Top 25 discussion

[gordonmann]

Get me some Spurs swag while you're down there.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

LOL I will do my best. I am practically across the street from the Alamodome.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

19 teams with losses this week, including three teams who lost twice.

Additional note: Washington and Jefferson (who lost 56-103 at Thomas More last week, and lost their one poll point as a result) went 2-0 this week and stands at 12-3 (def. St. Vincent, 68-63; def. Bethany, 77-59). I don't have any connection to W&J, but given what the Saints have been doing this year, perhaps a team can still deserve consideration despite getting crushed by TMC on the road.

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	625	Thomas More	14-0	def. Geneva, 91-45; won at St. Vincent, 79-52
#2	593	Amherst	15-0	won at Baruch, 85-34; won at Wesleyan, 79-46; won at #40 Connecticut College, 72-61
#3	571	George Fox	15-0	def. #24 Whitman, 66-50; def. Whitworth, 82-72
#4	542	New York University	13-1	won at Hunter, 58-31; def. T#42 Emory, 48-45; LOST to #10 Rochester, 54-73
#5	540	Hope	15-0	won at Albion, 66-54; def. Kalamazoo, 104-64
#6	455	Texas-Tyler	15-1	won at Texas-Dallas, 92-55; won at University of the Ozarks, 107-60
#7	441	Scranton	16-0	def. Catholic, 70-52
#8	412	UW-Whitewater	13-2	LOST at #31 UW-River Falls, 65-78; def. UW-La Crosse, 79-47
#9	401	Muhlenberg	11-1	LOST to McDaniel, 59-65; won at Washington College, 74-45
#10	365	Rochester	13-1	won at Brandeis, 63-40; won at #4 New York University, 73-54
#11	353	Washington U.	12-2	won at Case Western Reserve, 64-55; won at #21 Carnegie Mellon, 63-50
#12	328	Tufts	13-2	def. Middlebury, 57-37; def. Hamilton, 66-39
#13	279	Wartburg	12-3	LOST at T#36 Luther, 68-78; LOST at Buena Vista, 80-83
#14	226	UW-Stevens Point	12-3	won at UW-Platteville, 67-48; LOST at #20 UW-Oshkosh, 46-60
#15	222	Wheaton (Ill.)	11-4	def. North Park, 57-52; LOST at Elmhurst, 50-60
#16	211	Ohio Northern	13-2	def. Wilmington, 73-42; won at Baldwin Wallace, 67-63
#17	197	Trinity (Texas)	12-3	LOST to Texas Lutheran, 55-65; def. Southwestern, 60-46
#18	191	Calvin	12-3	def. Adrian, 91-81; won at Alma, 67-49
#19	174	St. Thomas	12-3	def. St. Benedict, 54-36; won at T#32 St. Mary's (Minn.), 76-67
#20	150	UW-Oshkosh	12-3	won at UW-La Crosse, 48-38; def. #14 UW-Stevens Point, 60-46
#21	138	Carnegie Mellon	13-1	def. Chicago, 83-80; LOST to #11 Washington U., 50-63
#22	106	Williams	11-4	LOST at Colby, 63-69; LOST at #26 Bowdoin, 62-74
#23	100	Capital	13-2	won at Marietta, 67-59; def. Heidelberg, 66-50
#24	95	Whitman	12-2	LOST at #3 George Fox, 50-66; won at Willamette, 63-52
#25	75	Albright	14-2	def. Lycoming, 63-59; won at Arcadia, 64-52

