Huh? Or Michigan Is In Fort Wayne?

So the selections are out and right off the bat, we found out that Michigan was going to Fort Wayne. The immediate thought was, all that work trying to predict a bracket and the committee throws this curveball at us. Once Michigan went to Fort Wayne, it only made sense what the other brackets were, … Read more

The Field Is Set – And A Sneak Peak At The Final Bracket

Folks, the field is set. We know all 16 teams, and they are: Denver Miami Wisconsin Boston College North Dakota St. Cloud Cornell Bemidji State Yale Northern Michigan New Hampshire Michigan Alaska Vermont RIT Ala.-Huntsville We’ll be back later with our final bracket projection. But for now, here’s a sneak peak at the projection. East … Read more

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Alaska In, UMD Out, Two Spots, Four Teams

Here it is, the plain and dirty. With RIT’s win, Minn.-Duluth and Sacred Heart are elilminated. And Alaska is in. This leaves two spots for four teams. Michigan and Maine have to win to get in. If neither win, then Ferris and Vermont get the spots. The Scenarios: Michigan loss and Maine loss – Ferris … Read more

The Idle Teams, What Do They Want?

Alaska, New Hampshire, Vermont and Minn.-Duluth all sit there and wait. They wait to see what will happen. There are some obvious teams that all of these can root against. Teams that have to win their tournaments to get in. Meaning, Maine, Union and Michigan. A team that, if it wins, then it is in. … Read more

What I Believe After Friday Night

Here’s What I Believe After Friday Night. 12 teams are in. Denver, Miami, Wisconsin, Boston College, North Dakota, St. Cloud, Bemidji St., Yale, Cornell, Northern Michigan, Ala.-Huntsville and RIT/Sacred Heart. Denver and Miami have sewn up number one seeds. Wisconsin will sew up a number one seed with a win on Saturday. BC will most … Read more

Cornell and NMU, Punch Your Ticket And Other Beliefs

Cornell’s win and NMU’s win puts them in. Brown and Canisius are officially finished. That still leaves a possible four spots out there. A recap for you: 12 Teams are in, Denver, Miami, Wisconsin, Boston College, North Dakota, St. Cloud, Bemidji, Northern Michigan, Yale, Cornell, Ala.-Hunstville and the AHA Champion. Michigan, Union, St. Lawrence, Boston … Read more

A Recap of What I Believe

Here’s a recap of What I Believe going into Friday’s games. This is what I Believe, and not necessarily what the numbers may be because I can not, and have not, and will not have, run all the possible combinations. There may be a scenario which will make me retract a statement. If that is … Read more

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ECAC Guaranteed Two Teams, Still Only One Possible For HEA

Seemingly with Yale clinching an at-large berth, that guarantees the ECAC two teams in the tournament. But, it’s still possible that Hockey East will only have one representative in Boston College. Here’s how: CCHA Semifinal #2: Ferris State defeats Northern Michigan CCHA Semifinal #1: Michigan defeats Miami CCHA Championship game: Michigan defeats Ferris State CCHA … Read more

UMD It Is Not Looking Good, But There Is Hope

The sincerest of apologies. We have found and corrected a glitch in our PairWise Predictor, that I didn’t realize existed until this morning. Therefore, the scenarios I ran last night were not accurate, and indeed, I have found ways to put UMD into the tournament. So the below, is not valid. Here is one way … Read more

I Believe In Yale, 11 Teams Now In

So after the North Dakota victory over Minn.-Duluth, I can not seem to find a way to get Yale out of the tournament. I can get Yale as low as the 12 seed (tied for 11th with Cornell and UNH, but finishing ahead of UNH based on RPI) with four autobids below it in the … Read more

Bracketology, Yale and NMU, explained a little better.

I realized after this week’s Bracketology was published that the way I moved Yale and NMU around wasn’t quite so conventional in some eyes. So I thought I would rewrite it a little and explain it perhaps a little better. In the 11 and 12 spot there is NMU and UMD. They are both tied … Read more

How North Dakota Is A Number One Seed. Without Winning A Game.

So North Dakota is currently sitting in the number two seeded band. So if the Sioux lose on Thursday night, there’s no way they can be a number one seed, right? Wrong. Per the PairWise Predictor North Dakota gets the last number one seed. After losing on Thursday night in the WCHA Quarterfinal Game. CCHA … Read more

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Only One Hockey East School In The Tournament?

Only one Hockey East School making it in despite so many of them being TUCs? Can it really happen? Yes. Per our PairWise Predictor: CCHA Semifinal #2: Ferris State defeats Northern Michigan CCHA Semifinal #1: Michigan defeats Miami CCHA Championship game: Michigan defeats Ferris State CCHA Consolation game: Northern Michigan defeats Miami ECAC Semifinal #2: … Read more

Wisconsin as the Overall Number One Seed? Here It Is.

For Wisconsin to be the Overall Number One Seed, here it is per our PairWise Predictor and our Chief Editor Todd Milewski. CCHA Semifinal #2: Ferris State defeats Northern Michigan CCHA Semifinal #1: Michigan defeats Miami CCHA Championship game: Michigan defeats Ferris State CCHA Consolation game: Northern Michigan defeats Miami ECAC Semifinal #2: Union defeats … Read more

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And Here is Yale Not Getting In

From the PairWise Predictor, here is Yale not getting in. CCHA Semifinal #2: Ferris State defeats Northern Michigan CCHA Semifinal #1: Michigan defeats Miami CCHA Championship game: Michigan defeats Ferris State CCHA Consolation game: Northern Michigan defeats Miami ECAC Semifinal #2: Union defeats St. Lawrence ECAC Semifinal #1: Cornell defeats Brown ECAC Championship game: Union … Read more