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D3 Bubble Watch

3 months

The games have all been played and it's NCAA men's #d3hoops selection time. Last few in Carnegie Mellon Mount Union St Thomas TX First four out Nichols Albertus Magnus Washington & Lee Illinois Wesleyan (Bubble resumes on the follow-up post.)

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

6 months

A D3 Academic All-American puts up over 40 points against a Big Ten team on the road! #whyD3 #ScholarAthlete #d3hoops

Fresh Coast Hoops

@FreshCoastHoops

6 months

Caleb Williams went off for 41 points last night in Macalester's exhibition game against Minnesota! @MacalesterMBB @AbeWoldeslassie

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

4 months

D3 Champs Cmte. proposals: - #d3fb could go to 40 as early as 2024. Stagg Bowl after holidays. - Pairwise (all sports) maybe 25-26 - Pools B/C to merge - Allow extra flight(s) for bracketing - Increase per diem again (all pending approval higher up & budget) #NCAAconv

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

Here's a candidate for #d3hoops photo of the year, from the conclusion of last Saturday's @WoosterSports game against Wabash. If you look carefully, there is a D3 legend in the crowd. Photo credit to longtime Wooster photographer Matt Dilyard.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

It's chaos in the American Rivers Conference semifinals! (4) Loras 79 (1) Central 67 Final (6) Coe 78 (2) Dubuque 73 Final The Duhawks and Kohawks will face off for the sole bid in the ARC. #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

3 months

The most important thank-you goes to the men & women who make #d3hoops special. Student-athletes, coaches, managers, SIDs, ATCs, ADs, & support staff, you're the best! #whyD3 May the life lessons, the love of the game, the memories, & the friendships last a lifetime!

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

Just FYI on such a big day, I will be away from the computer all day. I am headed to Kent State for the high school wheelchair basketball state championship game, where my younger son is playing for #1 Wooster HS and I will be on the broadcast crew. #notd3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 years

Tonight, #2 Marietta will play for its first-ever D3 final four berth, facing #4 Christopher Newport in what looks like an epic contest. #d3hoops

Ryan Whitnable

@OACBBallShow

2 years

One more. #PioNation #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

Wabash's win over Wooster today was their 4th in a row against the Scots. It is the first time this century that any conference foe has beaten Wooster four consecutive times. #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

It's the 2022-23 debut of the men's #d3hoops computer consensus top 25 combining numbers from @masseyratings , @FFTMAG (KenPom-style), and me. Teams that we like but are currently unranked by the voters include @SJU_Basketball and a trio of @odacathletics schools.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

Cry me a river. The minimum flight distance in #d3hoops is 500 miles and it was 600 miles last year.

Jeff Goodman

@GoodmanHoops

1 year

NCAA increased it from 350 to 400 miles in which it will pay for a school to charter flight to site. Charleston is 380 miles from Orlando, so NCAA will only cover cost of a bus. Told Charleston is going to pay for charter on its own on way down for team and families and bus back.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 years

Just read a tweet from a D1 head coach raving about the terrific atmosphere with 3800 fans at his team's game last night. Meanwhile, the Calvin/Hope contest also had 3000+. We have something special in D3, especially at some venues that routinely draw well.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

Mission accomplished! This kid isn't old enough to earn a varsity letter but he has two state champion patches to put on his jacket.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

3 months

NCAA men's #d3hoops tourney round-by-round advancement probabilities for each bracket

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

Your men's #d3hoops Sweet 16 * likely hosts (4) Oswego at (1) Randolph-Macon* (7) UW-W vs (3) Hopkins (3) UW-O vs (1) Rowan (4) North Park at (2) Mt Union* (4) Keene St at (1) Swarthmore* (10) Nichols vs (3) Stockton (5) UMHB at (1) C. Newport* (3) Wheaton vs (2) St Joseph

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

Admittedly, it's still too early to be having serious conversations about this, but the ODAC has a shot at getting four bids. #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 years

The cold reality of Selection Monday is that most bubble teams whose seasons end today were just one or two possessions from getting in. A key bucket, a defensive stop, a tough call. A dozen or more teams that make the field were one possession from being left out. #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 years

I like that the best first-round matchups have a range of tip-off times (EST) on Friday. #d3hoops 1:00 Hopkins/Yeshiva 3:05 Oswego/Hood 4:20 Wheaton/Hope 4:30 DeSales/Babson 4:50 Rochester/Eastern 5:00 Rowan/Susq. 5:10 Nichols/RPI 5:30 St John's/Calvin 6:30 UMHB/Chapman

