Top 25 talk

[Colby Hoops]

On the general topic of early award front-runners, RIC's Shion Darby is, statistically, having a ridiculous rookie season so far:

28.6-4.4-5.3, on respectable (especially given that volume) 45/33/74 shooting splits

And he's not even close to the most fun player on his team. Keyshaun Jacobs (a transfer from Morehouse) might be my favorite player in the country. He's made more three pointers than about 100 teams and attempted more three pointers than about 50 teams -- the guy has zero conscience. He's putting up 13.8 threes per game! And making a very solid 38 percent of them.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

On the general topic of early award front-runners, RIC's Shion Darby is, statistically, having a ridiculous rookie season so far:

28.6-4.4-5.3, on respectable (especially given that volume) 45/33/74 shooting splits

And he's not even close to the most fun player on his team. Keyshaun Jacobs (a transfer from Morehouse) might be my favorite player in the country. He's made more three pointers than about 100 teams and attempted more three pointers than about 50 teams -- the guy has zero conscience. He's putting up 13.8 threes per game! And making a very solid 38 percent of them.

And his range is insane.

[sac]

I know this isn't the right thread but I assumed it would get most traffic here..

Hey guys, I listened to Hoopsville last night and have some possible talking points if you are planning on a little more casual show. Obviously this is late notice but maybe it would provide some good discussions or provoke some other interesting talking points.

- Early front runners for PotY in each region
- Surprise team (maybe a deep dive surprise team) from each region
- The five best D3 programs of the decade (being its the last show of 2010-19
- the all decade team (of players)
- Best gyms/campus/atmosphere you have watched a game at

The all decade team last decade went over pretty well as I remember. 

[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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- Team1 Sports app (Android TV, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Roku) - you will either find it under the "live" section or search for the Hoopsville channel

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
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[Titan Q]

WashU over IWU 97-88.  Big night from Jack Nolan.
I may have seen this wrong on the streaming, but did the IWU coach skip the handshake line at the end of the game?

Ron Rose was the first guy in the handshake line.

https://portal.stretchinternet.com/iwu/portal.htm?eventId=571877&streamType=video

[mohoops]

I stand corrected.

[Titan Q]

UW-River Falls 84
#8-Nebraska Wesleyan 82

I didn't see that coming.

[Greek Tragedy]

UW-River Falls 84
#8-Nebraska Wesleyan 82

I didn't see that coming.

I didn't see it at all. Both live stats were stuck on 4-3 with 17:28 to go and neither schedule had a final despite me looking after 5:00 central time.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Results for the past week, and upcoming games for the next two weeks. There are still a few more games on the schedule for tonight, but because the next vote is (I assume) still two weeks away, I won't bother updating.

