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Bracketology: If NCAA tourney began today, St. Cloud State, UMass, Ohio State, Quinnipiac would be top four seeds

It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style. It's our weekly look at how we believe the NCAA tournament might look like come selection time, using what we know now (photo: Thom Kendall).

Six weeks out, and this bracket doesn’t need much work

As the brackets naturally shake out, Jayson Moy doesn't see a need to make any moves.

An example of how the PairWise changes could affect selection

We're at that time of the year where one thing is on everyone's mind. Will my team make the NCAA tournament? Those of you who are...

The first of hopefully many sighs of relief for some teams

With Bemidji State losing, that collective sigh of relief you heard came from Nebraska-Omaha, Rensselaer, Boston University and Maine. One less chance of someone outside...

Maine

I think it will be difficult, if not impossible to get Maine into the tournament. After the afternoon games, Maine sits at number 18 in...

UNH still on the bubble

Thanks to Brass Bonanza, we have to take UNH out of the "in" column and put UNH on the bubble. Here's what Brass Bonanza came...

The dilemma: Protect the overall No. 1 or keep top seeds close to home?

Welcome to the next installment of our Bracketology, and we'll keep bringing you a new one every week until we make our final picks...

Bracketology: NCAA hockey tournament picture coming into focus with Selection Sunday coming up in four days

Selection Sunday is just a few days away, which means the NCAA picture for most of the schools is getting quite clear. We’ve mentioned it...
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10 weeks out, and we start with trouble bringing a team back East

Bracketology's first edition of 2015 has four teams in the NCAA tournament from both Hockey East and the NCHC.

Final predictions for the NCAA field of 16, and where each team will start

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

BRACKETOLOGY: Conference championships complete, top 16 teams set for 2023 NCAA tournament with selection show Sunday

Here is our shot at a final bracketology in advance of Sunday’s NCAA selection show: The field of 16, seeded 1-16 is: 1 Minnesota 8 Penn State 9...

The bubble: Who to root for?

So you're a fan of a team on the bubble, who do you root for? The teams on the bubble at the moment are: Cornell Western Michigan Michigan...
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Here are the 16 teams projected to make the 2018 NCAA men’s hockey tournament

All four No. 4 seeds are automatic qualifiers for the first time since the tournament expanded to 16 teams in 2003.

My Updated Bracket Prediction, March 11

The biggest winner of the night?  Rensselaer.  A team that played its last game this past Sunday. The Engineers move into the Top 15 of...

Six weeks out, and the decisions are in moving and protecting teams

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...
7 Jan 17: The University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs host the Colorado College Tigers in an NCHC match up at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, MN. (Jim Rosvold)

Checking out the latest PairWise Rankings, Jan. 11

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...

Bracketology: Will top-end balance continue in NCAA hockey up until Selection Sunday?

For the first time since Bracketology premiered about a month ago, there is balance among the top four teams in the PairWise. We have two teams from the west in North Dakota and Minnesota State and two from the east in Cornell and Boston College (photo: Rich Gagnon).

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...

BRACKETOLOGY: We thought Omaha, UMass could cause problems in the brackets… wait until you see this week

We're back with one of the final editions of Bracketology for the men's Division I college hockey tournament. We have bemoaned over the last few...
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Bracketology Extra: The 16 spots are filled

With Boston College's loss in the Hockey East championship game, the 16 spots are all taken (photo: Melissa Wade).

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