Top 25 talk

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Last night, the #10, 15, 16, 18, 24, and 25 teams all lost. Don't know if those games will be included in the next poll, but that should mess things up a bit.

Yep... games through tonight will be in the data for voters to decide by tomorrow evening.

Usual data collection ends the Sunday evening head of the Monday vote.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	625	Nebraska Wesleyan	13-0	def. Linfield, 90-79; def. Buena Vista, 83-59; def. #20 Loras, 89-71
#2	572	Williams	13-0	def. (n) T#35 Montclair State, 73-59; def. Moravian, 81-72; def. Wesleyan, 68-54; def. Connecticut College, 95-69
#3	563	Augustana	13-1	def. #40 Centre, 90-64; def. Rhodes, 86-42; def. Washington U., 77-63; def. #33 North Central (Ill.), 76-59; def. North Park, 109-64
#4	533	Whitman	11-1	def. (n) #14 Wooster, 89-78; def. (n) Alma, 101-82; def. (n) #26 Illinois Wesleyan, 105-103; def. Cal Lutheran, 104-56; def. Lewis and Clark, 117-52
#5	531	Hamilton	13-0	def. (n) Ursinus, 114-101; def. (n) Ithaca, 92-77; def. Keene State, 85-80; def. Trinity (Conn.), 72-70
#6	507	UW-Oshkosh	12-1	def. St. Norbert, 79-68; def. Concordia (Wis.), 90-68; def. UW-Platteville, 96-70; def. UW-Stout, 77-75
#7	440	MIT	12-1	def. #29 WPI, 74-44; def. Coast Guard, 69-54
#8	435	Marietta	12-1	def. Muskingum, 89-67; LOST to (n) Elmhurst, 72-76; def. (n) Lake Forest, 80-77; def. Heidelberg, 67-64
#9	425	Whitworth	11-1	def. Concordia-Chicago, 143-95; def. (n) #34 Johns Hopkins, 76-74; def. (n) Emory and Henry, 87-80; def. Lewis and Clark, 89-77
#10	401	UW-Whitewater	11-2	def. #20 Loras, 114-104; def. Sul Ross State, 79-59; def. Concordia (Texas), 96-81; LOST to #12 UW-Stevens Point, 51-64; LOST to UW-Eau Claire, 65-69
#11	384	Wittenberg	11-2	def. Bryant-Stratton, 94-60; def. Wilmington, 74-52; LOST to Denison, 66-72; def. Hiram, 84-75 OT
#12	293	UW-Stevens Point	10-2	def. Cal Lutheran, 76-57; def. (n) #26 Illinois Wesleyan, 76-70; def. #10 UW-Whitewater, 64-51; def. UW-River Falls, 88-68
#13	285	Plattsburgh State	9-2	LOST to Wesleyan, 73-84; def. Case Western Reserve, 88-69
#14	242	Wooster	10-3	LOST to (n) #4 Whitman, 78-89; LOST to (n) Sul Ross State, 84-88; def. Ohio Wesleyan, 68-55; def. T#38 New Jersey City, 81-75; def. DePauw, 103-71
#15	202	Randolph-Macon	13-2	def. Carroll, 78-64; def. Drew, 84-50; def. Virginia Wesleyan, 72-67; LOST to Guilford, 63-64
#16	199	Nichols	11-2	def. (n) Eastern Connecticut, 79-73; LOST to (n) #22 Salisbury, 71-78; def. Tufts, 87-81; LOST to Gordon, 72-76
#17	197	Rochester	11-1	def. Catholic, 68-60; def. Emory, 87-76
#18	196	Christopher Newport	11-2	def. Mount St. Mary, 80-47; def. Huntingdon, 79-52; def. York (Pa.), 73-71; LOST to Mary Washington, 61-69
#19	186	St. John's	10-1	def. UW-Superior, 94-53; def. Augsburg, 78-58; def. Macalester, 92-50
#20	180	Loras	11-3	LOST to #10 UW-Whitewater, 104-114; def. Monmouth, 83-70; def. Blackburn, 92-81; def. Simpson, 85-61; LOST to #1 Nebraska Wesleyan, 71-89
#21	145	Wabash	12-1	def. Franklin, 98-69; def. Allegheny, 108-65; def. Hiram, 102-61; LOST to (n) Wilmington, 80-83; def. (n) Bryant & Stratton (OH), 104-57; def. Oberlin, 86-50
#22	107	Salisbury	12-1	LOST to Rowan, 76-97; def. Springfield, 82-63; def. (n) #16 Nichols, 78-71; def. Penn State-Harrisburg, 78-65
#23	80	Swarthmore	10-2	def. #24 Middlebury, 82-80; def. Stockton, 73-65; def. Eastern, 85-70
#24	53	Middlebury	10-4	def. Pitt-Bradford, 72-53; def. Hilbert, 95-87; LOST to #23 Swarthmore, 80-82; def. SUNY-Canton, 100-66; def. Connecticut College, 92-80; LOST to Wesleyan, 77-80
#25	51	Scranton	12-1	def. Manhattanville, 106-75; def. TCNJ, 82-79; def. Wilkes, 74-64; def. King's, 75-72; def. Gettysburg, 71-59; LOST to Elizabethtown, 64-67

