Two coaches from this list, Bo Ryan and Steve Moore, are among the 2021 Naismith Hall of Fame nominees.  Also on the list is Ken Anderson, who had a long tenure at UWEC during the Bluegolds' pre-D3 days.

https://www.hoophall.com/news/naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-of-fame-announces-eligible-candidates-for-the-class-of-2021

As I recall, a D-III hosting a D-I requires an NCAA waiver, but (at least for an exhibition game) it has been done before.
https://www.woosterathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/20100720gr449s

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Quote from: tartanpride2016 on November 21, 2020, 11:22:10 AM
Story: Trine hosts Western Michigan on Saturday. How did that game come to be? WMU head coach Clayton Bates and Trine head coach Brooks Miller shared their thoughts on the game.

https://tuorisportsreport.blogspot.com/2020/11/ready-to-play-how-covid-19-caused.html

...and Trine is playing at Central Michigan this coming Wednesday.  Goes to show you how unorthodox the scheduling and cancellations and re-scheduling are this November.  It wouldn't surprise me that come next week both games are cancelled...but for now they are on.  The CMU game is an exhibition game for them and the WMU game is a regular season game.  Has a DI team ever played on the road at a DIII opponent?

Regarding the Galloway blog post, I found the methodology for the vulnerability level to be shoddy. 

Per-capita endowment percentile makes sense, as it is a measure of financial resources.  However, that is equally weighted with percentile of international student percentage, i.e. what percentage of colleges/universities have a lower percentage of internationals than this one. The latter leads to some near-elite SLACs with 10-20% internationals (Oberlin, Kenyon, Macalester, etc.) being predicted to "perish."  At the same time, any institution that is almost exclusively domestic students (1-2% internationals) gets a very good score.  Because of that, already-shaky institutions with very few internationals are predicted to only "struggle" even if they have a small endowment.  Also, the use of sticker-price (rather than "net") tuition seems odd, when comparing public & private institutions with very different pricing models.  It seems to me that St. Lawrence or Skidmore can replace their international students a lot more easily than (insert mediocre regional SLAC with declining enrollment) can overcome a lack of market appeal and financial reserves.

Hat tip for the classiness shown by the Wabash folks after the upset loss, both at Papp Stadium (players & fans alike) and on the board.  Much respect!

Quote from: smedindy on September 26, 2019, 04:02:18 PM
It seems that endowments can't cushion the blow anymore.

Seeing that Oberlin ($887 million) and DePauw ($731 million) are struggling, I tend to agree.  A 4-5% annual draw is still a substantial amount, but operating budgets range widely throughout the conference, from about $30 million at Hiram up to $188 million at Oberlin, so even a large endowment covers a relatively small percentage at some.  By endowment-to-expenditures ratio, Denison looks to be relatively strong, with an endowment that measures roughly seven times the annual budget, so endowment proceeds might cover about 30%.  Clearly, good financial management and a strong market position will be critical for every institution in the NCAC.

Quote from: sigma one on September 26, 2019, 11:04:25 AM
My understanding is that Wittenberg has been experiencing financial difficulties for several years.  DePauw is offering a buy-out program for faculty and staff as it seeks to balance financially.  First-year enrollment there is down significantly.  After the last financial trough Wabash offered buy-outs and cut some budgets in an attempt to better manage its finances.  Concerns about expenditures affect most small enrollment-driven colleges these days.

Yes, there are financial/enrollment issues for nearly every school in the conference.  Besides the ones that you mentioned, OWU has fallen well short of making its class more than once, Allegheny, Oberlin, and Wooster have also offered buyouts, and Hiram has a smaller and less-affluent student body than most of its peers.  However, Witt's difficulties seem to be the most acute, so I hope that the administration can stabilize the situation, but I fear that we may see several D3 schools in our region close their doors within the next decade or two.

Wittenberg is approaching the opening of an impressive indoor facility, the equal of which does not currently exist in the conference.
https://twitter.com/WittFootball/status/1174336148170108928

Meanwhile, a decline in an enrollment (10% in the last year, on top of prior decreases) is putting the institution in an increasingly precarious financial position.
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/wittenberg-ponders-options-after-enrollment-decline-leads-job-cuts/P0Sx7rgOLEiRiPXpIVizoM/

https://www.woosterathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/schedule

Quote from: Caz Bombers on July 27, 2019, 08:11:18 AM
I'd really like to see the Elam Ending experimented with in a college basketball setting. Perhaps in the Division I NIT and WNIT at first.

Agreed.  Among the basketball analytics community, the question is whether such a change would simply move the foul-line parade earlier, before the winning point total is set.  This makes me that cutting off the timer midway through the second half might be preferable. 

Thank you for pointing this out...I have now edited the post accordingly.

