BRACKETOLOGY: This week presents less of a headache in Springfield regional, but UMass as host still requires some effort when bracketing

If you read last week's Bracketology, you are familiar with the nightmare that was created when you had three Hockey East teams in the...

Number one seeds

Three of four number one seeds have been claimed. Yale, North Dakota and Boston College have all claimed number one seeds. We can go a little...

Bracketology: How teams are selected, seeded for NCAA tournament

Here is the criteria and necessary information to understand how teams are selected and seeded for the NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey tournament (photo: Sun Devil Athletics).

After the results of March 8

How do I see it right now? Providence 16 Wisconsin vs. 1 Quinnipiac 9 Boston College vs. 8 Denver Grand Rapids 15 Notre Dame vs. 2 Minnesota 12 Western Michigan...

Three teams on the bubble ahead of Saturday’s games

As we await the final seven games before selection Sunday, here's where we stand.

What a difference a game makes

Friday afternoon, we were discussing among the USCHO staff what one game that evening would have the greatest impact on the PairWise Rankings. We...

With four NCAA tournament spots open, here’s what’s at stake in Saturday’s conference title games

Twelve teams are locked into the 2022 Division I men's NCAA tournament. Here's Saturday's conference championship schedule and what can happen to get the final four teams settled.
03 Dec 16: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Ohio State University Buckeyes in a B1G matchup at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, MN (Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota)

Penn State takes over top spot in PairWise Rankings

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...
Canisius players celebrate a third period goal in a 3-1 win at RIT (Omar Phillips)

Start of February sees more tweaks to PairWise Rankings

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...
Cornell players celebrate a first period goal in a 4-3 win vs Union (2018 Omar Phillips)

Looking at the NCAA tournament chances for all the teams left

Championship weekend is coming up in Division I hockey and you should all be plugging away at the PairWise Predictor at the moment (photo: Omar Phillips).
7 Jan 17: The University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs host the Colorado College Tigers in an NCHC match up at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, MN. (Jim Rosvold)

Checking out the latest PairWise Rankings, Jan. 11

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...

Final Bracketology: Our pick for the 2022 NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament

Only one small tweak was needed once we put together the full bracket with bracket integrity.
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Final Bracketology: The prediction for the 2019 NCAA men’s hockey tournament bracket

Jayson Moy makes his picks for how he thinks the committee will lay out the brackets (photo: Tim Brule).

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.

BRACKETOLOGY: A pretty easy week to seed the regionals, but Omaha’s recent sweep of North Dakota could cause future problems

Welcome back to Bracketology! This week, things look pretty straightforward to setting up our brackets. But let's be forewarned that things could change quickly and...

BRACKETOLOGY FINAL: After plenty of stress and two hosts qualifying for the field, seeding this tournament is easier than you’d believe

For two months now, I bemoaned what would happen if two hosts - Omaha and Massachusetts - qualified for the field. The thought of having...
The Quinnipiac University Bobcats and University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks play for the 2016 D1 National Championship on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. (Melissa Wade)

Never too early to start prognosticating the 2017 NCAA tournament

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...

Five weeks out, and a lot of moves make for good story lines

Putting two Minnesota teams and Wisconsin in the regional in St. Paul could make that an attractive tournament.

The bubble and what I believe

Let's get on to the nitty gritty shall we? Here is what I believe: Yale, North Dakota, Boston College, Miami, Denver, Merrimack, Michigan, Union, Minnesota-Duluth, Notre...

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...

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