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.
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....
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).
Bracketology: As college hockey playoffs kick into high gear, which teams are on the bubble, and which teams are locks for NCAA tournament bids?
We’re three weeks into Braceketology and we’re already seeing some conference tournament results that are having lasting impact.
Last weekend, it was Ohio State losing...
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.
It’s now 15 – Atlantic Hockey and Niagara
What does Niagara's loss mean? It means that the cutoff line now becomes 15. i.e., if you are in position 16 in...
BRACKETOLOGY: With Boston College, Michigan State officially in, rest of 2025 NCAA men’s hockey tournament still being fleshed out
Welcome to Week 5 of Bracketology.
Each week from now until Selection Sunday on March 23, I will outline the current 16 teams in the...
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.
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...
Finally
Finally we have a bracket and finally I nailed the bracket on the money.
But, this one was relatively easy to gather from all the...
What I Believe: After Saturday afternoon
After this afternoon's games, it's boiled down to this:
Teams That Are Now In (14):
Quinnipiac
Minnesota
Massachusetts-Lowell
Miami
Notre Dame
Boston College
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Denver
Niagara
Minnesota State
Canisius/Mercyhurst
Brown/Union
Colorado College/Wisconsin
Teams That Must Win To...
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).
Bracketology: If NCAA tournament started today, top seeds would be St. Cloud State, UMass, Minnesota State, Minnesota Duluth
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: Jim Rosvold).
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: What we know entering conference championship Saturday
Three teams are vying for two spots in the NCAA tournament on the day before selection Sunday (photo: Melissa Wade).
Simple Math?
Maybe it wasn't as complicated as we all made it out to be. It's as simple as that.
The committee laid it out, just as...
Three weeks out, and we can build a better West Regional
In this week's edition of Bracketology, Jayson Moy sees Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota playing in St. Paul.
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...
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...
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).
