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Darryl Nester

#2325
How They Fared (So Far)

There are still a few games to come before the first in-season vote on Monday - after which this list should be short enough to fit in a single post! (The formatting codes required to make losses red and wins blue pushed this past the 16000-character limit.)

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Darryl Nester

#2326
How They Fared (So Far) -- Others receiving votes

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Darryl Nester

#2327
Because my schedule is a little crazy today, I'll post what I have now, and edit in the pending results later.

How They Fared (almost Complete)

Top 25

Rank   Pts   TeamW-L   Results
#1617Hope5-0def. Edgewood, 104-59; def. Mount Union, 94-41; def. Finlandia, 94-56; def. #21 Baldwin Wallace, 83-55;
def. Grace Bible, 104-27
#2555East Texas Baptist4-1def. (n) #29 Trinity (Texas), 76-70 OT; LOST to (n) #32 Rhodes, 82-88; won at T#50 Emory, 66-46;
def. (n) Ferrum, 75-42; def. T#50 Austin, 69-45
#3522Trine5-1def. Kenyon, 93-33; def. Denison, 88-42; won at Benedictine, 63-50; won at UW-Stout, 66-49;
LOST at T#38 UW-Eau Claire, 66-72; won at Ohio Northern, 75-54
#4431Whitman5-0won at Eastern Ore., 78-65; def. (n) Montana Western, 87-68; def. (n) Southern Ore., 74-69;
won at T#50 Austin, 89-51; won at #15 Texas-Dallas, 71-60
#5429Messiah5-1def. (n) #33 Salisbury, 53-44; won at Gwynedd Mercy, 98-68; LOST at Gettysburg, 55-65;
def. St. Vincent, 66-42; def. #9 DeSales, 69-67; def. Albright, 58-42
#6420Simpson4-1def. T#38 Gustavus Adolphus, 85-61; won at Northwestern (Minn.), 79-50; won at #43 Loras, 85-79;
LOST to (n) T#38 UW-Eau Claire, 70-72; won at UW-La Crosse, 70-56
#7335Tufts4-1def. (n) Rowan, 73-53; def. (n) Vassar, 69-59; won at University of New England, 60-42; def. Brandeis, 81-77;
LOST to T#45 Transylvania, 65-66
#8320John Carroll4-0def. Case Western Reserve, 77-65; def. Carnegie Mellon, 79-62; def. Albion, 75-66; def. Denison, 93-47
#9318DeSales2-3LOST at #12 Scranton, 68-74; LOST at Muhlenberg, 61-65; def. (n) Gwynedd Mercy, 100-63;
LOST at #5 Messiah, 67-69; won at Moravian, 75-37
#10315Wartburg4-0def. Fontbonne, 84-37; won at UW-Stout, 91-71; def. UW-Platteville, 78-55; won at Dubuque, 69-58
#11311Wheaton (Ill.)7-0won at Benedictine, 60-53; def. Maryville (Tenn.), 58-49; def. Otterbein, 62-34; won at Lakeland, 61-50;
def. (n) Chapman, 65-50; won at Redlands, 69-57; def. Dominican, 84-52
#12286Scranton4-1won at Marywood, 98-32; def. #9 DeSales, 74-68; LOST at #42 Ithaca, 53-75; def. King's, 80-56;
def. Wilkes, 81-42
#13280Bowdoin7-0def. (n) Nazareth, 65-44; won at University of New England, 61-52; def. Southern Maine, 74-60;
def. Worcester State, 67-45; def. #23 Smith, 69-52; won at University of New England, 62-51; def. MIT, 54-50
#14258Hardin-Simmons6-0won at Texas Lutheran, 93-81; won at Schreiner, 72-61; def. #29 Trinity (Texas), 65-63; won at McMurry, 71-52;
def. (n) Nebraska Wesleyan, 69-49; won at Colorado College, 74-73
#15254Texas-Dallas2-1won at T#50 Austin, 74-44; def. Belhaven, 75-61; LOST to #4 Whitman, 60-71
#16249Amherst5-0def. (n) #37 Oglethorpe, 53-36; def. (n) Coast Guard, 70-42; def. T#40 Rhode Island College, 64-42;
def. Gordon, 63-39; won at Bates, 60-54
#17247UW-Oshkosh6-1won at Finlandia, 60-53; def. Lakeland, 79-40; LOST to (n) Bethany Lutheran, 61-65;
def. (n) Minnesota-Morris, 82-31; won at Edgewood, 78-46; def. Alma, 72-42; def. St. Norbert, 71-40
#18212UW-Whitewater6-0def. Calvin, 70-60; def. (n) Concordia (Wis.), 71-46; def. (n) Benedictine, 80-38; won at Augustana, 65-53;
won at #44 Illinois Wesleyan, 75-43; 11/23 at Carroll postponed; won at #43 Loras, 83-54
#19210DePauw6-0def. (n) Alma, 72-66; def. (n) Calvin, 58-55; def. #22 Millikin, 71-55; def. Kenyon, 81-45;
def. (n) Washington U., 66-64; def. (n) Rose-Hulman, 64-54
#20169Christopher Newport7-0def. Southern Virginia, 88-51; def. Bridgewater (Va.), 109-59; def. (n) Gettysburg, 70-67;
won at Goucher, 113-42; def. (n) Lebanon Valley, 94-31; won at Randolph-Macon, 95-60;
def. Franklin and Marshall, 77-61
#21162Baldwin Wallace3-1won at Case Western Reserve, 72-59; def. (n) Olivet, 95-29; LOST at #1 Hope, 55-83; def. La Roche, 76-49
#22157Millikin4-3def. Westminster (Mo.), 83-63; def. Greenville, 100-57; def. Beloit, 77-49; LOST at #19 DePauw, 55-71;
LOST at #34 Chicago, 68-71; LOST to (n) #35 Wisconsin Lutheran, 56-66; won at Illinois College, 74-65
#23121Smith5-1won at Castleton, 78-57; def. Vassar, 80-55; def. Rowan, 70-55; def. (n) Mitchell, 69-50;
LOST at #13 Bowdoin, 52-69; def. Trinity (Conn.), 65-58
#24108George Fox2-3LOST at Mount St. Mary, 59-61; won at Trinity (Conn.), 68-56; won at Emerson, 62-52; LOST at Whittier, 39-55;
LOST at Pomona-Pitzer, 69-75
#2592Millsaps5-3LOST to Belhaven, 54-56; LOST to (n) T#50 Emory, 40-50; LOST to (n) LaGrange, 68-73;
def. Centenary (La.), 50-36; def. St. Thomas (Texas), 43-40; def. MUW, 64-60; def. Agnes Scott, 75-29;
def. University of Dallas, 55-48

