My Updated Bracket Prediction, March 11
The biggest winner of the night? Rensselaer. A team that played its last game this past Sunday.
The Engineers move into the Top 15 of...
Five weeks out, and we can make some geographical swaps with regional attendance in mind
The final result is a West Regional with intriguing first-round matchups between former conference rivals.
Five weeks out, and the field remains the same
In this week's Bracketology, Jayson Moy has some cleaning up to do for attendance reasons, but it's the same 16 teams in the field for the third straight week.
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).
BRACKETOLOGY FINAL: In the end, it should be easy for the committee to assemble a fair, successful bracket for NCAA tournament
Every week for the last two and a half months, I've been making my best attempt to tell you what teams would be in...
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...
BRACKETOLOGY: Taking one last shot at NCAA tournament seedings ahead of conference title games this weekend
Here we are with the final Bracketology prior to Saturday night’s championship games where the final field will be set. Jayson and I are...
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...
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.
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...
Some location switches make sense for boosting attendance
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...
After the results of March 8
How do I see it right now?
Providence
16 Wisconsin vs. 1 Quinnipiac
9 Boston College vs. 8 Denver
Grand Rapids
15 Notre Dame vs. 2 Minnesota
12 Western Michigan...
BRACKETOLOGY: Big Ten hockey playoff upsets skew PairWise rankings somewhat as we keep an eye on potential Allentown regional
Welcome to Week 9 of Bracketology.
Each week from now until Selection Sunday on March 23, I will outline the current 16 teams in the...
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.
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.
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).
With four NCAA tournament spots open, here’s what’s at stake in Saturday’s conference title games
Twelve teams are locked into the 2022 Division I men's NCAA tournament. Here's Saturday's conference championship schedule and what can happen to get the final four teams settled.
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.
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...
BRACKETOLOGY EXTRA: Late-night 2OT winner by Maine in Hockey East gives Quinnipiac, Penn State, Michigan increased NCAA tournament odds
Many of you may have been asleep last night by the time that Nolan Renwick redirected Charlie Russell's shot-pass at 11:02 of the second...