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 years

Whenever I watch a @YUathletics home game, I appreciate the high production quality from the @macslive crew. They set a high bar for the rest of #d3hoops in that category.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

5 years

The Ohio teams go 5-for-5 tonight, with @MC_Pioneerhoops , @ScotsBasketball , @WittenbergHoops , @Capital_MBB , and @Jackets_Hoops all advancing. #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

4 years

This quote expresses powerfully how @NCAADIII Athletics can be transformative for our students in all kinds of roles, whether athletes or support staff. #d3hoops

Pat Hunt

@PatHuntJr

4 years

Sure, I’m just a manager. But there’s no way I couldn’t say all this after 4 unforgettable years in this program. Thank you, @DuhawkMBB , @cmart2323 , & more...

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

6 months

Game of the Day: #1 Christopher Newport (0-0) at #8 Hampden-Sydney (0-0), 7:00 EST #d3hoops Video: What a way to start the season, with the defending national champion Captains heading west to face the Tigers in Fleet Gym.

#8 Hampden-Sydney Basketball vs. #1 Christopher Newport

Tigers vs. Captains from S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium at Kirby Field House.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 months

Hampden-Sydney 62 Guilford 57 Final #d3hoops Hampden-Sydney announced their presence as a title contender by thrashing the defending champs on opening night and has been the computers' #1 for most of the season. The Tigers will play for the national championship on Saturday!

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

4 years

While I run predictions on the men's side of #d3hoops , I love seeing the women's game also supported well, by @d3hoops and fans. This clip shows a good crowd at Baldwin-Wallace in the OAC tournament.

Cheri Harrer

@CheriHarrer

4 years

Our fans have been a HUGE home court advantage !! You guys are awesome!! Let’s make more noise this week!! THANK YOU!!

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 years

Praying for the Hardy family and WashU community. Justin's short life impacted many others, through his words, example, and perseverance.

Bob Hardy

@bobshardy

2 years

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

St Mary's will host a postseason game for the first time in school history. The Cardinals appeared in the first MIAC playoff, in 1985, then didn't qualify again until 2020. SMUMN got a road win that year, but has never played at home in the tournament. #d3hoops

SMUMN Men's Basketball

@SMUMN_Hoops

1 year

Calling all @smumn Basketball fans. Let’s pack the place Tuesday at 7:00 vs Hamline as we host our first ever playoff game! We need the loudest CHEERING section possible! These guys deserve it.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

3 months

The final regular-season men's #d3hoops computer consensus rankings have @HSCBasketball in the top spot for the 9th straight week, with 11 wins over top-50 teams. Moving up are @DuhawkMBB , @CatholicU_MBB , and @elmhursthoops . (Rankings in the @d3hoops poll are from last week.)

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 months

Four men's #d3hoops teams will punch their tickets to Fort Wayne tonight!

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 years

It seems silly that @Jack_davidson33 is only on the third team, but remember that @astonfrancis2 didn't make the NABC first team either, even as he destroyed the tourney scoring record in leading Wheaton to the D3 final four. I will stick with the @d3hoops AA teams. #d3hoops

NABC

@NABC1927

2 years

These players lit up #D3hoops this season! Here are the 2021-22 NABC Division III All-America Teams!

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

It's time for small-college March Madness! All 32 first-round NCAA men's #d3hoops tourney games will be played today. Here are the early games with my lines and unofficial seeds. (1/2)

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

3 months

It's the best day of the year in #d3hoops ! Championship Saturday includes 34 men's conference title games, 4 pairs of semifinals, plus the UAA title on the line. Here are the games of greatest national interest.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 years

The BanJo for a big game is as electric an atmosphere as any in #d3hoops !