Darryl Nester

#2328
Others receiving votes


Rank   Pts   TeamW-L   Results
#2683Piedmont4-2def. Berry, 70-61; def. #37 Oglethorpe, 84-77; def. Averett, 85-65; def. #31 N.C. Wesleyan, 66-57;
LOST to (n) Alma, 69-84; LOST at T#45 Transylvania, 46-76
#2779Bethel1-4def. UW-River Falls, 92-47; LOST to (n) UW-Platteville, 57-61; LOST to (n) UW-Stout, 79-96;
LOST to T#38 Gustavus Adolphus, 42-53; LOST to Augsburg, 61-65
#2864St. John Fisher6-0won at Hilbert, 86-25; won at Hamilton, 76-69; def. Rochester Tech, 65-57; def. Rochester, 56-53;
def. Widener, 76-56; won at Penn State-Harrisburg, 74-57
#2963Trinity (Texas)4-2LOST to (n) #2 East Texas Baptist, 70-76 OT; won at T#40 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 74-61;
LOST at #14 Hardin-Simmons, 63-65; won at McMurry, 102-50; def. (n) Linfield, 92-68; won at Pacific, 72-69
#3056Babson5-1def. Eastern Connecticut, 67-60; def. (n) Keene State, 63-50; def. (n) Clarkson, 75-47;
def. T#40 Rhode Island College, 77-62; LOST at Roger Williams, 60-66; def. Brandeis, 81-65
#3155N.C. Wesleyan3-4won at Mid-Atlantic Christian, 81-36; def. (n) Huntingdon, 71-64; LOST at #26 Piedmont, 57-66;
LOST to T#45 Lynchburg, 61-63; LOST at Virginia Wesleyan, 62-65; LOST to (n) Mary Washington, 72-78;
won at Salem, 89-70
#3235Rhodes7-1LOST at T#40 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 72-73; def. (n) #2 East Texas Baptist, 88-82; def. MUW, 84-51;
def. T#50 Austin, 83-64; def. University of the Ozarks, 74-64; def. Washington U., 83-80;
def. (n) University of Dallas, 75-56; def. (n) Agnes Scott, 100-30
#3334Salisbury5-2won at Virginia Wesleyan, 80-54; LOST to (n) #5 Messiah, 44-53; def. (n) Penn St.-Lehigh Val., 73-52;
LOST to Catholic, 51-66; def. Goucher, 96-40; def. Stevenson, 84-55; def. Rowan, 79-74
#3431Chicago4-2won at Carthage, 76-52; def. Augsburg, 60-55; def. #22 Millikin, 71-68; LOST to #35 Wisconsin Lutheran, 52-58;
def. UW-Platteville, 71-60; LOST at Calvin, 51-65
#3529Wisconsin Lutheran4-0def. Martin Luther, 57-38; def. Washington U., 69-66; def. (n) #22 Millikin, 66-56; won at #34 Chicago, 58-52
#3628New York University6-0won at Kean, 89-58; def. Alvernia, 82-58; def. Thiel, 86-36; def. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 68-54;
def. Vassar, 84-64; def. Cabrini, 79-43
#3719Oglethorpe2-6LOST to (n) LaGrange, 72-80; LOST at #26 Piedmont, 77-84; LOST to (n) #16 Amherst, 36-53;
LOST at Gordon, 56-64; def. (n) Maryville (Tenn.), 79-69; def. (n) Franklin, 69-56; LOST to Asbury, 58-94;
LOST to LeTourneau, 60-86
T#3818Gustavus Adolphus3-1LOST at #6 Simpson, 61-85; def. Luther, 74-57; won at #27 Bethel, 53-42; def. St. Olaf, 81-70