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	58	Bowdoin	12-4	LOST to Emmanuel, 57-64; won at Norwich, 83-49; def. #22 Williams, 74-62
#27	43	Rowan	15-1	won at William Paterson, 81-59; def. Rutgers-Newark, 72-59
#28	39	Maryville (Tenn.)	11-2	won at North Carolina Wesleyan, 78-54; won at William Peace, 85-48
#29	32	Bluffton	15-0	def. Manchester, 66-32; def. Hanover, 87-68
#30	24	Cal Lutheran	12-3	won at Redlands, 61-54; def. Whittier, 107-86
#31	19	UW-River Falls	13-2	def. #8 UW-Whitewater, 78-65; def. UW-Eau Claire, 71-62
T#32	17	St. John Fisher	12-2	def. Alfred, 88-41; won at Nazareth, 54-49; def. Ithaca, 63-51
T#32	17	St. Mary's (Minn.)	13-2	def. Concordia-Moorhead, 61-55; LOST to #19 St. Thomas, 67-76
#34	15	Moravian	13-2	def. Goucher, 72-48
#35	14	Montclair State	11-5	LOST at Stockton, 54-65; def. New Jersey City, 74-25
T#36	9	Bethel	9-6	LOST at Augsburg, 56-58; def. Hamline, 84-61
T#36	9	University of New England	11-3	won at Nichols, 72-31; def. Eastern Nazarene, 81-50; def. Roger Williams, 65-60
T#36	9	Luther	12-3	def. #13 Wartburg, 78-68; def. Coe, 80-62
#39	8	Mary Washington	12-3	LOST to #41 Christopher Newport, 48-58; won at T#42 Marymount, 62-49
#40	7	Connecticut College	13-2	def. Trinity (Conn.), 80-77; LOST to #2 Amherst, 61-72
#41	3	Christopher Newport	13-2	won at #39 Mary Washington, 58-48; def. York (Pa.), 76-56
T#42	2	Birmingham-Southern	13-1	def. Rust, 51-44; won at Millsaps, 60-49
T#42	2	Eastern Mennonite	11-3	LOST at Randolph-Macon, 83-90; def. Hollins, 89-63
T#42	2	Emory	9-5	LOST at #4 New York University, 45-48; LOST at Brandeis, 56-59
T#42	2	Marymount	12-3	def. Penn State-Harrisburg, 77-41; LOST to #39 Mary Washington, 49-62

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Each and every week there are games that will surprise. Each and every season there are programs that will surprise. This season there may be more than the rest.

Tonight on Hoopsville, Dave returns from the NCAA Convention in San Antonio where he got more than a taste of Texas basketball. Plus, there are a few teams making a statement in their conferences and it's time to shine a light on their success.

Dave also got a chance while at the NCAA Convention to talk to the parents of one of the more influencial student-athletes the NCAA has seen. Brent and Lisa Hill talk about the legacy left by their daughter Lauren and the recognition she got from the NCAA.

You can watch the show starting at 7pm ET tonight right here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/jan17

Guests include (in order):
- Janson Hightower, Southwestern men's coach
- Cameron Hill, No. 17 Trinity (Texas) women's coach
- Jessica Ott, Milwaukee Engineering women's coach - WBCA Center Court
- Bill Geitner, Eastern Connecticut's men's coach
- Steven Schulman, Lehman's men's coach
- Bill and Lisa Hill, Lauren Hill's parents

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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	625	Thomas More	15-0	def. Chatham, 97-37; 01/23 at Waynesburg
#2	593	Amherst	16-0	won at Farmingdale State, 70-32; 01/22 vs. #33 Bowdoin; 01/23 vs. Colby
#3	577	George Fox	16-0	won at Willamette, 76-55; 01/22 vs. Linfield
#4	555	Hope	16-0	def. #15 Calvin, 79-47; 01/23 at Trine
#5	488	Texas-Tyler	15-1	01/21 at Arlington Baptist; 01/23 vs. Belhaven
#6	485	Scranton	17-0	def. T#31 Moravian, 81-69
#7	474	Rochester	13-1	01/22 vs. Case Western Reserve; 01/24 vs. #20 Carnegie Mellon
#8	424	Washington U.	12-2	01/22 vs. Brandeis; 01/24 vs. #9 New York University
#9	416	New York University	13-1	01/22 at Chicago; 01/24 at #8 Washington U.
#10	368	Tufts	13-2	01/22 vs. Wesleyan; 01/23 vs. #34 Connecticut College
#11	313	Ohio Northern	14-2	def. Heidelberg, 61-51; 01/23 at #17 Capital
#12	302	UW-Whitewater	13-3	LOST to #13 UW-Oshkosh, 66-79; 01/23 at UW-Eau Claire
#13	260	UW-Oshkosh	13-3	won at #12 UW-Whitewater, 79-66; 01/23 at UW-Stout
#14	244	St. Thomas	13-3	won at St. Olaf, 60-54; 01/23 at Carleton
#15	227	Calvin	12-4	LOST at #4 Hope, 47-79; 01/23 vs. Kalamazoo
#16	221	Muhlenberg	13-1	def. #41 Stevens, 74-54; def. Swarthmore, 74-59; 01/23 at Dickinson
#17	197	Capital	14-2	won at Muskingum, 70-55; 01/23 vs. #11 Ohio Northern
#18	192	UW-River Falls	13-3	LOST at #19 UW-Stevens Point, 52-63; 01/23 vs. UW-Platteville
#19	184	UW-Stevens Point	13-3	def. #18 UW-River Falls, 63-52; 01/23 at UW-La Crosse
#20	124	Carnegie Mellon	13-1	01/22 at Emory; 01/24 at #7 Rochester
#21	113	Whitman	12-2	01/22 vs. Puget Sound; 01/23 vs. Pacific Lutheran
#22	105	Rowan	15-2	LOST at Stockton, 53-85; 01/23 at Ramapo
#23	98	Albright	15-2	def. Alvernia, 79-61; 01/23 vs. Lebanon Valley
#24	85	Wheaton (Ill.)	12-4	won at Millikin, 61-57; 01/23 vs. Carthage
#25	81	Trinity (Texas)	13-3	def. Schreiner, 52-50; 01/22 at University of Dallas; 01/23 at Austin