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Quote from: fantastic50 on April 24, 2019, 11:50:47 AM
This morning, we get the expected announcement that the 2020 NCAA Men's Basketball Championships for all three divisions will be played in Atlanta, in the same weekend.  The same will be true in Dallas in 2023.

https://twitter.com/InsidetheNCAA/status/1121074194731753478

Presumably, eight teams will go to Fort Wayne for the sectional finals and national semifinals.  It remains to be seen how the timing and format will change, given that the championship will be played two weeks later than usual.

From the Tweet by the NCAA - just to clarify - 2020 is only for the men and 2023 is only for the women.

This morning, we get the expected announcement that the 2020 NCAA Men's Basketball Championships for all three divisions will be played in Atlanta, in the same weekend.  The same will be true in Dallas in 2023.

https://twitter.com/InsidetheNCAA/status/1121074194731753478

Presumably, eight teams will go to Fort Wayne for the sectional finals and national semifinals.  It remains to be seen how the timing and format will change, given that the championship will be played two weeks later than usual.

In the 3rd annual Great Lakes Invitational, Dec. 28-29 at Wooster, the host Scots will play Whitworth and Keene State, while Marietta will face York (PA) and Salisbury.  Not all of those teams will be in the top 25, but they are still intriguing match-ups. 

https://twitter.com/OACBBallShow/status/1108534826754338816

Quote from: KnightSlappy on March 29, 2019, 12:44:37 PM
I'm not super sure why it would be easier to recruit to Olivet than Alma. It's closer to Lansing, which is a talent hub, but only by like 20 minutes or so. What other reasons would there be? Does Olivet have drastically lower tuition rates or admission standards than the rest of the league?

Some answers to my own questions:
2019-20 Tuition per year per institution websites:
Olivet: $27,700. Total cost: $38,792
Alma: $41,138, Total cost: $52,782(!)
Calvin: $36,100, Total cost: $46,900

This link, while dated, might be useful for estimating the net price at various places.
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/09/30/444446022/what-youll-actually-pay-at-1-550-colleges

It is also worth noting that a lot of small residential colleges in the region are struggling financially.  While I don't have any inside information on any of these three, I have seen some faculty/staff make moves that would be perceived as a step down (or leave higher ed) because of concern about an institution's fiscal stability.

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on March 18, 2019, 09:22:45 AM

Quote from: fantastic50 on March 18, 2019, 08:57:30 AM

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on March 17, 2019, 01:21:49 PM

Quote from: AO on March 17, 2019, 12:40:18 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on March 16, 2019, 09:15:03 PM
As an outsider, IMHO, the WIAC/CCIW axis is just heads-and-shoulders better the rest of the country.

That top right bracket, all the way down to Marietta in the lower left was a whole 'nother tournament.

Congrats to UW-O.

This is the 4th time in 8 appearances that my Northwestern Eagles have played the eventual champs in the 1st or 2nd round.  If you get past the last WIAC or CCIW team remaining, you've got to feel good about your chances to win it all.

Well, the axis will get split up with the expected expansion to ten regions in two years.  From everything I've heard, the WIAC will be lumped in with the MIAC, UMAC, and ARC, while the CCIW will get the HCAC, MWC, and maybe SLIAC?

I know there's proposed regions out there somewhere, but I have yet to track down an actual list.  All of this is just #gleaned from conversations.

I'm not sure that having the WIAC a region in with St. Thomas, St. John's, Nebraska Wesleyan, and Loras will be any more balanced, especially when only 6-7 teams will be ranked.

Looks like the CCIW has to fight it out with Greenville, Grinnell and Hanover. 

Such a region could lead to every halfway-decent CCIW team getting regionally-ranked; the league could have easily taken the top five positions this year.  That happened with the NJAC, which routinely had the top four slots in the Atlantic regional rankings, and sometimes a 5th team (TCNJ) also ranked.  I think that weak region impacted Ramapo's at-large selection. 

(The OAC frequently had five ranked, but that was a deeper league, with #5 seed Baldwin-Wallace winning the OAC tourney and nearly advancing out of the Oswego pod in the NCAAs.)

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on March 17, 2019, 01:21:49 PM

Quote from: AO on March 17, 2019, 12:40:18 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on March 16, 2019, 09:15:03 PM
As an outsider, IMHO, the WIAC/CCIW axis is just heads-and-shoulders better the rest of the country.

That top right bracket, all the way down to Marietta in the lower left was a whole 'nother tournament.

Congrats to UW-O.

This is the 4th time in 8 appearances that my Northwestern Eagles have played the eventual champs in the 1st or 2nd round.  If you get past the last WIAC or CCIW team remaining, you've got to feel good about your chances to win it all.

Well, the axis will get split up with the expected expansion to ten regions in two years.  From everything I've heard, the WIAC will be lumped in with the MIAC, UMAC, and ARC, while the CCIW will get the HCAC, MWC, and maybe SLIAC?

I know there's proposed regions out there somewhere, but I have yet to track down an actual list.  All of this is just #gleaned from conversations.

I'm not sure that having the WIAC a region in with St. Thomas, St. John's, Nebraska Wesleyan, and Loras will be any more balanced, especially when only 6-7 teams will be ranked.