Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten will be via at-large bids.

The rankings take into account all games played but are heavily affected by intra-conference results.

The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.

On the whole, only one conference possessed a winning record against the Big Ten (NCHC), however, they did so by only one victory.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average[3] Note: * denotes overtime periods.