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.
After the results of March 2
Headed into one game on Sunday, here's how I see it after Saturday's games.
Providence
16 Alaska vs. 1 Quinnipiac
12 Yale vs. 8 Minnesota State
Grand Rapids
14...
Nine weeks out, and some teams can’t get closer to home
We're at that time of the year where one thing is on everyone's minds.
Will my team make the NCAA tournament?
Those of you that are...
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...
BRACKETOLOGY: Some movement in the PairWise makes this week’s Bracketology that much more difficult to handle
Last week was the Bracketologist's dream.
All of the 16 teams fit nicely in a perfect bracket without any sort of conference matchups in the...
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...
Seven weeks out, and there’s a path to a good bracket for geography
St. Cloud State can get moved to St. Paul, and Northeastern can stay in Massachusetts.
Seven weeks out, and the NCHC’s presence in the field of 16 grows
The league likely would have five of its eight teams in the NCAA tournament if its field was selected today.
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: With more games played, what teams are in, out of the upcoming NCAA men’s hockey tournament?
Last week, in the inaugural edition of Bracketology for the 2020-21 season, Jim and Jayson attempted to layout their potential field for this year’s NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey tournament.
Let’s see how these two approach this week:
Five weeks out, and a lot of moves make for good story lines
Putting two Minnesota teams and Wisconsin in the regional in St. Paul could make that an attractive tournament.
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.
PairWise, RPI and KRACH: Sorting things out
Yale's No. 1 ranking in last Monday's USCHO.com Division I poll certainly generated a lot of controversy, at least judging by the comments left...
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...
Three weeks out, and it’s a pick-and-choose situation
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...
Teams in top 12 of PairWise on March 1 have history on their side
Since the field expanded to 16 teams in 2003, 93 percent of teams ranked in the top 12 of the PairWise Rankings on March 1 have made the NCAA tournament.
Three teams on the bubble ahead of Saturday’s games
As we await the final seven games before selection Sunday, here's where we stand.
BRACKETOLOGY Week 1: With a couple of regional hosts in the picture, seeding teams for NCAA regionals might not be easy
Welcome back to a new season of Bracketology.
Here we try to explain the process of seeding the NCAA Tournament and selecting which regional each...
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 EXTRA: Fifteen spots have been filled in the NCAA field with Colorado College, Massachusetts left to claim the last with fractions of a...
(This story has been updated to include all scenarios for tonight's games)
With Friday night's conference playoffs complete and one champion, Michigan Tech, crowned, we...