T#3818UW-Eau Claire6-0def. UW-Superior, 76-53; def. Ripon, 74-46; def. #3 Trine, 72-66; won at St. Norbert, 65-58;
def. (n) #6 Simpson, 72-70; def. (n) Edgewood, 80-43
T#4017Mary Hardin-Baylor2-2def. #32 Rhodes, 73-72; LOST to #29 Trinity (Texas), 61-74; LOST at Colorado College, 58-67;
def. (n) Nebraska Wesleyan, 66-55
T#4017Rhode Island College4-3LOST to MIT, 47-61; won at Endicott, 74-54; LOST at #16 Amherst, 42-64; LOST at #30 Babson, 62-77;
def. Bard, 81-16; def. Bridgewater State, 65-46; won at Wesleyan, 66-62
#4216Ithaca3-1won at Hartwick, 50-48; def. #12 Scranton, 75-53; LOST at Cortland, 64-68; won at Keuka, 84-42
#4315Loras3-2def. Elmhurst, 91-62; def. UW-Stout, 79-72; def. UW-Platteville, 89-43; LOST to #6 Simpson, 79-85;
LOST to #18 UW-Whitewater, 54-83
#4411Illinois Wesleyan1-4LOST at Wittenberg, 59-68; won at Capital, 75-67; LOST to #18 UW-Whitewater, 43-75;
LOST to Rose-Hulman, 64-69 OT; LOST to Washington U., 72-83
T#4510Lynchburg3-1def. Averett, 77-48; LOST at Mary Washington, 57-66; def. William Peace, 76-59; won at #31 N.C. Wesleyan, 63-61
T#4510St. Lawrence5-0won at SUNY Potsdam, 68-60; def. SUNYIT, 74-48; def. Plattsburgh State, 83-41; won at #54 Williams, 65-64;
def. (n) Hamilton, 72-68 OT
T#4510Transylvania5-0won at Spalding, 80-47; won at Eastern Nazarene, 103-46; won at #7 Tufts, 66-65; def. Berea, 67-47;
def. #26 Piedmont, 76-46
#488Central1-3LOST at Grinnell, 66-80; LOST to (n) Augustana, 54-70; LOST to (n) Westminster (Mo.), 57-70;
won at Fontbonne, 60-54
#495SUNY New Paltz4-1def. Mount St. Mary, 76-60; LOST at Rochester, 66-83; def. (n) TCNJ, 62-54; won at Misericordia, 72-63;
won at Union, 66-56
T#504Austin1-4LOST to #15 Texas-Dallas, 44-74; LOST at #32 Rhodes, 64-83; def. McMurry, 60-56; LOST to #4 Whitman, 51-89;
LOST at #2 East Texas Baptist, 45-69
T#504Emory3-3LOST at LaGrange, 57-66; def. (n) #25 Millsaps, 50-40; won at Birmingham-Southern, 84-51;
LOST to #2 East Texas Baptist, 46-66; def. Ferrum, 90-52; LOST to LeTourneau, 54-65
T#504Marymount4-3def. Kean, 67-47; won at Stevenson, 59-47; LOST to (n) #53 Johns Hopkins, 43-79; def. Eastern, 81-69;
LOST to Catholic, 53-65; LOST at Shenandoah, 56-62; def. Rochester, 67-50
#533Johns Hopkins4-2LOST at Susquehanna, 41-65; won at York (Pa.), 42-31; won at Stevenson, 83-54; def. (n) T#50 Marymount, 79-43;
won at Muhlenberg, 62-52; LOST to Gettysburg, 58-67
#541Williams2-4LOST to Skidmore, 42-46; def. Massachusetts College, 89-42; won at Vassar, 63-60;
LOST to T#45 St. Lawrence, 64-65; LOST to Framingham State, 66-67 OT; LOST to Springfield, 59-64