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

By my count, there are 17 #d3hoops players in the 50 semifinalists for the Bevo Francis Award: Josh Angle (Sr, CMS) Raheem Anthony (Sr, SMCMN) Octavio Brito (So, Keene St) Luke Chicone (So, John Carroll) Jack Clement (Sr, Ohio Wesleyan) Tyson Cruickshank (Sr, Wheaton IL) (1/2)

Small College Basketball

@smcollegehoops

1 year

Here's the webpage for the Bevo Francis Award, which contains the updated Watch List of 50 players, plus information about Bevo Francis himself, and historical information about the previous winners of the award: @rioredstorm @RioPresident @URioGrande

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

6 months

Game of the Day D3 student-athletes vs Turkey, 2:00 local Whether with teammates or at home, the men and women of #d3hoops will demolish the meats, sides, and dessert, enjoying time with loved ones before taking on finals and holiday tourneys. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

4 months

The ODAC goes 1-2-3 in the new computer consensus rankings. Coe makes the week's biggest jump, and Hopkins, NYU, and Nebraska Wesleyan move into the top 25. #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

4 months

Here are the new computer consensus rankings, with the same top 24 teams as the @d3hoops poll (Shenandoah is our #29 ), but in a very different order. The computers like the ODAC a lot, as well as Dubuque and Redlands. #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 months

@T3Bracketology Rather unimpressive compared to men's #d3hoops national champion @TrineThunderMBB .

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

3 months

Last update for tonight (10:30pm EST), with the Northwest & SCIAC title games still in progress. Locks: 36 (auto bids in blue) Near-locks: 17 (at-large in bright green) Other auto bids: 6 (in red) Still in play: 5 (bubble & bid thieves) #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

#11 Middlebury (14-2) 86 #4 Keene St (15-1) 82 Final This game was everything you could want in a Monday night #d3hoops contest: packed gym, terrific production, and a great game decided only in the final seconds.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

5 years

My new top 25 (best teams, not NCAA chances)... 1) @WhitmanMBB 2) @Augustana_Hoops 3) @NWU_Basketball 4) @UWOMBB 5) @USTTommiesMBB 6) @SJU_Basketball 7) @RMCHoops 8) @MC_Pioneerhoops 9) @ScotsBasketball 10) @UWL_Basketball #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

After a wild weekend of conference tournament surprises across #d3hoops , here are my final projections for the 2023 men's NCAA tournament.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

3 months

While it's #d3hoops Championship Saturday, I am behind the mic all day for the Ohio HS wheelchair basketball playoffs. For that reason, I will be away from the computer until well into the evening, and will have limited opportunity to post about the bubble picture.

Drew Pasteur

@DrewPasteur

3 months

Six early-round @adaptivesportoh high school wheelchair basketball playoff games are being contested today at Wooster HS. I will be providing updates throughout the day.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

5 months

As of New Year's Day, here is my projection for the 2024 men's #d3hoops NCAA field. There are 22 Pool C (at-large) bids this year, but several will evaporate due to surprise conference tourney champs ("bid thieves") in leagues that have at least one strong team.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 years

Wabash senior guard Jack Davidson is doing everything he can to try & send the Little Giants into the Sweet 16. Davidson has 40 points, including 7/11 3FG. Wabash 81 Emory 78 2nd - 3:40 #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

3 months

March #d3hoops is finally here! Over the next two days, the field will be narrowed from 64 teams to just 16. Have a great tournament, everyone!

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

2 years

Game of the Day @MC_Pioneerhoops (18-2, 13-0) at @MountUnion_MBB (18-2, 11-2) 7:00, Video: With a road win, Marietta would inch closer to becoming the first team since 1986 to go undefeated in the always-tough @OHAthleticConf . #d3hoops

Mount Union Men's Basketball

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

Three weeks before Selection Monday, this is my current projection for the men's #d3hoops NCAA field. New teams since the last update are @ElmhurstBluejay (at-large, replacing Montclair St.), @WhitworthMBB (projected NWC champ), and @wjhoops (PAC).

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

The new computer consensus men's top 25 will have three @odacathletics teams among the top seven. I would take the trio of @RMCHoops , @HSCBasketball , and @GuilfordMBB against any other league's top three as of now, in a neutral-site challenge. #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

UW-Whitewater 77 Oswego 74 Final #d3hoops Whitewater had to win the WIAC tourney just to make the NCAA field, and the bid thief Warhawks are now headed to Fort Wayne. The Warhawks could face the WIAC rival Titans for a 4th time in the national semifinal. #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

This is from D2, but if you're too young to have seen it, this is well worth the watch. Anthony Atkinson scored 10 points in the final 45 seconds to lead Barton College (NC) to a national title.

CBS Sports

@CBSSports

1 year

Anthony Atkinson's heroics in the 2007 D-II National Championship will never ever get old. It's one of the greatest crunch time championship performances in the history of sports. Seriously.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

5 years

Happy first day of practice to everyone in #d3hoops ! Keep dreaming of, and working for, the road to Atlanta or Columbus!

