Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) unpack the latest Bracketology column on USCHO.com with this weekly episode Bracketology XTRA.
Four western No. 1 seeds and some pretty good attendance possibilities highlight this week’s bracket:
ALBANY REGION
1) Michigan (1 overall)
4) Bentley
2) Michigan State
3) Cornell
WORCESTER REGION
1) Minnesota Duluth (4)
4) Providence
2) Western Michigan
3) Quinnipiac
SIOUX FALLS REGION
1) North Dakota (2)
4) Princeton
2) Penn State
3) Augustana
LOVELAND REGION
1) Wisconsin (3)
4) St. Thomas
2) Dartmouth
3) Denver
For details on how this bracket was put together, visit this week’s column at https://www.uscho.com/2026/01/15/bracketology-all-eyes-on-attendance-when-building-brackets
This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Las Vegas. Tickets: https://ncaa.com/mfrozenfour
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