Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on March 06, 2025, 08:16:22 AMThe committee will have given Tufts two times for Saturday.  If you ask around the place, someone will know.  There will be a Yeshiva time, probably 8:30, and then a Tufts time (I'd guess 5:30ish by the way they staggered the other times).  They're not waiting to pick a time out of thin air.

I believe that the second round at Cousens Gym will tip at 5:15 PM ET on Saturday if Tufts defeats Yeshiva in the first round.   If Yeshiva wins on Friday, then the second round tip time at Cousens Gym will be at 8:50 PM ET on Saturday.   

That information is courtesy of the Tufts regional tournament website-- http://gotuftsjumbos.com/feature/2025NCAAMHOOPS1ST2NDROUNDS

Men's bracket announcement has been delayed to 12:30 PM ET, as announced on NCAA.com

Men's bracket announcement show has been delayed to 12:30 PM ET, as announced on NCAA.com

Quote from: bopol on March 03, 2025, 11:35:26 AM

Quote from: HoopsDad34 on March 03, 2025, 11:14:12 AM

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on March 01, 2025, 10:50:26 PMMary Washington wins the most undeserving AQ. Gosh I hate the C2C.

Why the hate for the C2C? UMW beat a good Salisbury team (16-10 and Top 100 in Massey) and then a very strong CNU (#13 in Massey after the loss) to win their championship. UMW has a Top 20 SOS and lost to RM (#4) by 4 and Hampden (#8) by 5. Fly Eagles Fly!   

Probably that 13-14 record and making the tournament with it.

More like the C2C does not mandate their members to play a conference round robin schedule.  Their members, while automatically qualifying for the conference tournament provided that there are 6 members or fewer in that league who sponsor the sport,  can also opt-out of the conference tournament and forego their opportunity to compete for the AQ, provided that the member notifies the C2C office of their opting out no later than 3 weeks prior to the start of the conference tournament.   One of the C2C members, Warren Wilson, opted out of all of the conference tournaments for winter sports this season due to the campus recovering from the after effects of Hurricane Helene, which devastated western North Carolina with record flooding back in the fall. 

Quote from: Macon on March 03, 2025, 10:54:06 AMIf I remember correctly,  the NCAA controlled the viewing options for football playoffs and it was on a pay for view.

Is that going to be the case for basketball as well?

The preliminary basketball rounds up through the national quarterfinals (Elite Eight) will be available for free at the DIII level on the NCAA Championships Pass app and NCAA.com.  You can get the NCAA Championships Pass app on Roku TV and other streaming TVs, as well as other streaming devices.  The Division II tournaments, on the other hand, charge a PPV viewing fee for the streams of their basketball regionals on that same app.  The national semifinals and championship games from Fort Wayne (men) and Cregger Center (women) will be streamed on ESPN+.  (ESPN Plus).  Dave McHugh will be on the call (I don't know if he got the PBP or color analyst on that team) for the men on the ESPN+ feed.

The D3Datacast computer has now done the final unofficial run of the NPI numbers through games of Sunday, March 2, 2025.  It was conducted on Sunday, March 2, at 8:03 PM ET.

In addition, the NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Committee has released the official NPI Ranking Selections Report which has confirmed these final numbers.  It is available at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/43154

Congratulations to the at-large teams selected by the NPI rankings into the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship, and commiserations to those teams left out.

The official Last 7 In based on NPI and NPI ranking through games of Sunday, March 2, 2025

15.)  #26-- Redlands-- 62.120
16.)  #28-- Wisconsin Lutheran-- 61.755
17.)  #29-- Cal Lutheran-- 61.747
18.)  #30-- TCNJ-- 61.626
19.)  #34-- U.Chicago-- 61.269
20.)  #35-- Catholic-- 61.138
21.)  #37-- Gettysburg-- 60.465

The official First 7 Out based on NPI ranking and NPI numbers through games of Sunday, March 2, 2025

1.) #38-- Gustavus Adolphus-- 60.063
2.) #39-- Virginia Wesleyan-- 59.975
3.) #41-- Anderson-- 59.758
4.) #42-- Whitworth-- 59.732
5.) #43-- Trine-- 59.708
6.) #44-- Trinity (Texas)-- 59.618
7.) #45-- Nebraska Wesleyan-- 59.421