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

5 months

Here is the season's first edition of the computer consensus men's #d3hoops top 25. The four constituent rankings each have a different team at the top, but @TuftsMBB is our overall #1 , followed by @HSCBasketball , @GuilfordMBB , @BantamHoops , and @CalvinMensBball .

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

There are so many sharp, insightful, dedicated folks involved with this side of #d3hoops ! Happy New Year to all: @d3hoops @d3hoopsville @IWUhoopscom @OACBBallShow @FFTMAG @RyanAlanScott @d3datacast @PoppersMacsLive @D3Direct @d3Playbook @ZacSnyder and many more!

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

1 year

Oberlin (6-14, 2-9) 71 Wooster (15-4, 9-2) 68 Final #d3hoops After coming close last season, Oberlin defeats Wooster for the first time since 1988. In that game 35 years ago, the Scots had a first-year head coach named Steve Moore.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

3 months

Sunday morning men's #d3hoops update. Clinched auto bids: 35 (blue) Near-locks: 21 (bright green) Other auto bids: 5 (red) Still in play: 3 Sunday upsets could give us another bid thief (ODAC) or another bubble team (Centennial).

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@d3bubble

2 years

Here is this week's computer consensus top 25. It includes results through Sunday for @FFTMAG and myself, and through Saturday for Massey. Teams on the rise this week include #6 @JHU_Basketball and #13 @UMassDMensHoop . #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

4 months

With Selection Monday less than a month away, here is my latest projected NCAA men's #d3hoops field. There are five new teams this week: Illinois Wesleyan (CCIW), Whitman (NWC), Westfield St (MASCAC), Marietta (at-large), and Conn College (at-large). 🧵

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

4 years

Maybe I should just let our 3rd-grader make the Pool C picks next year. #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

6 months

Rose-Hulman 82 Wooster 80 Final #d3hoops A barrage of threes (14/28) and a gutsy defensive performance put the Engineers into tomorrow's championship game (4:30) against Hampden-Sydney. For the first time since 2009, the Scots are in the consolation game, vs Widener at 2:15.

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@d3bubble

2 months

We roll into day two of March Madness for men's #d3hoops ! Of the five unofficial double-digit seeds still playing, I had two favored and another only a slight underdog, but UT-D and Whitworth pulled big upsets on the road.

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

3 months

Just-for-fun men's #d3hoops natty odds: 7:2 HSC 6:1 RMC 10:1 JCU, Trinity CT 13:1 Guilford 17:1 Widener, UW-P, Keene St 20:1 CWRU, Oswego 25:1 NYU, Trinity TX 40:1 Trine, Cal Lu, Catholic 50:1 Calvin, Hope, Wash U 75:1 Elmhurst, Williams, CMU, CNU, any 1 ARC 20:1 Field

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@d3bubble

2 years

This week's computer consensus top 25 has @RMCHoops a unanimous #1 and three WIAC teams again near the top. The computers also like @wes_mbball and @EmoryBasketball more than the poll voters. Newly ranked this week are @CWRUhoops and @WabashBBall . #d3hoops

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D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

3 months

In the midweek update of my NCAA men's #d3hoops tournament projections, three new teams (all from the at-large pool) have moved in since Monday: Pomona-Pitzer, Emory, and Albertus Magnus. Teams in bright green are locks or near-locks to get in.🧵

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@d3bubble

4 years

Goodness gracious at Mount Union throttling a short-handed Marietta! Having already won at Wooster, the Purple Raiders are making a strong case for being the most dangerous team in the region. #d3hoops

Mount Union Purple Raiders

@purpleraiders

4 years

MBB: Collen Gurley for three! Mount Union 77 #6 Marietta 47 #GoMountGo #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

3 months

NCAC semifinals: (2) Wooster 79 (3) Wittenberg 62 Final #d3hoops Led by 26 from Ashton Price, the Scots make it 8 in a row over Witt and reach the NCAC title game for the 25th time in the last 27 seasons. Wooster also hits 18 wins for the 35th consecutive season.

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@d3bubble

2 years

The Tartans have pulled off the big upset in Pittsburgh! Carnegie Mellon (9-6, 2-3) 71 Wash U (14-2, 4-1) 68 #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

2 years

Congrats to @CWRUhoops on their first-ever NCAA tournament berth! #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

4 months

A pair of Virginia teams remain at the top of this week's men's #d3hoops computer consensus rankings, which otherwise had a lot of shuffling. Johns Hopkins, Mount Union, and NYU are the big risers, and Hood moves into the top 25.

