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Denver won the 2017 national championship, but if the NCAA tournament began today, where would the Pioneers start defense of their crown? (photo: Jim Rosvold).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’re at that time of the year where one thing is on everyone’s minds.<\/p>\n

Will my team make the NCAA tournament? Where does it sit in the PairWise Rankings (PWR)?<\/p>\n

Those of you that are veterans of the college hockey scene know that it is all about the PairWise Rankings<\/a>. This is USCHO’s numerical approach that simulates the way the NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey committee chooses the teams that make the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

Since USCHO began the PairWise Rankings, we have correctly identified all of the teams that have been selected to the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, 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.<\/p>\n

It’s a look into the possible thought processes behind selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament teams.<\/p>\n

This is not a be-all, end-all analysis of the bracket. I am trying to give you, the reader, an idea of what the committee might be thinking and not exactly what they are thinking.<\/p>\n

This is the first installment of Bracketology for 2018, and we’ll be bringing you a new one every week until we make our final picks before the field is announced on March 18.<\/p>\n

If you want to skip the inner workings and get to the results of the analysis, then click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are the facts:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sixteen teams are selected to participate in the national tournament.<\/p>\n

\u2022 There are four regional sites<\/a> (East \u2013 Bridgeport, Conn.; Northeast \u2013 Worcester, Mass.; Midwest \u2013 Allentown, Pa.; West \u2013 Sioux Falls, S.D.).<\/p>\n

\u2022 A host institution that is invited to the tournament plays in the regional for which it is the host and cannot be moved. The host institutions this year: Yale in Bridgeport, Holy Cross in Worcester, Penn State in Allentown and North Dakota in Sioux Falls.
\n\u2022 Seedings will not be switched. To avoid undesirable first-round matchups, including intra-conference games (see below), teams will be moved among regionals, not reseeded.<\/p>\n

Here are the NCAA’s guidelines on the matter, from the 2015 pre-championship manual<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In setting up the tournament, the committee begins with a list of priorities to ensure a successful tournament on all fronts, including competitive equity, financial success and the likelihood of a playoff-type atmosphere at each regional site. For this model, the following is a basic set of priorities:<\/p>\n

1. Once the six automatic qualifiers and 10 at-large teams are selected, the next step is to develop four groups from the committee’s rankings of 1-16. The top four teams are No. 1 seeds and will be placed in the bracket so that if all four teams advance to the Men’s Frozen Four, the No. 1 seed will play the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed will play the No. 3 seed in the semifinals. The next four are targeted as No. 2 seeds. The next four are No. 3 seeds and the last four are No. 4 seeds.<\/p>\n

2. Step two is to place the home teams. Host institutions that qualify will be placed at home.<\/p>\n

3. Step three is to fill in the bracket so that first-round conference matchups are avoided, unless it corrupts the integrity of the bracket. If five or more teams from one conference are selected to the championship, then the integrity of the bracket will be protected (i.e., maintaining the pairing process according to seed will take priority over avoidance of first-round conference matchups). To complete each regional, the committee assigns one team from each of the remaining seeded groups so there is a No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 seed at each regional site.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Given these facts, here is the top 16 of the current PairWise Rankings (PWR)<\/a>, and the conference leaders through all games of January 16:<\/p>\n

1 Notre Dame<\/b>
\n2 Clarkson<\/b>
\n3 St. Cloud State<\/b>
\n4 Cornell
\n5 Ohio State
\n6 Denver
\n7 Western Michigan
\n8 Minnesota State<\/b>
\n9 Providence
\n10 North Dakota
\n11 Omaha
\n12 Penn State
\n13 Northeastern<\/b>
\n14 Minnesota Duluth
\n15t Minnesota
\n15t Michigan
\n28 Canisius<\/b>
\nCurrent conference leaders based on winning percentage BOLDED Above<\/b>:<\/p>\n

Atlantic Hockey:<\/b> Canisius
\nBig Ten:<\/b> Notre Dame
\nECAC Hockey:<\/b> Clarkson
\nHockey East:<\/b> Northeastern
\nNCHC:<\/b> St. Cloud State
\nWCHA:<\/b> Minnesota State<\/p>\n

Notes<\/h4>\n

\u2022 Bracketology assumes that the season has ended and there are no more games to be played — i.e.<\/i>, the NCAA tournament starts tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Because there are an uneven amount of games played inside each conference, I will be using winning percentage, not points accumulated, to determine the current leader in each conference. This team is my assumed conference tournament champion after applying the tiebreakers.<\/p>\n

Step one<\/h4>\n

From the committee’s report, choose the 16 teams in the tournament.<\/p>\n

We break ties in the PWR by looking at the individual comparisons among the tied teams, and add in any current league leaders that are not currently in the top 16. The only teams that is not is Canisius.<\/p>\n

From there, we can start looking at the ties and bubbles in a more detailed fashion.<\/p>\n