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	79	Bluffton	16-0	won at Defiance, 76-70; 01/23 vs. Franklin
#27	67	Wartburg	13-3	def. Simpson, 59-56; 01/23 at Loras
#28	53	Maryville (Tenn.)	11-2	01/22 at Meredith; 01/23 at Mary Baldwin
#29	37	Luther	12-4	LOST at Loras, 78-80; 01/23 at Simpson
#30	33	Cal Lutheran	12-3	01/21 at Occidental; 01/23 at Chapman
T#31	18	St. John Fisher	12-2	01/19 at #41 Stevens postponed; 01/19 vs. Utica postponed; 01/22 at Hartwick; 01/23 at #41 Stevens
T#31	18	Moravian	13-3	LOST at #6 Scranton, 69-81; 01/23 at Juniata
#33	14	Bowdoin	12-4	01/22 at #2 Amherst; 01/23 at Trinity (Conn.)
#34	11	Connecticut College	13-2	01/22 at Bates; 01/23 at #10 Tufts
#35	10	Christopher Newport	14-2	won at St. Mary's (Md.), 63-58; 01/23 at Frostburg State
#36	8	U. of New England	12-3	won at Endicott, 65-57; 01/23 vs. Western New England
#37	7	Mary Washington	13-3	won at Southern Virginia, 74-50; 01/23 vs. York (Pa.)
#38	6	Birmingham-Southern	13-1	01/22 vs. Centre; 01/24 vs. Sewanee
#39	5	St. Mary's (Minn.)	14-2	def. Hamline, 70-55; 01/23 at Macalester
#40	4	Keene State	15-1	def. Plymouth State, 76-54; 01/23 at Mass-Dartmouth
#41	3	Stevens	10-5	LOST at #16 Muhlenberg, 54-74; 01/19 vs. T#31 St. John Fisher postponed; 01/22 vs. Nazareth; 01/23 vs. T#31 St. John Fisher
#42	1	McDaniel	13-3	def. Washington College, 58-47; 01/23 at Franklin and Marshall

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

It isn't easy to coach at any level. It is a joy to coach Division III says many a coach. Some enjoy it on their way up the ladder, others on their way closer to retirement, and others as their passion.

Tonight on Hoopsville we talk to many coaches in different aspects of their careers with varying teams who are succeeding on the court and off of it because of what coaching has taught them including facing the challenges no one should face especially off the court.

Hoopsville hits the air tonight at 7:00 pm ET with a jam packed show. Talking to programs who are leading their conferences or in the hunt facing the challenge that not everyone expect them to be competitive. We also talk to a few coaches who are taking care of more than Xs and Os. They are taking care of their team after a horrific circumstance of a player's murder or looking out of their own battling cancer.

