*Team's NPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating weak opponent.

#Team's NPI has been adjusted to remove positive effects from losing to strong opponent.

The USCHO.com PairWise Ranking is a system which attempts to mimic the method used by the NCAA Selection Committee to determine participants for the NCAA National Collegiate Women's hockey tournament. The PWR compares all teams by these criteria: record against common opponents, head-to-head competition, and the NCAA Percentage Index (NPI).

For each comparison won, a team receives one point. The final PWR ranking is based on the number of points (comparisons) won against teams under consideration. Ties are settled by the NPI.

The PWR can be reformatted and redistributed by any media outlet or person, provided USCHO's URL (https://www.uscho.com/) accompanies the results.

Forfeit wins do not count in the PWR and have been removed.