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...

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 EXTRA: Defining the PairWise bubble and what would need to happen for bubble teams to make it

After this weekend's games, the PairWise bubble became very well defined. So much so that the three teams on the bubble know exactly what...

Tournament Field Update – Saturday Morning Edition

Last night's action got a few more teams into the tournament and has narrowed the field down as to what needs to be done. What...

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...
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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.
08 Dec 17: Justin Baudry (Bemidji State - 29), Charlie Combs (Bemidji State - 11). The Bemidji State University Beavers host the Northern Michigan University Wildcats in a WCHA Conference matchup at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, MN. (Jim Rosvold)

This week’s movement shows Northern Michigan 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: Jim Rosvold).
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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.

After Thursday

After two WCHA games on Thursday night, here is basically what happened.  Colorado College bolstered its chances of getting into the tournament, in turn...

What this weekend means: March 11, 2016

We have a lot of ramifications in terms of what would happen depending upon which teams win series this weekend.

Down to the wire

Quinnipiac is the overall number one seed. A St. Cloud win sends it to St. Paul, else North Dakota is the in St. Paul as...
Blake Hillman of Denver. Miami at Denver at Magness Arena, March 3, 2018. (Candace Horgan)

What this weekend’s games mean for the NCAA tournament

Let’s take a look at some of the teams left in the hunt for the NCAA tournament and what the implications of this coming weekend’s results might bring (photo: Candace Horgan).

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...

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...

The field is set

Union's win means that Western Michigan and Michigan State get the last two spots. It's all over except for the seeding. See you later with our...

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...
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Bracketology: Last one before March 24 NCAA selection show has Bowling Green in, Western Michigan 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: Thom Kendall/UMass Athletics).
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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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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 EXTRA: Fifteen spots have been filled in the NCAA field with Colorado College, Massachusetts left to claim the last with fractions of a...

(This story has been updated to include all scenarios for tonight's games) With Friday night's conference playoffs complete and one champion, Michigan Tech, crowned, we...

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