Top 25 discussion

[Roundball999]

Another school of thought would be that Tufts has had a significantly tougher SoS (55 vs 116 according to Massey) and wins this week by 44, do you really jump them?  I don't have an opinion, haven't seen either play live, but pollsters often seem reluctant to move a team down when they've done everything right with no missteps or close calls.

[jaybird44]

Tonight's finale of the McWilliams Classic at WashU could result in a change at the bottom of the Top 25, if the host Bears can defeat Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.  WashU was ranked in the preseason but has dropped into the receiving-votes category, while CMS climbed into both polls recently (#21 WBCA, #25 d3hoops.com).  A win by WashU might allow it to replace CMS...or rejoin the top-25 while CMS remains.

WashU leads CMS all-time 2-0, with the last meeting in the 2016 McWilliams Classic finale, when WashU was 9th and CMS 25th.

Tonight's game tips off at 7:00 Central, 5:00 Pacific.

washubears.com
Click on Live Broadcasts to make your selection

[jaybird44]

WashU finished a very successful McWilliams Classic by toppling Claremont-Mudd-Scripps from the ranks of the unbeaten.  Last night, the Bears prevailed 67-52, to put themselves in a position to return to one or both of the national Top 25 polls.  WashU is now 5-2, while CMS (#21 in the WBCA poll/#25 d3hoops.com) falls to 6-1 (losing for only the second time in its last 28 games)

WashU played its best defense of the season, limiting CMS to 5 of 37 shooting for 13.5% in the first half, and 18-69 for 26% for the game.  The Bears led 17-4 after one quarter and 28-14 at halftime.  Meanwhile, the WashU offense went to work inside the paint, outscoring the Athenas 32-20...and the Bears also outscored CMS 23-9 from the free throw line.

What was perhaps most impressive of all, is that the young Bears didn't commit a string of consecutive turnovers that would've given CMS momentum and a chance for a big comeback.  WashU committed 23 turnovers, but CMS only got 17 points from them.  And, more often than not, when CMS did get a bucket from a turnover, WashU answered with a basket on the other end to keep the comeback lid sealed shut.

Samantha Weaver scored a career-high 18 points and pulled down 9 rebounds, and she won the Jacqueline Bickel Schapp MVP Award as the top player in the tournament.  Freshman Sammi Matoush reached the all-tournament team had her first double-double, with 17 points and 12 rebounds.  Kristina Schmelter added 12 points and Isabelle Hren had 9.  CMS had only one player in double figures, with Kate Parrish tallying 11 points and 10 rebounds.  Parrish and Lindsey Cleary entered the weekend each averaging 13.2 points per game, but they were held to a combined total of 15 last night.

The 10 WashU freshmen are growing up fast, just in time to ring out the old year and bring in the new.  They host Westminster on the 18th, and then play in the Wartburg holiday tournament December 29-30...against #13 UW-LaCrosse in the first round and possibly #8 Wartburg in the final round.  From there, UAA play begins January 11th at home vs. Chicago (#23 WBCA/#24 d3hoops.com).  Could be a remarkable season...it certainly will be a fun one!

[CCD3Basketball]

They only received 3 vote points last week and there were a lot of other teams in front of them also receiving votes (18 teams to be exact), so while they no doubt should/will pick up more votes this week, I don't think it'll be enough to leapfrog all those teams and get them back into the top 25 this week

