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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.

Eight weeks out, and intraconference matchups cause a headache

With five teams from both ECAC Hockey and Hockey East in the NCAA tournament bracket and host teams locked into a regional, things get tough this week.

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.
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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).
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...
(Melissa Wade)

Bracketology: Providence out, Harvard in if NCAA tournament started today

It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

The field is set

Union's win means that Western Michigan and Michigan State get the last two spots. It's all over except for the seeding. See you later with our...
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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.

BRACKETOLOGY: Taking one last shot at NCAA tournament seedings ahead of conference title games this weekend

Here we are with the final Bracketology prior to Saturday night’s championship games where the final field will be set. Jayson and I are...

Too early to mean anything, but here it is

An old friend of mine, a retired sports information director, beats everyone on his list to the punch by sending out his Christmas cards...

BRACKETOLOGY: Who’s for sure in? Who’s on the bubble? Few items still to make official with Selection Sunday five days away

Welcome to Week 10 of Bracketology. Each week from now until Selection Sunday coming up in five days on March 23, I will outline the...
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...

With four NCAA tournament spots open, here’s what’s at stake in Saturday’s conference title games

Twelve teams are locked into the 2022 Division I men's NCAA tournament. Here's Saturday's conference championship schedule and what can happen to get the final four teams settled.

BRACKETOLOGY EXTRA: Defining the PairWise bubble and what would need to happen for bubble teams to make it

After this weekend's games, the PairWise bubble became very well defined. So much so that the three teams on the bubble know exactly what...
(Jim Rosvold)

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).

BRACKETOLOGY: Augustana, Maine, Quinnipiac help cause for 2025 NCAA tournament with strong weekends

Welcome to Week 4 of Bracketology. Each week from now until Selection Sunday, March 23, I will outline the current 16 teams in the men's...

Who’s in? Who needs help? Here’s what we know about NCAA men’s hockey tournament selections on Saturday

Eleven teams have clinched spots in the NCAA tournament. The last five will be decided by results of Saturday's conference championship games.

What a difference a game makes

Friday afternoon, we were discussing among the USCHO staff what one game that evening would have the greatest impact on the PairWise Rankings. We...

BRACKETOLOGY: Getting closer to season’s end, the UMass conundrum is solved, but other issues lie ahead in seeding the NCAA field

Welcome back to Bracketology. If you're ever heard the term of going down a rabbit's hole, that's what I am facing this week. I began...

Final Bracketology: Our pick for the 2022 NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament

Only one small tweak was needed once we put together the full bracket with bracket integrity.

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