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Hoopsville: Larger Targets
For most teams, the second half of conference schedules have begun. If results weren't crazy enough, they likely could be soon. Today on Hoopsville, we chat with programs with high expectations despite now larger targets. Watch or listen to Hoopsville here!
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WIAC, CCIW, Centennial fit to be tied
There's a tie for first in the CCIW, a four-way tie in the WIAC, and a four-way tie in the Centennial as a result of Wednesday's Division III men's basketball action, while the NJAC had two games decided on buzzer beaters.
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Wednesday: Will to power
The calendar has not flipped to February yet, but three conference races are nearly over after UW-Oshkosh, Baldwin Wallace and William Paterson once again downed their closest competitors. Elsewhere, Albion upset No. 9 Hope and Mary Schleusner added another career record to her resume.
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Hoopsville: Stormy Season
While a massive winter storm blanketed much of the country, and DIII, with a mess , it has gotten even stormier on basketball courts around DIII. On a special Tuesday edition of Hoopsville, we recap the Top 25 and talk to teams providing some of the stormy weather. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here!
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New men's No. 1!
There's a new No. 1 team in Division III men's basketball, just barely! Little surprise that it's the only one of the top five teams that went unscathed last week.
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Bethel boomerangs back in
Bethel got its All-American back and a big win over Concordia-Moorhead, so the Royals return to our rankings. So does UW-La Crosse, which gives the WIAC four ranked teams again. Get the full list here.
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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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February 4, 2026
No. 23 WPI Falls at Home Despite Bledsoe's 26
WORCESTER -- Elijah Small was one of six Clark players in double figures in scoring with a career-best 18 points as the Cougars went on the road and defeated nationally-ranked WPI 86-76 in a NEWMAC men’s basketball contest played Wednesday evening in Harrington Auditorium.
January 29, 2026
Hoopsville: Larger Targets
For most teams, the second half of conference schedules have begun. If results weren't crazy enough, they likely could be soon. Today on Hoopsville, we chat with programs with high expectations despite now larger targets. Watch or listen to Hoopsville here!
January 28, 2026
No. 21 Otterbein beats BW, Winters notches 100th career win
January 28, 2026
Men's Basketball Comes Up Short Against Muhlenberg, 63-60
Haverford outscored Muhlenberg 35–33 in the second half and finished with a 14–10 edge in points in the paint.
January 28, 2026
Hampden-Sydney Falls At Home To (RV)Virginia Wesleyan 76-66
Sophomore guard Travis Stickney (Mount Pleasant, SC) scored 18 points, and senior forward Shane Fernald (Charlotte, NC) added 15 points, but Hampden-Sydney College dropped a 76-66 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) men's basketball decision at home to (RV)Virginia Wesleyan University on Wednesday night on the new Tony Shaver Court in Diaz Arena at the renovated Kirby Field House.
January 28, 2026
No. 16 Hood keeps flight over Messiah
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – The No. 16 Hood College Men's Basketball team would grind out an 80-62 conference win over Messiah on the road with a strong first half performance and defensive poise late in the second to stay unbeaten in MAC Commonwealth play on Wednesday night.
January 31, 2026
Women’s Basketball Falls to Babson in Midweek NEWMAC Matchup
Babson Park, MA --- Senior Chloe Perreault scored a game-high 12 points and Babson used a stifling defensive effort to defeat WPI, 52-30, in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women’s basketball action on Wednesday inside Staake Gymnasium.
January 31, 2026
Women’s Basketball Falls to Babson in Midweek NEWMAC Matchup
Babson Park, MA --- Senior Chloe Perreault scored a game-high 12 points and Babson used a stifling defensive effort to defeat WPI, 52-30, in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women’s basketball action on Wednesday inside Staake Gymnasium.
January 29, 2026
Hoopsville: Larger Targets
For most teams, the second half of conference schedules have begun. If results weren't crazy enough, they likely could be soon. Today on Hoopsville, we chat with programs with high expectations despite now larger targets. Watch or listen to Hoopsville here!
January 28, 2026
Third Quarter Surge Pushes No. RV/18 William Paterson Women's Basketball Past Montclair State, 87-69
The No. RV/18 William Paterson women's basketball team (18-1, 12-0 NJAC) used a 19-1 run in the third quarter to propel past Montclair State (12-7, 8-4 NJAC) and secure an 87-69 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) win Jan. 28 at the Sports and Recreation Center.
January 28, 2026
Eastern Conn's Long Winning Streak Snapped
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Western Connecticut State University sophomore Fatmata Barrie came off the bench to outscore the Eastern Connecticut State University bench by 12 points as the Wolves ended a 14-game losing streak at the hands of the Warriors with a 57-54 Little East Conference women's basketball victory Wednesday evening at Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium.
January 28, 2026
W&J Secures Regular Season Sweep of League Rival Chatham
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team (13-5, 8-1 PAC) secured a critical regular season series sweep of the Chatham Cougars (12-5, 5-4 PAC) with a 64-52 road victory in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play Wednesday evening in Pittsburgh.
January 29, 2026
Wednesday’s Winners: Albion stuns Hope, Schleusner claims another D-III career record
By Riley Zayas | Jan. 29, 2026 The postgame scene inside Kresge Gymnasium Wednesday night said all you needed to know. When the final buzzer went off on Albion’s 60-54 overtime upset of No. 9 Hope, a massive celebration broke out. The Britons’ entire bench rushed onto the floor to embrace their five teammates who […]
January 27, 2026
Old Gym Tour: Catholic
When I got to The Catholic University of America as a 17-year-old freshman in August of 1990, the building had already been decommissioned from basketball for several years. In fact, in 1989 it was turned into a space where a few friends of mine spent a lot of their time: The Crough Architectural Center.
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 […]
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Albright
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Asbury
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Lyon
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Westminster (Mo.)
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Asbury
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Stevenson
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Westminster (Mo.)
at Principia
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Lyon
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MUW
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