Eight weeks out, and intraconference matchups cause a headache

With five teams from both ECAC Hockey and Hockey East in the NCAA tournament bracket and host teams locked into a regional, things get tough this week.

Final Bracketology: One last look figuring out which 16 teams will play for the 2021 national college hockey championship

We’ve seen all six conference tournaments completed and here are both Jayson's and Jim’s fields, as well as how they place them into regionals. It’s...

10 weeks out, and Hockey East has a strong presence in the bracket

The first Bracketology for 2014 shows six Hockey East teams in the NCAA tournament field of 16.

After the results of March 15

First things is first. For those of you looking at the PWR and the RPI, you will see that Colorado College is at...

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...

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...

Final predictions for the NCAA field of 16, and where each team will start

It's time for the final Bracketology of the season. Here I will predict how I think the NCAA Ice Hockey Committee will think and...

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).

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...

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...

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...
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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.

Bracketology: Time ticking down on which teams will qualify for 2020 NCAA hockey tournament

Tournament time is starting in college hockey and that means that the hopes and dreams of some teams will be dashed and some will continue on. Some are seemingly safe, while others know that it is win or go home time (photo: David Faulkner - SPX SPORTS).
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Here are the 16 teams projected to make the 2018 NCAA men’s hockey tournament

All four No. 4 seeds are automatic qualifiers for the first time since the tournament expanded to 16 teams in 2003.

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...

Bracketology: As college hockey playoffs kick into high gear, which teams are on the bubble, and which teams are locks for NCAA tournament bids?

We’re three weeks into Braceketology and we’re already seeing some conference tournament results that are having lasting impact. Last weekend, it was Ohio State losing...
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Seven weeks out, and it’s all rather straightforward

One change for attendance reasons, and Jayson Moy has his projected bracket for this week.

My bracket prediction, 3/12

WMU, Dartmouth and CC are all back in, thanks to wins by all those teams. You see how volatile it is now.  These three teams,...

PairWise Predictor fun: share your crazy D-I college hockey playoff scenarios

Here at USCHO.com, we always have fun finding weird hypothetical Division I college hockey conference playoff scenarios that put teams in or out of the...
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One week out, and some new at-large teams appear in the field

Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan Tech moved into the top 14 of the PairWise Rankings after last weekend.

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