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@d3bubble

5 months

#23 Illinois College (11-0) 82 Augusta IL (3-9) 78 Final - OT #d3hoops Down 22 in the second half, the Blueboys come all the way back to avoid an upset.

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@d3bubble

4 years

Big day for the Ohio teams, as Mount Union, Wittenberg, and Wooster all host, and Marietta makes the field. #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

2 years

No bid thief in the NCAC, as @WabashBBall wins their first league championship. (1) Wabash 85 (2) Wooster 84 Final - OT #d3hoops For the first time since 2002, Wooster will not be in the NCAAs, ending the Scots' D3 record streak of appearances at 18.

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@d3bubble

3 months

Intriguing #d3hoops games... Friday Elmhurst/Calvin Williams/DeSales Swarthmore/VWU Farmingdale/Stevens CMU/Rowan PSU-H/Hood Anderson/Hope WLU at Wash U Saturday (maybe) NWU at Trinity TX Tufts at NYU Calvin at JCU Williams at Oswego Hope at CWRU Loras at UW-P St Joe CT at RMC

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@d3bubble

2 years

Great stuff talking about what it takes to build a championship team: dedication, camaraderie, perseverance. #whyD3

NCAC

@NCAC

2 years

NCAA Men’s #d3hoops Tourney Quarterfinal Postgame Press Conf: Jack Davidson and Tyler Watson talk about the building process of the @WabashBBall program. @wabashathletics will travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana for the semifinals! #NCACPride

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@d3bubble

2 months

If you want to reward the #d3hoops regular season but not just award the AQ to the regular-season champ, there is always the WCC tournament style, where the top two seeds get a triple bye.

Jon Rothstein

@JonRothstein

2 months

The 2024 WCC Tournament Bracket.

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@d3bubble

1 year

Getting ready for game two in Ohio with @d3hoops and @OACBBallShow . Great to chat with Pat and Ryan this evening! #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

1 year

The high production quality of all four men's #d3hoops sectional broadcasts is much appreciated! Well done, @RMCathletics , @CNUathletics , @SwatAthletics , and @purpleraiders .

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@d3bubble

2 years

In the new computer consensus top 25 (Massey, @FFTMAG , and myself), @RMCHoops stays #1 , @UWL_Basketball makes three WIAC teams among the top six, and @UMassDMensHoop unanimously joins the rankings at #22 . #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

3 months

Quick NCAA men's #d3hoops projection update, as of 6pm Saturday. Locks/near-locks: 40 (blue or bright green) Other auto bids: 18 Up for grabs: 6

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@d3bubble

2 months

A look ahead to Friday's men's #d3hoops sectional (sweet 16) games, including updated probabilities of each team hoisting the walnut & bronze in Fort Wayne.

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@d3bubble

2 years

Getting the #d3hoops computer up & running for 2022. Taking a page from @FFTMAG and @LogHanRatings with Excel-based tables, here's a taste of what's to come. Uncertainty is high this early, so plenty of good teams are listed as on the bubble (in yellow) for now.

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@d3bubble

2 years

Teams the committee loves (more than my model) Buena Vista Tufts Montclair St Trine B-W Whitworth mid-tier WIAC schools Teams the committee loves not Dubuque Augsburg Wartburg Pomona Middlebury Trinity CT Texas schools Teams in weak conferences #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

2 years

Marietta scores 70 points after intermission against a nationally ranked opponent. #d3hoops

Ryan Whitnable

@OACBBallShow

2 years

Final from Ban Johnson #8 Marietta 12-2 (7-0) 100 #19 Heidelberg 11-2 (6-1) 84 MAR: Isaly 27, Ellis 19, Kreeger/Willoughby/Parrot 12 HEID: Perdue 33, Woods 16, Leitwein 11 #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

3 months

Through Thursday's games, here are my latest NCAA men's #d3hoops tournament projections. 🧵 5 new teams today: Clark (NEWMAC), Gustavus (MIAC), Behrend (AMCC toss-up), Roger Wms. (CCC), & Stevens (at-large). Near-locks: 28 (bright green) Other auto bids: 27 Up for grabs: 9

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@d3bubble

3 months

New NCAA men's #d3hoops tournament projections, two weeks from Selection Monday. Four new teams this time: RPI (LL), Wooster (NCAC), St Norbert (NACC), and Stockton (at-large). Everyone in bright green is a lock or near-lock. 🧵 #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

2 years

High quality broadcast of the @NCAADIII MBB championship on @CBSSportsNet . Very fitting for these two great teams and all of #d3hoops !

