Top 25 discussion

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Wow, what happened to Carnegie Mellon at Chicago?

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	613	Tufts	21-1	def. Trinity (Conn.), 74-39; LOST to #2 Amherst, 35-36
#2	601	Amherst	22-0	won at Bates, 75-37; won at #1 Tufts, 36-35
#3	565	St. Thomas	21-0	won at #17 Gustavus Adolphus, 75-69; def. St. Catherine, 62-53; won at Luther, 69-54
#4	544	Thomas More	21-0	won at Bethany, 87-47; won at Geneva, 106-50
#5	525	Christopher Newport	20-1	LOST at #8 Mary Washington, 69-74; won at St. Mary's (Md.), 67-56
#6	474	Ohio Northern	21-0	def. Baldwin Wallace, 68-43; won at Muskingum, 86-78
#7	410	Puget Sound	20-1	won at Lewis and Clark, 74-57; won at Willamette, 76-64
#8	403	Mary Washington	20-1	def. #5 Christopher Newport, 74-69; won at Frostburg State, 63-52
#9	399	Washington U.	18-2	def. #20 Carnegie Mellon, 79-69; def. Case Western Reserve, 95-66
#10	376	Hope	19-2	won at #27 Calvin, 63-55 OT
#11	374	DePauw	21-1	def. Hiram, 61-50; def. Allegheny, 99-54
#12	323	Trinity (Texas)	20-1	def. Southwestern, 90-64; def. Texas Lutheran, 74-71
#13	311	Wartburg	20-2	won at Loras, 88-83; won at Central, 92-58
#14	306	Scranton	18-3	LOST to Moravian, 83-87; won at Juniata, 76-62
#15	291	Montclair State	20-2	LOST at Stockton, 65-68 OT; won at William Paterson, 73-52; def. Stockton, 79-53
#16	289	UW-Oshkosh	19-2	won at #31 UW-Stevens Point, 60-55; def. UW-River Falls, 73-53
#17	250	Gustavus Adolphus	20-1	LOST to #3 St. Thomas, 69-75; def. Hamline, 106-63
#18	194	Whitman	19-2	won at Pacific, 76-63; won at Linfield, 97-48
#19	173	UW-Whitewater	18-3	def. UW-Platteville, 76-59; LOST at UW-Stout, 50-70
#20	150	Carnegie Mellon	15-5	LOST at #9 Washington U., 69-79; LOST at Chicago, 39-88
#21	116	SUNY Geneseo	21-0	won at Brockport, 64-51
#22	112	Messiah	20-1	won at Stevenson, 52-39; won at Alvernia, 63-40
#23	110	Bowdoin	17-3	won at Mass-Boston, 83-59; won at Hamilton, 88-46; won at Middlebury, 82-52
#24	66	Wheaton (Ill.)	16-4	LOST at Carthage, 44-70; def. Elmhurst, 78-67
#25	40	Catholic	19-2	won at Goucher, 75-46; won at Drew, 69-39

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	36	Trine	18-2	won at #27 Calvin, 54-46
#27	33	Calvin	18-4	LOST to #10 Hope, 55-63 OT; LOST to #26 Trine, 46-54
#28	14	Rochester	15-5	LOST at New York University, 61-64; won at Brandeis, 77-65
#29	13	George Fox	17-4	won at Lewis and Clark, 69-68 OT; def. Pacific Lutheran, 78-51
#30	9	Marymount	17-4	won at Southern Virginia, 75-57; def. Wesley, 63-49
#31	4	UW-Stevens Point	14-7	LOST to #16 UW-Oshkosh, 55-60; def. UW-Eau Claire, 63-60
#32	1	Albright	18-4	won at Hood, 75-52; def. Lebanon Valley, 84-69

[Mr. Ypsi]

Carnegie Mellon will almost certainly drop out, likely replaced by Trine.  Probably it's also bye-bye to Wheaton, though they may barely hold off George Fox (and/or Calvin - they lost twice but the OT loss to Hope may be more a plus than a minus).

CMU's close loss at WashU may also be more a plus than a minus, but losing by almost 50 at a Chicago team receiving no votes is a killer.  Likewise, Wheaton losing by 26 at a Carthage team receiving no votes is likely too much for their survival; if they do survive it is because the potential replacements are hardly world-beaters.