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

By chance, none of the teams on this list are playing today, so here's the final report, way ahead of schedule. (If I had been paying attention, I could have even posted it last night.)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	611	Amherst	4-1	LOST to Emmanuel, 55-60; won at Eastern Connecticut, 64-39
#2	592	Tufts	7-0	won at Emerson, 87-43; won at WPI, 56-44
#3	575	Scranton	7-0	won at #9 DeSales, 59-48; won at Goucher, 69-35
#4	540	Bowdoin	8-0	won at Bates, 59-42; def. Colby, 70-51
#5	538	Hope	9-0	def. Adrian, 76-41; won at Calvin, 64-38
#6	504	St. Thomas	6-1	won at Macalester, 74-53; LOST to Gustavus Adolphus, 57-62
#7	426	Mary Hardin-Baylor	5-1	def. #12 Whitman, 78-58
#8	416	Wartburg	6-1	won at Central, 103-69; won at Buena Vista, 82-42
#9	398	DeSales	6-1	LOST to #3 Scranton, 48-59; won at Gwynedd Mercy, 104-66
#10	373	DePauw	8-1	won at Wittenberg, 70-55; won at Oberlin, 59-49
#11	341	George Fox	6-1	def. Multnomah, 70-55
#12	328	Whitman	6-1	won at Concordia (Texas), 82-55; LOST at #7 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 58-78
#13	255	UW-La Crosse	7-1	IDLE
#14	254	Marymount	8-1	def. Hood, 71-55; won at Gallaudet, 77-39; LOST to #33 Mary Washington, 62-65 OT
#15	201	Trinity (Texas)	3-1	IDLE
#16	186	Transylvania	5-1	won at Anderson, 69-56
#17	182	Messiah	7-1	def. Stevenson, 59-53; won at York (Pa.), 54-36
#18	178	Loras	7-1	LOST at Luther, 77-80; won at Simpson, 85-80
#19	162	UW-Platteville	5-1	IDLE
#20	154	Baldwin Wallace	6-0	def. Heidelberg, 67-55; won at Muskingum, 89-49
#21	128	Wheaton (Ill.)	7-3	def. Augustana, 84-80; LOST at Millikin, 63-66 OT
#22	107	Augsburg	8-1	def. St. Olaf, 76-61; def. Carleton, 70-48
#23	102	Illinois Wesleyan	7-2	won at North Central (Ill.), 94-49; def. Carthage, 62-61
#24	95	Chicago	7-2	def. Mount Mary, 74-23; def. Elmhurst, 80-50
#25	93	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	6-1	def. (n) Hendrix, 87-50; LOST at #44 Washington U., 52-67

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	85	Guilford	6-1	def. Roanoke, 60-47; LOST at Bridgewater (Va.), 62-68
#27	52	UW-Whitewater	5-1	IDLE
#28	37	Geneseo	6-1	def. Alfred, 68-51; LOST to Cortland, 64-67 OT; def. Oswego State, 72-48
#29	28	Ohio Northern	5-0	def. Mount Union, 58-57
#30	27	Emory	6-2	LOST at #43 Oglethorpe, 72-76; def. Huntingdon, 72-56
#31	18	Austin	5-0	IDLE
#32	16	Catholic	8-1	LOST to Salisbury, 39-74; def. Drew, 73-50
#33	14	Mary Washington	7-1	won at Randolph-Macon, 55-50; won at #14 Marymount, 65-62 OT
T#34	13	Albion	8-0	won at Alma, 65-62
T#34	13	Birmingham-Southern	7-2	def. Louisiana College, 66-46
#36	12	Puget Sound	4-2	LOST at UC Santa Cruz, 67-68; def. (n) Howard Payne, 88-57
T#37	11	Denison	7-2	won at Hiram, 75-72; LOST at Case Western Reserve, 72-79 3OT
T#37	11	Emory and Henry	8-1	def. Ferrum, 92-44; won at Lynchburg, 67-56
T#37	11	Texas-Dallas	2-3	def. University of the Ozarks, 59-45
#40	10	Gettysburg	7-1	won at Johns Hopkins, 68-46; won at Bryn Mawr, 85-44
#41	9	East Texas Baptist	3-3	IDLE
#42	6	UW-Oshkosh	4-3	IDLE
#43	5	Oglethorpe	8-1	def. #30 Emory, 76-72; def. Berry, 66-36
#44	3	Washington U.	5-2	def. Greenville, 76-54; def. #25 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 67-52
#45	2	Bethel	7-0	def. Carleton, 67-44; won at Macalester, 85-45
T#46	1	Hardin-Simmons	7-1	def. McMurry, 71-62
T#46	1	Smith	7-0	def. Massachusetts College, 89-40
T#46	1	Widener	8-0	def. Lebanon Valley, 84-51; won at Alvernia, 90-85 2OT

[CCD3Basketball]

Voting was tricky this week; had to do quite a bit of re-shuffling

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The 2019-20 season started a month ago. Already there has been plenty to talk about with still three months of regular season basketball to be played. And just as things got rolling on the court, now is also a time when we see things slow down for finals and the holiday break.

