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: Conference championships complete, top 16 teams set for 2023 NCAA tournament with selection show Sunday

Here is our shot at a final bracketology in advance of Sunday’s NCAA selection show: The field of 16, seeded 1-16 is: 1 Minnesota 8 Penn State 9...

With Notre Dame’s win, here’s our final prediction for the 2013 NCAA tournament

Notre Dame's win over Michigan in the CCHA championship game gives Yale an at-large bid and keeps the Wolverines out of the tournament for...

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.

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).

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...

The bubble: Who to root for?

So you're a fan of a team on the bubble, who do you root for? The teams on the bubble at the moment are: Cornell Western Michigan Michigan...
Cayden Primeau (31 - Northeastern) makes a third period save (2017 Omar Phillips)

Bracketology Extra: Here is what we know right now

It's Tuesday morning, and here is what we know right this moment when it comes to teams' chances for the 2019 NCAA tournament (photo: Omar Phillips).

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...

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.

BRACKETOLOGY: How does moving Minnesota, St. Cloud State out of same region potentially affect 2023 NCAA tournament?

Editor’s note: This was written prior to Wednesday’s Hockey East first-round playoff games and thus could be altered if individual teams move in the...
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Eight weeks out, and attendance dictates some movement

In this week's Bracketology, Jayson Moy moves some matchups to different regionals to try to help the potential for bigger crowds.
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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.

How are the 3 and 4 seeds placed in Manchester or Providence?

I had a pretty good question from Matt Wellens the other day. He asked me how are the 3 and 4 seeds placed...
Mercyhurst players celebrate a win over RIT and clinch the Atlantic Hockey regular season title (2018 Omar Phillips)

Looking at the latest possibilities shows Penn State in, Omaha out

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).

Two weeks out, and one swap creates a regional of familiar foes

The way Jayson Moy breaks it down this week, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota all would be in the West Regional in St. Paul, Minn.
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Nine weeks out, and we’re just getting started

In Jayson Moy's first edition of Bracketology for 2016, there are a few teams that need to be moved around in the bracket.

Bracketology: Which bubble teams have a shot at playing for an NCAA hockey national championship?

The topsy-turvy world of college hockey is seeing the bubble change rapidly from week to week. There are so many games and results that are affecting what is happening at the moment (photo: Craig Houtz/Penn State Athletics).

BRACKETOLOGY: Some movement in the PairWise makes this week’s Bracketology that much more difficult to handle

Last week was the Bracketologist's dream. All of the 16 teams fit nicely in a perfect bracket without any sort of conference matchups in the...

After the results of March 9

Alaska's win keeps it alive, Sunday's game will be interesting for Alaska. Colorado College's win makes it a TUC once more, helping Mass.-Lowell,...

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