Bracketology

Bracketology

It’s now 15 – Atlantic Hockey and Niagara

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What does Niagara’s loss mean? It means that the cutoff line now becomes 15. i.e., if you are in position 16 in the PWR, you are out of luck. That’s bad news for bubble teams like Union, Wisconsin, Boston University and Rensselaer. So the 16th position will go to either Canisius, Connecticut or Mercyhurst. This … Read more

After the WCHA Quarterfinals

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So how do I see it now? It shakes out quite well… Providence 16 Wisconsin vs. 1 Quinnipiac 12 Minnesota State vs. 6 Massachusetts-Lowell Grand Rapids 14 Western Michigan vs. 2 Minnesota 10 Notre Dame vs. 8 St. Cloud State Toledo 13 Denver vs. 3 Miami 11 North Dakota vs. 7 Niagara Manchester 15 Union … Read more

Just days out, and there’s quite a pack on the bubble

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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 will wind up come selection time. It’s a look into what are the possible thought processes behind selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament teams. This will be the last … Read more

After the results of March 16

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An interesting Saturday of games saw some teams make a nice move. Notre Dame made a nice move, but mainly based on RPI because of winning, not because of Michigan moving into TUC range. The Irish, though, did pick up comparison wins over Rensselaer and Boston University because of adding four wins against Michigan. Colorado … Read more

After the results of March 15

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First things is first. For those of you looking at the PWR and the RPI, you will see that Colorado College is at .5000 in the RPI, but it is not a TUC. Why? The actual RPI is .49996, so rounding up, it’s .5000. It’s important, why? Ask Wisconsin, you’ll see later. It’s real simple … Read more

One week out, and the RPI cutoff is making it interesting

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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 will wind up come selection time. It’s a look into what are the possible thought processes behind selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament teams. We’ll keep bringing you a … Read more

After the results of March 9

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Alaska’s win keeps it alive, Sunday’s game will be interesting for Alaska. Colorado College’s win makes it a TUC once more, helping Mass.-Lowell, St. Cloud, Denver and Yale. At the same time hurting Wisconsin. Here we go, here’s how I see it after Saturday’s games. Providence 16 Notre Dame vs. 1 Quinnipiac 12 St. Cloud … Read more

After the results of March 8

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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 vs. 6 St. Cloud State Toledo 13 Niagara vs. 3 Miami 11 Minnesota State vs. 7 Massachusetts-Lowell Manchester 14 Rensselaer vs. 4 North Dakota 10 … Read more

After the results of March 2

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Headed into one game on Sunday, here’s how I see it after Saturday’s games. Providence 16 Alaska vs. 1 Quinnipiac 12 Yale vs. 8 Minnesota State Grand Rapids 14 Notre Dame vs. 2 Minnesota 10 Western Michigan vs. 7 North Dakota Toledo 13 Niagara vs. 3 Miami 9 Denver vs. 6 Massachusetts-Lowell Manchester 15 Rensselaer … Read more

After the results of March 1

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It’s time to add to the weekly Bracketology with a quick hitting edition of what I think the bracket would look like should the season have ended after Friday, March 1, 2013. Here goes: Providence 15 Minnesota State vs. 1 Quinnipiac 9 Denver vs. 7 Massachusetts-Lowell Grand Rapids 16 Dartmouth vs. 2 Minnesota 10 Western … Read more

Seven weeks out, and the bracket is intriguing

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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 will wind up come selection time. It’s a look into what are the possible thought processes behind selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament teams. We’ll keep bringing you a … Read more