One week out, and the RPI cutoff is making it interesting

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 will wind up come selection time. It’s a look into what are the possible thought processes behind selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament teams. We’ll keep bringing you a … Read more

After the results of March 9

Alaska’s win keeps it alive, Sunday’s game will be interesting for Alaska. Colorado College’s win makes it a TUC once more, helping Mass.-Lowell, St. Cloud, Denver and Yale. At the same time hurting Wisconsin. Here we go, here’s how I see it after Saturday’s games. Providence 16 Notre Dame vs. 1 Quinnipiac 12 St. Cloud … Read more

After the results of March 8

How do I see it right now? Providence 16 Wisconsin vs. 1 Quinnipiac 9 Boston College vs. 8 Denver Grand Rapids 15 Notre Dame vs. 2 Minnesota 12 Western Michigan vs. 6 St. Cloud State Toledo 13 Niagara vs. 3 Miami 11 Minnesota State vs. 7 Massachusetts-Lowell Manchester 14 Rensselaer vs. 4 North Dakota 10 … Read more

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 Notre Dame vs. 2 Minnesota 10 Western Michigan vs. 7 North Dakota Toledo 13 Niagara vs. 3 Miami 9 Denver vs. 6 Massachusetts-Lowell Manchester 15 Rensselaer … Read more

After the results of March 1

It’s time to add to the weekly Bracketology with a quick hitting edition of what I think the bracket would look like should the season have ended after Friday, March 1, 2013. Here goes: Providence 15 Minnesota State vs. 1 Quinnipiac 9 Denver vs. 7 Massachusetts-Lowell Grand Rapids 16 Dartmouth vs. 2 Minnesota 10 Western … Read more

Seven weeks out, and the bracket is intriguing

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 will wind up come selection time. It’s a look into what are the possible thought processes behind selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament teams. We’ll keep bringing you a … Read more

Our final prediction for the 2012 NCAA tournament

Let’s put the bracket prediction down first, and then we’ll explain how we got there after that. My predicted NCAA tournament bracket is as follows: West Regional (St. Paul, Minn.): 14 Western Michigan vs. 4 North Dakota 9 Boston University vs. 8 Minnesota Midwest Regional (Green Bay, Wis.): 13 Cornell vs. 2 Michigan 11 Denver … Read more

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 final predicted bracket. It’s going to be a difficult one this year.

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 Air Force has won. Northern Michigan has now been eliminated. That leaves Harvard, Western Michigan and Michigan State for the final two spots. Harvard win, WMU win – Harvard and WMU in … Read more

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 State Northern Michigan Merrimack Who do you root for? Here are the simplest ways to root. Cornell No one but your own Big Red. A win or … Read more

Four more in, three spots left – What I Believe Friday Night Edition

After Friday night we can welcome four more teams into the tournament, and tell you that there are six teams battling for three spots in the NCAA Tournament. The Locks (13) 13 teams are now in. Boston College Michigan Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota Boston University Ferris State Miami North Dakota Union Massachusetts-Lowell Denver Maine RIT/Air Force The … Read more