Final Bracketology: One last look figuring out which 16 teams will play for the 2021 national college hockey championship
We’ve seen all six conference tournaments completed and here are both Jayson's and Jim’s fields, as well as how they place them into regionals.
It’s...
Historically, PairWise’s top 3 entering league quarterfinals are solid bets to stay as No. 1 seeds
We're onto the quarterfinals in every conference except the Big Ten.
Just days out, and Hockey East teams pack the middle of the field
Hockey East has two teams in the second back and two in the third band, so there are few options to keep them from playing each other in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
One spot left
With Michigan and Dartmouth's wins in the third-place games, the picture becomes very clear.
There's one spot left, as UNO and CC have now clinched...
Where do teams stand with last weekend of January on tap?
We're at that time of the year where one thing is on everyone's minds.
Will my team make the NCAA tournament? Where does it sit...
Here are the teams projected to make the 2016 NCAA tournament
With all games played, here are the teams projected to be in the 2016 NCAA Division I men's tournament, grouped by seed:
Quinnipiac
St. Cloud State
North...
What I Believe
Let's play "What I Believe" again.
Before we play, I need to put out a disclaimer. There are a lot of scenarios out there...
BRACKETOLOGY: Some movement in the PairWise makes this week’s Bracketology that much more difficult to handle
Last week was the Bracketologist's dream.
All of the 16 teams fit nicely in a perfect bracket without any sort of conference matchups in the...
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...
Explaining a subtle change to the PairWise
If you follow the PairWise Rankings, you probably know that it's based on the publicly published NCAA men's ice hockey committee's selection criteria.
That criteria,...
Bracketology: As college hockey playoffs kick into high gear, which teams are on the bubble, and which teams are locks for NCAA tournament bids?
We’re three weeks into Braceketology and we’re already seeing some conference tournament results that are having lasting impact.
Last weekend, it was Ohio State losing...
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.
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...
Checking out the latest PairWise Rankings, Jan. 11
We're at that time of the year where one thing is on everyone's minds.
Will my team make the NCAA tournament? Where does it sit...
Bracketology: Providence out, Harvard in if NCAA tournament started today
It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Two weeks out, and it’s time to watch for teams falling off the bubble
With playoffs starting this weekend in three leagues, some teams could have their seasons end, allowing others to move up.
Maine
I think it will be difficult, if not impossible to get Maine into the tournament.
After the afternoon games, Maine sits at number 18 in...
The first of hopefully many sighs of relief for some teams
With Bemidji State losing, that collective sigh of relief you heard came from Nebraska-Omaha, Rensselaer, Boston University and Maine.
One less chance of someone outside...
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...
The bubble: Who to root for?
So you're a fan of a team on the bubble, who do you root for?
The teams on the bubble at the moment are:
Cornell
Western Michigan
Michigan...