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Just days out, and we can keep most of the Eastern teams in the East

The final installment of Bracketology before the conference championship weekend starts shows an opportunity to keep five of the six Eastern teams in the bracket in their region for the tournament.

After the WCHA Quarterfinals

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....

Four weeks out, and a lot of teams are on the move

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...

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...

BRACKETOLOGY EXTRA: Friday’s results bounce Michigan, clinch spots for Quinnipiac, Penn State as field of 16 set heading to Saturday

Penn State and Quinnipiac now know they'll be part of the 2025 NCAA Tournament field, but Michigan is out (File photo: Jim Rosvold)
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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.

11 teams have NCAA tournament spots locked up; 11 others still have a shot

Here's a look at the 22 teams still alive for the NCAA Division I men's hockey championship and their chances of making the tournament.

Who’s the host team at the East Regional in Albany?

If you've followed Bracketology for a while, you probably know that a team that hosts a regional has to be placed there if it's selected for the NCAA tournament.
Mercyhurst players celebrate a win over RIT and clinch the Atlantic Hockey regular season title (2018 Omar Phillips)

Looking at the latest possibilities shows Penn State in, Omaha out

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).
27 Jan 17: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers play against the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in a quarterfinal game of the North Star College Cup at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. (Jim Rosvold)

Minnesota Duluth remains atop 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...

Bracketology: With Selection Sunday around the corner, taking one last stab at how the NCAA hockey tournament field will look

We’re inching ever so close to Selection Sunday so let’s take another look at Bracketology. Right now, there are just nine college hockey games remaining after the NCHC (North Dakota) and Big Ten (Minnesota) crowned their champions. Hockey East has whittled their field to two teams, ECAC is down to three and WCHA and AHA still have their final four to be played.

A reaction to the committee’s bracketing decisions for the NCAA tournament

A couple quick thoughts after seeing how the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey committee set the brackets for the 2015 tournament.
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Bracketology: Last one before March 24 NCAA selection show has Bowling Green in, Western Michigan out

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: Thom Kendall/UMass Athletics).

Two weeks out, and attendance, bracket integrity fall in line

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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Where do teams stand with last weekend of January on tap?

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...

What I Believe

Let's play "What I Believe" again. Before we play, I need to put out a disclaimer. There are a lot of scenarios out there...

Two spots left, who gets them?

We're almost done with the games here's the combinations. The WCHA and Hockey East Championships only matter for seeding at this time, and...
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Here’s our final prediction for the 2015 NCAA tournament brackets

Jayson Moy picks how he thinks the field will be arranged.
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Six weeks out, and an intraconference first-round game can’t be avoided

Jayson Moy breaks down how the brackets might shake out this week in Bracketology.
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Bracketology Extra: Looking at the chances of teams making the NCAA tournament

Let’s take a look at the chances to make the NCAA tournament for all teams. I don’t have the math to back me up right now, because I haven’t run the scenarios yet, so it’s a quick, estimated look (photo: Jim Rosvold).

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