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.
Five weeks. That's all that remains in the 2022-23 regular season. And there is a LOT of basketball still to play. On Monday's Hoopsville, we chat with teams making waves in their conferences or in national conversations. Watch the show On Demand or listen to the podcast.
Road teams came away with big wins in Top 25 battles, Pomona-Pitzer won against its on-campus rival and Randolph-Macon survived in a new old gymnasium.
Alex Sobel had 31 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks to lead No. 11 Middlebury past No. 4 Keene State 86-82 in a back-and-forth battle between two nationally ranked teams. Bullet points from Middlebury's game recap.
It's a NESCAC sweep, as Wesleyan reps our Player of the Year, Williams our Coach of the Year and Middlebury our Rookie of the Year for Region 1 in '22.
If you are a Top 25 team, or a conference leader, every team now thinks you can be beaten. On Sunday's Hoopsville, we continue to chat about the new "normal" - how top teams are no longer invincible.
St. John's took home a win with authority in its rivalry game-turned Top 10 matchup, while Middlebury and Randolph-Macon bounced back from their first losses of the season.
While teams are trying to lock up auto bids to the NCAA tournaments, other teams are already on the at-large bubble. We celebrated the excitement of conference tournaments and the nerves of wondering if one qualifies on Hoopsville. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast now.
The clichés about kids of coaches tend to be true, and while Griffin Kornaker, Jamie Boeheim and Mark Turgeon won't get to play for their dads, they are bringing that experience to their Division III basketball teams. Ryan Scott has more in Around the Nation.
The snowstorm which made travel difficult across much of the midwest and led to official travel bans in Pennsylvania led to many rescheduled games on Saturday, but Carleton and Middlebury would be among the teams glad they got their games in, as they each defeated top 10 teams in Division III men's basketball action.
So much for home court advantage. Road teams won by small margins (Ramapo and Hamilton) and large (Swarthmore and Middlebury). Here's the recap of the second round of NCAA Tournament action.
Swarthmore claimed the top seed in the Centennial Conference with a two-point win vs. F&M while Wittenberg won a thriller over rival Wooster thanks to two game-saving shots by Jacob Bertemes. Elsewhere Middlebury and New Jersey City were bounced from their tournaments and St. John's swept rival St. Thomas.
Wittenberg? No longer unbeaten. Middlebury? Fell again. MIT? Still reeling. Plus Swarthmore went down in double overtime, Lyco lost its third in four games, York fell at home and the top 10 didn't agree with Eastern Connecticut so much. More in the wrapup.
No. 16 Middlebury held off No. 11 Williams 70-66 and took over first in the NESCAC with help from Amherst. Mary Washington knocked York (Pa.) off the list of unbeatens and John Carroll rolled over Marietta. Stevens Point widened its lead in the WIAC race. Get the men's recap here.
With highly ranked teams losing on Saturday, there were lots of votes up for grabs near the top of the pole. Middlebury moves up, Wesleyan moves in and Baldwin Wallace makes its first appearance in the national rankings in more than a decade.
Babson's Joey Flannery has the rare distinction of being a three-time Regional Player of the Year, while Jake Ross of Springfield follows in his footsteps with the Rookie of the Year honor. Middlebury's Jeff Brown takes Coach of the Year honors.
Hanover and Rochester won thrillers at Hope and Rochester in the sectional semifinals on Friday night, while Keene State avenged last year's tournament loss to Christopher Newport and the NESCAC guaranteed itself another national semifinalist. Get the recap from tonight's action.
The Roads to Grand Rapids and Salem have been laid out in front of 128 teams... now the only question remaining: who will be crowned champions? On Thursday night's Hoopsville, Dave gave his tournament preview including chats with six programs from across the brackets. Watch On Demand.
The Salem Rotary Club announced the 20 finalists for Division III's premier award recognizing excellence on and off the court. The men's and women's award winner will be introduced on Thursday, March 16.
The New Year brings a new Top 25 poll with four new teams entering the rankings. The NJAC has two teams ranked, including New Jersey City, and the NESCAC has five with Middlebury and Williams joining the fun. Get the full rankings here.
St. Thomas beat Hope on a neutral floor while Trinity outlasted George Fox at home in Texas. Plus Williams and Middlebury scored big wins for the NESCAC and Stevens Point continued its recovery from a slow start.
The Roads to Indianapolis and Salem have been laid out in front of 126 teams... now it's time to start down those roads to champions. Who has a chance? Who will upset? Who is too tough at home? Watch Hoopsville On Demand here:
Middlebury completed its run through the NESCAC tournament, earning itself a bid and busting someone else's hopes for an at-large bid, as did St. Olaf in the MIAC. Lancaster Bible ensured we won't find out if a 26-1 will really miss the tournament while the NCAA women's tournament will be a little Sluggish.
George Fox defended its home court against Whitman in a showdown of ranked NWC women's teams. On the men's side, No. 1 Whitworth's game against Willamette was a lot closer than their records would suggest while Emory knocked NYU off the unbeaten list. That and more in the Friday wrap.
It has been nearly 13 years since we've seen a D3hoops.com men's basketball Top 25 poll, regular season, preseason or postseason, that looked like this. For the first time since 2002, no NESCAC teams are ranked.
Following a successful senior season on the hardcourt, Middlebury College men's basketball player Joey Kizel (Short Hills, N.J.) has been named a second-team All-District honoree by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and a second-team All-Region recipient by D3hoops.com. The postseason laurels are the first from the organizations of Kizel's career.
Middlebury College men's basketball player Joey Kizel (Short Hills, N.J.) has been selected as a first-team All-NESCAC honoree. The senior captain helped lead the team to a record of 17-9 this winter and advanced to the NESCAC Tournament semifinals with a home quarterfinal win against Hamilton in Pepin Gym.
Middlebury dropped a thrilling 78-75 contest to Williams in the semifinals of the NESCAC Tournament at Amherst in LeFrak Gymnasium. The third-seeded Panthers fall to 17-9 for the season, while the ninth-ranked and second-seeded Ephs improve to 23-3.
Middlebury saw a comfortable 22-point lead over Hamilton dwindle into a late, one-possession advantage as the host hung on for an 81-77 NESCAC quarterfinal win at Pepin Gym. Middlebury (17-8), the third seed in the conference tourney, awaits the results of three other NESCAC contests to decipher its next opponent and location, while Hamilton (14-11) ends its season.
Dave McHugh hit teams still in the hunt. Whether sitting pretty as a top seed like the Whitworth and Central men, in the hunt like the St. Mary's (Minn.) and Haverford women, or trying to get a home game, or just qualify. Plus one hardy group of seven players has a 16-hour bus ride ahead of them. Find out who.
Hoopsville: Top 16 Seeds
February 16, 2023In 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.
