NCAA Hockey belt power rankings · week 2026-W40
Who ends up with the belt?
as of October 3, 2026Each team's chance of holding the NCAA Hockey belt when the schedule on file runs out (November 14, 2026), from 4,000 simulated seasons passed game by game with Elo win chances, as they stood on October 3, 2026. Denver held the belt (12 defenses), with Alaska Anchorage up next on October 3, 2026. Denver leads the board at 15.8%.
| # | Team | Share | Chance | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver holder | 15.8% | ||
| 2 | Arizona State | 11.7% | ||
| 3 | Michigan | 10.1% | ||
| 4 | Wisconsin | 6.0% | ||
| 5 | Boston College | 5.1% | ||
| 6 | Western Michigan | 4.2% | ||
| 7 | North Dakota | 4.2% | ||
| 8 | Penn State | 4.0% | ||
| 9 | Lindenwood | 3.9% | ||
| 10 | St. Thomas | 3.7% | ||
| 11 | UMass | 3.7% | ||
| 12 | Ohio State | 3.2% | ||
| 13 | Miami (OH) | 2.5% | ||
| 14 | Minnesota Duluth | 2.5% | ||
| 15 | Omaha | 2.3% | ||
| 16 | UConn | 2.2% | ||
| 17 | Holy Cross | 1.8% | ||
| 18 | St. Cloud State | 1.8% | ||
| 19 | LIU | 1.7% | ||
| 20 | Maine | 1.6% | ||
| 21 | Niagara | 1.5% | ||
| 22 | Robert Morris | 1.4% | ||
| 23 | Colorado College | 1.4% | ||
| 24 | Vermont | 1.3% | ||
| 25 | Northeastern | 1.1% |
Moves are against the previous weekly snapshot. The live version of this table is on the outlook page.