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.

Here are the teams projected to make the 2016 NCAA tournament

With all games played, here are the teams projected to be in the 2016 NCAA Division I men's tournament, grouped by seed: Quinnipiac St. Cloud State North...

Shuffling No. 3 seeds to keep them in their region

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...

Six weeks out, and the decisions are in moving and protecting teams

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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Where do teams stand with last weekend of January on tap?

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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Five weeks out, and we can make some geographical swaps with regional attendance in mind

The final result is a West Regional with intriguing first-round matchups between former conference rivals.
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Historically, the PairWise on Jan. 1 has been a good predictor of the NCAA tournament field

People who have followed this thread in the Fan Forum for the past few years know the PairWise Rankings as of Jan. 1 are a solid indicator of the teams that qualify for the NCAA tournament in March.

After the results of March 16

An interesting Saturday of games saw some teams make a nice move. Notre Dame made a nice move, but mainly based on RPI because of...

Two weeks out, and one swap creates a regional of familiar foes

The way Jayson Moy breaks it down this week, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota all would be in the West Regional in St. Paul, Minn.

With Notre Dame’s win, here’s our final prediction for the 2013 NCAA tournament

Notre Dame's win over Michigan in the CCHA championship game gives Yale an at-large bid and keeps the Wolverines out of the tournament for...

Who’s the host team at the East Regional in Albany?

If you've followed Bracketology for a while, you probably know that a team that hosts a regional has to be placed there if it's selected for the NCAA tournament.
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Two weeks out, and it’s time to watch for teams falling off the bubble

With playoffs starting this weekend in three leagues, some teams could have their seasons end, allowing others to move up.

Three weeks out, and it’s a pick-and-choose situation

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...

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.

Teams in top 12 of PairWise on March 1 have history on their side

Since the field expanded to 16 teams in 2003, 93 percent of teams ranked in the top 12 of the PairWise Rankings on March 1 have made the NCAA tournament.

Two weeks out, and attendance, bracket integrity fall in line

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...

Down to the wire

Quinnipiac is the overall number one seed. A St. Cloud win sends it to St. Paul, else North Dakota is the in St. Paul as...

Listen: USCHO’s Jim Connelly discusses the PairWise on The Pipeline Show

USCHO's Jim Connelly joined on TSN 1260's The Pipeline Show on Saturday to dissect the PairWise Rankings.

One game left, two scenarios, two brackets

There's one more game left to be played and it will decide which team will be the last to make it into the NCAA...

Historically, PairWise’s top 3 entering league quarterfinals are solid bets to stay as No. 1 seeds

We're onto the quarterfinals in every conference except the Big Ten.

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