With a few games in the books, our voters had second thoughts on who should be ranked No. 1 and elevated New York University to the top spot ahead of defending champs Transylvania. Plus, Emory rises into the top 20, Amherst returns to the rankings, and Mass-Dartmouth makes its third poll appearance ever. Check out the full list here.
Top-ranked New York University picked up its first conference win of the season but No. 2 Trinity (Texas) picked off another one of the Violets' No. 1 votes. Tufts' run of consecutive Top 25 appearances ends at 129. Did Amherst extend its run to 208? Find out inside.
D3hoops.com Classic women's basketball veteran Amherst came away with a tough win over Montclair State, while free throws loomed large in Franklin and Marshall's come-from-behind win over Dubuque.
Meghan Graff of Bates headlines our All-Region 1 team after leading the Bobcats to their first ever NESCAC title. GNAC MVP Lyric Grumblatt is our Rookie of the Year and G.P. Gromacki of Amherst our Coach of the Year.
Amherst didn't play at all in 2020-21, and only had half its team on campus. While the Mammoths have a bunch of seniors, essentially nobody else had ever played for them. Joe Sager has more about Amherst's run to the Final Four.
The Sectional Champions have cut down the nets, but there is still one net everyone wants to actually cut down. Tune in to Hoopsville LIVE tonight starting a 7:00 PM ET as we recap an exciting weekend and look ahead a the Championship Weekends.
No. 5 Trine will make its first trip to the national semifinals after knocking off previously unbeaten Transylvania in the 2022 NCAA Tournament sectional finals. The Thunder will be joined by No. 2 Hope, No. 8 Amherst and No. 12 UW-Whitewater in Pittsburgh next weekend. Get the recap of tonight's Round of 8 action.
NCAA Division III women's basketball has one undefeated team after No. 13 Trinity defeated No. 1 Christopher Newport on Friday night. That last unbeaten team is Transylvania which survived a late push at home, and UW-Oshkosh is the last unranked team dancing after its win over No. 10 Baldwin Wallace.
Nine teams that had their last Tournament run cut short by COVID-19 returned to the Round of 16 with wins on Saturday night. That includes UW-Oshosh after its upset win at No. 4 Simpson, No. 5 Trine which rolled past No. 12 John Carroll and a familiar pair of NESCAC pachyderms.
Strong fourth quarters propelled No. 2 Christopher Newport and No. 3 Amherst to big road wins in their Top 25 matchups on Saturday afternoon while No. 1 Hope now has the fourth longest winning streak in D-III women's basketball history. Read about it here.
Three ranked teams made successful returns from long layoffs while UW-Whitewater held off UW-Eau Claire in a battle of Top 10 teams. Plus Trinity (Conn.) pulled off another dramatic win in overtime and Saturday's finish was really worth the Waite for Rochester Tech. Get the story here.
No. 20 Christopher Newport and No. 14 Hardin-Simmons came up big late to beat Trinity (Texas) and Gettysburg. Elsewhere Bethany Lutheran picked up a big win over No. 17 UW-Oshkosh and No. 16 Amherst appeared to be in mid-season form after a long layoff. Get the women's recap here.
The Coronavirus has had Division III on a roller coaster for more than nine months. Now, schools are trying to find ways to change how the ride impacts athletics. Hear how different schools are dealing with the impact differently. Also how the D3sports Network has been affected significantly on the latest Hoopsville podcast.
At a time when most headlines describe what has been lost, we could all use something to celebrate. Here's our second ever All-Decade team honoring the greatest Division III women's basketball players over the past 10 years. Men will follow later in the year.
We'll never know which teams would've really been our final four at the end of the 2020 season, but here are the teams that finished in those slots after our abbreviated Tournament. (Photo by Steve Herppich, Hope College)
Bowdoin has relented and is allowing teams' families to attend games, as are most of the men's tournament hosts, but Amherst and Tufts continue to keep all fans out. Here's the very latest on who is allowed where this weekend.
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.
Tufts, Amherst and Bowdoin have been atop the NESCAC and practically untouchable for several seasons. Ryan Scott takes us inside each of the three programs to find out why in Around the Nation.
Texas-Dallas caught fire in the second half at No. 5 Mary Hardin-Baylor and No. 4 Hope closed out Trine late in the fourth quarter of Saturday's marquee match-ups. Elsewhere Amherst roughed up Widener and UW-La Crosse beat UW-Oshkosh. Get the recap 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.
Hoopsville is finally tipping up the 2019-20 season tonight! Join Dave as he talks to both D3hoops.com Preseason No. 1 picks and checks in with a couple of D3 gurus on their early takes on the season ahead. Watch the show On Demand or listen to the podcast here!
Who are the players to watch when the Division III women's basketball season tips off this weekend? You can start with the 25 players on our preseason All-America team.
With last year's champs gone from Division III, it's a wide open race for the top spot in our preseason rankings. Six teams received No. 1 votes and two rivals find themselves atop our poll to start the season.
When Thomas More ripped through a front-loaded schedule, there was a feeling of inevitability to them winning the title, despite the poll positioning. Then Bowdoin, St. Thomas and others showed what they can do while TMU was idle. So will TMU leave Division III on the highest note possible?
A few hours before the calendar flipped to 2019, Amherst head coach G.P. Gromacki won his 500th career game as the Mammoths defeated Redlands in California.
AMHERST, Mass. – For the first time in more than two seasons, the Amherst College women’s basketball team has suffered a defeat, with their 68-game winning streak ending on Tuesday night in LeFrak Gymnasium at the hands of Eastern Connecticut State University.
Welcome to the 2018-19 Division III basketball season! Join Dave right now for the season debut of Hoopsville. Interviews include the preseason top pics, plus hot topics, coaching changes, and more. Watch the show On Demand, or listen to the Podcast, here.
NESCAC rivals Amherst and Bowdoin are the top two picks in our preseason poll, but they aren't the only teams to garner No. 1 votes. Find out who else was picked as a preseason favorite in our Top 25.
The ninth annual D3hoops.com Classic will light up Las Vegas once again between Christmas and New Year's with 18 games on the slate for the South Point Arena. Who is making the trip and who's playing whom? Here's the list.
On second thought, NYU is No 1
November 27, 2023With a few games in the books, our voters had second thoughts on who should be ranked No. 1 and elevated New York University to the top spot ahead of defending champs Transylvania. Plus, Emory rises into the top 20, Amherst returns to the rankings, and Mass-Dartmouth makes its third poll appearance ever. Check out the full list here.
