It's Mon Feb 23,, 2026, and the Predictor Matrix is fascinating from 15-20 right now:
UST, Augie, Mn St, Mich Tech, (UMass), BGSU
The CCHA tourney is effectively an NCAA elimination round..
https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php
Meanwhile, NCHC has effectively four locks: UND, WMU, UMD, DU.