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...

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.

It’s now 15 – Atlantic Hockey and Niagara

What does Niagara's loss mean? It means that the cutoff line now becomes 15. i.e., if you are in position 16 in...
03 Dec 16: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Ohio State University Buckeyes in a B1G matchup at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, MN (Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota)

Penn State takes over top spot in 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...

After the results of March 16

An interesting Saturday of games saw some teams make a nice move. Notre Dame made a nice move, but mainly based on RPI because of...
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Final Bracketology: The prediction for the 2019 NCAA men’s hockey tournament bracket

Jayson Moy makes his picks for how he thinks the committee will lay out the brackets (photo: Tim Brule).

I believe we’re in and UNH

So has everyone been playing with the PairWise Predictor non-stop? If you have I think that you might believe the same things that I believe,...

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...

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...
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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.

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.

PairWise Predictor 2012 is live: share your scenarios

With the final four teams set in each conference -- or six, in the case of the WCHA -- USCHO.com's PairWise Predictor is now...

Debating the site for the overall No. 1 seed

Welcome to the next installment of our Bracketology, and we'll keep bringing you a new one every week until we make our final picks...

Weighing bracket integrity against a possible attendance boost

Welcome back to the next installment of our Bracketology, and we'll keep bringing you a new one every week until we make our final...
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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.

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...
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Two weeks out, and No. 1 seed shakeup means new first-round pairings emerge

North Dakota moved up to No. 2 overall, which would put it into the West Regional in St. Paul, where it likely would face Minnesota in the first round.

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...

Teams in top 12 of PairWise on March 1 have history on their side

Since the field expanded to 16 teams in 2003, 93 percent of teams ranked in the top 12 of the PairWise Rankings on March 1 have made the NCAA tournament.
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Final Bracketology: A prediction for the 2018 NCAA men’s hockey tournament

Jayson Moy gives his prediction of what the NCAA tournament bracket will look like when it's revealed on Sunday (photo: Melissa Wade).

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