[sunny]

Carnegie Mellon will almost certainly drop out, likely replaced by Trine.  Probably it's also bye-bye to Wheaton, though they may barely hold off George Fox (and/or Calvin - they lost twice but the OT loss to Hope may be more a plus than a minus).

CMU's close loss at WashU may also be more a plus than a minus, but losing by almost 50 at a Chicago team receiving no votes is a killer.  Likewise, Wheaton losing by 26 at a Carthage team receiving no votes is likely too much for their survival; if they do survive it is because the potential replacements are hardly world-beaters.

Not going to get into specifics, but on my ballot there's 15 teams I feel great about, four more who I feel are definite ranked teams, and then six that I'm sort of "meh" about.

[Swish3]

Not that it's a big deal, but #5 loses at #8 by five points and drops three spots?  Seems a bit harsh...just my two cents.

[gordonmann]

Well, one of the teams that jumped them is undefeated Ohio Northern so that's understandable.

My guess is that some voters aren't sold on the CAC as Top 10 teams yet but had CNU near the top of their ballot because they were undefeated. When CNU lost, those voters moved CNU back to Mary Washington instead of moving Mary Washington up to Christopher Newport. Notice that CNU dropped three spots and Mary Washington only rose 1.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	621	Amherst	22-0	02/10 vs. Middlebury; 02/11 vs. Hamilton
#2	580	St. Thomas	22-0	def. Hamline, 61-38; 02/11 vs. Carleton
#3	573	Tufts	21-1	02/10 at Williams
#4	552	Thomas More	22-0	def. Westminster (Pa.), 109-43; 02/11 at Waynesburg
#5	509	Ohio Northern	22-0	won at Heidelberg, 81-57; 02/11 vs. John Carroll
#6	453	Puget Sound	20-1	02/10 vs. #15 Whitman; 02/11 vs. Whitworth
#7	448	Mary Washington	21-1	def. St. Mary's (Md.), 77-49; 02/11 vs. Penn State-Harrisburg
#8	445	Christopher Newport	20-2	LOST to T#27 Marymount, 48-62; 02/11 vs. Wesley
#9	423	Washington U.	18-2	02/10 vs. Emory; 02/12 vs. T#29 Rochester
#10	395	DePauw	22-1	def. Denison, 60-46; 02/11 at Kenyon
#11	379	Hope	20-2	won at Kalamazoo, 98-55; 02/11 at Olivet
#12	362	Trinity (Texas)	20-1	02/10 at Austin; 02/11 at Centenary (La.)
#13	322	Wartburg	21-2	def. Luther, 77-54
#14	314	UW-Oshkosh	20-2	won at UW-La Crosse, 71-64; 02/11 at UW-Platteville
#15	247	Whitman	19-2	02/10 at #6 Puget Sound; 02/11 at Pacific Lutheran
#16	242	Gustavus Adolphus	21-1	won at St. Olaf, 81-47; 02/11 at St. Benedict
#17	212	Montclair State	21-2	won at New Jersey City, 87-36; 02/11 vs. TCNJ
#18	196	SUNY Geneseo	21-0	02/10 at SUNY Oneonta; 02/11 at SUNY New Paltz
#19	169	Messiah	21-1	won at Widener, 83-50; 02/11 vs. Lebanon Valley
#20	156	Bowdoin	18-3	won at Husson, 96-65; 02/10 vs. Wesleyan; 02/11 vs. Connecticut College
#21	134	Scranton	19-3	won at Drew, 70-39; 02/11 at #22 Catholic
#22	113	Catholic	20-2	def. Susquehanna, 56-48; 02/11 vs. #21 Scranton
#23	96	Trine	19-2	won at Adrian, 69-51; 02/11 vs. Kalamazoo
#24	73	UW-Whitewater	18-4	LOST to T#38 UW-Stevens Point, 57-75; 02/11 vs. UW-River Falls
#25	40	George Fox	17-4	02/10 at Linfield; 02/11 vs. Willamette

