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...

Bracketology: Taking a look at how the NCAA tournament would be seeded if ’19-20 season ended today

For years, you have read as Jayson Moy has provided you with breakdowns on the PairWise Rankings and how, from week-to-week, that might impact how the NCAA tournament is seeded. His bracketology has become famous, often duplicated, though rarely ever matched. Jayson and Jim Connelly have decided that this season, we’re taking it to a new level (photo: Rich Gagnon).

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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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.

Following the criteria shuffles some first-round matchups

In the first installment of Bracketology for 2012, Jayson Moy finds he has to move around some games between No. 1 seeds and No. 4 seeds.

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...
27 Jan 17: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers play against the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in a quarterfinal game of the North Star College Cup at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. (Jim Rosvold)

Minnesota Duluth remains atop 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...

What I Believe

Let's play "What I Believe" again. Before we play, I need to put out a disclaimer. There are a lot of scenarios out there...
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: Taking one last shot at NCAA tournament seedings ahead of conference title games this weekend

Here we are with the final Bracketology prior to Saturday night’s championship games where the final field will be set. Jayson and I are...

What I Believe: Saturday morning

Here is What I Believe after Friday's games. Group A Teams that are in (11): Canisius/Mercyhurst winner Brown/Union winner Colorado College/Wisconsin winner Quinnipiac Minnesota Miami Boston College Massachusetts-Lowell North Dakota New Hampshire Denver Group B Teams that need to...
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Bracketology: Our first shot at predicting the 2019 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? (photo: Melissa Wade).

Finally

Finally we have a bracket and finally I nailed the bracket on the money. But, this one was relatively easy to gather from all the...
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Bracketology: Providence out, Harvard in if NCAA tournament started today

It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
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Thoughts on how the committee came up with the 2018 NCAA men’s hockey tournament bracket

The two major themes here seemed to be attendance and proximity.

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 FINAL: After plenty of stress and two hosts qualifying for the field, seeding this tournament is easier than you’d believe

For two months now, I bemoaned what would happen if two hosts - Omaha and Massachusetts - qualified for the field. The thought of having...

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...

Seven weeks out, and there’s a path to a good bracket for geography

St. Cloud State can get moved to St. Paul, and Northeastern can stay in Massachusetts.

BRACKETOLOGY: Getting closer to season’s end, the UMass conundrum is solved, but other issues lie ahead in seeding the NCAA field

Welcome back to Bracketology. If you're ever heard the term of going down a rabbit's hole, that's what I am facing this week. I began...

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