PairWise history tells us what to extrapolate from the rankings at the start of February

In the 13 seasons since the NCAA tournament field expanded to 16 teams, no team that was ranked No. 1 through No. 4 in the PairWise Rankings at the start of February has failed to qualify.
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Bracketology: If NCAA tournament began today, Cornell-Arizona State would make intriguing matchup

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 (photo: Omar Phillips).
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Nine weeks out, and we’re just getting started

In Jayson Moy's first edition of Bracketology for 2016, there are a few teams that need to be moved around in the bracket.

A prediction for the 2016 NCAA tournament bracket

It's time for the final Bracketology of the season. Here, I will predict how I think the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee...

After the results of March 15

First things is first. For those of you looking at the PWR and the RPI, you will see that Colorado College is at...

The bracket and analysis

The bracket was announced tonight and as predicted, it fell this way: West Regional (Grand Rapids, Mich.): 15 Yale vs. 2 Minnesota 10 Niagara vs. 8 North...

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 -...

One game left, two scenarios, two brackets

There's one more game left to be played and it will decide which team will be the last to make it into the NCAA...

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.

Volatility on the edge of TUC

Robert Morris' loss Thursday night to Canisius had a big effect on North Dakota's PairWise ranking. The Colonials dropped as a Team Under Consideration...
03 Dec 16: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Ohio State University Buckeyes in a B1G matchup at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, MN (Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota)

Penn State takes over top spot in 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...

Here’s our final prediction for the NCAA tournament brackets

Jayson Moy gives his picks for the field of 16 and where they'll play in the regional round.

Bracketology: Taking a look at how a different season across college hockey will impact the NCAA tournament

It certainly is a strange year in college hockey and thus this year’s Bracketology column regarding the selection and seeding of the men’s NCAA Division I ice hockey tournament will be a little bit different than in the past.

Five weeks out, and not a lot needs to be done to the bracket

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...

What I Believe – Friday night edition

After Friday's games, here is What I Believe. Fourteen spots are taken, leaving two at-large spots. These are the teams that are in: Minnesota State North Dakota Boston...

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

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...
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Thoughts on how the committee came up with the 2018 NCAA men’s hockey tournament bracket

The two major themes here seemed to be attendance and proximity.

Two gone, one in: What I Believe, Thursday night edition

Two games on Thursday and now I can update "What I Believe". The nitty gritty here is that Michigan Tech and St. Cloud are now...

10 weeks out, and Hockey East has a strong presence in the bracket

The first Bracketology for 2014 shows six Hockey East teams in the NCAA tournament field of 16.

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