On Monday's special edition of Hoopsville, Dave chats with a few teams who are off to pretty good starts in the opening month. Some maybe surprising and others with still plenty of questions to be asked.

How good is Baldwin Wallace women and how hard with the OAC be this season? Are the Edgewood women as good as their incredible 9-0 start leads one to believe? And Whitworth men technically have a new coach at the helm, but is this the same Pirates program we've gotten used to over the years?

Plus, we react to what should be brand new men's and women's Top 25 polls.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Cheri Harrer, No. 20 Baldwin Wallace women's coach
- Chaia Huff, Edgewood women's head coach
- Damion Jablonski, No. 20 Whitworth men's coach
- Bob Quillman, Top 25 Double-Take

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Monday's show LIVE with the following options:
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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

As usual, a light schedule as many schools are at the end of the fall term.

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	611	Tufts	8-0	won at Bridgewater State, 80-31
#2	599	Scranton	7-0	IDLE
#3	567	Bowdoin	9-0	def. Maine-Farmington, 95-35
#4	564	Hope	9-0	12/14 vs. #34 Albion
#5	489	Amherst	4-1	IDLE
#6	467	Mary Hardin-Baylor	5-1	12/12 vs. Texas Wesleyan; 12/15 at Rhodes
#7	440	Wartburg	7-1	def. UW-Stout, 80-56; 12/14 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
#8	433	DePauw	8-1	12/15 vs. Chapman
#9	429	St. Thomas	6-2	LOST to #21 Augsburg, 65-69 OT
#10	379	George Fox	6-1	IDLE
#11	349	DeSales	6-1	IDLE
#12	345	UW-La Crosse	8-1	def. Viterbo, 63-54
#13	256	Trinity (Texas)	3-1	12/15 vs. T#40 Texas-Dallas
#14	228	Messiah	8-1	won at Lycoming, 80-50; 12/14 vs. Alvernia
#15	226	Whitman	6-1	12/13 vs. Maine-Fort Kent; 12/14 vs. Buena Vista
#16	222	Transylvania	5-1	12/14 vs. Manchester
#17	202	UW-Platteville	6-1	def. Ripon, 72-61; 12/14 at Luther
#18	185	Baldwin Wallace	6-0	12/14 at Marietta
#19	183	Marymount	8-1	IDLE
#20	129	Chicago	7-2	12/15 vs. Carthage
#21	126	Augsburg	9-1	won at #9 St. Thomas, 69-65 OT
#22	118	Illinois Wesleyan	8-2	def. UW-Stevens Point, 73-61; 12/15 at Augustana
#23	101	UW-Whitewater	6-1	def. Carroll, 68-55
#24	77	Loras	7-1	IDLE
#25	54	Gustavus Adolphus	7-1	won at St. Benedict, 67-57; 12/14 vs. Concordia-Moorhead

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	42	Ohio Northern	6-0	won at Wilmington, 72-64; 12/14 at Capital
#27	30	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	6-2	LOST at Pomona-Pitzer, 78-80
#28	28	Mary Washington	7-1	12/14 vs. Washington and Lee
#29	27	Oglethorpe	8-1	IDLE
T#30	22	Gettysburg	7-1	IDLE
T#30	22	Widener	8-0	12/14 vs. Lycoming
#32	21	Bethel	8-0	won at St. Catherine, 69-50
#33	19	Washington U.	6-2	won at Fontbonne, 94-67
#34	16	Albion	8-0	12/14 at #4 Hope
T#35	15	Austin	5-0	12/14 vs. University of the Ozarks
T#35	15	Williams	8-0	IDLE
#37	13	Brandeis	8-1	def. Becker, 65-40
#38	12	Wheaton (Ill.)	8-3	won at Cornell, 72-45; 12/14 vs. North Park
#39	11	East Texas Baptist	4-3	won at Millsaps, 75-59
T#40	10	Emory and Henry	9-1	def. Southern Virginia, 75-54
T#40	10	Texas-Dallas	2-3	12/15 at #13 Trinity (Texas)
T#42	8	Guilford	6-1	12/14 at William Peace
T#42	8	Puget Sound	5-2	def. Evergreen St., 72-58
#44	7	UW-Oshkosh	4-3	IDLE
#45	5	Smith	8-0	def. Westfield State, 97-70; 12/12 vs. RPI
#46	4	Emmanuel	5-4	LOST to Rhode Island College, 55-62
#47	1	Catholic	8-1	12/14 vs. Gallaudet

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The basketball season now finds itself square in the middle of not only the holidays, but also finals. Teams are taking breaks to focus on academics and either not playing until the new year or finding openings to fit in games here and there.

