Top 25 discussion

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

New WBB Top 25 is out and ... hello BLUFFTON! #21: http://www.d3hoops.com/top25/women/2015-16/week7

[Darryl Nester]

New WBB Top 25 is out and ... hello BLUFFTON! #21: http://www.d3hoops.com/top25/women/2015-16/week7

Once I saw that the men's report was out, I was refreshing the Top 25 page with embarrassing frequency until the women's report showed up ... (that's supposedly the "embarrassed" emoticon, but I'm not sure I see it)

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Haha... don't blame you a bit!

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Just five losses so far this week (and only one in the top 25).

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	625	Thomas More	17-0	won at Grove City, 92-37; 01/30 vs. Westminster (Pa.)
#2	594	Amherst	19-0	def. Williams, 66-54; 01/30 vs. Trinity (Conn.)
#3	576	George Fox	17-0	01/29 vs. Pacific; 01/30 at Puget Sound
#4	554	Hope	18-0	def. Olivet, 76-55; 01/30 at Adrian
#5	496	Texas-Tyler	17-1	01/28 at Louisiana College; 01/30 at East Texas Baptist
#6	492	Scranton	18-0	won at Drew, 73-42; 01/30 at Elizabethtown
#7	481	Rochester	15-1	01/29 at #10 Washington U.; 01/31 at Chicago
#8	431	New York University	15-1	01/29 vs. #27 Carnegie Mellon; 01/31 vs. Case Western Reserve
#9	416	Tufts	16-2	def. Emmanuel, 57-41; 01/30 at Bates
#10	409	Washington U.	13-3	01/29 vs. #7 Rochester; 01/31 vs. Emory
#11	338	UW-Oshkosh	15-3	def. UW-Eau Claire, 65-53; 01/30 at #14 UW-Stevens Point
#12	303	St. Thomas	15-3	def. Macalester, 79-62; 01/30 vs. St. Catherine
#13	300	Capital	15-3	LOST at Wilmington, 56-64; 01/30 vs. Mount Union
#14	283	UW-Stevens Point	15-3	won at UW-Stout, 69-61; 01/30 vs. #11 UW-Oshkosh
#15	264	Ohio Northern	15-3	won at Otterbein, 72-69; 01/30 vs. John Carroll
#16	237	Muhlenberg	14-1	01/25 at Elizabethtown postponed; def. Ursinus, 73-49; 01/30 at T#43 McDaniel
#17	223	UW-Whitewater	15-3	won at UW-Platteville, 74-47; 01/30 vs. #18 UW-River Falls
#18	187	UW-River Falls	15-3	def. UW-La Crosse, 95-64; 01/30 at #17 UW-Whitewater
#19	127	Albright	17-2	def. Lebanon Valley, 66-59; won at Widener, 58-49; 01/30 at Hood
#20	125	Calvin	14-4	won at St. Mary's (Ind.), 81-57; 01/30 vs. Great Lake Christian
#21	120	Bluffton	18-0	def. Mount St. Joseph, 75-46; 01/30 at Rose-Hulman
#22	107	Trinity (Texas)	15-3	01/29 vs. University of Dallas; 01/30 vs. Austin
#23	65	Wheaton (Ill.)	14-4	won at Illinois Wesleyan, 69-53; 01/30 at North Central (Ill.)
#24	54	Whitman	13-3	01/29 at Lewis and Clark; 01/30 at Linfield
#25	52	Maryville (Tenn.)	13-2	def. Salem, 91-50; 01/29 vs. Methodist; 01/30 vs. Greensboro

