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Bracketology: Will top-end balance continue in NCAA hockey up until Selection Sunday?

For the first time since Bracketology premiered about a month ago, there is balance among the top four teams in the PairWise. We have two teams from the west in North Dakota and Minnesota State and two from the east in Cornell and Boston College (photo: Rich Gagnon).
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Bracketology Extra: Here are the 16 teams projected to make the 2019 NCAA men’s hockey tournament

The NCAA tournament selection show is scheduled to air on ESPNU at 7 p.m. EDT Sunday (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

The field is set

Union's win means that Western Michigan and Michigan State get the last two spots. It's all over except for the seeding. See you later with our...

One week out, and the No. 3 seeds pose some challenges

Three teams on the three band are from Hockey East, so some of the moves to avoid intraconference first-round matchups in this week's Bracketology are limited.
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Four weeks out, and a geography question affects where a No. 1 seed goes

Boston University is almost equidistant from Manchester and Providence, so its placement probably will come down to where attendance could use more of a boost.

Some location switches make sense for boosting attendance

Welcome to the next installment of our Bracketology, and we'll keep bringing you a new one every week until we make our final picks...

Volatility on the edge of TUC

Robert Morris' loss Thursday night to Canisius had a big effect on North Dakota's PairWise ranking. The Colonials dropped as a Team Under Consideration...

PairWise Predictor: What are 2014’s NCAA playoff permutations?

With the weekend's games now (finally) in the books, USCHO.com's PairWise Predictor is live. What's the PairWise Predictor? It's your opportunity to test out your...

BRACKETOLOGY: We thought Omaha, UMass could cause problems in the brackets… wait until you see this week

We're back with one of the final editions of Bracketology for the men's Division I college hockey tournament. We have bemoaned over the last few...
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Eight weeks out, and attendance dictates some movement

In this week's Bracketology, Jayson Moy moves some matchups to different regionals to try to help the potential for bigger crowds.

Computer rankings: no endorsement deal

We've gotten a few emails from readers who have asked us, "Why doesn't USCHO endorse KRACH?" USCHO doesn't endorse KRACH or, for that matter, any...

Just days out, and there’s quite a pack on the bubble

It's time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style. It's our weekly look at how I believe the...
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Eight weeks out, and having a host in a No. 1 seed changes the dynamic

North Dakota moved into the final No. 1 seed, and as the host in Fargo it must be kept there.

The first of hopefully many sighs of relief for some teams

With Bemidji State losing, that collective sigh of relief you heard came from Nebraska-Omaha, Rensselaer, Boston University and Maine. One less chance of someone outside...
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Four weeks out, and this is beginning to be a trend

With no movement in and out of the tournament field in the last four weeks, Jayson Moy sees some familiar discussions in this week's Bracketology.

What I Believe: After Saturday afternoon

After this afternoon's games, it's boiled down to this: Teams That Are Now In (14): Quinnipiac Minnesota Massachusetts-Lowell Miami Notre Dame Boston College New Hampshire North Dakota Denver Niagara Minnesota State Canisius/Mercyhurst Brown/Union Colorado College/Wisconsin Teams That Must Win To...

Four weeks out, and a lot of teams are on the move

It's time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style. It's our weekly look at how I believe the...
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Bracketology: If the NCAA tournament began today, who’s in, who’s out?

It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style (photo: Omar Phillips).

Eight weeks out, and attendance again forces some changes

It's time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style. It's our weekly look at how I believe the...
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With two weekends left, here’s how the NCAA tournament brackets could look

We're at that time of the year where one thing is on everyone's minds. Will my team make the NCAA tournament? Where does it sit...

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