Bethel dropped unbeaten No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus in a battle for first in the MIAC while No. 3 Scranton ran away from No. 16 Catholic. Elsewhere, No. 7 Whitman stayed perfect against Division III and No. 4 UW-Oshkosh stayed perfect overall in Saturday's women's basketball action.
Both ranked OAC teams narrowly avoided upsets but newly-ranked Loras could not in Wednesday night's Division III women's basketball action. Plus, Bethel pushed past Gustavus Adolphus in the MIAC and UW-Stout found its footing in conference play. Read about it in our recap.
Team of the Week mainstay Hanna Geistfeld of Bethany Lutheran is our Region 8 Player of the Year, while another Minnesota resident is Rookie of the Year and Keri Carollo of UW-Whitewater is Coach of the Year.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 24th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
Taite Anderson, who led Bethel's run from unranked to Top 10, is our West Region Player of the Year. Conference foe Caitlin Rorman of Gustavus Adolphus is Rookie of the Year and Rich Murphy of Redlands is Coach of the Year.
The women's player of the year race doesn't have any Sydney Mosses or Madison Temples in it. And while we've highlighted a handful of players here, there could be even more in the discussion once all the games are played. Ryan Scott has more.
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.
Time for the annual Hoopsville Marathon! For over TEN hours on Thursday, coaches, administrators, fans and others from around Division III basketball joined Dave on the show. Even the Division III VP and both national committee chairs. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcasts here.
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.
Bethel and Transylvania continue their rise up the poll with each reaching their highest ranking ever. Plus we're now officially headed toward a rare No. 1 versus No. 2 battle on Friday in Maine.
Emory's 2-0 road trip lifted the Eagles into the Top 25 while Loras and Bethel are ranked in the Top 10 for the first time in program history. Get the full list here.
Three new teams enter our rankings, including Oglethorpe which makes its first appearance since the end of the 2008-09 season. Plus undefeated Albright joins our Top 25 and Bethel gets a boost coming off its big week. Get the full list here.
No. 19 Loras went on the road and defeated No. 5 Wartburg on Saturday afternoon while No. 21 Trinity and No. 23 Bethel beat other ranked teams to take over first place in their conferences. Plus E'town stumbled No. 6 Scranton and UAA play began with wins for No. 16 Chicago and New York U.
No. 23 Bethel and Albright stayed perfect in similar fashion as both teams built big leads, lost them and rallied to victory. Elsewhere Illinois Wesleyan and St. Vincent asserted themselves in their conference races.
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.
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.
Two undefeated teams enter our Top 25 ranking, one of which has only been ranked once in our poll's history. Plus the MIAC has four ranked teams and the highest one is no longer St. Thomas. Get the full list here.
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.
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.
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.
The West Region currently has four of the top 12 teams in Division III women's basketball and the top-ranked team in Division III men's basketball. How far will those teams go this season and who else will make waves in their conference races? Nathan Ford has the answers in Around the West.
Bethel is showing it has put the early-season injuries behind it and St. Thomas paid dearly, while Stevens Point got past Whitewater and Thomas More cruised. That and more in the early Saturday women's roundup.
It is that part of the season where teams sitting under the radar make their biggest impact. Tonight on Hoopsville, Dave McHugh talks with some of those schools including No. 23 Catholic and Lancaster Bible men's teams along with No. 23 John Carroll and Bethel women's squads. Plus the School of the Week visits New England. Watch the show ON DEMAND!
Saturday women: Royals reign
January 18, 2025Bethel dropped unbeaten No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus in a battle for first in the MIAC while No. 3 Scranton ran away from No. 16 Catholic. Elsewhere, No. 7 Whitman stayed perfect against Division III and No. 4 UW-Oshkosh stayed perfect overall in Saturday's women's basketball action.
