Hundreds of teams. Thousands of games. Thousands of coaches and players. How do you make sense of it all? Here are eight names to know for the upcoming women's basketball season.

Five New England teams advanced through the 2023 Tournament sectional semifinals, as Rhode Island College sank No. 10 Chicago, No. 4 Smith outlasted Mary Washington, No. 13 Babson took care of Marietta and both NESCAC teams won their Sweet 16 games on Friday night.

The NCAA DIII Men's & Women's Tournaments have arrived. 128 teams are ready to tip it up all still with a chance to win one of two national championships. On Thursday's Hoopsville, we preview of some of the teams and great games ahead in the opening weekend. Watch On Demand or listen tot he podcast - right here.

In a Hoopsville exclusive, the DIII National Committees reveal the Top 16 Seeds if the tournaments started this week (based on Week 2 rankings). Find out who are the top teams in the rankings and who made the cut. Also hear from the committee chairs and our experts have their thoughts. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here.

D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 26th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.

The region's two unbeaten teams split the three major awards two ways with Sophia Guerrier of Rhode Island College taking Player of the Year, Kelly Walsh of Babson winning Rookie of the Year and Judy Blinstrub and Jenna Cosgrove sharing Coach of the Year honors.

At a time when most headlines describe what has been lost, we could all use something to celebrate. Here's our second ever All-Decade team honoring the greatest Division III women's basketball players over the past 10 years. Men will follow later in the year.

Two exciting conference races in the west region effectively ended tonight with big wins by No. 8 Wartburg and No. 11 Bethel. Meanwhile Transylvania tripped, Babson clinched and the USA South Athletic Conference tipped off its tournament.

D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 23rd season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.

Puget Sound showed that the NWC has a three-team race by winning at No. 24 Whitman and Gettysburg showed that the Centennial race is basically over. Elsewhere UW-Oshkosh and Babson won their battles for conference supremacy.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Junior Katherine Tamulionis (Foxboro, Mass.) scored a career-high 22 points as visiting Babson College built a 20-point first-half lead and held off a late challenge to defeat Springfield College, 74-64, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Saturday morning inside Blake Arena.

D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 22nd season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.

BABSON PARK, Mass.—Senior Payton Ouimette (Medfield, Mass.) led four players in double figures with 20 points and Babson College used a 29-6 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters to rally for an 85-77 win over UMass Dartmouth in the championship game of the Judy Pearson '85 Memorial Tournament on Monday afternoon inside Staake Gymnasium.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Senior Payton Ouimette (Medfield, Mass.) finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds and visiting Babson College built a 17-point third-quarter lead on its way to defeating MIT, 76-71, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Wednesday night inside Rockwell Cage.

BABSON PARK, Mass.—Junior Katherine Tamulionis (Foxboro, Mass.) scored 17 of her career-high 19 points in the first half and third-seeded Babson College shot 53.1 percent on its way to defeating sixth-seeded Emerson College, 85-57, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament quarterfinal on Wednesday night at Staake Gymnasium.

BABSON PARK, Mass.—Junior Elizabeth Lane (Skaneateles, N.Y.) scored 13 points and Babson College clinched at least a share of its third consecutive New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) regular season title with a 56-53 win over visiting MIT in women's basketball action on Wednesday night at Staake Gymnasium.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Junior Tea Spellacy (Belchertown, Mass.) scored a career-high 20 points as visiting Babson College defeated Springfield College, 55-48, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon inside Blake Arena.

NORTON, Mass.—Junior Elizabeth Lane (Skaneateles, N.Y.) scored all of her game-high 12 points in the first quarter and visiting Babson college raced out to a 24-point halftime lead on the way to defeating Wheaton College, 77-43, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Wednesday night at Emerson Gymnasium.

BABSON PARK, Mass.—Sophomore Alex Goslin (South Windsor, Conn.) paced four players in double figures with 15 points as visiting Springfield College defeated Babson College, 63-56, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Staake Gymnasium.

BOSTON—Junior Payton Ouimette (Medfield, Mass.) paced four players in double figures with game highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds as visiting Babson College defeated Emerson College, 78-48, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Wednesday night at Brown-Plofker Gymnasium.

D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 21st season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—First-year Nicole Hiller (Rocky Hill, Conn.) hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation to force overtime, but Smith College closed the game with a 10-0 run and defeated the Beavers, 83-73, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Tuesday night at Ainsworth Gym.

BABSON PARK, Mass.—Five players scored in double figures and Babson College knocked down a season-high 16 three-point field goals on its way to defeating visiting Mount Holyoke College, 103-22, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Staake Gymnasium.

UW-Whitewater beat UW-Oshkosh in dramatic fashion to take the first of two regular season games between the WIAC favorites while Hope won on the road at Trine. Elsewhere Babson beat MIT in overtime and Juniata survived a scare at Lancaster Bible.