The field is set, bracket prediction to come

Our field is set. Air Force and Rensselaer get the final two spots. The teams in the field: Yale North Dakota Boston College Miami Michigan Merrimack Denver Union Minnesota-Duluth Western Michigan Notre Dame Nebraska-Omaha New Hampshire Colorado College Rensselaer Air Force There...

BRACKETOLOGY: This week presents less of a headache in Springfield regional, but UMass as host still requires some effort when bracketing

If you read last week's Bracketology, you are familiar with the nightmare that was created when you had three Hockey East teams in the...
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...

Tournament Field Update – Saturday Morning Edition

Last night's action got a few more teams into the tournament and has narrowed the field down as to what needs to be done. What...

UNH still on the bubble

Thanks to Brass Bonanza, we have to take UNH out of the "in" column and put UNH on the bubble. Here's what Brass Bonanza came...

BRACKETOLOGY: Mapping out 2023 NCAA men’s hockey tournament with regular season winding down, conference playoffs starting

Let me first begin by welcoming back USCHO’s long-time bracketologist Jayson Moy and giving him a cap tip/apology as last week his bracket and...
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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.
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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.

Who’s in? Who needs help? Here’s what we know about NCAA men’s hockey tournament selections on Saturday

Eleven teams have clinched spots in the NCAA tournament. The last five will be decided by results of Saturday's conference championship games.

Bracketology: How teams are selected, seeded for NCAA tournament

Here is the criteria and necessary information to understand how teams are selected and seeded for the NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey tournament (photo: Sun Devil Athletics).
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Four weeks out, and this is beginning to be a trend

With no movement in and out of the tournament field in the last four weeks, Jayson Moy sees some familiar discussions in this week's Bracketology.

BRACKETOLOGY EXTRA: Fifteen spots have been filled in the NCAA field with Colorado College, Massachusetts left to claim the last with fractions of a...

(This story has been updated to include all scenarios for tonight's games) With Friday night's conference playoffs complete and one champion, Michigan Tech, crowned, we...
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Six weeks out, and an intraconference first-round game can’t be avoided

Jayson Moy breaks down how the brackets might shake out this week in Bracketology.
Cornell celebrates a goal by Jeff Malott (Cornell - 22). ((c) Shelley M. Szwast 2016)

With March here, where does your team stand in the PairWise?

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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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).

PairWise, RPI and KRACH: Sorting things out

Yale's No. 1 ranking in last Monday's USCHO.com Division I poll certainly generated a lot of  controversy, at least judging by the comments left...

PairWise Predictor: What are the NCAA playoff possibilities?

Once again, USCHO.com's PairWise Predictor is live. What's the PairWise Predictor? It's your opportunity to test out your choices for winners in next weekend's five...
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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.

BRACKETOLOGY: A pretty easy week to seed the regionals, but Omaha’s recent sweep of North Dakota could cause future problems

Welcome back to Bracketology! This week, things look pretty straightforward to setting up our brackets. But let's be forewarned that things could change quickly and...

After the results of March 1

It's time to add to the weekly Bracketology with a quick hitting edition of what I think the bracket would look like should the...

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