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	13	Wheaton (Ill.)	17-4	def. Augustana, 67-63; 02/11 vs. North Park
T#27	11	Marymount	18-4	won at #8 Christopher Newport, 62-48; 02/11 vs. York (Pa.)
T#27	11	Texas-Dallas	18-3	02/09 at Louisiana College; 02/11 at East Texas Baptist
T#29	6	Carnegie Mellon	15-5	02/10 vs. Brandeis; 02/12 vs. New York University
T#29	6	Rochester	15-5	02/10 at T#35 Chicago; 02/12 at #9 Washington U.
#31	5	Ithaca	19-3	def. Elmira, 68-60; 02/11 vs. Hartwick
T#32	4	Albright	19-4	won at Alvernia, 72-39; 02/11 at Lycoming
T#32	4	Bethel	18-4	def. St. Mary's (Minn.), 69-54; 02/11 at Augsburg
#34	3	Illinois Wesleyan	15-6	won at North Park, 89-61; 02/11 at Carthage
T#35	2	Calvin	19-4	won at Olivet, 62-49; 02/11 at Adrian
T#35	2	Chicago	14-6	02/10 vs. T#29 Rochester; 02/12 vs. Emory
T#35	2	Moravian	17-5	def. Goucher, 78-66; 02/11 at Juniata
T#38	1	Maryville	20-3	02/10 at Salem; 02/11 at Piedmont
T#38	1	UW-Stevens Point	15-7	won at #24 UW-Whitewater, 75-57; 02/11 vs. UW-Stout

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The focus of Division III basketball now turns towards the second Regional Rankings. At the same time, conference regular seasons are wrapping up and the pressure of conference tournaments is increasing.

Teams are still trying to jockey themselves for the chance to keep playing in March, but sometimes focusing on March causes teams to lose focus of the next game. Upsets and trip-ups seem to happen often once Regional Rankings start coming out.

On Sunday night's Hoopsville, Dave chats with teams who are hoping to remain on top of their conference standings and thus eventually punch their ticket automatically to the NCAA tournament. But what about the distractions? What about the pressures? Or has it become somewhat routine for some teams?

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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	621	Amherst	24-0	def. Middlebury, 67-33; def. Hamilton, 67-21
#2	580	St. Thomas	23-0	def. Hamline, 61-38; def. Carleton, 91-51
#3	573	Tufts	22-1	won at Williams, 61-27
#4	552	Thomas More	23-0	def. Westminster (Pa.), 109-43; won at Waynesburg, 89-56
#5	509	Ohio Northern	23-0	won at Heidelberg, 81-57; def. John Carroll, 89-59
#6	453	Puget Sound	22-1	def. #15 Whitman, 89-82 OT; def. Whitworth, 78-58
#7	448	Mary Washington	21-2	def. St. Mary's (Md.), 77-49; LOST to Penn State-Harrisburg, 57-58
#8	445	Christopher Newport	21-2	LOST to T#27 Marymount, 48-62; def. Wesley, 66-32
#9	423	Washington U.	20-2	def. Emory, 82-78; def. T#29 Rochester, 80-77
#10	395	DePauw	22-2	def. Denison, 60-46; LOST at Kenyon, 64-70
#11	379	Hope	21-2	won at Kalamazoo, 98-55; won at Olivet, 75-35
#12	362	Trinity (Texas)	22-1	won at Austin, 63-56; won at Centenary (La.), 67-59
#13	322	Wartburg	21-2	def. Luther, 77-54
#14	314	UW-Oshkosh	21-2	won at UW-La Crosse, 71-64; won at UW-Platteville, 91-71
#15	247	Whitman	20-3	LOST at #6 Puget Sound, 82-89 OT; won at Pacific Lutheran, 73-43
#16	242	Gustavus Adolphus	22-1	won at St. Olaf, 81-47; won at St. Benedict, 61-56
#17	212	Montclair State	22-2	won at New Jersey City, 87-36; def. TCNJ, 56-47
#18	196	SUNY Geneseo	23-0	won at SUNY Oneonta, 55-38; won at SUNY New Paltz, 56-39
#19	169	Messiah	22-1	won at Widener, 83-50; def. Lebanon Valley, 71-42
#20	156	Bowdoin	20-3	won at Husson, 96-65; def. Wesleyan, 58-43; def. Connecticut College, 68-49
#21	134	Scranton	20-3	won at Drew, 70-39; won at #22 Catholic, 46-44
#22	113	Catholic	20-3	def. Susquehanna, 56-48; LOST to #21 Scranton, 44-46
#23	96	Trine	20-2	won at Adrian, 69-51; def. Kalamazoo, 79-48
#24	73	UW-Whitewater	19-4	LOST to T#38 UW-Stevens Point, 57-75; def. UW-River Falls, 57-37
#25	40	George Fox	19-4	won at Linfield, 76-56; def. Willamette, 87-84