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@d3bubble

1 year

OAC semifinals: (4) Marietta 79 (1) #8 John Carroll 75 Final #d3hoops Down 18 in the second half, the Pioneers rally to upset JCU. Marietta still needs to win OAC final at #4 Mount Union. This defeat may well send JCU on the road next weekend.

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@d3bubble

1 year

Even with 400+ teams, #d3hoops still has the feel of a small community. More than one person (whom I had never met in person) made the point of stopping by to speak. We have something special, folks. Don't take it for granted. Enjoy the rest of the season!

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@d3bubble

1 year

#1 Christopher Newport falls on a buzzer-beater, and the camera was pointing at the opposite end of the court. 🤦 #d3probs #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

5 years

My goodness, just got home & saw @unweagles about to easily beat @SJU_Basketball in Collegeville. That's an impressive win, and certainly the upset of the night. #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

1 year

Six weeks from Selection Monday, here is projected men's #d3hoops field. (thread)

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@d3bubble

4 months

Six weeks before Selection Monday, here is my projected men's #d3hoops field. There are 8 new teams this week: Nichols (CCC), Hobart (LL), Clark (NEWMAC), Whitworth (NWC), Mary Baldwin (USA South), Nebraska Wesleyan (at-large), St Thomas TX (at-large), & Williams (at-large).

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@d3bubble

2 months

Trine 66 Trinity (CT) 54 Final #d3hoops First trip to the NCAA tournament. Down 10 with under two minutes left in the sectional final. A final four opponent that was a basket away from being undefeated. After all that, the Thunder will play for the national championship!

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@d3bubble

1 year

A terrific Texas pod ends with an unbelievable finish! Mary Hardin-Baylor hits a 3 at the buzzer to advance to the Sweet 16, beating East Texas Baptist, 72-70. #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

2 years

Very impressive victory by the Pioneers. #d3hoops

Mike Popovich

@mpopovichREP

2 years

Marietta 84, @MountUnion_MBB 59, Final The Pioneers went on a 22-0 second half run and dropped the Purple Raiders two games off the Ohio Athletic Conference lead. @Ethanstanislaws led Mount Union with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

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@d3bubble

1 year

March begins today in #d3hoops ! Regular season conference titles and hosting rights are on the line all over the nation, and a balanced NESCAC gets its tournament gets underway.

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@d3bubble

2 years

Perhaps the best home-court atmosphere of the day was at UMHB, especially in the final minutes as the Cru rallied. Mary Hardin-Baylor 88 Chapman 81 Final #d3hoops It will be a Lone Star State battle tomorrow, after the Texas teams eliminated both West Coast visitors.

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@d3bubble

1 year

Two weeks before #d3hoops Selection Monday, this thread explains my current NCAA field projections. New to the field since Thursday's update are @AURavensMBB (projected HCAC champ), @PSAltoonaLions (AMCC), and @Montclair_MBB (replacing Carnegie Mellon as an at-large).

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@d3bubble

4 months

Here is a list of impactful men's #d3hoops games today.

D3 Bubble Watch

@d3bubble

4 months

Game of the Day #15 Widener (10-1) at Hood (8-2), 8:00 EST Video: The two best teams in the MAC Commonwealth face off in the league opener, and the Blazers need to hold serve at home. #d3hoops

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@d3bubble

2 years

Congrats to Jack Davidson, the second @NCAC winner of this award in the last five years (Nate Axelrod, Ohio Wesleyan, 2018.) #d3hoops #whyD3

Wabash Athletics

@wabashathletics

2 years

. @WabashBBall senior guard Jack Davidson named the Jostens Trophy Award men's basketball recipient as the most outstanding Division III player of the year! @Jostens @NCAC @NCAADIII #D3Hoops #unrivaled

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@d3bubble

3 months

Top 16 prediction (automated): 1 John Carroll 2 Hampden-Sydney 3 Randolph-Macon 4 Widener 5 Oswego St 6 Trinity TX 7 Catholic 8 Trinity CT 9 Case Western 10 UW-Platteville 11 NYU 12 Trine 13 Guilford 14 DeSales 15 Cal Lutheran 16 Rowan -- Nichols Keene St Calvin Dubuque #d3hoops

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