The field of 16 is set; now we work on the brackets
All the games are in, and here are the 16 teams that the PairWise Rankings show will be in the 2015 NCAA tournament, grouped...
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...
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.
What I Believe – Monday, 3/16
One week until the selections and it's time to summarize things in the segment I like to call "What I Believe."
This segment gives a...
How are the 3 and 4 seeds placed in Manchester or Providence?
I had a pretty good question from Matt Wellens the other day. He asked me how are the 3 and 4 seeds placed...
One week out, and the bracket hasn’t changed much
A change to bring Providence back East causes some dominoes to fall in other regionals.
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 an abundance of NCHC teams presents some competing priorities
With three No. 1 seeds and one No. 4 seed from the NCHC, would the committee favor protecting the 1-vs.-16 matchup or avoiding first-round intra-conference games?
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.
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.
Six weeks out, and there’s only so much room in the East for No. 3 seeds
Providence, Harvard and Boston College all surely would like to play in either Providence or Manchester, but only two can with the way the seedings shake out today.
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.
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.
Nine weeks out, and conferences, geography come into play
The brackets show three intra-conference matchups that need to be addressed.
10 weeks out, and we start with trouble bringing a team back East
Bracketology's first edition of 2015 has four teams in the NCAA tournament from both Hockey East and the NCHC.
Here’s our final prediction for the NCAA tournament brackets
Jayson Moy gives his picks for the field of 16 and where they'll play in the regional round.
What I believe on Saturday morning
Based upon everything that we know, and how we've transcribed it to our PWR calculator, this is what I believe as of Saturday going...
Just days out, and moving around the third band could solve some attendance issues
The NCAA tournament field of 16 will be announced on Sunday.
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...
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.