You can watch the show starting at 7pm ET tonight right here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/jan21

Guests include (in order):
- Scott Hemer, SUNY Geneseo women's coach
- Chris Downs, St. Lawrence men's coach
- Dan Priest, Kenyon men's coach (NABC Coach's Corner)
- Guy Rancourt, Lycoming men's coach
- Amanda Bailey, Luther women's coach
- Jacquie Hullah, Carngie Mellon women's coach

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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	625	Thomas More	16-0	def. Chatham, 97-37; won at Waynesburg, 119-80
#2	593	Amherst	18-0	won at Farmingdale State, 70-32; def. #33 Bowdoin, 78-48; def. Colby, 62-37
#3	577	George Fox	17-0	won at Willamette, 76-55; def. Linfield, 84-54
#4	555	Hope	17-0	def. #15 Calvin, 79-47; won at Trine, 65-61
#5	488	Texas-Tyler	17-1	won at Arlington Baptist, 104-73; def. Belhaven, 73-52
#6	485	Scranton	17-0	def. T#31 Moravian, 81-69
#7	474	Rochester	15-1	def. Case Western Reserve, 66-55; def. #20 Carnegie Mellon, 75-52
#8	424	Washington U.	13-3	def. Brandeis, 65-59; LOST to #9 New York University, 64-66
#9	416	New York University	15-1	won at Chicago, 71-55; won at #8 Washington U., 66-64
#10	368	Tufts	15-2	def. Wesleyan, 64-42; def. #34 Connecticut College, 56-47
#11	313	Ohio Northern	14-3	def. Heidelberg, 61-51; LOST at #17 Capital, 45-58
#12	302	UW-Whitewater	14-3	LOST to #13 UW-Oshkosh, 66-79; won at UW-Eau Claire, 54-52
#13	260	UW-Oshkosh	14-3	won at #12 UW-Whitewater, 79-66; won at UW-Stout, 65-50
#14	244	St. Thomas	14-3	won at St. Olaf, 60-54; won at Carleton, 86-39
#15	227	Calvin	13-4	LOST at #4 Hope, 47-79; def. Kalamazoo, 76-44
#16	221	Muhlenberg	13-1	def. #41 Stevens, 74-54; def. Swarthmore, 74-59
#17	197	Capital	15-2	won at Muskingum, 70-55; def. #11 Ohio Northern, 58-45
#18	192	UW-River Falls	14-3	LOST at #19 UW-Stevens Point, 52-63; def. UW-Platteville, 72-63
#19	184	UW-Stevens Point	14-3	def. #18 UW-River Falls, 63-52; won at UW-La Crosse, 55-48
#20	124	Carnegie Mellon	13-3	LOST at Emory, 52-63; LOST at #7 Rochester, 52-75
#21	113	Whitman	13-3	LOST to Puget Sound, 60-68; def. Pacific Lutheran, 76-53
#22	105	Rowan	15-2	LOST at Stockton, 53-85
#23	98	Albright	15-2	def. Alvernia, 79-61; 01/24 vs. Lebanon Valley postponed
#24	85	Wheaton (Ill.)	13-4	won at Millikin, 61-57; def. Carthage, 70-56
#25	81	Trinity (Texas)	15-3	def. Schreiner, 52-50; won at University of Dallas, 82-36; won at Austin, 57-53

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	79	Bluffton	17-0	won at Defiance, 76-70; def. Franklin, 75-56
#27	67	Wartburg	13-4	def. Simpson, 59-56; LOST at Loras, 55-59
#28	53	Maryville (Tenn.)	12-2	01/23 at Mary Baldwin postponed; won at Meredith, 69-39
#29	37	Luther	13-4	LOST at Loras, 78-80; won at Simpson, 70-52
#30	33	Cal Lutheran	13-4	won at Occidental, 71-47; LOST at Chapman, 63-65
T#31	18	St. John Fisher	13-2	won at Hartwick, 71-51
T#31	18	Moravian	13-3	LOST at #6 Scranton, 69-81
#33	14	Bowdoin	13-5	LOST at #2 Amherst, 48-78; won at Trinity (Conn.), 71-36
#34	11	Connecticut College	14-3	won at Bates, 70-53; LOST at #10 Tufts, 47-56
#35	10	Christopher Newport	14-2	won at St. Mary's (Md.), 63-58; 01/23 at Frostburg State postponed
#36	8	U. of New England	13-3	won at Endicott, 65-57; def. Western New England, 68-66
#37	7	Mary Washington	13-3	won at Southern Virginia, 74-50
#38	6	Birmingham-Southern	15-1	def. Centre, 51-46; def. Sewanee, 71-51
#39	5	St. Mary's (Minn.)	15-2	def. Hamline, 70-55; won at Macalester, 81-56
#40	4	Keene State	15-2	def. Plymouth State, 76-54; LOST at Mass-Dartmouth, 56-60
#41	3	Stevens	11-5	LOST at #16 Muhlenberg, 54-74; def. Nazareth, 66-61
#42	1	McDaniel	13-3	def. Washington College, 58-47

