One week out, and the RPI cutoff is making it interesting

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...

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...

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...

BRACKETOLOGY: Three Hockey East No. 1 seeds, UMass falling to a No. 4 seed complicate this week’s pairings beyond belief

A conundrum is defined as a confusing and difficult problem or question. This week, as we approach how to seed the NCAA men's Division I...
3 Nov 18: The Minnesota State University Mavericks host the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers in a non-conference matchup at Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato, MN. (Jim Rosvold)

Bracketology: If NCAA tournament started today, top seeds would be St. Cloud State, UMass, Minnesota State, Minnesota Duluth

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).

Bracketology – Final analysis of the selections

Well, the NCAA just announced this year's NCAA Tournament and I hit it on the button. For an explanation as to how I came about...

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.
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...
27 Jan 17: The Saint Cloud State University Huskies play against the Bemidji State University Beavers in a quarterfinal game of the North Star College Cup at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. (Jim Rosvold)

Where does your team stand with less than one month left in regular season?

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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Here’s our final prediction for the 2015 NCAA tournament brackets

Jayson Moy picks how he thinks the field will be arranged.
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Five weeks out, and the field remains the same

In this week's Bracketology, Jayson Moy has some cleaning up to do for attendance reasons, but it's the same 16 teams in the field for the third straight week.
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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.

11 teams have NCAA tournament spots locked up; 11 others still have a shot

Here's a look at the 22 teams still alive for the NCAA Division I men's hockey championship and their chances of making the tournament.

BRACKETOLOGY: First edition proves that there might be some extreme difficulties in seeding this season

Welcome back to Bracketology, where we try to simulate the process that the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey Championship committee will go through on...
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Bracketology Extra: The 16 spots are filled

With Boston College's loss in the Hockey East championship game, the 16 spots are all taken (photo: Melissa Wade).

The first of hopefully many sighs of relief for some teams

With Bemidji State losing, that collective sigh of relief you heard came from Nebraska-Omaha, Rensselaer, Boston University and Maine. One less chance of someone outside...

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...

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.
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Bracketology: If NCAA tournament began today, Cornell-Arizona State would make intriguing matchup

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: Omar Phillips).
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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.

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