D3 vs. D1/D2/NAIA/NCCAA

[hopefan]

Interesting listing from Ralph about the provisional schools  -  brings out some questions because I'm not familiar with the process.

is a year 4 provisional 4 years away from full status, meaning they just started, or have they been thru 4 years of provisional, and are therefore on the doorstep of full status?
What is an exploratory year? Are the schools exploring, or is the NCAA?
Why do some of the schools already have connections to D3 conferences, while some seem to have retained their NAIA or USCAA or NCCAA conference affiliations.
Several of the schools mentioned I think of as primarily 2 year schools - ie Cobleskill, Morrisville, Franciscan   --would students in a 2 year program be eligible for their school's team?  I'm surprised that those schools have enough 4 year programs to provide students for a team, tho I'm probably living in the past. 

Ralph - thanks much for the education and listings......  tho I guess it brings another question as to why the NCAA manual lists some schools and not others - with the NCAA, who knows.

[Rhodes Scholar]

From 12/17

Pacific 64, Northwest Christian (USCAA) 61

hopefan: Great job!  Only one correction--Pratt is not an NCAA member; they belong in the "other" category.

[Pat Coleman]

Year 4's on on the doorstep, yes.

[Ralph Turner]

Hopefan, 

is a year 4 provisional 4 years away from full status, meaning they just started, or have they been thru 4 years of provisional, and are therefore on the doorstep of full status? Doorstep.  (I understand that the GSAC-Women will move to full AQ status next year.  Spelman will be the 8th team.)

What is an exploratory year? Are the schools exploring, or is the NCAA?--Both, as I understand it.

Why do some of the schools already have connections to D3 conferences, while some seem to have retained their NAIA or USCAA or NCCAA conference affiliations.  I have put the current affiliations or their previous affiliation.  Most recent is listed in these cases.  UT-Tyler, Tri-State, Geneva, St Vincent, have been in discussions with existing conferences that are expanding. The  "UMAC's", "NEAC's" and "AMCC's" have been in discussion with those schools in the conferences' formation.

Several of the schools mentioned I think of as primarily 2 year schools - ie Cobleskill, Morrisville, Franciscan   --would students in a 2 year program be eligible for their school's team?  I'm surprised that those schools have enough 4 year programs to provide students for a team, tho I'm probably living in the past.   These are schools that are moving from 2-year to 4-year status.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Way to come through with the info Ralph.  And I never noticed the Lyndon- Johnson thing, which is odd, having lived in Johnson, Vermont for several years.  It is Vermont, I'm sure if we could get one of those retired hippies enough weed, he'd change the name of one of the other state schools to Baines, just for kicks... although hippies, I guess, wouldn't be real big fans of LBJ.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 12/19

Biola (NAIA 1) 80, Chapman 60
Birmingham Southern (D1) 86, Millsaps 58
Bucknell (D1) 76, Haverford 44
DeSales 76, Lancaster Bible (NCCAA) 56
Lycoming 69, Penn College (other) 43
North Georgia (D2) 103, Maryville, MO 93
Northwest Nazarene (D2) 96, Colorado College 57
Waynesburg 78, Penn State-New Kensington (other) 53

[hopefan]

scores from Dec 18

Navy   (D1)   106   Washington College   80
Master's   (NAIA-D1)     77    Ripon  73
North Central  80   Mt Marty   (NAIA-D2)     69
UW Oshkosh  76   Haskell   (NAIA-D2)   55
Westfield St   99   Fisher   (NAIA-D2)   85
So New Hampshire   (NCAA-D2)   104   Rivier  58
Lemoyne   (NCAA-D2)   94     Cazenovia   57

Add on Dec 19

Bluffton  72    Marygrove  ( NAIA-D2)  68

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 12/20

Lafayette (D1) 72, Dickinson 52
Loras 60, Robert Morris-Springfield (USCAA) 53
Rowan 96, Penn State-Abington (other) 69
Tri-State 79, Purdue North Central (NAIA 2) 74
University of the Sciences (D2) 80, Gwynedd-Mercy 64

[Loggerville]

UC-Riverside (D1) up five (70-65) on Puget Sound with 15:50 to play....game can be heard here if anyone is interested....
http://www.athletics.ucr.edu/administrative/webcasts.html

[Loggerville]

both teams in the penalty....Riverside has had two starters fouled out, three in total

UC-Riverside - 98
Puget Sound - 100

5:43 left.

"Crazy basketball game, I have never seen anything like this" quote from the radio guy.  Funny.

[gordonmann]

Loggerville:

Pat Coleman and I are both listening and, I think it's safe to say, cheering for UPS.

Glad to have you aboard.

[Loggerville]

Final @ UC-Riverside

Puget Sound - 115
UC-Riversides (D-1) - 111

UPS was down 18 at one point in the first-half and faced a 13 def. at the break.  Good solid win.  Riverside beat Redlands (not saying much but their only other D3 game of the season) 162-123 in an exhib. in early Nov.

Loggers move to 7-1 to set up their 12/29 date with IUW...should be a good one. 

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 12/21

Bluffton 78, Notre Dame, OH (NAIA 2) 66
Davidson (D1) 108, Clark 57
Malone (NAIA 2) 89, North Park 88
Menlo (NAIA 2) 63, Mt. St. Joseph 58

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 12/22

Ashland (D2) 77, Hiram 57
Cleveland State (D1) 84, John Carroll 53
Long Island University (D1) 80, CCNY 39
Texas-Arlington (D1) 87, Texas-Tyler 72

[Rhodes Scholar]

Additional score from 12/22

Bluefield State (NAIA 2) 89, North Park 81