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New poll, new ranked team!
How about those Hornets? Shenandoah is ranked for the first time in program history after beating Elizabethtown on Sunday afternoon. How far did Etown slide, and whom did Shenandoah replace? Find out in our latest rankings.
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New men's Top 25 poll is out
Mount Union moves into the Top 10 in this week's poll. Check out the full D3hoops.com men's basketball Top 25 poll.
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Team of the Week
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 29, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
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Hoopsville: Season of Plenty
It is the season of giving and a season where there is plenty. For some DIII teams, they seem to have plenty to go around. Wins, points, tenacity, and more. Catch up on Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast to hear from programs seemingly enjoying the season - right here!
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Saturday: Alone at the top
No. 12 Mount Union topped Muskingum in a meeting of unbeaten OAC teams, while No. 17 St. Thomas battled past Colorado College in Boulder. In women's action, William Paterson looked better than fine in win No. 9 and UW-Platteville upended No. 23 Wisconsin Lutheran.
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Hoopsville: Exam Time
Exam period is a time to find out how much students have learned in the semester. On Thursday's Hoopsville, hear from programs from far and wide on how they grade their seasons so far. Plus, how some conferences are trying to get added AQs. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!
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Zevi, set, go: Macs star hits milestone
Zevi Samet became the first men’s player to reach the 2,000-point milestone this season and closed in on Yeshiva University’s all-time scoring record, as the Maccabees defeated SUNY Purchase, 71-46, on Tuesday night.
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December 16, 2025
Late-Game Surge Carries William Paterson Men’s Basketball at UMSV, 87-78
December 16, 2025
W&L claims victory over SUNY Brockport to close Daytona trip #GoGenerals #d3hoops
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Led by the efforts of Mauro Panaggio Holiday Tournament All-Tournament Team player Addison Newkirk, the Washington and Lee men's basketball team claimed an 81-62 win over SUNY Brockport in Tuesday's consolation game.
December 16, 2025
W&J Stretches Win Streak to Five with Road Victory over Capital
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Washington & Jefferson College men's basketball team (8-2) downed the Capital Comets (5-5) to stretch their win streak to five consecutive victories, 79-73. This marks the second straight season the Presidents have bested the Comets in early season nonconference action.
December 16, 2025
Christopher Newport Defeats 12th-Ranked Virginia Wesleyan in Double Overtime, 97-95
Christopher Newport University and Virginia Wesleyan University staged an epic battle Tuesday night at the Freeman Center in the 92nd all-time meeting of the men's basketball programs. The Captains and Marlins battled for 50 minutes, with CNU emerging with a 97-95 double overtime victory. The triumph was the seventh straight for John Krikorian's squad, and the Captains are now 8-2 on the season. Virginia Wesleyan, ranked 12th in the country this week, had a six-game winning streak snapped and the Marlins are now 7-2.
All five Christopher Newport starters scored in double figures, led by 26 points from junior Toa Hollenbeck, and the Captains got double-doubles from senior Collin Hines (14 points, 12 rebounds) and junior Ethan Ward (13 points, 14 rebounds). Juniors Tyson Henderson and Isaiah Dozier both contributed 18 points as the Captains held off the Marlins despite a 41-point performance from VWU graduate student Omari DeVeaux.
December 15, 2025
Hoopsville: Season of Plenty
It is the season of giving and a season where there is plenty. For some DIII teams, they seem to have plenty to go around. Wins, points, tenacity, and more. Catch up on Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast to hear from programs seemingly enjoying the season - right here!
December 16, 2025
Captains Deny Second Half Comeback On the Road as No. 17 CNU Women's Basketball Drops Virginia Wesleyan, 61-56
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Taking on cross-water rival Virginia Wesleyan on Wednesday night, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team captured a seventh straight victory and improved to 9-2 on the season with a 61-56 win on the road against the Marlins (5-4). The Captains led by as many as 25 in the first half before staving off a second-half comeback from the home team.
December 16, 2025
Porter’s Career Game Leads Yellow Jackets Past Cardinals
December 16, 2025
Bennett and Lamanna Lead Scranton Women's Basketball Past DeSales, 74-48
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Elizabeth Bennett and Meghan Lamanna each scored 17 points as The University of Scranton women's basketball team delivered a dominant road performance on Tuesday night, pulling away early and never looking back in a 74–48 victory over DeSales University.
December 16, 2025
56 Points in the Paint Vault #21 UChicago Past #13 Illinois Wesleyan
CHICAGO -- The 21st-ranked University of Chicago women's basketball team rolled to a 73-54 win over #13 Illinois Wesleyan on Tuesday evening for their second consecutive top-25 win. This marks the first time the Maroons have won back-to-back games over top-25 opponents since they took down #14 Wheaton (IL) and #11 Trine in 2019.
