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Saturday: Stop, drop and Skol
Augustana scored its second Top 10 upset in two days by dropping No. 3 UW-La Crosse, while No. 12 St. Thomas dealt No. 5 Mary Washington its first loss. Meanwhile, the Bethel women capped an impressive trip to Wisconsin Dells with a double-overtime win over Coe.
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Friday: Holiday road warriors
No. 11 Redlands traveled east to Virginia to beat No. 13 Roanoke while No. 6 Chicago came even farther east and topped No. 14 Catholic in Puerto Rico. On the women’s side, Denison won its 10th straight and Wartburg ended Hardin-Simmons’ 10-game winning streak. Plus, check out the crazy ending to the UW-Whitewater-Hope battle.
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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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December 21, 2025
No. 14 St. Thomas downs Marietta 73-65
KERRVILLE, Texas — No. 14 ranked University of St. Thomas (TX) made six of eight free throws down the stretch to hold off Marietta College, 73-65, Sunday (Dec. 21) evening in the second round of the Leslie Robinson Holiday Classic being hosted by Trinity University. Marietta moves to 6-6 on the season, while St. Thomas improves to 9-1 overall.
December 20, 2025
Redlands Men's Basketball defeats No. 16 Hampden-Sydney on Gordon tip-in
December 20, 2025
Tornabene's 30-Point Double-Double Paces Scranton Men's Basketball in 73-63 Win Over Nazareth
YORK, Pa. – Sophomore forward Sammy Tornabene scored a game-high 30 points to lead The University of Scranton men's basketball team to a 73–63 victory over Nazareth University on Saturday afternoon at the York Spartan Classic.
December 20, 2025
(16)Hampden-Sydney Falls To (11)Redlands (CA) 91-90 In The H-SC Holiday Classic Presented By Elder, Friedman & Allen
Sophomore guard Travis Stickney (Mount Pleasant, SC) scored a career-high and game-high 30 points, adding six rebounds along with a career-high and game-high seven assists, while sophomore guard Santana Lynch (Dallas, TX) added 14 points and eight rebounds, but (16)Hampden-Sydney College dropped a thrilling 91-90 non-conference men's basketball decision at home to (11)University of Redlands (CA) in the H-SC Holiday Classic presented by Elder, Friedman & Allen on Saturday evening on the new Tony Shaver Court in Diaz Arena at the renovated Kirby Field House.
December 20, 2025
DePauw Extends Win Streak to Five; Jacobs Reaches 1,000-Point Plateau
DePauw moved its win streak to five and improved to 9-2 following a 78-66 win at Rose-Hulman
December 20, 2025
Central elevates Riordan to men’s basketball head coach
PELLA— It's official.
Less than two months into the season, Central College has elevated Conor Riordan to head men's basketball coach after serving as interim coach since June 25.
December 21, 2025
Hyams Dominate as WPI Women's Basketball Drops Maine Maritime in Florida Sunshine Shootout
Daytona Beach, FL --- Ava Hyams tallied 17 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to as the WPI women’s basketball team used a strong second half to defeat Maine Maritime 65-42 in the Engineers final contest in the Florida Sunshine Shootout held in the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach.
December 21, 2025
Scranton Women's Basketball Defeats Penn State Harrisburg, 74-28
SCRANTON, Pa. – The University of Scranton women's basketball team delivered a dominant wire-to-wire performance on Sunday afternoon, rolling past Penn State Harrisburg, 74–28, at the John Long Center.
December 20, 2025
CNU Women's Basketball Crowned Nelson Hinson Invitational Champs After Holding Off Catholic, 81-73
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Playing in the championship game of the first annual Nelson Hinson Invitational, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team bounced out to an early lead and held off a comeback bid by Catholic University (7-4) to capture the tournament crown with a 81-73 win.
December 20, 2025
Tigers Top Ephs for Third Straight Win
DePauw capped off a 3-0 week with a 72-37 win over Williams in its final game at the Music City Classic
December 20, 2025
CC Comes From Behind To Down Wartburg
December 19, 2025
Captains Pull Away From York College of Pennsylvania in Nelson Hinson Invitational, 70-50
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Leaning on a dominant defensive stand through the middle two periods, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team secured an eighth straight victory and rolled past York College of Pennsylvania (2-7) on Friday night in the second game of the Inaugural Nelson Hinson Invitational, 70-50. The Captains improved to 10-2 on the season with another impressively balanced performance offensively with 14 CNU players registering at least one point in the game.
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 […]
