2013 Ranking System Details

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1 2013 Ranking System Details WHY CHANGE THE RANKING SYSTEM? The purpose of instituting a new ranking system is to have a system that more accurately ranks teams against other teams in the league. In previous seasons, if a team wins a game, they get 2 points towards their record regardless of what team they play. There is no consideration for the strength of the opponent. This new system would reward teams who win or tie against the teams with higher winning percentages. With this system we want to motivate teams to grow within the sport, and reward teams for playing above their level within a challenging schedule. A vs. B TEAMS All teams (new and returning) are categorized as either an A team or a B team. A full team can be an A or B team and an Honorary team can be an A or a B team. The A/B split is only used for ranking purposes. A Teams: 50% or higher winning percentage from the previous fall season B Teams: less than 50% winning percentage from the previous fall season The purpose of categorizing teams is so that we can assign different game points (for a win/loss/tie) based on the type of opponent you play. If you play and win/tie against an A team will earn you more game points (towards your current fall season ranking) than if you play and win/tie against a B team. Instead of the traditional 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie, your team will be awarded a certain number of game points toward winning percentage according to whether you played and won/tied against an A or B team. Losses are always zero no matter which team you play. HOW WE CATEGORIZED TEAMS Using the historical data from the previous year s fall scores, all teams are ranked and their winning percentages are calculated. Only teams that played 4 or more games in the previous season were analyzed when determining the split between A/B Divisions. We did this because we felt we couldn t accurately rank a team that played 3 or fewer games. All new teams are categorized as a B team because we have no past scores for them. Teams are ranked by their winning percentage. Winning Percentage is derived by taking the total number of points and dividing that by the total number of games played. Points are assigned as follows: Teams will receive 3 game points if they beat an A team and 2 game points if they tie an A team. Teams will receive 2 game points if they beat a B team and 1 game point if they tie a B team. Losses are always zero no matter which team you play. Forfeit wins are 2 points regardless of your opponent. Forfeit losses are 0 points. All points would be divided by the number of games played. All tie- breakers remain the same.

2 OLD SYSTEM NEW SYSTEM TO YOUR TEAM TO YOUR TEAM OPPONENT W T L OPPONENT W T L Any Team A TEAM B TEAM EXAMPLE For example, if a B team plays an A team and wins, they would get 3 points for their win (instead of the traditional 2). If a B team plays a B team and wins, they would get 2 points. It is set up so that a tie with an A team is weighted the same as a win with a B team.

3 A TEAMS (50-100% winning percentage) Record Win % Composite League Score League Rank University of Colorado (8-0- 0) H 2012 Status University of Delaware (7-0- 0) Full Duke University (9-0- 0) Full Northeastern University ( ) Full Temple University ( ) Full Virginia Tech (9-1- 0) Full The College of New Jersey (8-1- 0) Full James Madison University (7-1- 0) Full University of Virginia (7-1- 0) Full Penn State University (6-1- 0) Full Messiah College (6-1- 0) Full University of Tampa (6-1- 0) Full Old Dominion University (4-1- 0) H Boston College (8-2- 0) Full Drexel University (8-2- 0) Full University of South Carolina (3-1- 0) H University of Rhode Island (7-3- 0) Full University of Vermont (4-2- 0) Full University of Pittsburgh (6-3- 0) Full University of North Carolina - CH (6-3- 0) Full American University (6-3- 2) Full Johns Hopkins University (4-2- 2) Full University of Maryland (5-3- 1) Full University of Connecticut (7-5- 1) Full West Chester University (4-3- 2) Full Salisbury University (6-5- 2) Full North Carolina State University (2-2- 0) H Wake Forest University (2-2- 0) H Elon University (4-4- 0) Full Rowan University (3-3- 1) Full Longwood University (3-3- 0) Full University of Massachusetts Amherst (3-3- 0) Full Georgetown University (2-2- 2) Full

4 B TEAMS (<50% winning percentage) College of William and Mary (2-3- 0) H East Carolina University (2-3- 0) H Coastal Carolina University (3-5- 2) Full University of Pennsylvania (3-5- 1) Full George Mason University (3-5- 1) Full Towson University (4-7- 1) Full George Washington University (2-5- 2) Full Sacred Heart University (3-6- 0) Full Villanova University (3-7- 0) Full United States Naval Academy (2-5- 0) Full Clemson University (2-6- 1) Full University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (1-3- 0) H Virginia Commonwealth University (1-4- 1) Full West Virginia University (2-7- 0) Full Loyola University Maryland (1-5- 1) Full Lafayette College (1-4- 0) H Lehigh University (1-4- 0) H Saint Anselm College (1-4- 0) H Mount St. Mary's University (1-8- 2) Full University of North Carolina Wilmington (1-5- 0) Full High Point University (1-6- 0) Full University of New Haven (1-6- 0) Full Florida State University (0-3- 1) H Saint Joseph's University ( ) Full University of Mary Washington (0-5- 1) Full Brown University (0-7- 0) Full

5 B TEAMS (cont.) TEAMS THAT PLAYED 3 GAMES OR LESS (unranked) ALL NEW TEAMS NOT LISTED HERE WILL BE B TEAMS Record Win % Composite League Score League Rank University of Miami (0-2- 1) H University of South Florida (0-2- 1) H Centenary College (0-1- 1) H Princeton University (1-1- 0) H Emory University (2-0- 0) H Miami University (3-0- 0) H Washington College (1-0- 0) H Bucknell University (0-2- 0) H Christopher Newport University (0-4- 0) H College of the Holy Cross (0-1- 0) H Ithaca College (0-0- 0) H Johnson and Wales University (0-2- 0) H Monmouth University (0-0- 0) H Philadelphia University (0-4- 0) H Rider University (0-2- 0) H Robert Morris University (0-0- 0) H University of Denver (0-3- 0) H University of Maine (0-0- 0) H University of Maryland Baltimore County (0-2- 0) H University of Oklahoma (0-0- 0) H University of Tennessee (0-0- 0) H Vanderbilt University (0-0- 0) H 2012 Status Yale University (0-0- 0) H