The ties and bubbles consist of Minnesota and Michigan at 15.<\/p>\n

We break all of our ties based upon the RPI.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the 16 teams in the tournament, in rank order, are:<\/p>\n

1 Notre Dame<\/b>
\n2 Clarkson<\/b>
\n3 St. Cloud State<\/b>
\n4 Cornell
\n5 Ohio State
\n6 Denver
\n7 Western Michigan
\n8 Minnesota State<\/b>
\n9 Providence
\n10 North Dakota
\n11 Omaha
\n12 Penn State
\n13 Northeastern<\/b>
\n14 Minnesota Duluth
\n15 Minnesota
\n16 Canisius<\/b><\/p>\n

Step two<\/h4>\n

Now it’s time to assign the seeds.<\/p>\n

No. 1 seeds:<\/b> Notre Dame, Clarkson, St. Cloud State, Cornell<\/p>\n

No. 2 seeds:<\/b> Ohio State, Denver, Western Michigan, Minnesota State
\nNo. 3 seeds:<\/b> Providence, North Dakota, Omaha, Penn State
\nNo. 4 seeds:<\/b> Northeastern, Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota, Canisius<\/p>\n

Step three<\/h4>\n

Place the No. 1 seeds in regionals.<\/p>\n

No. 1 Notre Dame is placed in the Midwest Regional in Allentown
\nNo. 2 Clarkson is placed in the East Regional in Bridgeport
\nNo. 3 St. Cloud State is placed in the West Regional in Sioux Falls
\nNo. 4 Cornell is placed in the Northeast Regional in Worcester<\/p>\n

Step four<\/h4>\n

Now we place the other 12 teams so as to avoid intra-conference matchups if possible.<\/p>\n

Begin by filling in each bracket by banding groups. Remember that teams are not<\/b><\/i> assigned to the regional closest to their campus sites by ranking order within the banding (unless you are a host school, in which case you must be assigned to your home regional).<\/p>\n

If this is the case, as it was last year, then the committee should seed so that the quarterfinals are seeded such that the four regional championships would be played by No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5.<\/p>\n

So therefore:<\/p>\n

No. 2 seeds<\/i><\/p>\n

No. 8 Minnesota State is placed in No. 1 Notre Dame\u2019s regional, the Midwest Regional
\nNo. 7 Western Michigan is placed in No. 2 Clarkson\u2019s regional, the East Regional
\nNo. 6 Denver is placed in No. 3 St. Cloud State\u2019s regional, the West Regional
\nNo. 5 Ohio State is placed in No. 4 Cornell\u2019s regional, the Midwest Regional<\/p>\n

No. 3 seeds<\/i><\/p>\n

Our bracketing system has one regional containing seeds 1, 8, 9, and 16; another with 2, 7, 10 and 15; another with 3, 6, 11 and 14; and another with 4, 5, 12 and 13.<\/p>\n

North Dakota and Penn State are hosts, therefore they need to be placed first in this pod:<\/p>\n

No. 10 North Dakota is placed in No. 6 Denver\u2019s regional, the West Regional
\nNo. 12 Penn State is placed in No. 8 Minnesota State\u2019s regional, the Midwest Regional
\nNo. 9 Providence is placed in No. 7 Western Michigan\u2019s regional, the East Regional
\nNo. 11 Omaha is placed in No. 5 Ohio State\u2019s regional, the Northeast Regional<\/p>\n

No. 4 seeds<\/i><\/p>\n

One more time, taking No. 16 vs. No. 1, No. 15 vs. No. 2, etc.<\/p>\n

No. 16 Canisius travels to No. 1 Notre Dame\u2019s regional, the Midwest Regional
\nNo. 15 Minnesota travels to No. 2 Clarkson\u2019s regional, the East Regional
\nNo. 14 Minnesota Duluth travels to No. 3 St. Cloud State\u2019s regional, the West Regional
\nNo. 13 Northeastern travels to No. 4 Cornell\u2019s regional, the Northeast Regional<\/p>\n

The brackets as we have set them up:<\/p>\n

Midwest Regional (Allentown):<\/b>
\n16 Canisius vs. 1 Notre Dame
\n12 Penn State vs. 8 Minnesota State<\/p>\n

East Regional (Bridgeport):<\/b>
\n15 Minnesota vs. 2 Clarkson
\n9 Providence vs. 7 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

West Regional (Sioux Falls):<\/b>
\n14 Minnesota Duluth vs. 3 St. Cloud State
\n10 North Dakota vs. 6 Denver<\/p>\n

Northeast Regional (Worcester):<\/b>
\n13 Northeastern vs. 4 Cornell
\n11 Omaha vs. 5 Ohio State<\/p>\n

Our first concern is avoiding intraconference matchups. We have an all-NCHC regional in Sioux Falls.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s solve these shall we?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at the NCHC matchup of Duluth and St. Cloud in the 1-4 band first.<\/p>\n

Duluth needs to get swapped out, and Minnesota looks like a good swapping partner here.<\/p>\n