And while the tempo of games subsides a bit, there is still plenty of news swirling around Division III. Tune in as Dave and guests tackle all of the news this week in what should be a jam-packed Hoopsville on Thursday night.

Topics will include the latest news of two Capital Athletic Conference members announcing they are leaving for other conference homes. What is next for the CAC which will be down to just three members by 2021-22 season. The rumors about St. Thomas's future continue to swirl, we at least try and put some of those rumors to rest. And a MIAC president finally speaks out about the decision to push UST out the door. Maybe he should have not said anything.

Plus, there is a new number one team in women's basketball, a team that nearly completed an undefeated season has reemerged, another former champion is showing they may be back in the hunt, and a program we haven't talked about in a long time has made it known they are ready for the season.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Thursday's show LIVE with the following options:
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If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to hoopsville@d3hoops.com or use any of the social media options to the right.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Doreen Carden, Albion women's coach
- Jill Pace, No. 1 Tufts women's coach
- Stephen Brennan, No. 14 Babson men's coach
- Keith Bunkenburg, No. 24 Benedictine coach

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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (One result pending)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	611	Tufts	8-0	won at Bridgewater State, 80-31
#2	599	Scranton	7-0	IDLE
#3	567	Bowdoin	9-0	def. Maine-Farmington, 95-35
#4	564	Hope	10-0	def. #34 Albion, 45-43
#5	489	Amherst	4-1	IDLE
#6	467	Mary Hardin-Baylor	7-1	def. Texas Wesleyan, 76-67; won at Rhodes, 78-60
#7	440	Wartburg	8-1	def. UW-Stout, 80-56; def. Nebraska Wesleyan, 108-68
#8	433	DePauw	8-1	12/15 vs. Chapman
#9	429	St. Thomas	6-2	LOST to #21 Augsburg, 65-69 OT
#10	379	George Fox	6-1	IDLE
#11	349	DeSales	6-1	IDLE
#12	345	UW-La Crosse	8-1	def. Viterbo, 63-54
#13	256	Trinity (Texas)	3-2	LOST to T#40 Texas-Dallas, 68-72
#14	228	Messiah	9-1	won at Lycoming, 80-50; def. Alvernia, 66-48
#15	226	Whitman	8-1	def. Maine-Fort Kent, 84-49; def. Buena Vista, 72-49
#16	222	Transylvania	6-1	def. Manchester, 74-48
#17	202	UW-Platteville	6-2	def. Ripon, 72-61; LOST at Luther, 57-61
#18	185	Baldwin Wallace	7-0	won at Marietta, 72-52
#19	183	Marymount	8-1	IDLE
#20	129	Chicago	8-2	def. Carthage, 82-74
#21	126	Augsburg	9-1	won at #9 St. Thomas, 69-65 OT
#22	118	Illinois Wesleyan	8-3	def. UW-Stevens Point, 73-61; LOST at Augustana, 80-86
#23	101	UW-Whitewater	6-1	def. Carroll, 68-55
#24	77	Loras	7-1	IDLE
#25	54	Gustavus Adolphus	8-1	won at St. Benedict, 67-57; def. Concordia-Moorhead, 88-57