Baldini

If Transylvania isn't in the next top 20, Lucy will have some splainin to do.

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gordonmann

#2331
QuoteIf Transylvania isn't in the next top 20, Lucy will have some splainin to do.

"Calm down, Rickey." :)

The Pioneers enter the Top 25 at No. 18. Here are some milestones and such from this week's Top 25 poll.

Might as well jump: Most teams have played at least four games, so our voters had enough data to blow up their preseason ballot and start over if they were inclined.

That's more or less what I did, putting UW-Eau Claire in my Top 5. Other voters may have been reluctant to elevate a team from off their ballot to highly ranked based on a small amount of data, and that's a reasonable approach. Some times teams get hot for a short stretch. I don't think that'll be the case with the Blugolds but we'll find out very soon. They play Oshkosh, Stevens Point, Bethany Lutheran and Loras in their next four.

Transylvania's jump wasn't quite as large but beating Tufts in Massachusetts is worth a lot. I was also impressed by how they handled Piedmont.

Can you take me high enough: John Carroll reaches its highest ranking ever at No. 4. The Blue Streaks' previous high was No. 8, and that was with an asterisk. They were ranked 8th last season when a smaller range of teams played.

The long run: Amherst has the longest streak of Top 25 appearances, active and ever, with 189. We won't hold not playing last season against the Mammoths. Tufts is next at 121 and then Hope at 118. If those teams stay ranked all season, they will both pass Washington U. for the second longest streak in our poll (133 straight). DePauw is ranked and that continues the Tigers' run of appearing in Top 25 poll at least once every season. The only other program to do that so far is Washington U.

Thunder struck: This week is the 100th appearance in our Top 25 poll for Wheaton (Ill.). It's also almost the high-mark for Wheaton, which surprised me. They've been good for a long time but never higher than No. 5.

