Weighing bracket integrity against a possible attendance boost

Welcome back to the next installment of our Bracketology, and we'll keep bringing you a new one every week until we make our final...

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

The NCAA tournament field of 16 will be announced on Sunday.

11 teams have NCAA tournament spots locked up; 11 others still have a shot

Here's a look at the 22 teams still alive for the NCAA Division I men's hockey championship and their chances of making the tournament.

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.

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.
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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).
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Bracketology Extra: The 16 spots are filled

With Boston College's loss in the Hockey East championship game, the 16 spots are all taken (photo: Melissa Wade).

PairWise Predictor 2012 is live: share your scenarios

With the final four teams set in each conference -- or six, in the case of the WCHA -- USCHO.com's PairWise Predictor is now...

What I believe on Saturday morning

Based upon everything that we know, and how we've transcribed it to our PWR calculator, this is what I believe as of Saturday going...
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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.

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.

Field of 16 Set

The field of 16 is set: Atlantic Hockey - Air Force Big Ten - Minnesota, Penn State, Ohio State ECAC Hockey - Harvard, Union, Cornell Hockey East -...

Computer rankings: no endorsement deal

We've gotten a few emails from readers who have asked us, "Why doesn't USCHO endorse KRACH?" USCHO doesn't endorse KRACH or, for that matter, any...

BRACKETOLOGY: Conference championships complete, top 16 teams set for 2023 NCAA tournament with selection show Sunday

Here is our shot at a final bracketology in advance of Sunday’s NCAA selection show: The field of 16, seeded 1-16 is: 1 Minnesota 8 Penn State 9...
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).
Canisius players celebrate a third period goal in a 3-1 win at RIT (Omar Phillips)

Start of February sees more tweaks to PairWise Rankings

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 a difference a game makes

Friday afternoon, we were discussing among the USCHO staff what one game that evening would have the greatest impact on the PairWise Rankings. We...

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...
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With two weekends left, here’s how the NCAA tournament brackets could look

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...
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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.

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