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	42	Ohio Northern	6-1	won at Wilmington, 72-64; LOST at Capital, 38-53
#27	30	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	6-2	LOST at Pomona-Pitzer, 78-80
#28	28	Mary Washington	7-2	LOST to Washington and Lee, 59-65 OT
#29	27	Oglethorpe	8-1	IDLE
T#30	22	Gettysburg	7-1	IDLE
T#30	22	Widener	9-0	def. Lycoming, 76-68
#32	21	Bethel	8-0	won at St. Catherine, 69-50
#33	19	Washington U.	6-2	won at Fontbonne, 94-67
#34	16	Albion	8-1	LOST at #4 Hope, 43-45
T#35	15	Austin	6-0	def. University of the Ozarks, 80-61
T#35	15	Williams	8-0	IDLE
#37	13	Brandeis	8-1	def. Becker, 65-40
#38	12	Wheaton (Ill.)	8-4	won at Cornell, 72-45; LOST to North Park, 58-71
#39	11	East Texas Baptist	4-3	won at Millsaps, 75-59
T#40	10	Emory and Henry	9-1	def. Southern Virginia, 75-54
T#40	10	Texas-Dallas	3-3	won at #13 Trinity (Texas), 72-68
T#42	8	Guilford	6-2	LOST at William Peace, 56-73
T#42	8	Puget Sound	5-2	def. Evergreen St., 72-58
#44	7	UW-Oshkosh	4-3	IDLE
#45	5	Smith	9-0	def. Westfield State, 97-70; def. RPI, 74-65
#46	4	Emmanuel	5-4	LOST to Rhode Island College, 55-62
#47	1	Catholic	9-1	def. Gallaudet, 85-62

Other teams to watch (as suggested by posters on this board)

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
---	---	William Peace	8-2	def. T#42 Guilford, 73-56

Regarding William Peace University, from the email that recommended including them in this report:

8-2 Overall, 2-0 in USA South Conference
Wins over previously ranked #15 CNU on 11/20 and previously ranked #25 Guilford College on 12/14.
4-0 vs. ODAC Schools this year.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The 2019-20 season may end up seeing a lot of Division III coaches hit significant milestones throughout. On Sunday's Hoopsville, Dave chats with three coaches who have already won milestone games this season.

Whether it's 500 or 600, the milestone is a sign of a coach who not only has been coaching a long time, but also successful at coaching. That is certainly the case for the three coaches on Sunday' show.

Plus, we look ahead at the final Top 25 polls before the holidays. Who might move up or down and which teams should either get more or less attention.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Sunday's show On Demand in the following ways:
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Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Grey Giovanine, Augustana men's head coach
- Dave Niland, PSU-Behrend men's head coach
- Mary Beth Spirk, Moravian women's head coach
- Ryan Scott, Top 25 Double-Take

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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)
This shows games through Sunday, 12/29 ... although based on last year, the next poll might not happen until January 6.

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	611	Tufts	8-0	12/28 vs. Christopher Newport; 12/29 vs. TCNJ
#2	596	Scranton	8-0	def. Elmira, 95-43; 12/19 vs. Misericordia; 12/21 vs. Rosemont; 12/28 vs. #9 George Fox
#3	568	Bowdoin	9-0	12/28 at Cal Lutheran
#4	565	Hope	12-0	def. Finlandia, 82-51; won at T#37 North Park, 62-45
#5	498	Mary Hardin-Baylor	7-1	12/28 vs. #35 Illinois Wesleyan
#6	492	Amherst	4-1	12/28 vs. #10 DeSales; 12/29 vs. Keene State
#7	474	Wartburg	8-1	12/20 vs. St. Mary's (Minn.); 12/29 vs. #14 Baldwin Wallace
#8	444	DePauw	10-1	won at Whittier, 59-46
#9	403	George Fox	6-1	12/28 vs. #2 Scranton; 12/29 vs. University of New England
#10	372	DeSales	7-1	def. St. Vincent, 76-60; 12/28 vs. #6 Amherst
#11	354	UW-La Crosse	8-1	12/29 vs. T#26 Washington U.
#12	304	Messiah	9-1	12/29 vs. Mass-Boston
#13	251	Whitman	8-1	IDLE
#14	239	Baldwin Wallace	8-0	def. Trine, 58-46; 12/29 at #7 Wartburg
#15	237	Transylvania	7-1	def. (n) Monmouth, 55-52; 12/19 at UC Santa Cruz
#16	236	Augsburg	9-1	IDLE
#17	216	St. Thomas	6-2	12/29 vs. UW-Stevens Point
#18	197	Marymount	8-1	12/19 vs. Centre; 12/21 vs. Lynchburg
#19	185	UW-Whitewater	6-1	12/19 vs. Concordia (Wis.); 12/20 vs. Spalding; 12/29 vs. St. Mary's (Minn.)
#20	161	Chicago	9-2	won at North Central (Ill.), 80-52
#21	117	Gustavus Adolphus	8-1	IDLE
#22	105	Trinity (Texas)	3-2	12/21 vs. T#37 Puget Sound; 12/22 at Pacific Lutheran; 12/29 at Texas Lutheran
#23	91	Loras	7-1	12/19 vs. Shenandoah; 12/20 vs. Colby-Sawyer; 12/29 vs. T#37 North Park
#24	49	Widener	11-0	def. (n) Washington College, 73-52; won at Ursinus, 78-53
#25	39	Bethel	8-0	12/29 vs. Vassar

