The JSPR ranking system determines New England Prep Hockey Elite 8 playoff seedings.
Rankings are based on the following criteria:

1) head-to-head record
2) which team has the stronger RPI
3) record against common opponents
4) record against TUCs (teams under consideration, or, the top 16)

A JSPR point is gained if a team beats another team in above comparison group
(a tie or loss = 0 points for both teams)

Hockey Projected Final JSPR* as of Jan. 29, 2026

 
Rank RPI Rank Team Points RPI
1 1
Avon Old Farms		 15 _
2 5
Belmont Hill		 14 _
3 2
Salisbury		 13 _
4 _
St. Mark's		 _ _
5 _
Dexter		 _ _
6 _
Tabor		 _ _
7 _
Kimball Union		 _ _
8 _
Holderness		 _ _
9 _
Canterbury		 _ _
10 _
Hotchkiss		 _ _
11 _
Thayer		 _ _
12 _
Brunswick		 _ _
13 _
St. Sebastian's		 _ _
14 _
St. Paul's		 _ _
15 _
Andover		 _ _
16 _
Groton		 _ _
* NEPSIHA JSPR projection generated based on submitted game results as of Jan. 29, 2026. The simulator plays out the remaining games in the season utilizing the following criteria: RPI, record against common opponents, head-to-head results, and home ice.