Hard to handle: This was one of the more difficult early-season votes we've had in a while. Most ranked teams have played at least one other opponent receiving votes and some really good programs are off to bumpy starts. Compare the list of teams that received votes in the preseason to the list of teams that received votes this week.

You also end up with clusters of results like this one in the South.

ETBU beats Trinity by six
Trinity beats UMHB by 13
UMHB beats Rhodes 1
Rhodes beats ETBU by 6

Now add in Hardin-Simmons which beat Trinity in the final minute at home and you've got at least four teams with a good claim on being ranked and a fifth (Mary Hardin-Baylor) who has a case. The Cru lost to Colorado College, but the Tigers will contend in the SCAC. Do you take four teams? Three? Which ones?

This week's results could help or make things even harder. ETBU just lost to Texas-Dallas and plays Hardin-Simmons on Saturday.

There's a similar cluster of results in what we used to call the Mid Atlantic.

Scranton beats DeSales by 6
Ithaca beats Scranton by 22
Messiah beats DeSales by 2
Gettysburg beats Messiah by 10
Christopher Newport beats Gettysburg by 3
Messiah beats Salisbury by 9
Catholic beats Salisbury by 15

So how do you order those teams? What do you do with Ithaca who hammered Scranton and then lost to arch rival (but unranked) Cortland? Do you discount Messiah's win over DeSales because the Bulldogs were missing a starter due to injury? Do you give Scranton more credit for that win since DeSales was full-strength for the opener?

There are enough results right now that you have to resolve these questions, but not a whole of context to help you do so. That's what makes this fun!

I ended up taking bunches of teams in these clusters -- I have CNU, Gettysburg, Catholic, Ithaca and Scranton on my ballot. Then I bumped teams off my ballot who haven't played anyone good enough for me to evaluate them yet. NYU entered the poll, but dropped off my ballot, just because I ran out of room. The Violets will get plenty of tests once they enter UAA play, though the preseason poll was the first one ever that the UAA did not have at least one team ranked.

Darryl Nester

#2332
How They Fared (So Far)

Results since Monday's poll, and what's coming before the next poll. Only 4 losses so far, and just two pending games between ranked teams.

(complete report below)

Darryl Nester

#2333
How They Fared (Complete)

(One result is not yet final, but is lopsided at halftime. Will finalize later.)

Top 25

Rank   Pts   TeamW-L   Results
#1625Hope7-0def. Calvin, 91-42; def. Aquinas, 78-51
#2592Whitman6-0won at Willamette, 62-43
#3478John Carroll5-0won at Muskingum, 76-68
#4462Bowdoin8-1LOST to Bates, 70-74; def. Colby, 65-44
#5455Wartburg6-0def. Luther, 91-83; def. Westminster (Mo.), 75-63
#6441Wheaton (Ill.)8-1LOST at Carthage, 39-50; won at Elmhurst, 75-57
#7406Trine7-1def. Adrian, 80-52; won at Calvin, 79-49
#8393Amherst7-0won at Emmanuel, 56-48; won at Wesleyan, 78-61
#9381East Texas Baptist6-2LOST at #22 Texas-Dallas, 49-53; def. McMurry, 77-33; def. #10 Hardin-Simmons, 58-54
#10369Hardin-Simmons7-1won at Belhaven, 77-52; LOST at #9 East Texas Baptist, 54-58
#11366UW-Eau Claire8-0def. #20 UW-Oshkosh, 70-57; def. UW-Stevens Point, 64-38
#12361UW-Whitewater8-0won at UW-Stevens Point, 79-53; won at UW-Stout, 58-53
#13354Christopher Newport9-0def. William Peace, 118-43; def. Meredith, 104-48
#14319Simpson6-1won at UW-Superior, 77-50; won at Coe, 91-71
#15315DePauw7-0won at Wooster, 87-47
#16285Tufts5-1won at Mass-Dartmouth, 76-59
#17272Messiah6-1won at Eastern, 60-53
#18238Transylvania7-0won at Franklin, 72-62; def. Rose-Hulman, 64-57
#19169Scranton6-1won at Misericordia, 70-48; won at #25 Catholic, 56-53
#20130UW-Oshkosh7-2LOST at #11 UW-Eau Claire, 57-70; def. UW-La Crosse, 55-49
#21115Baldwin Wallace5-1won at Heidelberg, 73-49; won at Wilmington, 87-59
#22103Texas-Dallas5-1def. #9 East Texas Baptist, 53-49; def. Howard Payne, 83-59; def. Sul Ross State, 70-60
#2383Rhodes8-2LOST at Emory, 76-80; won at MUW, 77-53
#2480New York University7-0def. Wesleyan, 91-46
#2573Catholic7-1def. Gallaudet, 87-51; LOST to #19 Scranton, 53-56


