Six weeks out, and there’s only so much room in the East for No. 3 seeds
Providence, Harvard and Boston College all surely would like to play in either Providence or Manchester, but only two can with the way the seedings shake out today.
Bracketology Extra: With the benefit of downtime before the announcement, some overanalyzing
Now that there is so much time until the actual bracket is announced, we start to do what we all do best -- overanalyze our bracket prediction (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Here are the 16 teams who’ll be in the 2022 NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament
Our final Bracketology will be posted soon but until then here are the 16 teams that have earned spots in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's hockey tournament, broken down by seed.
Too early to mean anything, but here it is
An old friend of mine, a retired sports information director, beats everyone on his list to the punch by sending out his Christmas cards...
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.
This week’s movement has Omaha in, North Dakota out, Boston College going to Worcester
It's time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style. It's our weekly look at how we believe the NCAA tournament might look like come selection time, using what we know now (photo: Michelle Bishop).
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...
The bubble and what I believe
Let's get on to the nitty gritty shall we?
Here is what I believe:
Yale, North Dakota, Boston College, Miami, Denver, Merrimack, Michigan, Union, Minnesota-Duluth, Notre...
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...
BRACKETOLOGY: A correction, and a look at movement as we move closer to season’s end for college hockey
Let me begin with an error correction, one of which was careless on my part:
North Dakota is not the host team this year in...
BRACKETOLOGY: Three Hockey East No. 1 seeds, UMass falling to a No. 4 seed complicate this week’s pairings beyond belief
A conundrum is defined as a confusing and difficult problem or question.
This week, as we approach how to seed the NCAA men's Division I...
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...
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...
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...
BRACKETOLOGY: First edition proves that there might be some extreme difficulties in seeding this season
Welcome back to Bracketology, where we try to simulate the process that the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey Championship committee will go through on...
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).
Four weeks out, and a geography question affects where a No. 1 seed goes
Boston University is almost equidistant from Manchester and Providence, so its placement probably will come down to where attendance could use more of a boost.
A reaction to the committee’s bracketing decisions for the NCAA tournament
A couple quick thoughts after seeing how the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey committee set the brackets for the 2015 tournament.
Seven weeks out, and the NCHC’s presence in the field of 16 grows
The league likely would have five of its eight teams in the NCAA tournament if its field was selected today.
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...