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	13	Wheaton (Ill.)	18-4	def. Augustana, 67-63; def. North Park, 90-58
T#27	11	Marymount	19-4	won at #8 Christopher Newport, 62-48; def. York (Pa.), 60-55
T#27	11	Texas-Dallas	20-3	won at Louisiana College, 72-44; won at East Texas Baptist, 66-49
T#29	6	Carnegie Mellon	16-6	def. Brandeis, 74-56; LOST to New York University, 51-66
T#29	6	Rochester	15-7	LOST at T#35 Chicago, 53-72; LOST at #9 Washington U., 77-80
#31	5	Ithaca	20-3	def. Elmira, 68-60; def. Hartwick, 60-49
T#32	4	Albright	20-4	won at Alvernia, 72-39; won at Lycoming, 80-68
T#32	4	Bethel	19-4	def. St. Mary's (Minn.), 69-54; won at Augsburg, 68-59
#34	3	Illinois Wesleyan	16-6	won at North Park, 89-61; won at Carthage, 80-49
T#35	2	Calvin	20-4	won at Olivet, 62-49; won at Adrian, 82-52
T#35	2	Chicago	16-6	def. T#29 Rochester, 72-53; def. Emory, 77-56
T#35	2	Moravian	18-5	def. Goucher, 78-66; won at Juniata, 76-70
T#38	1	Maryville	21-4	won at Salem, 56-53; LOST at Piedmont, 49-55
T#38	1	UW-Stevens Point	16-7	won at #24 UW-Whitewater, 75-57; def. UW-Stout, 81-54

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

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[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The Division III season has officially entered "Crunch Time." Regular season schedules are wrapping up, conference tournaments are about to begin, teams are jockeying for conference position or trying to win home-court advantage. And it is all happening the uncertainty of whether NCAA tournament berths are available for a lot of teams.

On Thursday night's Hoopsville, Dave McHugh not only takes another look at this week's Regional Rankings, but also tries to read the tea leaves. He also chats with four teams that all still have something to play for. Whether it is to better position themselves in the eyes of the NCAA committees or just to turn more heads in their conference tournament, these teams are still pushing to continue their seasons.


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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	621	Amherst	25-0	def. Bates, 76-35
#2	584	St. Thomas	25-0	won at St. Mary's (Minn.), 77-66; won at Concordia-Moorhead, 70-61
#3	571	Tufts	24-1	def. Rhode Island College, 74-27; def. Williams, 58-40
#4	548	Thomas More	25-0	def. St. Vincent, 77-40; won at Washington and Jefferson, 73-50
#5	519	Ohio Northern	25-0	won at Otterbein, 63-59; def. Marietta, 82-43
#6	483	Puget Sound	24-1	won at Pacific Lutheran, 91-60; won at Pacific, 76-67
#7	465	Washington U.	22-2	won at New York University, 66-37; won at Brandeis, 61-49
#8	421	Hope	22-3	def. St. Mary's (Ind.), 81-48; LOST to #22 Trine, 53-70
#9	402	Trinity (Texas)	24-1	won at Schreiner, 82-72; def. Schreiner, 73-55
#10	364	Wartburg	23-2	won at Dubuque, 76-66; def. Buena Vista, 83-70
#11	346	UW-Oshkosh	23-2	def. T#35 UW-Whitewater, 59-58; def. UW-Stout, 71-53
#12	335	Christopher Newport	23-2	won at Southern Virginia, 99-61; won at York (Pa.), 64-53
#13	297	Gustavus Adolphus	24-1	won at St. Catherine, 84-65; def. Carleton, 73-44
#14	296	DePauw	23-2	won at Oberlin, 60-41
#15	280	Mary Washington	22-3	LOST at #25 Marymount, 57-69; won at Wesley, 66-41
#16	250	Montclair State	23-2	won at Rutgers-Camden, 76-72
#17	228	Whitman	21-4	def. Lewis and Clark, 63-61; LOST to #24 George Fox, 62-65
#18	218	SUNY Geneseo	25-0	def. Oswego State, 75-48; def. Cortland, 74-39
#19	196	Messiah	23-2	def. Hood, 87-49; LOST at T#30 Albright, 63-70
#20	181	Bowdoin	21-3	def. Connecticut College, 72-47
#21	163	Scranton	22-3	won at Susquehanna, 70-60; def. Goucher, 82-52
#22	114	Trine	22-2	won at Alma, 87-42; won at #8 Hope, 70-53
#23	73	Catholic	22-3	def. Elizabethtown, 72-49; won at Moravian, 57-54
#24	58	George Fox	21-4	won at Whitworth, 73-54; won at #17 Whitman, 65-62
#25	29	Marymount	21-4	def. #15 Mary Washington, 69-57; won at Penn State-Harrisburg, 63-47