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	43	Illinois Wesleyan	9-5	def. Anderson, 93-70; LOST to (n) #4 Whitman, 103-105; LOST to (n) #12 UW-Stevens Point, 70-76; def. North Park, 97-49
#27	40	St. Thomas	10-1	def. Gustavus Adolphus, 97-53; def. Hamline, 80-58
#28	31	Pomona-Pitzer	11-1	def. Hardin-Simmons, 90-78; def. Redlands, 82-77; def. La Verne, 89-46
#29	29	WPI	9-4	LOST to (n) Maryville (Tenn.), 60-67; LOST to (n) DePauw, 73-77; LOST to #7 MIT, 44-74; LOST to Babson, 60-64
#30	28	Oswego	9-2	LOST to Emory, 73-91; LOST to (n) Denison, 50-61
#31	22	Lynchburg	13-1	def. (n) Muskingum, 75-66; def. (n) Greensboro, 82-74; def. Averett, 87-73; def. Shenandoah, 89-75
#32	18	Amherst	10-1	def. Hunter, 96-41; def. Keystone, 88-61; def. Trinity (Conn.), 84-55
#33	15	North Central (Ill.)	12-3	def. Albion, 77-58; def. Illinois College, 67-63; def. (n) Husson, 93-51; LOST to (n) Ohio Northern, 61-63; LOST to #3 Augustana, 59-76; def. Elmhurst, 82-70
#34	14	Johns Hopkins	8-4	LOST to (n) UW-Platteville, 70-75 OT; LOST to (n) #9 Whitworth, 74-76
T#35	11	Wheaton (Ill.)	10-4	LOST to Illinois Tech, 72-75; def. Carthage, 77-57; def. Carroll, 79-61
T#35	11	Montclair State	10-4	LOST to (n) #2 Williams, 59-73; def. (n) Virginia Wesleyan, 80-77; LOST to Rowan, 61-71
T#35	11	Mount Union	11-2	def. Trine, 105-66; def. Adrian, 76-52; LOST to Capital, 63-71
T#38	9	Wartburg	8-5	def. (n) New England College, 79-58; def. (n) SUNYIT, 81-66; LOST to Bethel, 70-78; def. Central, 102-85
T#38	9	New Jersey City	10-4	def. (n) Thiel, 106-60; LOST to #14 Wooster, 75-81; def. Stockton, 79-67
#40	2	Centre	12-2	LOST to #3 Augustana, 64-90; def. Blackburn, 86-72; def. Washington and Lee, 93-85; LOST to (n) TCNJ, 65-69; def. Rhodes, 68-61; def. Hendrix, 72-56
---	---	Occidental	13-0	def. Principia, 80-62; def. Pacific, 112-80; def. UC Santa Cruz, 71-56; def. Chapman, 75-63; def. Caltech, 61-49

[fantastic50]

With the computer just now up & running for the season, here is my current top 25 (with yesterday's D3Hoops rankings in bold)...

