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Nine weeks out, and we’re just getting started

In Jayson Moy's first edition of Bracketology for 2016, there are a few teams that need to be moved around in the bracket.

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.

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...

How are the 3 and 4 seeds placed in Manchester or Providence?

I had a pretty good question from Matt Wellens the other day. He asked me how are the 3 and 4 seeds placed...

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.

After Thursday

After two WCHA games on Thursday night, here is basically what happened.  Colorado College bolstered its chances of getting into the tournament, in turn...

A prediction for the 2016 NCAA tournament bracket

It's time for the final Bracketology of the season. Here, I will predict how I think the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee...

With Notre Dame’s win, here’s our final prediction for the 2013 NCAA tournament

Notre Dame's win over Michigan in the CCHA championship game gives Yale an at-large bid and keeps the Wolverines out of the tournament for...
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Three weeks out, and wholesale changes could help attendance

The matchups in the second and third bands don't line up well for geography purposes, so Jayson Moy makes some tweaks.

Two weeks out, and one swap creates a regional of familiar foes

The way Jayson Moy breaks it down this week, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota all would be in the West Regional in St. Paul, Minn.

After the results of March 16

An interesting Saturday of games saw some teams make a nice move. Notre Dame made a nice move, but mainly based on RPI because of...

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: Taking a look at how the NCAA tournament would be seeded if ’19-20 season ended today

For years, you have read as Jayson Moy has provided you with breakdowns on the PairWise Rankings and how, from week-to-week, that might impact how the NCAA tournament is seeded. His bracketology has become famous, often duplicated, though rarely ever matched. Jayson and Jim Connelly have decided that this season, we’re taking it to a new level (photo: Rich Gagnon).
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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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With two weekends left, here’s how the NCAA tournament brackets could look

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...
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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.

BRACKETOLOGY: Never have these eyes seen more perfect brackets as no movement is necessary to actual brackets

We're coming off a couple of interesting weeks in terms of looking at the PairWise Rankings and trying to develop the brackets that would...

One more look at NCAA tournament predictions heading into conference tournament finals

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...

Down to the wire

Quinnipiac is the overall number one seed. A St. Cloud win sends it to St. Paul, else North Dakota is the in St. Paul as...

PairWise history tells us what to extrapolate from the rankings at the start of February

In the 13 seasons since the NCAA tournament field expanded to 16 teams, no team that was ranked No. 1 through No. 4 in the PairWise Rankings at the start of February has failed to qualify.

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