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	18	Wheaton (Ill.)	20-4	won at Millikin, 68-52; won at Carroll, 102-37
#27	16	Texas-Dallas	22-3	def. LeTourneau, 81-65; def. T#35 Texas-Tyler, 73-68
#28	10	Ithaca	22-3	won at Utica, 79-63; def. Houghton, 74-48
#29	9	FDU-Florham	22-3	won at Manhattanville, 68-48; def. King's, 74-54
T#30	6	Albright	21-4	def. #19 Messiah, 70-63
T#30	6	Calvin	21-4	def. Albion, 63-50
T#32	5	Bethel	21-4	def. Concordia-Moorhead, 74-49; def. St. Catherine, 61-55
T#32	5	Illinois Wesleyan	17-7	def. Elmhurst, 71-56; LOST to North Central (Ill.), 86-89
#34	3	Chicago	18-6	won at Brandeis, 69-66; won at New York University, 59-37
T#35	2	Texas-Tyler	19-6	won at University of the Ozarks, 70-54; LOST at #27 Texas-Dallas, 68-73
T#35	2	UW-Whitewater	20-5	LOST at #11 UW-Oshkosh, 58-59; won at UW-Eau Claire, 68-56
#37	1	UW-Stevens Point	17-8	won at UW-Platteville, 69-55; LOST at UW-La Crosse, 51-57

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

No upsets so far in conference tournament matchups.

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	621	Amherst	25-0	02/25 vs. Colby
#2	585	St. Thomas	25-0	02/24 vs. St. Benedict
#3	572	Tufts	24-1	02/25 vs. #17 Bowdoin
#4	545	Thomas More	25-0	02/24 vs. Waynesburg
#5	522	Ohio Northern	25-0	02/23 vs. Marietta; 02/25 vs. TBA
#6	488	Puget Sound	24-1	02/23 vs. Lewis and Clark
#7	477	Washington U.	22-2	02/25 vs. #32 Chicago
#8	427	Trinity (Texas)	24-1	02/25 vs. Winner of Game 1
#9	391	Wartburg	23-2	02/23 vs. Buena Vista
#10	382	UW-Oshkosh	23-2	02/24 vs. UW-River Falls; 02/26 at TBA
#11	341	Christopher Newport	23-2	02/23 vs. York (Pa.)
#12	324	DePauw	24-2	def. Wooster, 90-56; 02/24 vs. Oberlin
#13	323	Gustavus Adolphus	24-1	02/24 vs. #33 Bethel
#14	290	Hope	22-3	02/24 vs. #35 Calvin; 02/25 at TBA
#15	286	Montclair State	24-2	def. Rowan, 76-67; 02/25 vs. Rutgers-Newark
#16	247	SUNY Geneseo	25-0	02/24 vs. Cortland; 02/25 vs. TBD
#17	210	Bowdoin	21-3	02/25 vs. #3 Tufts
#18	198	Trine	22-2	02/24 vs. Albion
#19	194	Scranton	23-3	def. Moravian, 71-60; 02/25 at #23 Catholic
#20	132	Mary Washington	22-3	02/23 vs. #25 Marymount; 02/25 vs. TBA
#21	126	Whitman	21-4	02/23 at #22 George Fox
#22	113	George Fox	21-4	02/23 vs. #21 Whitman
#23	82	Catholic	23-3	def. Elizabethtown, 60-56 OT; 02/25 vs. #19 Scranton
#24	80	Messiah	24-2	def. Stevenson, 78-55; 02/25 at #28 Albright
#25	55	Marymount	22-4	def. Salisbury, 58-44; 02/23 at #20 Mary Washington; 02/25 vs. TBD

