Seven weeks out, and the bracket is intriguing

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...

After the results of March 2

Headed into one game on Sunday, here's how I see it after Saturday's games. Providence 16 Alaska vs. 1 Quinnipiac 12 Yale vs. 8 Minnesota State Grand Rapids 14...

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.
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Bracketology Extra: Here are the 16 teams projected to make the 2019 NCAA men’s hockey tournament

The NCAA tournament selection show is scheduled to air on ESPNU at 7 p.m. EDT Sunday (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

After the Beanpot, the top six historically have been NCAA locks

In 13 years of the 16-team NCAA tournament, no team in the top six of the PairWise Rankings at the end of the Beanpot has missed being in the field.
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Bracketology: What we know entering conference championship Saturday

Three teams are vying for two spots in the NCAA tournament on the day before selection Sunday (photo: Melissa Wade).

The dilemma: Protect the overall No. 1 or keep top seeds close to home?

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...

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.

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...

Our final prediction for the 2012 NCAA tournament

Let's put the bracket prediction down first, and then we'll explain how we got there after that. My predicted NCAA tournament bracket is as follows: West...
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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.

The PairWise Predictor, and where we stand entering conference championship weekend

When the conference tournament quarterfinal round wrapped up Sunday night, we rolled out our PairWise Predictor, which lets you see how the rankings react based on results you enter for the final 21 games before selection Sunday.

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...
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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.

Two weeks out, and attendance, bracket integrity fall in line

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...

Bracketology: Time ticking down on which teams will qualify for 2020 NCAA hockey tournament

Tournament time is starting in college hockey and that means that the hopes and dreams of some teams will be dashed and some will continue on. Some are seemingly safe, while others know that it is win or go home time (photo: David Faulkner - SPX SPORTS).

The bubble

As mentioned before, the bubble, in my eyes, comprises of the following teams: Notre Dame Nebraska-Omaha Western Michigan Dartmouth Colorado College Rensselaer Boston University Maine That's a total of eight teams for a...

Bracketology: The first set of predictions on which college hockey teams crack the field of 16 for the 2022 NCAA tournament

It’s finally that time of year where everyone is wondering what teams will make the NCAA men’s Division I ice hockey tournament and, more...

Bracketology: With Selection Sunday around the corner, taking one last stab at how the NCAA hockey tournament field will look

We’re inching ever so close to Selection Sunday so let’s take another look at Bracketology. Right now, there are just nine college hockey games remaining after the NCHC (North Dakota) and Big Ten (Minnesota) crowned their champions. Hockey East has whittled their field to two teams, ECAC is down to three and WCHA and AHA still have their final four to be played.

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