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
T#26	34	Washington U.	7-2	def. Westminster (Mo.), 69-64; 12/29 vs. #11 UW-La Crosse
T#26	34	UW-Platteville	6-2	12/20 vs. Lakeland; 12/29 vs. Lawrence
#28	33	Albion	9-1	def. Kalamazoo, 90-57; 12/29 vs. #41 Texas-Dallas
#29	32	Austin	6-0	12/20 vs. Centenary (La.); 12/21 vs. St. Thomas (Texas)
#30	31	Oglethorpe	10-1	def. LeTourneau, 89-85 OT; def. Belhaven, 81-76; 12/29 vs. Bridgewater (Va.)
T#31	26	Gettysburg	7-1	12/19 vs. Hartwick; 12/20 at St. Vincent
T#31	26	Williams	9-0	won at Delaware Valley, 98-50; 12/19 vs. Ursinus
#33	17	Emory and Henry	9-1	IDLE
#34	16	Brandeis	8-1	IDLE
#35	15	Illinois Wesleyan	8-3	12/28 at #5 Mary Hardin-Baylor
#36	11	East Texas Baptist	4-3	12/28 vs. Blackburn; 12/29 vs. Benedictine
T#37	8	North Park	8-1	LOST to #4 Hope, 45-62; 12/19 vs. Finlandia; 12/29 at #23 Loras
T#37	8	Puget Sound	5-2	12/21 vs. #22 Trinity (Texas); 12/22 vs. UW-Oshkosh
T#37	8	Smith	9-0	12/29 vs. Anna Maria
#40	7	Albright	11-0	won at Moravian, 69-54; 12/19 vs. King's
#41	6	Texas-Dallas	3-3	12/19 vs. SUNY Oneonta; 12/20 vs. Elizabethtown; 12/29 vs. #28 Albion
#42	4	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	6-2	12/29 vs. St. Vincent
T#43	2	Catholic	9-1	IDLE
T#43	2	Ohio Northern	6-1	12/21 at Trine; 12/29 vs. Manchester
#45	1	John Carroll	7-1	12/28 vs. Oberlin; 12/29 vs. Goucher
---	---	William Peace	9-2	def. Mary Washington, 75-71

[Baldini]

Transylvania was not a 3OT game, no OT's involved. I know that is what it shows in the system, but I watch every minute and there was no OT.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Transylvania was not a 3OT game, no OT's involved. I know that is what it shows in the system, but I watch every minute and there was no OT.

Someone added three blank overtimes to the boxscore.  Presumably the SID will catch it at some point and make the fix.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

What a start to the 2019-20 season! As we head into the holidays "break," there is a lot to talk about. We don't have enough time in a show to cover it all, but we will do our best.

Tune into Hoopsville Thursday night as Dave is joined not only by a couple of coaches who have their programs humming along, but also three of the show's best prognosticators who will open up a few Christmas gifts for Division III fans.

Marietta men are once again playing very well in the first half of the season, but do you know why the Pioneers are this good? Jon VanderWal gives us some insight of what is going on in Southern Ohio. Plus, the Augsburg women are one of four MIAC teams ranked in the Top 25 this past week. The Auggies are coming off an unprecedented win over St. Thomas (Minn.) as well. Ted Riverso discusses how it is the perfect bow before their three-week break.

Plus, Bob Quillman and Ryan Scott give us their individual takes on the first part of the season and what they expect in the final two months. And Gordon Mann gives us his exceptional takes on the women's side of the ledger. Who really are the best teams in the country and who should we be watching?

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Sunday's show On Demand in the following ways:
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Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Bob Quillman, Hoopsville contributor
- Jon VanderWal, No. 6 Marietta men's head coach
- Ryan Scott, D3hoops.com Around the Nation columnist
- Ted Riverso, No. 16 Augsburg women's head coach
- Gordon Mann, D3hoops.com Senior Editor

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