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	25	Wheaton (Ill.)	21-4	def. Illinois Wesleyan, 76-67; 02/24 vs. Augustana
#27	23	FDU-Florham	23-3	def. Eastern, 66-60; 02/25 vs. DeSales
#28	15	Albright	22-4	def. Lycoming, 67-53; 02/25 vs. #24 Messiah
#29	14	Texas-Dallas	22-3	02/23 vs. Sul Ross State
#30	13	Ithaca	22-3	02/24 vs. Hartwick
#31	9	UW-Whitewater	20-5	02/24 vs. UW-Eau Claire
#32	7	Chicago	18-6	02/25 at #7 Washington U.
#33	5	Bethel	22-4	def. Augsburg, 70-56; 02/24 at #13 Gustavus Adolphus
#34	2	Rose-Hulman	22-3	02/24 vs. Franklin
#35	1	Calvin	21-4	02/24 vs. #14 Hope

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

We are midway through what is always the craziest week of the entire season. Teams are already hitting the at-large bubble and that is already popping some other team's hopes of making the NCAA tournament. Upsets are everywhere and it promises to continue.

Tonight on Hoopsville, Dave not only recaps the crazy week, but looks ahead at what might happen this weekend. Plus, Dave and others will look at the last regular season Regional Rankings and try and start reading the tea leaves. Just who may be safe and who already is in trouble on plans to be playing in March.

Dave will also talk to a few teams making waves. The Union men's program is in their first conference finals in 11 years and helping turn the East Region on its head. Plus the winner of tonight's York (Pa.) at No. 20 Salisbury men's game will join us live to talk about the game. And a few reports from varying areas along with questions from fans.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch the show live starting at 7:00 PM ET in the video player above or on our Facebook Live simulcast. If you missed any of the show, you can watch it On Demand or listen to the podcasts located to the right (available after the show is off the air).

We will answer any questions about all of Division III throughout the show. You can also send your questions to the show and have them featured on the Hoopsville Mailbag segment or simply answer immediately on air. Email them to hoopsville@d3hoops.com. You can also tweet them to us.

And please consider helping Hoopsville stay on the air like you might help your public television station. The annual fundraising campaign has less than three weeks remaining, but we are no where close to reaching our goal. Click here for more information:  Hoopsville Fundraising Page

Guests scheduled (in order of appearance):
- Chris Murphy, Union men's coach
- James Wagner, Atlantic Region Report
- Salisbury or York (Pa.) winning coach

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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete) -- final report for 2016-17

