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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nine weeks out, and conferences, geography come into play

The brackets show three intra-conference matchups that need to be addressed.
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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.

Here’s our final prediction for the NCAA tournament brackets

Jayson Moy gives his picks for the field of 16 and where they'll play in the regional round.

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Just days out, and moving around the third band could solve some attendance issues

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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.

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.

Three weeks out, and we can build a better West Regional

In this week's edition of Bracketology, Jayson Moy sees Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota playing in St. Paul.

Four weeks out, and either Michigan or North Dakota has to move East

This week's edition of Bracketology sees three intra-conference first-round games that need to be addressed.

Five weeks out, and a lot of moves make for good story lines

Putting two Minnesota teams and Wisconsin in the regional in St. Paul could make that an attractive tournament.

Six weeks out, and this bracket doesn’t need much work

As the brackets naturally shake out, Jayson Moy doesn't see a need to make any moves.

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.

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.

Nine weeks out, and we can get a good regional bracket

The way Jayson Moy works out the bracket, there are four ECAC Hockey-Hockey East matchups in the first round.

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