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Despite technical problems over the last few weeks, Sunday's edition of Hoopsville has not been derailed by Mother Nature's rath! Three-feet of snow and still we will get two-hours of the show all thanks to that wonderful home studio.

Tonight, Dave McHugh talks to programs who are storming the competition right now. Whether in the midst of long winning streaks or dominating their conference, these programs are making the turn at five weeks to go in pretty good shape.

You can tune into Hoopsville tonight starting at 7:00 PM ET right here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/jan24

Guest include (in order):
- Cherise Galasso, WPI women's coach
- Gabby Lisella, No. 22 Rowan women's coach
- Kris Huffman, DePauw women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Mike McGrath, No. 12 Chicago men's coach
- Bert West, East Texas Baptist men's coast It isn't easy to coach at any level. It is a joy to coach Division III says many a coach. Some enjoy it on their way up the ladder, others on their way closer to retirement, and others as their passion.

You can also tune into the podcast(s) after the show has aired:
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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	79	Bluffton	17-0	won at Defiance, 76-70; def. Franklin, 75-56

While I generally try to remain neutral in my reports, I feel compelled to put in a plug for my team here: While Bluffton may not have a long history of success in previous years, a perfect 17-0 record is a great accomplishment for a program that set a school record with 18 wins just last season. Defiance (3-13 / 2-7) does not have a flashy record, but the long rivalry between us made that a tough road win. Against Franklin (11-6 / 7-3) yesterday, the Beavers trailed for 27 seconds in the first quarter; one minute into the 2nd quarter, they established a double-digit lead that lasted the rest of the game.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Darryl, with #20 losing twice, and #21 and 22 having a combined 1-2 record, I'd be shocked if Bluffton doesn't make it in.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Darryl, could you add IWU to your list.  I kinda doubt they can overcome their early season losses to make it into the top 25 this year, but they are a traditional power, are now 6-1 (first place) in the CCIW, and with most of their minutes and production coming from freshmen and sophomores, they just might be the youngest team in the country.  I don't know if they can make it to the Dance this year, but watch out the next few years!

[Darryl Nester]

Darryl, with #20 losing twice, and #21 and 22 having a combined 1-2 record, I'd be shocked if Bluffton doesn't make it in.

I'd be shocked, too -- but I still felt the need to plead their case. Maybe it's because I've spent too much time lately reading through the "TGHIJGSTO!!!" postings on the men's Top 25 boards ...

Darryl, could you add IWU to your list.  ...

They'll be in next week's report.

[pg04]

Completely unrelated, and I hope not to be a jinx, but I don't think I've ever seen someone with so much + karma and NO negative karma. That's quite an accomplishment!

[Darryl Nester]

Completely unrelated, and I hope not to be a jinx, but I don't think I've ever seen someone with so much + karma and NO negative karma. That's quite an accomplishment!

Primarily it is based on being pre-disposed to being non-confrontational (perhaps to a fault). And posting Top 25 updates during the basketball season earns a fair amount of good will for those times that I might get a little ornery (which does not happen often).

[pg04]

Completely unrelated, and I hope not to be a jinx, but I don't think I've ever seen someone with so much + karma and NO negative karma. That's quite an accomplishment!

Primarily it is based on being pre-disposed to being non-confrontational (perhaps to a fault). And posting Top 25 updates during the basketball season earns a fair amount of good will for those times that I might get a little ornery (which does not happen often).

The effort you put in to the top 25 posts are certainly worth the good will!