Others receiving votes
Rank   Pts   TeamW-L   Results
#2657Smith6-1won at Eastern Connecticut, 62-57
#2752Gettysburg6-1def. McDaniel, 57-52; won at Dickinson, 60-50; def. Washington College, 62-53
#2841St. John Fisher6-0IDLE
#2923Wisconsin Lutheran6-0won at Concordia (Wis.), 61-52; won at Edgewood, 85-60
#3021Ithaca5-2def. SUNY Geneseo, 63-43; LOST at Vassar, 64-71; won at Bard, 68-35
#3115Springfield8-0won at Westfield State, 93-59
#3214St. Lawrence7-0won at Union, 62-58; won at Skidmore, 73-62
#3310St. Benedict6-0def. St. Mary's (Minn.), 59-56; def. Concordia-Moorhead, 71-61
#348Trinity (Texas)4-2IDLE
#357DeSales4-3won at Wilkes, 90-42; def. Arcadia, 74-30
#363Salisbury7-2won at Marymount, 66-47; won at Muhlenberg, 65-59
T#372Babson6-2def. (n) Middlebury, 79-62; LOST at Williams, 56-63
T#372George Fox2-5LOST to Pacific, 68-69; LOST at Puget Sound, 72-80
T#372Gustavus Adolphus5-1def. Carleton, 76-50; def. Macalester, 71-63
T#372Roanoke6-0def. Mary Baldwin, 74-37; def. Hollins, 78-55; won at Eastern Mennonite, 70-56
#411SUNY New Paltz6-2def. SUNY Oneonta, 68-53; LOST at SUNY Potsdam, 66-69; won at Plattsburgh State, 77-38

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gordonmann

The new Top 25 is released here.

Might as well jump: The biggest jump again belongs to UW-Eau Claire which eased any concerns about staying power by beating UW-Oshkosh by 13. DePauw and Transylvania also jumped five spots.

Ride Captain ride: This week is the 100th appearance in our Top 25 poll for Christopher Newport, masters of the chaos defense and the often-lopsided victory. CNU's highest appearance was No. 2 back during the first semester of the 2017-18 season.

Reeling in the years: St. John Fisher makes its first appearance in the Top 25 since January 17, 2005. Back then, George W. Bush was the President, folks were watching Fear Factor and Desperate Housewives and this was your No. 1 movie.

Darryl Nester

How They Fared (So Far)

Top 25

Rank   Pts   TeamW-L   Results
#1625Hope7-012/09 vs. Benedictine; 12/11 vs. Kalamazoo
#2577Whitman7-0won at Whitworth, 76-59; 12/12 vs. Colorado College
#3526UW-Eau Claire8-1LOST to Bethany Lutheran, 61-63; 12/11 vs. Loras
#4501John Carroll6-0won at Mount Union, 69-56; 12/11 vs. Capital
#5499Wartburg7-0def. Northwestern (Minn.), 79-46; 12/11 at #12 Simpson
#6477Amherst7-0IDLE
#7467Trine7-112/11 vs. Olivet
#8426UW-Whitewater8-0IDLE
#9420Christopher Newport9-012/12 vs. Marymount
#10364DePauw8-0def. Wittenberg, 83-57; 12/11 vs. Oberlin
#11341Bowdoin9-1won at Maine-Farmington, 69-43
#12332Simpson6-112/11 vs. #5 Wartburg
#13307Transylvania7-012/11 at Bluffton
#14266Hardin-Simmons7-112/09 vs. Concordia (Texas); 12/11 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor
#15259Tufts6-1def. WPI, 73-47; 12/11 vs. MIT
#16241Wheaton (Ill.)9-1def. Carroll, 62-50; 12/11 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
#17236East Texas Baptist6-212/11 at LeTourneau
#18222Messiah6-2LOST to York (Pa.), 55-61; 12/11 at Lebanon Valley
#19182Scranton6-112/11 at Stevens
#20173Baldwin Wallace5-112/12 vs. Marietta
#21168New York University7-012/10 vs. Hunter; 12/12 vs. Brooklyn
#22167Texas-Dallas5-1IDLE
#2376Gettysburg6-112/11 at Haverford
#2464UW-Oshkosh7-2IDLE
#2537St. John Fisher6-012/10 vs. Clarkson; 12/11 at Buffalo State


Others receiving votes
Rank   Pts   TeamW-L   Results
#2634Smith7-1def. Williams, 65-60; 12/10 at New England College
T#2729Springfield9-0def. Worcester State, 79-60; 12/11 at Connecticut College
T#2729Wisconsin Lutheran7-0def. Benedictine, 63-60; 12/11 vs. Dominican
#2924Bates6-1IDLE
#3016St. Benedict6-1LOST to Hamline, 44-68; 12/11 at Macalester
#3113Catholic7-1IDLE
T#326Gustavus Adolphus5-2LOST at Augsburg, 46-55; 12/11 at St. Catherine
T#326Rhodes8-2IDLE
T#326Trinity (Texas)4-2IDLE
#353St. Lawrence8-0def. Clarkson, 62-38
T#362DeSales5-3won at Stevens, 71-58; 12/11 vs. Misericordia
T#362Roanoke7-0def. Shenandoah, 80-69; 12/11 at Lynchburg
T#362Roger Williams7-0def. Suffolk, 66-49; 12/09 vs. Wheaton (Mass.)

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh



For two programs this week, the number 25 is probably considered lucky. For many, it represents the bottom of a Top 25 ranking, but for those in the 25th slot ... it means they are ranked.

St. John Fisher hasn't been ranked since "Desperate Housewives," "Boston Legal," "The Shield," and "Fear Factor" where some of the most popular shows on television. The top movie was "Coach Carter." However, Coach Melissa Kuberka has gotten her Cardinals squad back into the rankings after a terrific start to the 2021-22 season. We talk to her about the team's success and how the rest of the season could shape up.

For DeSales, there were signs they were going to be good during the COVID season. Not all teams are able to duplicate that short-season success, but the Bulldogs are off to an undefeated start. Coach Scott Coval discusses just how good the team is and why we haven't seen the unit at it's very best. Plus, one can still break a backboard in today's game? DeSales found out it is possible.

Plus, Yeshiva is getting plenty of attention now that they have been ranked #1 in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll the last few weeks. But do you really know the Macabees and their program? We talk to Gary Belsky who wrote an expose on the program for ESPN. It's a must read and a must listen to segment.

And UW-Eau Claire Athletics have big plans for future Blugolds and DIII championships. Introducing the $70 million Sonnetag Center. AD Dan Schumacher discusses the significant way UWEC could shift championships and even regional recruiting by 2024.

You can watch the show LIVE (or on demand) here: https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2021-22/dec9

Guests List:
- #25 St. John Fisher women's coach Melissa Kuberka
- #25 DeSales men's coach Scott Coval
- ESPN Writer Gary Belsky
- UW-Eau Claire Director of Athletics Dan Schumacher

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How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank   Pts   TeamW-L   Results
#1625Hope9-0def. Benedictine, 99-50; def. Kalamazoo, 112-31
#2577Whitman9-0won at Whitworth, 76-59; def. Walla Walla, 73-49; def. Colorado College, 80-70
#3526UW-Eau Claire9-1LOST to Bethany Lutheran, 61-63; def. Loras, 66-49
#4501John Carroll7-0won at Mount Union, 69-56; def. Capital, 73-55
#5499Wartburg7-1def. Northwestern (Minn.), 79-46; LOST at #12 Simpson, 74-90
#6477Amherst7-0IDLE
#7467Trine8-1def. Olivet, 78-20
#8426UW-Whitewater8-0IDLE
#9420Christopher Newport10-0def. Marymount, 93-39
#10364DePauw9-0def. Wittenberg, 83-57; def. Oberlin, 55-50
#11341Bowdoin9-1won at Maine-Farmington, 69-43
#12332Simpson7-1def. #5 Wartburg, 90-74
#13307Transylvania8-0won at Bluffton, 64-50
#14266Hardin-Simmons8-2def. Concordia (Texas), 80-48; LOST to Mary Hardin-Baylor, 52-64
#15259Tufts7-1def. WPI, 73-47; def. MIT, 81-65
#16241Wheaton (Ill.)9-2def. Carroll, 62-50; LOST to Illinois Wesleyan, 62-81
#17236East Texas Baptist7-2won at LeTourneau, 75-63
#18222Messiah7-2LOST to York (Pa.), 55-61; won at Lebanon Valley, 60-32
#19182Scranton6-2LOST at Stevens, 53-63
#20173Baldwin Wallace6-1def. Marietta, 66-41
#21168New York University9-0won at Hunter, 89-48; def. Brooklyn, 97-53
#22167Texas-Dallas5-1IDLE
#2376Gettysburg7-1won at Haverford, 50-26
#2464UW-Oshkosh7-2IDLE
#2537St. John Fisher8-0def. Clarkson, 66-63; won at Buffalo State, 65-56


Others receiving votes
Rank   Pts   TeamW-L   Results
#2634Smith8-1def. Williams, 65-60; won at New England College, 68-48
T#2729Springfield10-0def. Worcester State, 79-60; won at Connecticut College, 49-37
T#2729Wisconsin Lutheran8-0def. Benedictine, 63-60; def. Dominican, 82-36
#2924Bates6-1IDLE
#3016St. Benedict6-2LOST to Hamline, 44-68; LOST at Macalester, 57-62
#3113Catholic7-1IDLE
T#326Gustavus Adophus6-2LOST at Augsburg, 46-55; won at St. Catherine, 65-55
T#326Rhodes8-2IDLE
T#326Trinity (Texas)4-2IDLE
#353St. Lawrence8-0def. Clarkson, 62-38
T#362DeSales6-3won at Stevens, 71-58; def. Misericordia, 58-34
T#362Roanoke8-0def. Shenandoah, 80-69; won at Lynchburg, 69-58
T#362Roger Williams8-0def. Suffolk, 66-49; def. Wheaton (Mass.), 80-50

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh



For some programs, the start to the 2021-22 season has been better than expected. For others, it has been recording breaking.

On Sunday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with coaches of programs whose teams are off to strong starts. Some of those starts might have been expected, but not all of them.

We chat with Heidelberg and RPI men's basketball program plus York (Pa.) and No. 7 Trine women's programs.

You can watch the show LIVE (or on demand) here: https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2021-22/dec9

We are also simulcasting on our Facebook Live page (www.facebook.com/Hoopsville)

Guests List (order subject to change):
- Heidelberg men's coach Andy Bucheit
- York (Pa.) women's coach Betsy Witman
- #7 Trine women's coach Andy Rang
- RPI men's coach Mark Gilbride

Hoopsville is hosted by Dave McHugh from the NABC Studios. It is presented by D3hoops.com and thanks to our partners at the WBCA and BlueFrame Technology.

If you have questions, ideas, or want to interact with the show, feel free to send them to hoopsville@d3sports.com or use any of the social media options available.

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Don't forget you can always interact with us:
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Host of Hoopsville. USBWA Executive Board member. Broadcast Director for D3sports.com. Broadcaster for NCAA.com & several colleges. PA Announcer for Gophers & Brigade. Follow me on Twitter: @davemchugh or @d3hoopsville.