1) Nebraska_Wesleyan (13-0, 4-0 ARC, SOS 0.603, 0-0 vRRO) 118.5 (1)
2) Augustana (13-1, 5-0 CCIW, SOS 0.541, 0-0 vRRO) 117.4 (2)
3) Whitman (11-1, 3-0 NWC, SOS 0.545, 0-0 vRRO) 117.0 (4)
4) St._John's (11-1, 7-0 MIAC, SOS 0.532, 0-0 vRRO) 116.2 (11)
5) UW-Stevens_Point (10-2, 2-0 WIAC, SOS 0.605, 0-0 vRRO) 115.1 (9)
6) St._Thomas (11-1, 7-0 MIAC, SOS 0.521, 0-0 vRRO) 114.3 (16)
7) Williams (13-0, 2-0 NESCAC, SOS 0.574, 0-0 vRRO) 113.8 (3)
8) UW-Oshkosh (12-1, 2-0 WIAC, SOS 0.482, 0-0 vRRO) 113.7 (5)
9) MIT (12-1, 2-0 NEWMAC, SOS 0.547, 0-0 vRRO) 113.5 (8)
10) Marietta (12-1, 6-0 OAC, SOS 0.558, 0-0 vRRO) 113.1 (10)
11) Wabash (10-1, 6-0 NCAC, SOS 0.542, 0-0 vRRO) 112.6 (20)
12) Christopher_Newport (11-2, 1-1 CAC, SOS 0.566, 0-0 vRRO) 112.3 (21)
13) Randolph-Macon (13-2, 5-1 ODAC, SOS 0.542, 0-0 vRRO) 112.2 (18)
14) UW-Whitewater (11-2, 0-2 WIAC, SOS 0.571, 0-0 vRRO) 111.4 (14)
15) Hamilton (13-0, 1-0 NESCAC, SOS 0.526, 0-0 vRRO) 111.2 (6)
16) Capital (11-2, 6-0 OAC, SOS 0.563, 0-0 vRRO) 111.2 (31)
17) Swarthmore (10-2, 3-2 CC, SOS 0.603, 0-0 vRRO) 111.1 (15)
18) Amherst (11-1, 1-0 NESCAC, SOS 0.434, 0-0 vRRO) 110.9 (24)
19) Loras (11-3, 3-2 ARC, SOS 0.623, 0-0 vRRO) 110.8 (26)
20) Whitworth (11-1, 3-0 NWC, SOS 0.476, 0-0 vRRO) 110.6 (7)
21) Pomona-Pitzer (9-1, 4-0 SCIAC, SOS 0.462, 0-0 vRRO) 110.3 (23)
22) Wooster (10-3, 5-1 NCAC, SOS 0.539, 0-0 vRRO) 110.2 (25)
23) Linfield (9-2, 4-0 NWC, SOS 0.479, 0-0 vRRO) 110.0 (32)
24) Mount_Union (11-2, 5-1 OAC, SOS 0.496, 0-0 vRRO) 109.6 (36)
25) North_Central_(Ill.) (12-3, 4-2 CCIW, SOS 0.525, 0-0 vRRO) 109.5 (not top 40)
---
26) Lynchburg (13-1, 4-1 ODAC, SOS 0.507, 0-0 vRRO) (22)
27) Wittenberg (10-2, 5-1 NCAC, SOS 0.524, 0-0 vRRO) (13)
28) Rochester (11-1, 1-0 UAA, SOS 0.552, 0-0 vRRO) (12)
29) Salisbury (12-1, 2-0 CAC, SOS 0.570, 0-0 vRRO) (19)
43) Plattsburgh_State (9-2, 3-1 SUNYAC, SOS 0.565, 0-0 vRRO) (17)

[fantastic50]

It appears that my computer likes a lot of midwestern teams (including the Tommie/Johnnie rivalry, OAC upstarts Capital & Mt. Union, and North Central) and is unimpressed with Hamilton, Whitworth, Wittenberg, and Plattsburgh.  I could be out in left field, but got one right last season, when NWU was receiving zero votes for the top 25.

