2022–23 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 19, 2021, and concluded on March 26, 2023. This was the 50th season of Division III college ice hockey.
==Regular season==
Alvernia played its inaugural season this year, doing so as a member of the UCHC.
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Western Massachusetts Invitational	October 28–29 	4 	Franklin Pierce
Worcester City Cup 	October 28, 30 	4 	Nichols
Castleton Invitational 	November 25–26 	4 	Saint Anselm
Utica Thanksgiving Showcase 	November 25–26 	4 	Trine, Utica
Bowdoin/Colby Tournament 	November 26–27 	4 	Bowdoin
North Country Tournament 	November 26–27 	4 	Hamilton, Stonehill
PAL Stovepipe 	November 26–27 	4 	New England College
Skidmore Invitational 	November 26–27 	4 	Skidmore
Codfish Bowl 	December 29–30 	4 	Massachusetts–Boston
Superior Showdown 	December 29–30 	4 	Marian
Northfield Bank Tournament 	December 30–31 	4 	Curry
Oswego State Classic 	December 30–31 	4 	Adrian
Middlebury Classic 	December 31–January 1	4 	Manhattanville, University of New England
Cardinal Classic 	January 6–7 	4 	Oswego State
Boston Landing Invitational 	January 7–8 	4 	Nichols
===Standings===
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings
==PairWise Rankings==
The PairWise Rankings (PWR) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which teams get at-large bids to the 16-team NCAA tournament. Although the NCAA selection committee does not use the PWR as presented by USCHO, the PWR has been accurate in predicting which teams will make the tournament field.
	
For Division III men, all teams are included in comparisons starting in the 2013–14 season (formerly, only teams with a Ratings Percentage Index of .500 or above, or teams under consideration, were included). The PWR method compares each team with every other such team, with the winner of each “comparison” earning one PWR point. After all comparisons are made, the points are totaled up and rankings listed accordingly.
	
With 84 Division III men's teams, the greatest number of PWR points any team could earn is 83, winning the comparison with every other team. Meanwhile, a team that lost all of its comparisons would have no PWR points.
Teams are then ranked by PWR point total, with ties broken by the teams’ RPI ratings, which starting in 2013–14 is weighted for home and road games and includes a quality wins bonus (QWB) for beating teams in the top 20 of the RPI (it also is weighted for home and road).
	
When it comes to comparing teams, the PWR uses three criteria which are combined to make a comparison: RPI, record against common opponents and head-to-head competition. Starting in 2013–14, the comparison of record against teams under consideration was dropped because all teams are now under comparison.
 NCAA Division I Men's Hockey PairWise Rankings
Rank 	Team 	PWR 	RPI 	Conference
1 	 	83 	.6319* 	CCC
2 	 	81 	.6304* 	UCHC
2 	 	81 	.6252* 	NEHC
4 	 	80 	.6036* 	CCC
4 	 	80 	.6011 	NCHA
6 	 	78 	.5884* 	SUNYAC
7 	 	77 	.5863 	CCC
8 	 	76 	.5861* 	WIAC
9 	 	75 	.5513 	MASCAC
10 	 	74 	.5785* 	NEHC
11 	 	73 	.5620 	WIAC
12 	 	72 	.5571 	SUNYAC
13 	 	71 	.5533* 	NEHC
14 	 	69 	.5497* 	NCHA
15 	 	68 	.5496 	SUNYAC
15 	 	68 	.5492 	NESCAC
17 	 	67 	.5457* 	NCHA
18 	 	66 	.5480* 	NCHA
19 	 	65 	.5460 	MIAC
20 	 	64 	.5446* 	CCC
21 	 	63 	.5437 	NESCAC
22 	 	62 	.5413 	UCHC
22 	 	62 	.5409* 	NEHC
24 	 	60 	.5620 	WIAC
25 	 	59 	.5437 	NESCAC
26 	 	58 	.5406 	MIAC
27 	 	57 	.5341 	UCHC
27 	 	57 	.5292 	Independent
29 	 	54 	.5260 	WIAC
29 	 	54 	.5237 	NESCAC
31 	 	53 	.5226 	SUNYAC
31 	 	53 	.5213 	NCHA
33 	 	51 	.5186 	MIAC
34 	 	50 	.5237 	NESCAC
35 	 	48 	.5168 	NESCAC
35 	 	48 	.5152 	UCHC
35 	 	48 	.5141 	NEHC
38 	 	46 	.5078 	UCHC
39 	 	45 	.5061 	SUNYAC
40 	 	44 	.5057 	MIAC
41 	 	43 	.5024 	UCHC
42 	 	42 	.5023 	MIAC
43 	 	41 	.4939 	Independent
44 	 	40 	.4930 	NCHA
45 	 	39 	.4916 	MIAC
46 	 	37 	.4916 	WIAC
47 	 	36 	.4916 	NESCAC
47 	 	36 	.4916 	MIAC
49 	 	35 	.4866 	NCHA
50 	 	34 	.4856 	NEHC
51 	 	33 	.4828 	NESCAC
52 	 	31 	.4837 	MASCAC
52 	 	31 	.4822 	MASCAC
54 	 	30 	.4776 	MIAC
55 	 	29 	.4719 	CCC
56 	 	28 	.4712 	NEHC
56 	 	28 	.4647 	Independent
58 	 	26 	.4624 	CCC
59 	 	25 	.4610 	MASCAC
60 	 	24 	.4603 	SUNYAC
61 	 	23 	.4589 	CCC
61 	 	23 	.4588 	SUNYAC
63 	 	21 	.4581 	NEHC
64 	 	20 	.4579 	SUNYAC
65 	 	19 	.4557 	UCHC
66 	 	18 	.4540 	NESCAC
67 	 	17 	.4484 	CCC
68 	 	16 	.4433 	MASCAC
69 	 	15 	.4416 	UCHC
70 	 	14 	.4329 	NEHC
71 	 	13 	.4324 	UCHC
72 	 	12 	.4308 	NCHA
73 	 	11 	.4304 	WIAC
74 	 	10 	.4302 	MIAC
75 	 	9 	.4289 	SUNYAC
76 	 	8 	.4240 	UCHC
77 	 	7 	.4224 	NCHA
78 	 	6 	.4140 	NESCAC
79 	 	5 	.4138 	UCHC
80 	 	4 	.4129 	MASCAC
81 	 	2 	.4104 	Independent
81 	 	2 	.4064 	MASCAC
82 	 	1 	.4017 	NCHA
82 	 	1 	.3995 	NEHC
*A team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division III hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.	*A team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division III hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.	*A team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division III hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.	*A team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division III hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.	*A team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division III hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.
==2023 NCAA Tournament==
==See also==
* 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
* 2022–23 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
==References==
==External links==
 
NCAA