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.
The bracket and analysis
The bracket was announced tonight and as predicted, it fell this way:
West Regional (Grand Rapids, Mich.):
15 Yale vs. 2 Minnesota
10 Niagara vs. 8 North...
BRACKETOLOGY: We thought Omaha, UMass could cause problems in the brackets… wait until you see this week
We're back with one of the final editions of Bracketology for the men's Division I college hockey tournament.
We have bemoaned over the last few...
Eight weeks out, and attendance again forces some changes
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...
Teams in top 12 of PairWise on March 1 have history on their side
Since the field expanded to 16 teams in 2003, 93 percent of teams ranked in the top 12 of the PairWise Rankings on March 1 have made the NCAA tournament.
Seven weeks out, and the bracket is intriguing
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...
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...
Bracketology – Final analysis of the selections
Well, the NCAA just announced this year's NCAA Tournament and I hit it on the button.
For an explanation as to how I came about...
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...
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.
Bracketology Extra: Here is what we know right now
It's Tuesday morning, and here is what we know right this moment when it comes to teams' chances for the 2019 NCAA tournament (photo: Omar Phillips).
Three weeks out, and wholesale changes could help attendance
The matchups in the second and third bands don't line up well for geography purposes, so Jayson Moy makes some tweaks.
Bracketology: Notre Dame in, Bowling Green out if NCAA tournament started today
It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style (photo: Omar Phillips).
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...
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...
Eight weeks out, and attendance dictates some movement
In this week's Bracketology, Jayson Moy moves some matchups to different regionals to try to help the potential for bigger crowds.
Listen: USCHO’s Jim Connelly discusses the PairWise on The Pipeline Show
USCHO's Jim Connelly joined on TSN 1260's The Pipeline Show on Saturday to dissect the PairWise Rankings.
After the results of March 15
First things is first. For those of you looking at the PWR and the RPI, you will see that Colorado College is at...
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.
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.