After the Beanpot, the top six historically have been NCAA locks
In 13 years of the 16-team NCAA tournament, no team in the top six of the PairWise Rankings at the end of the Beanpot has missed being in the field.
Five weeks out, and not a lot needs to be done to the bracket
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...
What I Believe – Friday night edition
After Friday's games, here is What I Believe.
Fourteen spots are taken, leaving two at-large spots. These are the teams that are in:
Minnesota State
North Dakota
Boston...
Six weeks out, and this bracket doesn’t need much work
As the brackets naturally shake out, Jayson Moy doesn't see a need to make any moves.
Two spots left, who gets them?
We're almost done with the games here's the combinations. The WCHA and Hockey East Championships only matter for seeding at this time, and...
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...
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...
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...
The bracket and analysis
The bracket was announced tonight and as predicted, it fell this way:
West Regional (Grand Rapids, Mich.):
15 Yale vs. 2 Minnesota
10 Niagara vs. 8 North...
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.
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...
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...
Seven weeks out, and the NCHC’s presence in the field of 16 grows
The league likely would have five of its eight teams in the NCAA tournament if its field was selected today.
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...
Bracketology: Taking an early look at how the 2020 NCAA tournament could potentially shake out
It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style. It's our weekly look at how we believe the NCAA tournament might look like come selection time, using what we know now (photo: Jim Rosvold).
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...
Weighing bracket integrity against a possible attendance boost
Welcome back to the next installment of our Bracketology, and we'll keep bringing you a new one every week until we make our final...
This week’s movement shows Northern Michigan in, Omaha out
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 NCAA tournament might look like come selection time, using what we know now (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Just days out, and we can keep most of the Eastern teams in the East
The final installment of Bracketology before the conference championship weekend starts shows an opportunity to keep five of the six Eastern teams in the bracket in their region for the tournament.
Simple Math?
Maybe it wasn't as complicated as we all made it out to be. It's as simple as that.
The committee laid it out, just as...
