Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) unpack the January 28, 2026 Bracketology column on USCHO.com with this weekly episode Bracketology XTRA.
Hockey East has three participants in this week’s updated bracket:
ALBANY REGION
1) Michigan (1 overall)
4) Bentley
2) Quinnipiac
3) Wisconsin
WORCESTER REGION
1) Michigan State (2)
4) Connecticut
2) Providence
3) Cornell
SIOUX FALLS REGION
1) North Dakota (3)
4) Boston College
2) Minnesota Duluth
3) St. Thomas
LOVELAND REGION
1) Penn State (4)
4) Denver
2) Western Michigan
3) Dartmouth
For details on how this bracket was put together, visit this week’s column at https://www.uscho.com/2026/01/28/bracketology-less-chaos-this-week-as-ncaas-approach
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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