The first 14 at-large teams officially selected by the NPI rankings tonight

1.) #1-- Wesleyan-- 73.762
2.) #5-- Emory-- 66.858
3.) #6-- UW-La Crosse-- 66.270
4.) #7-- Randolph-Macon-- 65.605
5.) #8-- Tufts-- 65.215
6.) #11-- Hampden-Sydney-- 64.394
7.) #12-- Christopher Newport-- 64.009
8.) #15-- WPI-- 63.761
9.) #16-- Hamilton-- 63.511
10.) #17-- WashU-- 63.325
11.) #18-- Ramapo-- 62.877
12.) #22-- Carthage-- 62.283
13.) #23-- Roanoke-- 62.273
14.) #25-- Stockton-- 62.233

The official NCAA DIII Women's Basketball NPI Ranking Selections Summary Report has been released.  It is available at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/43153

The following at-large teams are the first 14 teams selected by the NPI rankings to the NCAA DIII Women's Basketball Championship.   Congratulations on making the field!  The previous post already listed the last 7 into the field and the first 7 out.

First 14 at-large teams selected into the field through NPI rankings.

1.) #10-- UW-Oshkosh-- 63.564
2.) #14-- Johns Hopkins-- 61.731
3.) #15-- Catholic-- 61.406
4.) #16-- Ohio Wesleyan-- 61.382
5.) #18-- Carnegie Mellon-- 61.309
6.) #19-- Bethel-- 61.285
7.) #21-- Trine-- 61.254
8.) #23-- UW-Stout-- 60.768
9.) #24-- Elizabethtown-- 60.736
10.) #25-- Western New England-- 60.274
11.) #26-- Colorado College-- 60.065
12.) #27-- Washington and Lee-- 59.990
13.) #32-- Amherst-- 59.226
14.) #33-- Merchant Marine-- 59.116

The D3Datacast computer did the final unofficial run of the NPI numbers through games of Sunday, March 2, 2025-- it was conducted on Sunday, March 2 at 4:45 PM ET.

In addition, the NCAA DIII Women's Basketball Committee has confirmed these numbers through their release of the official NPI ranking selections report this evening.

The official NCAA DIII Women's Basketball NPI ranking selections report is available at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/43153

Congratulations to the following at-large teams selected by the NPI, and commiserations to those teams who did not make it to the NCAA DIII Women's Basketball Championship.


The official Last 7 In through games of Sunday, March 2, 2025 by NPI and NPI ranking

15.)  #34-- Trinity (CT)-- 59.095
16.)  #35-- McMurry-- 58.930
17.)  #37-- Tufts-- 58.826
18.)  #38-- Bates-- 58.622
19.)  #42-- Brockport-- 58.233
20.)  #43-- UW-Stevens Point-- 58.023
21.)  #45-- UW-La Crosse-- 57.820

The official First 7 Out by NPI and NPI rankings through games of Sunday, March 2, 2025

1.) #46-- Mary Hardin-Baylor-- 57.626
2.) #47-- Hope-- 57.614
3.) #48-- Ohio Northern-- 57.502
4.) #49-- Hardin-Simmons-- 57.439
5.) #50-- Capital-- 57.420
6.) #51-- WashU-- 57.403
7.) #52-- Rhode Island College-- 57.380

The official NCAA DIII Women's Basketball NPI Ranking Summary Report for games played through Saturday, March 1, 2025 has been released.  It is available at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/43136

The NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Committee has released the official NPI rankings summary report for games played through Saturday, March 1, 2025.  It is available at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/43137

With all of the games of the UAA double round robin now completed, NYU now has the AQ tag next to its name.  I had noticed that the AQ tag next to NYU was missing from the previous NPI summary reports this week and asked Brandeis men's basketball coach Jean Bain, who is the RAC rep for the UAA to the DIII Men's Basketball Committee, to look into this when I was at Brandeis yesterday for the NYU at Brandeis doubleheader to conclude UAA play for the season.

The D3Datacast computer has now done an unofficial updated run of the NPI numbers through games of Saturday, March 1, 2025.  It was conducted on Sunday, March 2,  at 12:14 AM ET.


These projections are as if selections were occurring as of this post and not occurring later today. 

