2026 Bracket challenge

[jimdahl]

https://siouxsports.com/hockey/bracket.php

[jimdahl]

All-time winners

2025 Franchise
2024 Mafiaman
2023 Sioux27
2022 SteveP
2021 J.B.
2019 Brucesky02 / CLASSY FREDDIE BLASSIE
2018 01grad
2017 UND-1, Oxbow6, Redneksioux, iluvdebbies, Stms
2016 UND1981 / stack / nhockey30 / ringneck28 / bigskyvikes (UND National Championship year)
2015 WiSioux
2014 johndahl
2013 FSSD/Brainerd Sioux
2012 mj3und
2011 tho0505
2009 Big A HG
2008 willtippen
2007 seanpc03
2006 teamsioux
2005 mynameiscuomo
2004 paul62/BigGreyAnt41/brew003/UP2SKI

[Und Princess]

Good Evening! I hope all my fellow UND fans are having a Fantastic day! I just dropped my NCAA Hockey Tournament Bracket and Picks on From The Stands To The Spotlight! Check it out!

https://ftstspotlight.blogspot.com/2026/03/get-fired-up-shaylas-hockey-national.html?m=1

Let's Go Takeover the NCAA Tournament UND Fans!!!

Und Princess 

[Wilbur]

Kiss of death officially applied to Duluth.  If Sandy wins the natty he's a hall of famer. 

[jimdahl]

Here's the collective wisdom of SiouxSports.com so far:

Consensus Picks

Just 24 hours left to adjust your picks!

[fightingsioux4life]

I have WMU repeating and keeping it in the NCHC!

[siouxweet]

I got DU

[fightingsioux4life]

6 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

I got DU

Why does everybody treat them like they are the Soviet Red Army team of the 1970s?

[Sioux Hockey]

I picked Nodak to beat DU in the championship, hang 9 boys

[siouxweet]

48 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Why does everybody treat them like they are the Soviet Red Army team of the 1970s?

I am not treating them like they are the Soviet Red Army of the 70s.  It is the eye test and UND despite winning a bunch of games has sleep walked through big portions of these games.   It is the eye test.  I truly hope I am wrong and UND hangs number 9.  Outside of Friday night at home against Miami and Friday at Western they have been meh.

[fightingsioux4life]

5 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

I am not treating them like they are the Soviet Red Army of the 70s.  It is the eye test and UND despite winning a bunch of games has sleep walked through big portions of these games.   It is the eye test.  I truly hope I am wrong and UND hangs number 9.  Outside of Friday night at home against Miami and Friday at Western they have been meh.

I picked Western Michigan to repeat. I didn't want to jinx the boys.

And the truth is, we are in THE toughest conference in the country. If it looks like we struggled more than we should, it's because even teams in the lower half of the NCHC aren't all that bad and they make you earn it. Which helps prepare you for March and April. And I don't think you win 27 games by being "meh".

My biggest concerns are:

1) Have we flushed out the virus that has been plaguing the team? It was obvious in the NCHC semifinal that something was wrong with the team and I think it was whatever sickness they were fighting. We cannot have that happen again or our season will be over.

2) How will the freshmen handle playoff hockey? This is their first taste of playoff hockey, which is very different from a standard two game series during the regular season. How they handle the pressure, intensity and speed of playoff hockey will determine how far we can go, considering we lean on freshmen more than some other teams.

[brianvf]

1 hour ago, Sioux Hockey said:

I picked Nodak to beat DU in the championship, hang 9 boys

Same.

[hockeytherapy13]

10 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

I picked Western Michigan to repeat. I didn't want to jinx the boys.

And the truth is, we are in THE toughest conference in the country. If it looks like we struggled more than we should, it's because even teams in the lower half of the NCHC aren't all that bad and they make you earn it. Which helps prepare you for March and April. And I don't think you win 27 games by being "meh".

My biggest concerns are:

1) Have we flushed out the virus that has been plaguing the team? It was obvious in the NCHC semifinal that something was wrong with the team and I think it was whatever sickness they were fighting. We cannot have that happen again or our season will be over.

2) How will the freshmen handle playoff hockey? This is their first taste of playoff hockey, which is very different from a standard two game series during the regular season. How they handle the pressure, intensity and speed of playoff hockey will determine how far we can go, considering we lean on freshmen more than some other teams.

I think the freshmen are going to thrive tomorrow. Feeling 3 goals tomorrow and it’ll be freshmen getting at least 2 of the 3.