Who’s the host team at the East Regional in Albany?
If you've followed Bracketology for a while, you probably know that a team that hosts a regional has to be placed there if it's selected for the NCAA tournament.
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 FINAL: After plenty of stress and two hosts qualifying for the field, seeding this tournament is easier than you’d believe
For two months now, I bemoaned what would happen if two hosts - Omaha and Massachusetts - qualified for the field.
The thought of having...
The field of 16 is set; now we work on the brackets
All the games are in, and here are the 16 teams that the PairWise Rankings show will be in the 2015 NCAA tournament, grouped...
What I Believe: Saturday morning
Here is What I Believe after Friday's games.
Group A
Teams that are in (11):
Canisius/Mercyhurst winner
Brown/Union winner
Colorado College/Wisconsin winner
Quinnipiac
Minnesota
Miami
Boston College
Massachusetts-Lowell
North Dakota
New Hampshire
Denver
Group B
Teams that need to...
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.
Bracketology: If NCAA tourney began today, St. Cloud State, UMass, Ohio State, Quinnipiac would be top four seeds
It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style. It's our weekly look at how we believe the NCAA tournament might look like come selection time, using what we know now (photo: Thom Kendall).
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.
Looking at the PairWise as 2017 rolls out
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...
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...
PairWise history tells us what to extrapolate from the rankings at the start of February
In the 13 seasons since the NCAA tournament field expanded to 16 teams, no team that was ranked No. 1 through No. 4 in the PairWise Rankings at the start of February has failed to qualify.
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...
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...
Here are the 16 teams projected to make the 2018 NCAA men’s hockey tournament
All four No. 4 seeds are automatic qualifiers for the first time since the tournament expanded to 16 teams in 2003.
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.
Bracketology: What we know entering conference championship Saturday
Three teams are vying for two spots in the NCAA tournament on the day before selection Sunday (photo: Melissa Wade).
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.
Bracket Analysis: Success against best teams in your league guided NCAA Selection Committee; travel wasn’t major consideration
With Selection Sunday now in the rear-view mirror and the tourney a few days away from beginning, Jayson Moy and Jim Connelly analyze the bracket.
PairWise, RPI and KRACH: Sorting things out
Yale's No. 1 ranking in last Monday's USCHO.com Division I poll certainly generated a lot of controversy, at least judging by the comments left...
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...
