Three weeks out, and an abundance of NCHC teams presents some competing priorities
With three No. 1 seeds and one No. 4 seed from the NCHC, would the committee favor protecting the 1-vs.-16 matchup or avoiding first-round intra-conference games?
With three No. 1 seeds and one No. 4 seed from the NCHC, would the committee favor protecting the 1-vs.-16 matchup or avoiding first-round intra-conference games?
Boston University is almost equidistant from Manchester and Providence, so its placement probably will come down to where attendance could use more of a boost.
Boston University is almost equidistant from Manchester and Providence, so its placement probably will come down to where attendance could use more of a boost.
The final result is a West Regional with intriguing first-round matchups between former conference rivals.
The final result is a West Regional with intriguing first-round matchups between former conference rivals.
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.
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.
The league likely would have five of its eight teams in the NCAA tournament if its field was selected today.
The league likely would have five of its eight teams in the NCAA tournament if its field was selected today.
North Dakota moved into the final No. 1 seed, and as the host in Fargo it must be kept there.
North Dakota moved into the final No. 1 seed, and as the host in Fargo it must be kept there.
The brackets show three intra-conference matchups that need to be addressed.
The brackets show three intra-conference matchups that need to be addressed.
Bracketology’s first edition of 2015 has four teams in the NCAA tournament from both Hockey East and the NCHC.
Bracketology’s first edition of 2015 has four teams in the NCAA tournament from both Hockey East and the NCHC.
Jayson Moy gives his picks for the field of 16 and where they’ll play in the regional round.
Jayson Moy gives his picks for the field of 16 and where they’ll play in the regional round.
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 into the championship games. Teams In (10): Minnesota Boston College Union Ferris State Wisconsin Quinnipiac Massachusetts-Lowell Notre Dame St. Cloud State Colgate Autobids In (2): AHA: Canisius/Robert Morris NCHC: Miami/Denver Must … Read more
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 into the championship games. Teams In (10): Minnesota Boston College Union Ferris State Wisconsin Quinnipiac Massachusetts-Lowell Notre Dame St. Cloud State Colgate Autobids In (2): AHA: Canisius/Robert Morris NCHC: Miami/Denver Must … Read more
The NCAA tournament field of 16 will be announced on Sunday.