D3Datacast's Projected Last 7 In based on NPI and NPI ranking through games of Saturday, March 1, 2025

1.)  #29-- TCNJ-- 61.674
2.)  #33-- Guilford-- 61.285
3.)  #34-- U.Chicago-- 61.213
4.)  #35-- Catholic-- 61.144
5.)  #37-- Gettysburg-- 60.454
6.)  #38-- Trinity (Texas)-- 60.199
7.)  #39-- Gustavus Adolphus-- 60.041

D3Datacast's Projected First 7 Out based on NPI ranking and NPI numbers through games of Saturday, March 1, 2025

1.) #40-- Virginia Wesleyan-- 59.855
2.) #42-- Whitworth-- 59.788
3.) #43-- Anderson-- 59.758
4.) #44-- Trine-- 59.696
5.) #46-- Nebraska Wesleyan-- 59.409
6.) #48-- UW-Stevens Point-- 59.263
7.) #50-- Johns Hopkins--59.104

At this point among the Last 7 In, it looks like Merchant Marine, McMurry, Tufts, and Bates are going to make the NCAA DIII Women's Tournament.

There are only 3 potential bid thief games left to be played this Sunday afternoon.  Brockport, UW-Stevens Point, and UW-LaCrosse want to root for Smith, Bowdoin, and Texas Lutheran to win this afternoon.

NEWMAC-- MIT at Smith-- MIT is the potential bid thief.
NESCAC-- Colby at Bowdoin-- Colby is the potential bid thief.
SCAC-- Trinity (TX) at Texas Lutheran-- Trinity (TX) is the potential bid thief.

The other AQs being decided this afternoon are (1) the Centennial, in which the loser between Gettysburg and Johns Hopkins is safely in as an at-large bid, and (2) the Liberty League, which is a one bid league.  (Vassar vs Ithaca)

The D3Datacast computer did another unofficial run of the NPI numbers through games of Saturday March 1, 2025-- it was conducted on Saturday, March 1 at 11:43 PM ET. 


  These projections are if selections were occurring right now, and not approx 15 hours from now, when the last AQ gets decided.  Suffice it to say at this time, however, that if your team is among the First 7 Out as of this post, your team's bubble has popped and your team is not going to make the NCAA DIII Women's Tournament.

D3Datacast's projected Last 7 In through games of Saturday, March 1, 2025 by NPI and NPI ranking

1.)  #34-- Merchant Marine-- 59.115
2.)  #35-- McMurry-- 58.946
3.)  #37-- Tufts-- 58.866
4.)  #38-- Bates-- 58.369
5.)  #42-- Brockport-- 58.243
6.)  #43-- UW-Stevens Point-- 58.026
7.)  #45-- UW- La Crosse-- 57.824

D3 Datacast's projected First 7 Out by NPI and NPI rankings through games of Saturday, March 1, 2025

1.) #46-- Mary Hardin-Baylor-- 57.640
2.) #47-- Hope-- 57.618
3.) #48-- Ohio Northern-- 57.508
4.) #49-- Hardin-Simmons-- 57.448
5.) #50-- Capital-- 57.424
6.) #51-- WashU-- 57.419
7.) #52-- Rhode Island College-- 57.393

The official NCAA DIII Women's Basketball NPI Ranking Summary Report for games played through Friday, February 28, 2025 has been released.  It is available at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/43135

The D3Datacast computer did another unofficial run of the NPI numbers through games of Friday Feb. 28, 2025-- it was conducted on Saturday, March 1 at 8:01 AM ET. 


  These projections are if selections were occurring right now, and not this upcoming Sunday evening.

D3Datacast's projected Last 7 In through games of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 by NPI and NPI ranking

1.)  #38-- Texas Lutheran-- 58.344
2.)  #39-- Endicott-- 58.247
3.)  #42-- UW-Stevens Point-- 57.970
4.)  #45-- WashU-- 57.804
5.)  #46-- UW-La Crosse-- 57.799
6.)  #48-- Ohio Northern-- 57.718
7.)  #49-- Hardin-Simmons-- 57.701

D3 Datacast's projected First 7 Out by NPI and NPI rankings through games of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025

1.) #51-- Hope-- 57.506
2.) #52-- Mary Hardin-Baylor-- 57.460
3.) #53-- Rhode Island College-- 57.436
4.) #54-- Capital-- 57.397
5.) #55-- Emory-- 57.303
6.) #57-- Bridgewater (VA)-- 57.116
7.) #59-- John Carroll-- 56.915