Hopkinton (6-4), 11.20
6. Pembroke-Campbell (7-4), 8.00
7. Moultonborough-Inter-Lakes (4-5), 5.33
8. Monadnock (4-7), 4.36
9. Hollis Brookline-Derryfield (3-8), 4.18
10. Keasarge-Plymouth (3-7), 3.60
11. ConVal-Conant (2-7), 3.11
12. Sanborn (1-6), 1.14
13. Laconia-Winnisquam (0-9), 0.00