This is the third iteration of the ChampsRankSOS ranking report. An explanation of the methodology can be found here.
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ChampsRankSOS (with Decay Rate): DI Women’s College Hockey
as of December 14, 2025
GD = Goal Differential vs. Opponent
SOS = Strength of Schedule Rating of Opponent
| Rank | Team | Rating | GD | SOS | Games Played |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 20.00 | 3.8 | 16.2 | 20 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 19.23 | 2.3 | 16.9 | 18 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 18.45 | 1.9 | 16.5 | 18 |
| 4 | Penn State | 17.93 | 3.6 | 14.4 | 18 |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | 17.51 | 0.9 | 16.6 | 18 |
| 6 | St. Cloud State | 16.47 | -0.2 | 16.7 | 20 |
| 7 | Princeton | 16.47 | 1.3 | 15.1 | 15 |
| 8 | Northeastern | 16.36 | 1.5 | 14.9 | 19 |
| 9 | Minnesota State | 16.29 | 0.0 | 16.3 | 20 |
| 10 | Quinnipiac | 16.27 | 1.4 | 14.9 | 20 |
| 11 | UConn | 16.25 | 1.1 | 15.2 | 18 |
| 12 | St. Thomas | 15.75 | -1.0 | 16.7 | 20 |
| 13 | Cornell | 15.73 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 16 |
| 14 | Clarkson | 15.71 | 0.6 | 15.1 | 19 |
| 15 | Mercyhurst | 15.40 | 0.8 | 14.6 | 22 |
| 16 | Colgate | 15.28 | -0.3 | 15.6 | 20 |
| 17 | Yale | 15.13 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 16 |
| 18 | Boston College | 14.89 | -0.1 | 15.0 | 20 |
| 19 | RIT | 14.69 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 22 |
| 20 | St. Lawrence | 14.68 | -0.5 | 15.1 | 21 |
| 21 | Boston University | 14.67 | -0.6 | 15.3 | 18 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | 14.63 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 21 |
| 23 | Harvard | 14.53 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14 |
| 24 | Brown | 14.52 | 0.1 | 14.4 | 16 |
| 25 | Holy Cross | 14.47 | 0.9 | 13.6 | 21 |
| 26 | Maine | 14.33 | -0.8 | 15.2 | 20 |
| 27 | Union | 14.21 | 0.2 | 14.0 | 20 |
| 28 | Vermont | 14.15 | -1.1 | 15.2 | 20 |
| 29 | Bemidji State | 14.12 | -2.5 | 16.6 | 18 |
| 30 | Providence | 14.04 | -0.8 | 14.9 | 19 |
| 31 | Robert Morris | 13.80 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 24 |
| 32 | Syracuse | 13.62 | -1.0 | 14.6 | 22 |
| 33 | Lindenwood | 13.58 | -0.9 | 14.5 | 22 |
| 34 | Dartmouth | 13.12 | -0.8 | 13.9 | 16 |
| 35 | RPI | 13.06 | -1.4 | 14.5 | 21 |
| 36 | Merrimack | 12.87 | -1.6 | 14.5 | 18 |
| 37 | Saint Anselm | 12.12 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 20 |
| 38 | Franklin Pierce | 11.99 | 0.9 | 11.1 | 19 |
| 39 | Stonehill | 11.55 | -0.1 | 11.7 | 19 |
| 40 | Assumption | 11.50 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 20 |
| 41 | Delaware | 11.36 | -3.0 | 14.3 | 20 |
| 42 | Sacred Heart | 10.92 | -0.7 | 11.6 | 18 |
| 43 | Post | 10.34 | -1.2 | 11.6 | 20 |
| 44 | LIU | 10.33 | -1.1 | 11.5 | 18 |
| 45 | Saint Michaels | 7.13 | -4.5 | 11.7 | 16 |
ChampsRankSOS Rankings Comparison: December 7 vs December 14, 2025
The ChampsRankSOS rankings were stable at the top, with the top five teams holding their positions and showing slight rating improvements. Wisconsin remains #1 at 20.00, followed by Ohio State (19.21 → 19.23), Minnesota (18.42 → 18.45), Penn State (17.89 → 17.93), and Minnesota Duluth (17.49 → 17.51). The limited movement reflects only five completed games between December 7–14. Those games involved lower-ranked teams (Dartmouth, Robert Morris, LIU, Saint Anselm, Saint Michaels, Brown, and Yale), so they had minimal impact on the top teams’ strength of schedule. The most notable change was in the 6–10 range, where St. Cloud State moved from #7 to #6 (16.44 → 16.47), while Princeton dropped from #6 to #7 (16.46 → 16.47), separated by 0.0008 rating points. Minnesota State entered the top 10, climbing from #11 to #9 (16.29), while UConn fell out of the top 10, dropping from #10 to likely #11 or lower. The time-decay model’s emphasis on recent results, combined with the sparse schedule, explains why the rankings stayed largely stable with only minor adjustments in the middle tier. The lack of games involving top-ranked teams meant their ratings were primarily affected by the gradual decay of older results rather than new competitive outcomes.
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