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	51	Christopher Newport	15-2	won at Southern Virginia, 109-71; 01/30 vs. Penn State-Harrisburg
#27	41	Carnegie Mellon	13-3	01/29 at #8 New York University; 01/31 at Brandeis
#28	34	Rowan	17-2	won at Ramapo, 80-55; def. Rutgers-Camden, 88-75; 01/30 at New Jersey City
T#29	25	St. John Fisher	14-2	won at Alfred, 73-50; 01/29 at Stevens; 01/29 at Stevens
T#29	25	Birmingham-Southern	15-1	01/29 at Rhodes; 01/31 at Hendrix
#31	20	Stockton	15-3	won at Baruch, 76-65; won at TCNJ, 54-53; 01/30 vs. William Paterson
#32	12	St. Mary's (Minn.)	15-3	LOST to Augsburg, 70-82; 01/30 at Carleton
#33	10	Bowdoin	14-5	def. Husson, 94-49; 01/30 at Colby
#34	9	University of New England	15-3	won at St. Joseph's (Maine), 78-55; won at Wentworth, 62-42; 01/30 vs. Nichols
T#35	7	Luther	14-4	def. Buena Vista, 63-59; 01/30 vs. Loras
T#35	7	Cal Lutheran	13-5	LOST to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 53-61; 01/30 vs. Redlands
#37	6	Connecticut College	14-3	01/30 vs. Wesleyan
T#38	5	Mary Washington	14-3	def. Frostburg State, 88-46; 01/30 vs. Wesley
T#38	5	Wartburg	13-5	LOST to Coe, 65-71; 01/30 vs. Buena Vista
#40	3	WPI	17-1	won at Mount Holyoke, 59-29; 01/30 vs. MIT
T#41	2	Keene State	15-3	LOST at Eastern Connecticut, 51-54; 01/30 vs. Mass-Boston
T#41	2	Washington and Jefferson	15-3	def. Thiel, 100-67; 01/30 at Chatham
T#43	1	McDaniel	15-3	won at Franklin and Marshall, 64-60; won at Gettysburg, 73-60; 01/30 vs. #16 Muhlenberg
T#43	1	Moravian	15-3	won at Juniata, 71-66; won at Merchant Marine, 59-45; 01/30 at Catholic

Per Mr. Ypsi's request: Illinois Wesleyan (11-8) LOST to #23 Wheaton (Ill.), 53-69; 01/30 at Carthage

[Just Bill]

Per Mr. Ypsi's request: Illinois Wesleyan (11-8) LOST to #23 Wheaton (Ill.), 53-69; 01/30 at Carthage

We need more optimism like that in the world.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Per Mr. Ypsi's request: Illinois Wesleyan (11-8) LOST to #23 Wheaton (Ill.), 53-69; 01/30 at Carthage

We need more optimism like that in the world.

Hey, now - they are still tied for first in the CCIW.   I really thought they would avenge their loss to Wheaton playing at home, but, alas, they played like the VERY young team they are.  (In terms of key players, they are probably among the 4-5 youngest teams in D3; in a year or two, watch out!!)

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

There are several turning points during the Division III basketball season and we have arrived at yet another. The time in the season when many conferences start heading into the second half of round-robin play.

Thursday night on Hoopsville, Dave McHugh talks to some of the teams who are leading their conferences after the first half of play and looking to keep up their mometum. Some have also emerged as an unexpected frontrunner - a theme of the season so far. McHugh also talks to a coach who has one of the more interesting coaching challenges in the country - leading a service academy program with height, practice time, and other restrictions.

Hoopsville hits the air at 7:00 PM ET and you can watch the show here: www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/jan28. We will also have more information on next week's marathon show along with the third-annual fundraising efforts.

Guests include (in order):
- John Krikorian, No. 9 Christopher Newport men's coach
- Chad Shutler, No. 21 Bluffton women's coach
- Kevin Jaskiewicz, Coast Guard men's coach (NABC Coach's Corner)
- Marianne O'Connor-Ermi, St. John Fisher women's coach
- Brad Bjorkgren, Simpson men's coach

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[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

There are just four weeks left in the regular season and teams are feeling the pressure to take care of business. Sunday night on Hoopsville, Dave McHugh talks to many coaches in the conference playoff mix. Whether they are trying to position themselves to stay at home for the tournament or just get into the playoffs, there is a lot on the line with less games to play.

You can watch Hoopsville starting at 7:00 PM ET here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/jan31

Tonight's guests include (in order):
- Brad Fischer, No. 11 UW-Oshkosh women's coach
- Casey Stitzel, Delaware Valley men's coach
- Mary Beth Spirk, Moravian women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Drew Gaeng, Hendrix women's coach
- Joe Reilly, No. 25 Wesleyan men's coach

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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	625	Thomas More	18-0	won at Grove City, 92-37; def. Westminster (Pa.), 105-31
#2	594	Amherst	20-0	def. Williams, 66-54; def. Trinity (Conn.), 53-38
#3	576	George Fox	19-0	def. Pacific, 87-51; won at Puget Sound, 78-72
#4	554	Hope	19-0	def. Olivet, 76-55; won at Adrian, 73-53
#5	496	Texas-Tyler	19-1	won at Louisiana College, 73-67; won at East Texas Baptist, 72-61
#6	492	Scranton	19-0	won at Drew, 73-42; won at Elizabethtown, 78-59
#7	481	Rochester	15-3	LOST at #10 Washington U., 38-59; LOST at Chicago, 56-58
#8	431	New York University	17-1	def. #27 Carnegie Mellon, 75-74; def. Case Western Reserve, 82-70
#9	416	Tufts	17-2	def. Emmanuel, 57-41; won at Bates, 68-53
#10	409	Washington U.	15-3	def. #7 Rochester, 59-38; def. Emory, 75-68
#11	338	UW-Oshkosh	16-3	def. UW-Eau Claire, 65-53; won at #14 UW-Stevens Point, 61-59
#12	303	St. Thomas	16-3	def. Macalester, 79-62; def. St. Catherine, 72-67
#13	300	Capital	15-4	LOST at Wilmington, 56-64; LOST to Mount Union, 47-57
#14	283	UW-Stevens Point	15-4	won at UW-Stout, 69-61; LOST to #11 UW-Oshkosh, 59-61
#15	264	Ohio Northern	16-3	won at Otterbein, 72-69; def. John Carroll, 68-45
#16	237	Muhlenberg	15-1	def. Ursinus, 73-49; won at T#43 McDaniel, 58-54
#17	223	UW-Whitewater	16-3	won at UW-Platteville, 74-47; def. #18 UW-River Falls, 62-59
#18	187	UW-River Falls	15-4	def. UW-La Crosse, 95-64; LOST at #17 UW-Whitewater, 59-62
#19	127	Albright	18-2	def. Lebanon Valley, 66-59; won at Widener, 56-49; won at Hood, 59-33
#20	125	Calvin	15-4	won at St. Mary's (Ind.), 81-57; def. Great Lake Christian, 104-18
#21	120	Bluffton	18-1	def. Mount St. Joseph, 75-46; LOST at Rose-Hulman, 50-57
#22	107	Trinity (Texas)	16-4	def. University of Dallas, 53-48; LOST to Austin, 67-70
#23	65	Wheaton (Ill.)	15-4	won at Illinois Wesleyan, 69-53; won at North Central (Ill.), 98-85
#24	54	Whitman	15-3	won at Lewis and Clark, 74-56; won at Linfield, 61-56
#25	52	Maryville (Tenn.)	15-2	def. Salem, 91-50; def. Methodist, 56-46; def. Greensboro, 77-49

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	51	Christopher Newport	16-2	won at Southern Virginia, 109-71; def. Penn State-Harrisburg, 77-54
#27	41	Carnegie Mellon	14-4	LOST at #8 New York University, 74-75; won at Brandeis, 66-60
#28	34	Rowan	18-2	won at Ramapo, 80-55; def. Rutgers-Camden, 88-75; won at New Jersey City, 67-53
T#29	25	St. John Fisher	14-3	won at Alfred, 73-50; LOST at Stevens, 35-51
T#29	25	Birmingham-Southern	16-2	LOST at Rhodes, 57-62; won at Hendrix, 75-63
#31	20	Stockton	16-3	won at Baruch, 76-65; won at TCNJ, 54-53; def. William Paterson, 63-50
#32	12	St. Mary's (Minn.)	16-3	LOST to Augsburg, 70-82; won at Carleton, 65-59
#33	10	Bowdoin	15-5	def. Husson, 94-49; won at Colby, 62-49
#34	9	University of New England	16-3	won at St. Joseph's (Maine), 78-55; won at Wentworth, 62-42; def. Nichols, 80-32
T#35	7	Luther	15-4	def. Buena Vista, 63-59; def. Loras, 60-43
T#35	7	Cal Lutheran	14-5	LOST to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 53-61; def. Redlands, 67-60
#37	6	Connecticut College	15-3	def. Wesleyan, 71-61
T#38	5	Mary Washington	15-3	def. Frostburg State, 88-46; def. Wesley, 61-52
T#38	5	Wartburg	13-6	LOST to Coe, 65-71; LOST to Buena Vista, 55-59
#40	3	WPI	18-1	won at Mount Holyoke, 59-29; def. MIT, 54-35
T#41	2	Keene State	16-3	LOST at Eastern Connecticut, 51-54; def. Mass-Boston, 75-59
T#41	2	Washington and Jefferson	16-3	def. Thiel, 100-67; won at Chatham, 84-60
T#43	1	McDaniel	15-4	won at Franklin and Marshall, 64-60; won at Gettysburg, 73-60; LOST to #16 Muhlenberg, 54-58
T#43	1	Moravian	15-4	won at Juniata, 71-66; won at Merchant Marine, 59-45; LOST at Catholic, 80-85

Better luck for the Titans to close out the week:
Illinois Wesleyan (12-8) LOST to #23 Wheaton (Ill.), 53-69; won at Carthage, 75-72

[Mr. Ypsi]

Darryl, thanks for adding IWU per my request.  I really thought they would defeat Wheaton at the Shirk, in which case they would be very much in the driver's seat for the CCIW title and home court for the conference tourney (and would probably pick up a stray vote or two and be legitimately in "How They Fared").  They didn't even make a decent game of it!   Since they will now never even sniff the Top 25 voting (THIS season ), and will make the national tourney only if they win the AQ, feel free to delete them again.

Since their top players are freshmen and sophomores, I have every confidence that at least by week 4 or 5 next season I won't have to make a special request to see them listed!

And +k for doing this 'column'.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

There are just four weeks left in the regular season and teams are feeling the pressure to take care of business. Sunday night on Hoopsville, Dave McHugh talks to many coaches in the conference playoff mix. Whether they are trying to position themselves to stay at home for the tournament or just get into the playoffs, there is a lot on the line with less games to play.

You can watch Hoopsville starting at 7:00 PM ET here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/jan31

Tonight's guests include (in order):
- Brad Fischer, No. 11 UW-Oshkosh women's coach
- Casey Stitzel, Delaware Valley men's coach
- Mary Beth Spirk, Moravian women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Drew Gaeng, Hendrix women's coach
- Joe Reilly, No. 25 Wesleyan men's coach

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[Darryl Nester]

Darryl, thanks for adding IWU per my request.  ...

Happy to oblige. I have a soft spot for IWU, as I grew up in Bloomington-Normal, including living for several years just a couple of blocks from Fred Young Fieldhouse.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Darryl, thanks for adding IWU per my request.  ...

Happy to oblige. I have a soft spot for IWU, as I grew up in Bloomington-Normal, including living for several years just a couple of blocks from Fred Young Fieldhouse.

I didn't know that.  We drove the fire marshall crazy by regularly packing 3-400 people beyond legal capacity into Fred Young in the late 60s!  I myself spent a couple of games atop the wall separating the front entrance from the court!  Sad to see that the Shirk is now only rarely at capacity.

To our shame, we didn't even HAVE a women's basketball team back then.

[Hoops Junkie]

How is UW-Superior Women not getting any votes in the Top 25 poll.  This is a team that won the regular season WIAC title last season and is currently 17-2 overall and 11-0 in the UMAC this season.  They have won 14 straight games and belong in the discussion. 

[Pat Coleman]

How is UW-Superior Women not getting any votes in the Top 25 poll.  This is a team that won the regular season WIAC title last season and is currently 17-2 overall and 11-0 in the UMAC this season.  They have won 14 straight games and belong in the discussion.

I think it's because they won the WIAC last season -- and by the way, lost their best player, perhaps the best player in the program's history. Even with that, they are blowing the UMAC up. That's an indictment against the UMAC, not a feather in UW-Superior's cap.

Non-conference schedule (not including the Finlandia games):
11/13   at Concordia-Moorhead •   W, 86-77   (13-6, 9-3 MIAC, tied for third, not receiving votes)
11/15   vs. Dubuque •   W, 95-70   (6-13, 1-7 IIAC, tied for seventh)
11/20   vs. UW-La Crosse •   L, 66-62   (6-13, 0-8 WIAC, eighth place)
11/21   at UW-Eau Claire •   W, 61-58   (9-10, 4-4 WIAC fifth place)
11/24   at St. Benedict •   L, 62-51   (13-6, 8-4 MIAC, fifth place, not receiving votes)
12/29   vs. Marian •   W, 72-61   (5-14, 3-11 NACC, 10th place)