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	621	Amherst	27-0	def. Colby, 53-33; def. #3 Tufts, 41-37
#2	585	St. Thomas	27-0	def. St. Benedict, 75-52; def. #13 Gustavus Adolphus, 66-49
#3	572	Tufts	25-2	def. (n) #17 Bowdoin, 49-44; LOST at #1 Amherst, 37-41
#4	545	Thomas More	27-0	def. Waynesburg, 71-43; def. St. Vincent, 66-53
#5	522	Ohio Northern	27-0	def. Marietta, 61-60; def. Wilmington, 70-55
#6	488	Puget Sound	25-2	def. Lewis and Clark, 61-58; LOST to #21 Whitman, 72-81
#7	477	Washington U.	23-2	def. #32 Chicago, 77-75
#8	427	Trinity (Texas)	26-1	def. (n) Schreiner, 75-59; def. (n) Texas Lutheran, 78-67
#9	391	Wartburg	25-2	def. Buena Vista, 82-67; def. Luther, 81-68
#10	382	UW-Oshkosh	24-3	def. UW-River Falls, 56-48; LOST to #31 UW-Whitewater, 56-65 1:52
#11	341	Christopher Newport	25-2	def. York (Pa.), 73-52; def. #20 Mary Washington, 74-58
#12	324	DePauw	26-2	def. Wooster, 90-56; def. Oberlin, 58-54; def. Denison, 56-50
#13	323	Gustavus Adolphus	25-2	def. #33 Bethel, 72-67; LOST at #2 St. Thomas, 49-66
#14	290	Hope	22-4	LOST to (n) #35 Calvin, 65-67
#15	286	Montclair State	25-2	def. Rowan, 76-67; def. Rutgers-Newark, 71-61
#16	247	SUNY Geneseo	26-1	def. Cortland, 63-43; LOST to SUNY New Paltz, 57-58
#17	210	Bowdoin	21-4	LOST to (n) #3 Tufts, 44-49
#18	198	Trine	24-2	def. Albion, 57-42; def. #35 Calvin, 49-42
#19	194	Scranton	24-3	def. Moravian, 71-60; won at #23 Catholic, 58-42
#20	132	Mary Washington	23-4	def. #25 Marymount, 56-54 OT; LOST at #11 Christopher Newport, 58-74
#21	126	Whitman	23-4	won at #22 George Fox, 78-71; won at #6 Puget Sound, 81-72
#22	113	George Fox	21-5	LOST to #21 Whitman, 71-78
#23	82	Catholic	23-4	def. Elizabethtown, 60-56 OT; LOST to #19 Scranton, 42-58
#24	80	Messiah	25-2	def. Stevenson, 78-55; won at #28 Albright, 53-50
#25	55	Marymount	22-5	def. Salisbury, 58-44; LOST at #20 Mary Washington, 54-56 OT

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	25	Wheaton (Ill.)	23-4	def. Illinois Wesleyan, 76-67; def. Augustana, 96-66; def. Illinois Wesleyan, 66-62
#27	23	FDU-Florham	24-3	def. Eastern, 66-60; def. DeSales, 68-62
#28	15	Albright	22-5	def. Lycoming, 67-53; LOST to #24 Messiah, 50-53
#29	14	Texas-Dallas	25-3	def. (n) Sul Ross State, 72-61; def. (n) Mary Hardin-Baylor, 69-57; def. (n) Louisiana College, 67-60
#30	13	Ithaca	24-3	def. (n) Hartwick, 63-55; won at Stevens, 77-74
#31	9	UW-Whitewater	22-5	def. UW-La Crosse, 69-54; won at #10 UW-Oshkosh, 65-56 1:52
#32	7	Chicago	18-7	LOST at #7 Washington U., 75-77
#33	5	Bethel	22-5	def. Augsburg, 70-56; LOST at #13 Gustavus Adolphus, 67-72
#34	2	Rose-Hulman	24-3	def. Franklin, 57-41; def. Transylvania, 50-40
#35	1	Calvin	22-5	def. (n) #14 Hope, 67-65; LOST at #18 Trine, 42-49

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

It is nearly time to tip up the ball on the NCAA Division III Basketball Tournaments. Who will end up in Grand Rapids and Salem with a chance at a national title?

On Thursday's nights Hoopsville, Dave McHugh gives his preview of the two tournaments and who may be the surprises, who can pull off an upset, who are the favorites to make a run, and who just might walk away with the walnut and bronze.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs LIVE starting at 7:00 PM ET from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch the show here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2016-17/mar2 --- or via the simulcast on Facebook Live. If you miss the show live, you can watch it On Demand or listen to the podcasts.

The show is jammed packed with guests, but Dave will also have time for your questions. Make sure to email them to hoopsville@d3hoops.com. You can also tweet them to us.

And please consider helping Hoopsville stay on the air like you might help your public television station. The annual fundraising campaign was extended a few days because we had only raised 52% of our goal. Click the following link for more information and to make a donation: Hoopsville Fundraising Page

Guests scheduled (in order of appearance):
- Carl Danzig, Scranton men's coach
- Abby Pyzik Smith, Lynchburg women's coach
- Brad Fischer, No. 13 UW-Oshkosh women's coach
- Michael Blaine, Medialle men's coach
- Jeff Brown, No. 6 Middlbury men's coach
- Cameron Hill, No. 7 Trinity (Texas) women's coach

You can also tune into the podcast(s) after the show has aired:
SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/hoopsville
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hoopsville/id1059517087

Don't forget you can always interact with us:
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Twitter: @d3hoopsville or #Hoopsville
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