The NCAA will consider road wins as more valuable than home wins in the formula that selects the at-large teams for the Division I men’s tournament starting this season.

Also, the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee reintroduced a bonus system that rewards teams for victories over top-ranked teams in the Ratings Percentage Index and eliminated the criterion of comparing teams against other teams under consideration.

USCHO represents the selection criteria via the PairWise Rankings.

Stay with USCHO for more on the changes. In the meantime, here’s the memo on this year’s changes from the NCAA: