Top 25 discussion

[VT-Alum-NOVA]

You can bet that Mary Wash and Salisbury have the #2 ranking up on their bulletin board.  These rivalry games (and Santa Clara) will determine just how elite CNU is this year compared to previous years teams.  I will they are better than (2020, 2019, 2018, 2016) and tied with 2017 team (maybe a little bit better).  Really sad they did not have a 2021 team as vast majority of the current team would have played in 2021.

I can see the argument about CNU not having a great SOS and playing a weak schedule. I wonder how much of the respect at being #2 is given due to the fact that if CNU had a tougher schedule that there probably wouldn't be much difference due to the history of the coach.  From his bio...."In seven of his first eight seasons, [Broderick] has led the squad to deep NCAA Tournament runs, including a Final Four effort in 2017, an Elite Eight appearance during the 2013 tournament, and Sweet 16 finishes in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020." and the 2020 season could have been even deeper, but we will never know due to COVID.

I'm not smart enough to figure out what impact this has, if any, on the voters.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The start of the 2022 portion of the basketball season is off to a sluggish one. A number of teams are pausing team activities, postponing or canceling games, or a combination of all of the above as the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus blasts through every portion of life in our country.

Thursday night on Hoopsville, we chat about the impact positive test results has caused on the Division III basketball season so far. We also discuss how teams are trying to adjust to changes in schedules. And how this could impact things come late February and March.

Plus there are the teams who, for now, are still playing or trying to play. We talk to some teams who are making heads turn around the country.

You can watch the show LIVE (or on demand) here: https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2021-22/jan6 or http://www.d3hoops.com/x/lvmbp

We are also simulcasting on our Facebook Live page (www.facebook.com/Hoopsville) AND tonight on our YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/Hoopsville)

Guests include:
- Brian Niemuth, No. 6 Simpson women's coach
- Juli Fulks, No. 4 Transylvania women's coach
- Kevin App, No. 17 Williams men's coach

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[thebear]

Just saw that the Plattsburgh Potsdam swing to western NY has been postponed. 

They are getting a Buffalo style snow storm, with an outbreak of COVID in WNY for good measure.

Be interesting how they reschedule as these are not mid-week trips.

Plattsburgh to Fredonia is right at 450 miles via interstate.

Also wonder what that will do to the Bills game on Sunday?

[gordonmann]

Bills fans are a hearty bunch so I'm guessing they'll be okay with the snow. COVID is another matter.

But this gives me an excuse to post one of my favorite fans-being-silly videos.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

While most software goes through alpha and beta versions, this program just got the omicron update; it now automatically notes games marked as postponements (42 total in this report), cancellations (19), and forfeits (4) - although I just discovered that some forfeits are listed in the database as (e.g.) "2 - 0 Canceled." Such games will be reported here as "Canceled" rather than forfeit wins/losses, unless I decide to update my program further.

FWIW, about 40% of the D3 games scheduled for yesterday were postponed or canceled.

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	625	Hope	11-0	01/06 vs. Illinois College postponed
#2	570	Christopher Newport	13-0	01/04 at Mary Baldwin postponed; 01/08 at St. Joseph's (Bklyn.) postponed; 01/09 at Pratt canceled
#3	563	Amherst	8-0	def. Williams, 72-54
#4	514	Transylvania	10-0	01/05 vs. Earlham canceled; 01/08 vs. Defiance postponed
#5	490	Whitman	10-1	01/07 vs. Linfield postponed; 01/08 vs. Pacific postponed
#6	484	Simpson	12-1	def. Buena Vista, 86-38; 01/08 at Luther canceled
#7	469	Trine	10-2	01/08 at St. Mary's (Ind.) postponed
#8	436	UW-Whitewater	13-1	def. #18 UW-Oshkosh, 67-63 OT; def. #10 UW-Eau Claire, 73-64
#9	432	Tufts	10-1	01/05 vs. #28 Smith postponed; won at Wesleyan, 86-66; won at Babson, 82-67
#10	369	UW-Eau Claire	11-3	LOST at #8 UW-Whitewater, 64-73
#11	348	New York University	10-0	won at Brandeis, 76-68
#12	336	John Carroll	10-2	def. Heidelberg, 2-0 (forfeit); won at Ohio Northern, 54-49
#13	253	Bowdoin	11-3	LOST to Trinity (Conn.), 57-60 OT; def. Connecticut College, 77-35
#14	241	Wartburg	10-2	def. Central, 58-35; def. Nebraska Wesleyan, 82-61
#15	237	East Texas Baptist	9-2	01/03 vs. Belhaven canceled; 01/08 at University of the Ozarks canceled
#16	234	DePauw	11-2	01/08 at Allegheny postponed; 01/09 at Hiram postponed
#17	210	Baldwin Wallace	9-2	def. Mount Union, 70-57; def. Muskingum, 60-38
#18	174	UW-Oshkosh	11-3	LOST at #8 UW-Whitewater, 63-67 OT; 01/08 vs. UW-River Falls canceled
#19	157	St. John Fisher	10-1	def. Alfred, 69-58; won at Sage, 62-52; LOST at Hartwick, 56-65
#20	139	Springfield	12-0	01/08 vs. #28 Smith postponed
#21	138	Hardin-Simmons	10-2	01/06 vs. LeTourneau canceled; 01/08 vs. #23 Texas-Dallas canceled; def. McMurry, 88-69
#22	88	Mary Washington	13-1	def. (n) Widener, 64-61
#23	82	Texas-Dallas	6-3	01/03 vs. Austin postponed; 01/06 at McMurry canceled; 01/08 at #21 Hardin-Simmons canceled
#24	77	Marietta	12-1	def. Muskingum, 94-72; def. Wilmington, 68-46
#25	75	Wisconsin Lutheran	9-0	01/04 at MSOE postponed; def. Rockford, 53-37

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	60	Gettysburg	7-2	01/04 at T#30 Catholic canceled; 01/08 vs. Bryn Mawr postponed
#27	55	Wheaton (Ill.)	10-3	LOST to North Park, 71-82
#28	52	Smith	9-1	01/05 at #9 Tufts postponed; 01/08 at #20 Springfield postponed
#29	45	Messiah	10-2	def. Franklin and Marshall, 63-48; 01/05 vs. Penn State-Harrisburg canceled; 01/08 vs. Alvernia canceled
T#30	29	Catholic	10-1	01/04 vs. #26 Gettysburg canceled; won at Susquehanna, 68-43
T#30	29	Mary Hardin-Baylor	11-2	def. Concordia (Texas), 66-59; def. Sul Ross State, 92-81; def. Howard Payne, 77-53
T#30	29	Trinity (Texas)	8-2	01/08 vs. Texas Lutheran postponed
#33	20	Roger Williams	10-0	01/04 vs. Gordon postponed; won at Western New England, 76-54; won at Nichols, 82-71
#34	18	Bates	8-3	01/06 vs. Wheaton (Mass.) postponed; won at Wesleyan, 91-82
#35	16	Scranton	9-2	def. Juniata, 78-50
#36	11	UC Santa Cruz	8-2	01/05 vs. Pomona-Pitzer postponed; 01/08 at Lincoln (CA) postponed
T#37	6	Roanoke	9-2	01/05 at Bridgewater (Va.) postponed; 01/08 at Randolph postponed
T#37	6	St. Lawrence	10-0	01/04 at Cortland postponed; 01/07 at Bard postponed; won at Vassar, 99-81
#39	5	Augsburg	8-3	def. St. Catherine, 2-0 (forfeit); def. Macalester, 69-55
#40	2	Puget Sound	11-1	def. Willamette, 69-51; def. Lewis and Clark, 90-83
#41	1	Drew	10-0	01/03 vs. Kean postponed

[Titan Q]

My conversation with UW-Oshkosh WBB coach Brad Fischer on leading through the current Omicron surge...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHdGBqHDDb0&t=2564s

0:00 Q-cast on the fly
2:00 Pandemic thoughts when practice started this season
3:35 Impact on the UWO WBB program the last 3 seasons
9:00 Reasons for optimism
13:03 Common ground
15:20 Twitter exchange; Covid protocols
23:31 Contagious nature of the variant; outbreak
31:20 Navigating the polarizing nature of the pandemic
38:00 Perspective helps
41:43 Mental health
46:20 Brad's final thoughts

[gordonmann]

Awesome. I look forward to listening to this one, Chief Rabbi Quillman.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Schedules throughout Division III have become a moving target. We are all used to seeing some postponements or cancelations this time of year thanks to Mother Nature, but these mass changes are giving some PTSD to the 2020-21 "season."

Monday night on Hoopsville, we chat with teams who are still playing for now. Plus those who may deserve a little more attention thanks to tremendous starts to their seasons. And hear from those who are steadily flying slightly under the radar.

We also take a look at all the postponements and cancelations and discuss what may or may not happen as we move forward with the season.

Plus, we react to the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 polls released on Monday.

You can watch the show LIVE (or on demand) here: https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2021-22/jan10

We are also simulcasting on our Facebook Live page (www.facebook.com/Hoopsville) AND tonight on our YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/Hoopsville)

Guests include (order subject to change):
- Klay Knueppel, No. 25 Wisconsin Lutheran women's coach
- Trevor Lydic, Berry men's interim coach
- Tyler Simms, Clark men's coach
- Bob Quillman & Ryan Scott, Top 25 Double-Take

Hoopsville is hosted by Dave McHugh from the the NABC Studio. It is presented by D3hoops.com and thanks to our partner WBCA. All guests are featured on the BlueFrame Technology Hoopsville Hotline.

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[CNU85]

You can bet that Mary Wash and Salisbury have the #2 ranking up on their bulletin board.  These rivalry games (and Santa Clara) will determine just how elite CNU is this year compared to previous years teams.  I will they are better than (2020, 2019, 2018, 2016) and tied with 2017 team (maybe a little bit better).  Really sad they did not have a 2021 team as vast majority of the current team would have played in 2021.

I can see the argument about CNU not having a great SOS and playing a weak schedule. I wonder how much of the respect at being #2 is given due to the fact that if CNU had a tougher schedule that there probably wouldn't be much difference due to the history of the coach.  From his bio...."In seven of his first eight seasons, [Broderick] has led the squad to deep NCAA Tournament runs, including a Final Four effort in 2017, an Elite Eight appearance during the 2013 tournament, and Sweet 16 finishes in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020." and the 2020 season could have been even deeper, but we will never know due to COVID.

I'm not smart enough to figure out what impact this has, if any, on the voters.

UMW is scary good and very underrated. They are dangerous! Watch out for them this year! Plus, a buddy of mine has a daughter on their team!

[gordonmann]

I'm looking forward to watching that CNU/UMW game this weekend. Definitely a contrast in styles.

[Riley Zayas]

Of the unranked teams, UMHB definitely seems to be amongst the top contenders for a Top 25 spot this week. Of course, that depends on the outcome of tomorrow's game at ETBU, which will be a rematch of the 2021 ASC Tournament Championship, but the Crusaders are 8-0 in a conference with three Top 25 teams. Not a single one of those three (Hardin-Simmons, ETBU, UTD) has managed to go perfect in ASC play. Sets up a must-see matchup in East Texas tomorrow night.

We spoke with UMHB head coach Mark Morefield ahead of the matchup: https://truetothecru.com/2022/01/12/asc-championship-rematch-on-tap-for-umhb-womens-basketball-thursday/

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	625	Hope	12-0	def. Adrian, 100-54; 01/13 at Alma; 01/15 vs. Albion
#2	585	Christopher Newport	13-0	01/15 at #20 Mary Washington
#3	554	Amherst	8-0	01/10 at Lehman canceled; 01/14 at T#31 Bates; 01/15 at #9 Tufts
#4	528	Transylvania	11-0	01/12 vs. Mount St. Joseph postponed; def. Wilmington, 75-42; 01/15 at Anderson
#5	503	Simpson	13-1	won at Nebraska Wesleyan, 94-54; 01/15 at Dubuque
#6	490	Trine	11-2	def. Alma, 65-49; 01/15 vs. Kalamazoo
#7	488	Whitman	10-1	01/14 vs. Pacific Lutheran; 01/15 vs. #37 Puget Sound
#8	470	UW-Whitewater	14-1	won at UW-Platteville, 62-53; 01/15 vs. UW-River Falls
#9	440	Tufts	10-1	01/14 vs. Hamilton; 01/15 vs. #3 Amherst
#10	371	New York University	10-0	01/14 vs. Case Western Reserve; 01/16 vs. Carnegie Mellon
#11	334	UW-Eau Claire	11-4	LOST to UW-Stout, 68-72; 01/15 at UW-La Crosse
#12	303	John Carroll	10-2	won at Otterbein, 52-47; 01/15 at Wilmington
#13	280	Wartburg	11-2	def. Coe, 80-53; 01/15 vs. Buena Vista
#14	275	East Texas Baptist	9-2	01/13 vs. #27 Mary Hardin-Baylor; 01/15 vs. Concordia (Texas)
#15	254	Baldwin Wallace	10-2	def. Ohio Northern, 58-41; 01/15 at Capital
#16	238	DePauw	11-2	01/15 vs. Ohio Wesleyan
#17	198	Bowdoin	11-3	01/14 at Williams; 01/15 at Middlebury
#18	193	Springfield	13-0	def. Babson, 75-71; 01/15 vs. Wheaton (Mass.)
#19	141	Hardin-Simmons	10-2	01/13 at Howard Payne; 01/15 at Sul Ross State
#20	129	Mary Washington	13-1	01/15 vs. #2 Christopher Newport
#21	123	UW-Oshkosh	11-3	01/12 at UW-Stevens Point canceled; 01/15 vs. UW-Stout canceled
#22	120	Marietta	13-1	won at Mount Union, 70-67; 01/15 vs. Heidelberg
#23	88	Wisconsin Lutheran	10-0	def. St. Norbert, 50-47; 01/15 at Dominican
#24	63	Texas-Dallas	6-3	01/15 vs. University of the Ozarks
#25	61	St. John Fisher	10-1	01/14 vs. T#42 Utica; 01/15 at Elmira

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	46	Messiah	11-2	won at Stevenson, 68-57; 01/16 vs. Widener
#27	39	Mary Hardin-Baylor	11-2	01/13 at #14 East Texas Baptist; 01/15 at Belhaven
#28	31	Catholic	10-1	01/15 vs. T#42 Drew
#29	28	Smith	9-1	01/10 at Westfield State postponed; 01/15 at MIT postponed; 01/16 at MIT
#30	22	Trinity (Texas)	10-2	def. Howard Payne, 90-58; def. University of Dallas, 91-48; 01/13 at St. Thomas (Texas); 01/15 at Colorado College
T#31	17	Bates	9-3	won at St. Joseph's (Maine), 73-72; 01/14 vs. #3 Amherst; 01/15 vs. Hamilton
T#31	17	Gettysburg	8-2	won at Muhlenberg, 70-35; 01/13 at Franklin and Marshall; 01/15 vs. Swarthmore
T#31	17	Roger Williams	11-0	def. Salve Regina, 72-55; 01/15 at University of New England
#34	13	Scranton	11-2	def. Clarks Summit, 69-56; won at Susquehanna, 51-44; 01/15 at Goucher
T#35	8	Augsburg	9-3	won at St. Mary's (Minn.), 56-49; def. Concordia-Moorhead, 63-44; 01/15 at St. Benedict
T#35	8	St. Lawrence	10-0	01/14 vs. Ithaca; 01/15 vs. RPI
#37	7	Puget Sound	11-1	01/14 at Whitworth; 01/15 at #7 Whitman
#38	5	UC Santa Cruz	8-2	IDLE
#39	4	Gustavus Adolphus	9-2	won at St. Benedict, 71-60; 01/15 at St. Scholastica
T#40	3	Millikin	12-3	def. T#40 Wheaton (Ill.), 68-48; 01/15 vs. Carthage
T#40	3	Wheaton (Ill.)	10-4	LOST at T#40 Millikin, 48-68; 01/15 vs. North Central (Ill.)
T#42	1	Drew	10-0	01/15 at #28 Catholic
T#42	1	Salisbury	12-2	IDLE
T#42	1	Utica	12-0	def. Hartwick, 62-56; 01/14 at #25 St. John Fisher; 01/15 at Nazareth

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Believe it or not, the Division III basketball season is basically at it's midway point - at least in terms of games played for most teams. Now everyone's focus turns towards the end of February and positioning themselves for conference tournaments and hopefully NCAA glory.

If COVID will allow, of course.

On Thursday's edition of Hoopsville, we talk with a few programs who appear to be in very good position midway through January. Of course, each will likely tell us there is a long way to go.

Plus we debut the women's edition of the Top 25 Double-Take. Gordon Mann and Riley Zayas, of Tru to the Cru, join the show with their Dubious, Deep Dive, and Debatable teams throughout Division III.

Watch the show On Demand here: https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2021-22/jan13

Or the simulcast versions on our Facebook Live page (www.facebook.com/Hoopsville) and YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/Hoopsville)

Guests include:
- Aaron Griess, Augsburg men's coach
- Doreen Carden, Albion women's coach
- Dan Pruessner, Eastern men's coach
- Michele Davis, Utica women's coach
- Women's Top 25 Double-Take: Gordon Mann, D3hoops.com, Riley Zayas, True to the Cru

Hoopsville is hosted by Dave McHugh from the the NABC Studio. It is presented by D3hoops.com and thanks to our partner WBCA. All guests are featured on the BlueFrame Technology Hoopsville Hotline.

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[scottiedawg]

Bates over Amherst provides some more information on Amherst.

East Text Baptist also lost at Home. That was another team with a very good record but lacking SOS.

Transylvania's SOS in Massey has zoomed way way way up.

Christopher Newport @ Mary Washington (game underway) is obviously the game of the day. (No Sondra Fan for CNU looks like though)

Amherst @ Tufts is another game that will provide fantastic information.

[CNU85]

No pre-season All-American Fan, and CNU struggles early but is able to pull away at the end 68-61. I couldn't watch on line but followed live stats starting in 2nd. Would have been a great game to watch. I knew UMW would be tough.