If D3H was a stock market (new fantasy game?) set by the polls, I would be buying Nebraska Wesleyan, the OAC, MIAC, and CCIW.  On the flip side, I would sell Emory, York, E. Connecticut, Lycoming, and Salem State.

[scout]

hey. is there a compilation of advanced metrics for d3 teams somewhere? i know massey produces ratings, but there isn't any kenpom-like evaluation of efficiency data. i did land on matt snyder's data (his forever faithful blog), but that's the only one i know.

who else produces ratings?

sorry if this is a misplaced post, i didn't want to start a whole new thread

[fantastic50]

hey. is there a compilation of advanced metrics for d3 teams somewhere? i know massey produces ratings, but there isn't any kenpom-like evaluation of efficiency data. i did land on matt snyder's data (his forever faithful blog), but that's the only one i know.

who else produces ratings?

sorry if this is a misplaced post, i didn't want to start a whole new thread

I think that Matt's blog is THE place for D3 men's tempo-free statistics.
http://tomaroonandgold.blogspot.com/p/division-iii-mens-basketball-efficiency.html

[scout]

hey. is there a compilation of advanced metrics for d3 teams somewhere? i know massey produces ratings, but there isn't any kenpom-like evaluation of efficiency data. i did land on matt snyder's data (his forever faithful blog), but that's the only one i know.

who else produces ratings?

sorry if this is a misplaced post, i didn't want to start a whole new thread

I think that Matt's blog is THE place for D3 men's tempo-free statistics.
http://tomaroonandgold.blogspot.com/p/division-iii-mens-basketball-efficiency.html

yea. i'll have to contact him. thanks!

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	625	Nebraska Wesleyan	14-0	def. Simpson, 96-84; 01/12 vs. Wartburg
#2	567	Augustana	14-1	def. Elmhurst, 92-79; 01/12 vs. Carthage
#3	562	Williams	13-0	01/11 vs. Tufts; 01/12 vs. Bates
#4	551	Whitman	12-1	def. #7 Whitworth, 100-98; 01/11 vs. #32 Linfield; 01/12 vs. George Fox
#5	519	UW-Oshkosh	13-1	def. #9 UW-Stevens Point, 78-68; 01/12 vs. UW-River Falls
#6	517	Hamilton	13-0	01/11 vs. #34 Wesleyan; 01/12 vs. Connecticut College
#7	455	Whitworth	11-2	LOST to #4 Whitman, 98-100; 01/11 vs. George Fox; 01/12 vs. #32 Linfield
#8	454	MIT	12-2	LOST to Emerson, 65-84; 01/12 vs. Wheaton (Mass.)
#9	437	UW-Stevens Point	10-3	LOST to #5 UW-Oshkosh, 68-78; 01/12 vs. UW-Eau Claire
#10	371	Marietta	12-2	LOST to #31 Capital, 78-82; 01/12 vs. Ohio Northern
#11	318	St. John's	12-1	def. Concordia-Moorhead, 83-44; def. Gustavus Adolphus, 83-54; 01/12 vs. St. Olaf
#12	284	Rochester	11-1	01/11 vs. Chicago; 01/13 vs. Washington U.
#13	246	Wittenberg	11-3	LOST to #20 Wabash, 83-96; 01/12 vs. #25 Wooster
#14	243	UW-Whitewater	12-2	def. UW-Stout, 83-60; 01/12 vs. UW-La Crosse
#15	205	Swarthmore	11-2	def. Gettysburg, 77-47; 01/10 vs. Dickinson; 01/12 vs. McDaniel
#16	196	St. Thomas	11-1	def. St. Olaf, 89-63; 01/12 vs. Augsburg
#17	187	Plattsburgh State	10-2	def. SUNY Potsdam, 79-76; 01/11 vs. Fredonia; 01/12 vs. Buffalo State
#18	186	Randolph-Macon	14-2	def. Shenandoah, 117-60
#19	157	Salisbury	12-2	LOST to Mary Washington, 70-84; 01/12 vs. Southern Virginia
#20	138	Wabash	13-1	def. #13 Wittenberg, 96-83; 01/12 vs. Kenyon
#21	131	Christopher Newport	12-2	def. St. Mary's (Md.), 79-52; 01/12 vs. Frostburg State
#22	107	Lynchburg	14-1	def. Emory and Henry, 87-73; 01/12 vs. Virginia Wesleyan
#23	94	Pomona-Pitzer	13-1	def. Cal Lutheran, 76-51; def. Whittier, 77-75; 01/12 vs. Chapman
#24	92	Amherst	11-1	def. Brandeis, 65-52; 01/11 vs. Connecticut College; 01/12 vs. #34 Wesleyan
#25	91	Wooster	11-3	def. Oberlin, 78-53; 01/12 vs. #13 Wittenberg

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	89	Loras	11-3	01/12 vs. Coe
#27	62	Nichols	12-2	def. Western New England, 99-96; 01/10 vs. Wentworth; 01/12 vs. University of New England
#28	48	Scranton	12-2	LOST to Moravian, 67-80; 01/12 vs. Catholic
#29	39	Gordon	13-1	01/10 vs. Endicott; 01/12 vs. Roger Williams
#30	29	Occidental	13-1	LOST to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 60-63; 01/12 vs. Cal Lutheran
#31	25	Capital	12-2	def. #10 Marietta, 82-78; 01/12 vs. John Carroll
#32	18	Linfield	11-2	01/11 vs. #4 Whitman; 01/12 vs. #7 Whitworth
#33	17	Illinois Wesleyan	9-6	LOST to North Central (Ill.), 83-85; 01/12 vs. Millikin
#34	11	Wesleyan	9-4	01/11 vs. #6 Hamilton; 01/12 vs. #24 Amherst
#35	10	Middlebury	11-4	def. Widener, 95-75; 01/11 vs. Bates; 01/12 vs. Tufts
T#36	8	Johns Hopkins	8-5	LOST to Muhlenberg, 52-56; 01/10 vs. Ursinus; 01/12 vs. Haverford
T#36	8	Mount Union	12-2	def. Muskingum, 83-80; 01/12 vs. Otterbein
T#38	7	New Jersey City	11-4	def. Ramapo, 86-71; 01/12 vs. Rutgers-Camden
T#38	7	Wheaton (Ill.)	11-4	def. Millikin, 68-62; 01/12 vs. Elmhurst
T#38	7	Arcadia	12-2	def. Lebanon Valley, 89-57; 01/12 vs. Messiah
#41	5	Guilford	10-5	LOST to Roanoke, 65-72; 01/12 vs. Randolph
T#42	1	Emory	9-3	01/11 vs. Washington U.; 01/13 vs. Chicago
T#42	1	Montclair State	11-4	def. Rutgers-Camden, 86-65; 01/12 vs. Stockton

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[SaintPaulite]

Most of those make sense to me. I think the MIAC is just ok this year, would hesitate to say that there are other ranked teams besides those two, but those two are pretty good. There are probably at least one MIAC team better than some of the other receiving votes, though.

Capital wasted no time confirming your computer's faith, winning at Marietta.

It appears that my computer likes a lot of midwestern teams (including the Tommie/Johnnie rivalry, OAC upstarts Capital & Mt. Union, and North Central) and is unimpressed with Hamilton, Whitworth, Wittenberg, and Plattsburgh.  I could be out in left field, but got one right last season, when NWU was receiving zero votes for the top 25.

If D3H was a stock market (new fantasy game?) set by the polls, I would be buying Nebraska Wesleyan, the OAC, MIAC, and CCIW.  On the flip side, I would sell Emory, York, E. Connecticut, Lycoming, and Salem State.

[Greek Tragedy]

Poll points so far

* = teams that were in the preseason poll

*** = teams that were picked by posters in the Top 25 pool

Poster	Team	TOTAL	WK5	WK4	WK3	WK2	WK1	PRE
.	NWU*	3749	625	625	625	625	625	624
.	Augustana*	3246	567	563	558	546	473	539
.	Williams*	3238	562	572	575	567	545	417
.	Whitman*	3128	551	533	529	515	471	529
.	Hamilton*	3028	517	531	531	541	508	400
.	Oshkosh*	2950	519	507	498	439	420	567
.	Stevens Point*	2555	437	293	485	488	496	356
.	MIT*	2510	454	440	423	390	340	463
.	Whitworth*	2384	455	425	408	344	290	462
.	Wittenberg*	2118	246	384	353	315	454	366
.	Whitewater*	1693	243	401	372	338	258	81
.	Marietta*	1678	371	435	395	322	108	47
.	Plattsburgh St*	1646	187	285	297	368	295	214
.	IWU*	1226	17	43	226	438	360	142
.	Rochester*	1218	284	197	305	230	135	67
.	Swarthmore*	1205	205	80	89	74	428	329
.	Wooster*	1188	91	242	195	302	251	107
.	RMC	1042	186	202	175	288	191	0
.	St John's*	825	318	186	128	70	46	77
.	Middlebury*	825	10	53	82	197	317	166
.	Loras*	671	89	180	125	85	175	17
.	CNU*	599	131	196	123	49	94	6
.	Nichols*	512	62	199	139	68	19	25
.	Springfield*	478	0	0	0	0	47	431
.	Salisbury	433	157	107	99	57	13	0
.	Platteville*	422	0	0	12	21	22	367
.	Wabash	393	138	145	110	0	0	0
.	Amherst*	326	92	18	37	99	44	36
.	NJCU*	293	7	9	5	22	71	179
.	JHU*	284	8	14	14	20	22	206
.	St Thomas*	265	196	40	3	2	1	23
Greek	Wheaton IL***	259	7	11	31	26	184	0
.	Lynchburg	240	107	22	35	76	0	0
.	Pomona Pitzer*	237	94	31	22	19	60	11
.	Emory*	230	1	0	0	7	75	147
.	NCC*	194	0	15	25	86	49	19
.	JCU*	192	0	0	0	6	57	129
.	Scranton	160	48	51	37	16	8	0
.	Maryville*	102	0	0	0	0	7	95
.	Nazareth*	92	0	0	0	0	32	60
.	St Olaf*	92	0	0	0	0	0	92
.	Hope*	78	0	0	0	1	1	76
.	Oswego	63	0	28	23	12	0	0
.	Montclair St*	60	1	11	8	25	6	9
.	WPI	59	0	29	15	10	5	0
.	Ramapo*	57	0	0	0	0	24	33
.	Endicott	48	0	0	2	4	42	0
.	Roanoke*	48	0	0	0	3	3	42
.	PS Behrend*	41	0	0	0	0	15	26
.	Gordon	39	39	0	0	0	0	0
.	LeTourneau*	35	0	0	0	0	0	35
.	E&H*	31	0	0	0	0	28	3
.	Mount Union	30	8	11	11	0	0	0
nescac1	Occidental***	29	29	0	0	0	0	0
.	Aurora*	28	0	0	0	0	9	19
.	Capital	25	25	0	0	0	0	0
.	Wesleyan*	21	11	0	0	0	0	10
.	Wash U*	20	0	0	0	0	0	20
.	Linfield	18	18	0	0	0	0	0
.	E Conn*	17	0	0	0	9	0	8
.	Cabrini*	14	0	0	0	0	0	14
.	F&M*	14	0	0	0	0	0	14
.	Wartburg	9	0	9	0	0	0	0
.	Arcadia	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
.	Centre	6	0	2	0	4	0	0
.	Guilford	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
.	Bethel*	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
.	Hanover*	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
.	Keene St*	3	0	0	0	1	0	2
.	CMS*	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
.	ONU*	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
.	Salem St*	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
.	LFC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
.	Yeshiva*	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Express	Illinois Tech***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grizzlies	St Joseph CT***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hopefan	RPI***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HOPEful	Olivet***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
magicman	Skidmore***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
mailsy	Rosemont***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NCF	Bowdoin***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osprey	Hobart***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ronk	Moravian***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Smedindy	Ohio Wes***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Smitty	NEC***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WUPHF	U of Chicago***	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	625	Nebraska Wesleyan	15-0	def. Simpson, 96-84; def. Wartburg, 89-73
#2	567	Augustana	15-1	def. Elmhurst, 92-79; def. Carthage, 69-68
#3	562	Williams	15-0	def. Tufts, 85-61; def. Bates, 75-69
#4	551	Whitman	14-1	def. #7 Whitworth, 100-98; def. #32 Linfield, 98-89; def. George Fox, 81-69
#5	519	UW-Oshkosh	14-1	def. #9 UW-Stevens Point, 78-68; def. UW-River Falls, 91-56
#6	517	Hamilton	14-1	LOST to #34 Wesleyan, 69-73; def. Connecticut College, 91-46
#7	455	Whitworth	13-2	LOST to #4 Whitman, 98-100; def. George Fox, 88-85; def. #32 Linfield, 78-75
#8	454	MIT	13-2	LOST to Emerson, 65-84; def. Wheaton (Mass.), 84-69
#9	437	UW-Stevens Point	11-3	LOST to #5 UW-Oshkosh, 68-78; def. UW-Eau Claire, 68-53
#10	371	Marietta	13-2	LOST to #31 Capital, 78-82; def. Ohio Northern, 87-80 OT
#11	318	St. John's	13-1	def. Concordia-Moorhead, 83-44; def. Gustavus Adolphus, 83-54; def. St. Olaf, 87-60
#12	284	Rochester	11-3	LOST to Chicago, 80-85; LOST to Washington U., 62-93
#13	246	Wittenberg	11-4	LOST to #20 Wabash, 83-96; LOST to #25 Wooster, 65-73
#14	243	UW-Whitewater	12-3	def. UW-Stout, 83-60; LOST to UW-La Crosse, 60-75
#15	205	Swarthmore	13-2	def. Gettysburg, 77-47; def. Dickinson, 67-53; def. McDaniel, 78-53
#16	196	St. Thomas	12-1	def. St. Olaf, 89-63; def. Augsburg, 112-105 3OT
#17	187	Plattsburgh State	12-2	def. SUNY Potsdam, 79-76; def. Fredonia, 92-71; def. Buffalo State, 85-83
#18	186	Randolph-Macon	14-2	def. Shenandoah, 117-60
#19	157	Salisbury	13-2	LOST to Mary Washington, 70-84; def. Southern Virginia, 86-84
#20	138	Wabash	14-1	def. #13 Wittenberg, 96-83; def. Kenyon, 92-69
#21	131	Christopher Newport	13-2	def. St. Mary's (Md.), 79-52; def. Frostburg State, 75-65
#22	107	Lynchburg	15-1	def. Emory and Henry, 87-73; def. Virginia Wesleyan, 68-66
#23	94	Pomona-Pitzer	14-1	def. Cal Lutheran, 76-51; def. Whittier, 77-75; def. Chapman, 71-58
#24	92	Amherst	12-2	def. Brandeis, 65-52; def. Connecticut College, 88-60; LOST to #34 Wesleyan, 60-62
#25	91	Wooster	12-3	def. Oberlin, 78-53; def. #13 Wittenberg, 73-65

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	89	Loras	12-3	def. Coe, 86-85
#27	62	Nichols	14-2	def. Western New England, 99-96; def. Wentworth, 80-60; def. University of New England, 107-80
#28	48	Scranton	13-2	LOST to Moravian, 67-80; def. Catholic, 71-63
#29	39	Gordon	15-1	def. Endicott, 72-71; def. Roger Williams, 94-91 OT
#30	29	Occidental	14-1	LOST to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 60-63; def. Cal Lutheran, 84-64
#31	25	Capital	13-2	def. #10 Marietta, 82-78; def. John Carroll, 98-85
#32	18	Linfield	11-4	LOST to #4 Whitman, 89-98; LOST to #7 Whitworth, 75-78
#33	17	Illinois Wesleyan	10-6	LOST to North Central (Ill.), 83-85; def. Millikin, 87-71
#34	11	Wesleyan	11-4	def. #6 Hamilton, 73-69; def. #24 Amherst, 62-60
#35	10	Middlebury	12-5	def. Widener, 95-75; def. Bates, 100-93; LOST to Tufts, 84-86
T#36	8	Johns Hopkins	10-5	LOST to Muhlenberg, 52-56; def. Ursinus, 66-57; def. Haverford, 60-48
T#36	8	Mount Union	13-2	def. Muskingum, 83-80; def. Otterbein, 95-68
T#38	7	New Jersey City	12-4	def. Ramapo, 86-71; def. Rutgers-Camden, 81-57
T#38	7	Wheaton (Ill.)	12-4	def. Millikin, 68-62; def. Elmhurst, 92-85
T#38	7	Arcadia	13-2	def. Lebanon Valley, 89-57; def. Messiah, 67-65
#41	5	Guilford	11-5	LOST to Roanoke, 65-72; def. Randolph, 60-51
T#42	1	Emory	10-4	def. Washington U., 108-98; LOST to Chicago, 86-96 OT
T#42	1	Montclair State	11-5	def. Rutgers-Camden, 86-65; LOST to Stockton, 63-66

[nescac1]

The anticipated top six (I'm including St. John's) is about as loaded as any I can recall.  All are upperclassman (and in particular senior) dominated teams with stellar efficiency ratings who have been crushing most of their opponents despite playing in power conferences.  The top six features last year's two title game finalists, both of whom returned nearly everyone, plus three other teams that made final fours with sophomore cores two years ago, now two years more developed as players.  And the sixth team, St. John's, has been perhaps the most impressive statistically.  Between the six teams, at least ten likely all-American players.  Whoever wins this year's title will really have to earn it. 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The risk with basketball (and other sports) season? Weather. One or two storms can throw a monkey wrench into a well thought out schedule and travel plans.

The same can be said about trying to play with within a conference. Programs know each other so well that games can suddenly become rockier than anyone thought looking at the matchup on paper.

On Sunday's Hoopsville, Dave will take a look at the "stormy weather" that both Mother Nature and conference schedules seem to have brought us. From postponements and travel challenges to head-scratching results and season-turning outcomes.

Tonight's highlights include a Williams men's team off to the best start in program history, a DeSales women's program that is blowing the doors off of games, and a Greenville men's squad that seems to have mastered the "System" pretty darn fast.

We will also debut the "NABC Coach's Corner" with a former DIII coach, turned administrator. Schreiner Athletics Director Bill Raleigh talks about his former days coaching and why being an athletic director is what drives him now. He also talks about his work on the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee and his continued work with the NABC in support of Division III.

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[Pat Coleman]

The anticipated top six (I'm including St. John's) is about as loaded as any I can recall.  All are upperclassman (and in particular senior) dominated teams with stellar efficiency ratings who have been crushing most of their opponents despite playing in power conferences.  The top six features last year's two title game finalists, both of whom returned nearly everyone, plus three other teams that made final fours with sophomore cores two years ago, now two years more developed as players.  And the sixth team, St. John's, has been perhaps the most impressive statistically.  Between the six teams, at least ten likely all-American players.  Whoever wins this year's title will really have to earn it.

I don't see any reason for St. John's to jump Whitworth. Unlike some of the other losses, a two-point loss to No. 4 isn't reason to move a team down.