Midwest Regional (Allentown):<\/b>
\n16 Canisius vs. 1 Notre Dame
\n12 Penn State vs. 8 Minnesota State<\/p>\n

East Regional (Bridgeport):<\/b>
\n14 Minnesota Duluth vs. 2 Clarkson
\n9 Providence vs. 7 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

West Regional (Sioux Falls):<\/b>
\n1 Minnesota vs. 3 St. Cloud State
\n10 North Dakota vs. 6 Denver<\/p>\n

Northeast Regional (Worcester):<\/b>
\n13 Northeastern vs. 4 Cornell
\n11 Omaha vs. 5 Ohio State<\/p>\n

Now we look at the 2-3 bands.<\/p>\n

We need to swap Denver out of Sioux Falls, as North Dakota is a host and can\u2019t be moved.<\/p>\n

Looking at the others in the second band, a Denver-Minnesota State swap seems like a good move.<\/p>\n

Midwest Regional (Allentown):<\/b>
\n16 Canisius vs. 1 Notre Dame
\n12 Penn State vs. 6 Denver<\/p>\n

East Regional (Bridgeport):<\/b>
\n14 Minnesota Duluth vs. 2 Clarkson
\n9 Providence vs. 7 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

West Regional (Sioux Falls):<\/b>
\n15 Minnesota vs. 3 St. Cloud State
\n10 North Dakota vs. 8 Minnesota State<\/p>\n

Northeast Regional (Worcester):<\/b>
\n13 Northeastern vs. 4 Cornell
\n11 Omaha vs. 5 Ohio State<\/p>\n

And now we have no more intra-conference matchups.<\/p>\n

How can we improve attendance at these regionals?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s not a lot you can do with a lot of \u201cWestern\u201d teams in the mix here.<\/p>\n

So I think this is about all we can do this week.<\/p>\n

So that is it. My bracket for the week.<\/p>\n

But remember: There are so many changes between now and the actual bracket announcement.<\/p>\n

See you next week for the next Bracketology.<\/p>\n

Here’s a summary of everything that we have covered.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

This week’s brackets<\/h4>\n

Midwest Regional (Allentown):<\/b>
\n16 Canisius vs. 1 Notre Dame
\n12 Penn State vs. 6 Denver<\/p>\n

East Regional (Bridgeport):<\/b>
\n14 Minnesota Duluth vs. 2 Clarkson
\n9 Providence vs. 7 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

West Regional (Sioux Falls):<\/b>
\n15 Minnesota vs. 3 St. Cloud State
\n10 North Dakota vs. 8 Minnesota State<\/p>\n

Northeast Regional (Worcester):<\/b>
\n13 Northeastern vs. 4 Cornell
\n11 Omaha vs. 5 Ohio State<\/p>\n

Conference breakdowns<\/h4>\n

NCHC — 6
\nBig Ten — 4
\nECAC Hockey — 2
\nHockey East — 2
\nWCHA — 1
\nAtlantic Hockey \u2013 1<\/p>\n

A Year Ago<\/h4>\n

What did the first Bracketology last year look like?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

The Brackets I predicted in the first Bracketology last year \u2013 Christmas 2016.<\/p>\n

East Regional (Providence):<\/b>
\n13 Notre Dame vs. 4 Harvard
\n12 Boston College vs. 5 Union<\/p>\n

Northeast Regional (Manchester):<\/b>
\n14 Cornell vs. 3 Denver
\n11 Minnesota vs. 6 Boston University<\/p>\n

Midwest Regional (Cincinnati):<\/b>
\n16 Army vs. 1 Penn State
\n10 Western Michigan vs. 8 Ohio State<\/p>\n

West Regional (Fargo):<\/b>
\n15 Bemidji State vs. 2 Minnesota Duluth
\n9 North Dakota vs. 7 UMass Lowell<\/p>\n

And the actual bracket from last year:<\/p>\n

East Regional (Providence):<\/b>
\n14 Providence vs. 3 Harvard
\n12 Air Force vs. 6 Western Michigan<\/p>\n

Northeast Regional (Manchester):<\/b>
\n13 Notre Dame vs. 4 Minnesota
\n11 Cornell vs. 5 UMass Lowell<\/p>\n

Midwest Regional (Cincinnati):<\/b>
\n16 Michigan Tech vs. 1 Denver
\n9 Penn State vs. 8 Union<\/p>\n

West Regional (Fargo):<\/b>
\n15 Ohio State vs. 2 Minnesota Duluth
\n10 North Dakota vs. 7 Boston University<\/p>\n

Who was in and who was out from the first Bracketology to the actual bracket?<\/p>\n

Out: Boston College, Bemidji State, Army<\/p>\n

In: Providence, Michigan Tech, Air Force<\/p>\n

Two were autobids (Atlantic Hockey and WCHA) and Providence took Boston College\u2019s place. Boston College was a 12 seed in the first Bracketology and Providence wound up being 14.<\/p>\n

Sometimes things don\u2019t change too much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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