This is the third iteration of the ChampsRankELO ranking report. An explanation of the methodology can be found here.
Note: In the next few days, the rankings will be updated automatically.
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ChampsRankELO: DI Women’s College Hockey
as of December 14, 2025
| Rank | Team | ELO Rating | Games Played |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1700 | 20 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 1651 | 18 |
| 3 | Penn State | 1640 | 18 |
| 4 | UConn | 1621 | 18 |
| 5 | Princeton | 1621 | 15 |
| 6 | Northeastern | 1616 | 19 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 1607 | 18 |
| 8 | Minnesota Duluth | 1589 | 18 |
| 9 | Quinnipiac | 1578 | 20 |
| 10 | Clarkson | 1565 | 19 |
| 11 | Minnesota State | 1538 | 20 |
| 12 | Mercyhurst | 1534 | 22 |
| 13 | Yale | 1530 | 16 |
| 14 | St. Cloud State | 1525 | 20 |
| 15 | Cornell | 1519 | 16 |
| 16 | Holy Cross | 1518 | 21 |
| 17 | Colgate | 1516 | 20 |
| 18 | Franklin Pierce | 1514 | 19 |
| 19 | St. Lawrence | 1505 | 21 |
| 20 | RIT | 1504 | 22 |
| 21 | Boston College | 1503 | 20 |
| 22 | Maine | 1494 | 20 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | 1491 | 21 |
| 24 | Vermont | 1489 | 20 |
| 25 | Robert Morris | 1488 | 24 |
| 26 | Brown | 1486 | 16 |
| 27 | Union | 1483 | 20 |
| 28 | Boston University | 1482 | 18 |
| 29 | Harvard | 1481 | 14 |
| 30 | Providence | 1465 | 19 |
| 31 | St. Thomas | 1461 | 20 |
| 32 | Stonehill | 1459 | 19 |
| 33 | Syracuse | 1458 | 22 |
| 34 | Saint Anselm | 1457 | 20 |
| 35 | Assumption | 1456 | 20 |
| 36 | RPI | 1449 | 21 |
| 37 | Dartmouth | 1443 | 16 |
| 38 | Lindenwood | 1432 | 22 |
| 39 | Bemidji State | 1426 | 18 |
| 40 | Merrimack | 1405 | 18 |
| 41 | LIU | 1398 | 18 |
| 42 | Post | 1395 | 20 |
| 43 | Sacred Heart | 1359 | 18 |
| 44 | Delaware | 1351 | 20 |
| 45 | Saint Michaels | 1283 | 16 |
ChampsRankELO Rankings Comparison: December 7 vs December 14, 2025
The ChampsRankELO rankings were stable in positions, with all top 10 teams holding their spots from December 7 to December 14. However, every team in the top 10 saw rating declines, reflecting the time-decay model’s gradual reduction of older game weights. Wisconsin remains #1 but dropped from 1718 to 1700.39 ELO points, while Ohio State held #2 but fell from 1664 to 1650.98. Penn State stayed at #3 (1646 → 1639.98), and the tight race between Princeton (#4, 1633 → 1621.01) and UConn (#5, 1632 → 1621.30) narrowed to 0.29 ELO points. The consistent downward trend across all teams suggests that the limited game activity between December 7–14 (only five games completed, none involving top-ranked teams) allowed the time-decay mechanism to reduce the weight of older results without new competitive outcomes to offset the decline.
The middle rankings (6–10) followed the same pattern, with Northeastern (#6, 1625 → 1616.07), Minnesota (#7, 1616 → 1607.47), Minnesota Duluth (#8, 1598 → 1589.43), Quinnipiac (#9, 1584 → 1578.41), and Clarkson (#10, 1569 → 1565.48) all experiencing modest rating decreases while maintaining their positions. The ELO system’s sequential processing and time-decay mechanism mean that without new games to process, teams’ ratings naturally decline as older games lose weight. This week’s sparse schedule, combined with the fact that the few games played (involving Dartmouth, Robert Morris, LIU, Saint Anselm, Saint Michaels, Brown, and Yale) didn’t involve any top-ranked teams, explains why the rankings remained static in terms of positions but showed uniform rating decreases across the board.
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