December 15, 2025
Hoopsville: Season of Plenty
It is the season of giving and a season where there is plenty. For some DIII teams, they seem to have plenty to go around. Wins, points, tenacity, and more. Catch up on Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast to hear from programs seemingly enjoying the season - right here!
December 15, 2025
Bison Sail Into Holiday Break With Third Straight Win at Mitchell, 75-58
NEW LONDON, Conn. (12/15/2025) – The Nichols women's basketball program will enter the holiday break on a hot streak, after defeating non-conference Mitchell College, 75-58 for their third consecutive victory inside the Yarnell Athletic Center on Monday afternoon.
May 16, 2024
The Scoop on D3 Women’s Hoops Q&A: Lynette Schroeder, Southern Virginia Head Coach
By Riley Zayas Southern Virginia had a season to remember in 2023-24, going a near-perfect 18-1 in USA South Conference play, along with a 22-7 overall record. It culminated with an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the second in the last three years, as SVU went stride-for-stride with DeSales before falling, 53-42. But that seems […]
April 17, 2024
Hannah Varel is the perfect hire to continue Transylvania’s remarkable success
Of the challenges a new head coach can face in taking the reins of a program, one of the toughest, undoubtedly, is succeeding a legend. And Juli Fulks was most certainly a legend in Lexington, Kentucky. In 10 years at Transylvania, she took the Pioneers to a place of unprecedented success, after doing the same […]
April 12, 2024
The Scoop on D3 Women’s Hoops: Juli Fulks heads to Marshall as head coach
LEXINGTON, Kentucky—Lexington continues to be at the center of college basketball coaching news. In what is surely going to be the most significant move in Division III women’s basketball this offseason, Transylvania head coach Juli Fulks is taking on a new challenge…at the Division I level. Within the last hour, Marshall University, out of the […]
April 11, 2024
The Scoop on D3 Women’s Hoops: Trinity’s Emily Garner named head coach at Cornell
April 11, 2024 By Riley Zayas, D3hoops.com I wrote earlier today that we could see some D1 and D2 head coaching vacancies filled this offseason filled by current D3 head coaches…and that’s exactly what happened a couple hours later. Cornell has hired Trinity College (CT) head coach Emily Garner to lead that program after eight […]
March 9, 2024
Saturday’s Elite Eight is set, Thoughts on Friday’s Sweet 16
By Riley Zayas, The Scoop on D3 Women’s Hoops And then there were eight. The Elite Eight is set after a thrilling slate of games last night, particularly in the earlier part of the evening, as Transylvania/UW-Stout, Wartburg/Bates, and Smith/UW-Oshkosh all played in games decided by five points or less. The intensity and emotion seen […]
March 8, 2024
Storylines to watch heading into the Sweet 16
The second weekend of the 2024 NCAA Tournament has arrived! Tip-off is just hours away for these Sweet 16 games set to be played tonight in Brunswick (Maine), Providence (Rhode Island), New York City (New York), and Whitewater (Wisconsin). We’ve got 16 teams contending for one of four spots in Columbus next week, and the […]
Scoreboard
All times Eastern
Dec. 16
M:
M:
TBA
Ohio Wesleyan
at Ohio
M:
Final
Notre Dame (Md.) 91, at Washington College 83
M:
Final
Williams Baptist 86, at Principia 62
M:
Final - OT
Buena Vista 92, at North Central (Minn.) 87
M:
Final
at Stevenson 75, Wilson 68
M:
7:00 PM
Mary Baldwin
at High Point
M:
10:00 PM
Whittier
at Pacific Union
All times Eastern
Dec. 16
W:
W:
Final
at Johnson and Wales 87, Alfred 39
W:
Final
at Roanoke 79, Principia 76
W:
Final
Methodist 51, at Salem 41
W:
Final
Dominican 60, at Mount Mary 48
W:
Final
Centre 63, at Maryville (Tenn.) 49
W:
Final - OT
at Mount St. Joseph 77, Franklin 76
W:
6:00 PM
Geneva
at Akron
W:
Final
Susquehanna 67, at Eastern 51
W:
Final
at Brevard 90, Greensboro 58
W:
Final
at Coe 62, Augustana 39
W:
Final
McMurry 73, at Sul Ross State 59
W:
Final
at Southwestern 72, Concordia (Texas) 61
W:
Final
Marian 93, at Maranatha Baptist 23
W:
9:00 PM
Westminster (Mo.)
at Occidental