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	621	Swarthmore	9-0	01/02 vs. #31 Rochester; 01/05 at Stevens
#2	596	Emory	9-0	12/29 vs. #26 UW-Oshkosh; 12/30 vs. #21 Guilford
#3	552	Wittenberg	8-0	def. Hanover, 69-52; 12/29 vs. Elmira; 12/30 vs. TBA; 01/04 vs. Kenyon
#4	528	Middlebury	10-0	def. Morrisville State, 72-55; 01/03 vs. Colby-Sawyer; 01/04 vs. TBA
#5	502	St. Thomas	8-1	01/04 at Concordia-Moorhead
#6	476	Marietta	8-0	won at Transylvania, 107-61; def. (n) Albion, 96-70; 12/28 vs. Salisbury; 12/29 vs. York (Pa.); 01/04 at Wilmington
#7	470	Randolph-Macon	9-0	12/29 vs. Lebanon Valley; 12/30 vs. TBD; 01/04 at Emory and Henry
#8	469	Nebraska Wesleyan	10-2	LOST at UW-River Falls, 82-84; 01/04 at Loras
#9	436	UW-Platteville	9-0	12/27 vs. LeTourneau; 12/28 at #43 Mary Hardin-Baylor; 01/04 vs. UW-Stout
#10	429	Washington U.	9-1	won at #23 Illinois Wesleyan, 97-88; 12/31 at Millikin
#11	346	St. John's	9-1	won at Linfield, 69-62; won at Willamette, 82-69; 01/04 vs. #30 Augsburg
#12	320	Babson	9-0	12/30 vs. Eastern Connecticut; 12/31 at TBA
#13	312	Johns Hopkins	8-1	12/29 vs. Drew; 12/30 vs. TBD
#14	276	Whitworth	6-1	def. Mary Washington, 78-73; 12/28 vs. John Carroll; 12/29 at #24 Wooster; 01/03 vs. Pacific Lutheran; 01/04 vs. Puget Sound
#15	244	UW-La Crosse	9-0	won at Willamette, 89-60; won at George Fox, 77-62; 12/29 vs. #41 Augustana; 01/04 at #26 UW-Oshkosh
#16	241	Elmhurst	8-1	won at La Verne, 97-64; won at Caltech, 87-78; 12/22 vs. Illinois College; 12/30 vs. Principia; 01/04 at Carroll
#17	224	Colby	9-0	12/31 at Southern Maine; 01/03 at Maine Maritime; 01/05 vs. Bowdoin
#18	130	Carthage	9-1	def. (n) Albright, 73-65; def. (n) Birmingham-Southern, 92-75; 12/31 at Olivet; 01/04 vs. #41 Augustana
#19	129	Benedictine	8-2	LOST at Concordia-Chicago, 72-90; 01/04 vs. Marian
#20	104	Amherst	6-2	12/29 vs. Baruch; 12/30 vs. UW-Whitewater; 01/04 vs. Lesley
#21	100	Guilford	8-2	12/29 vs. LaGrange; 12/30 at #2 Emory; 01/04 at Hampden-Sydney
#22	85	Hamilton	9-1	01/03 vs. Utica
#23	68	Illinois Wesleyan	7-3	LOST to #10 Washington U., 88-97; 12/29 at Concordia (Texas); 12/30 vs. Sul Ross State; 01/04 vs. Millikin
#24	63	Wooster	7-1	def. Brockport, 94-90; 12/28 vs. Keene State; 12/29 vs. #14 Whitworth; 01/04 at Ohio Wesleyan
#25	51	North Central (Ill.)	7-3	12/28 at Concordia (Texas); 12/29 vs. Sul Ross State; 01/04 vs. T#35 Wheaton (Ill.)

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	44	UW-Oshkosh	5-4	LOST at St. Norbert, 95-96 OT; 12/29 at #2 Emory; 12/30 vs. LaGrange; 01/04 vs. #15 UW-La Crosse
#27	43	Virginia Wesleyan	8-1	12/29 at Cabrini; 12/30 vs. TBA; 01/04 at Lynchburg
#28	41	UW-Stevens Point	7-1	12/22 vs. #41 Augustana; 12/28 at Texas-Dallas; 12/29 vs. T#44 East Texas Baptist; 01/04 at UW-River Falls
#29	31	Springfield	8-1	01/03 vs. Bridgewater State; 01/04 vs. TBA
#30	25	Augsburg	7-2	def. (n) Shenandoah, 72-60; def. (n) St. Mary's (Md.), 90-73; 01/04 at #11 St. John's
#31	23	Rochester	8-1	01/02 at #1 Swarthmore
T#32	22	WPI	8-2	01/04 at Framingham State
T#32	22	Widener	10-1	LOST at Lafayette, 56-96; 01/04 vs. #46 Christopher Newport
#34	20	Nichols	7-2	01/02 vs. Emerson; 01/04 vs. Tufts
T#35	12	Wheaton (Ill.)	8-2	12/30 vs. St. Mary's (Minn.); 12/31 vs. TBA; 01/04 at #25 North Central (Ill.)
T#35	12	Whitman	5-2	12/27 at #43 Mary Hardin-Baylor; 12/28 vs. LeTourneau; 01/03 vs. Puget Sound; 01/04 vs. Pacific Lutheran
T#35	12	Yeshiva	12-1	def. New Jersey City, 97-92; won at Moravian, 85-78
#38	11	Pomona-Pitzer	6-2	12/29 vs. Lake Forest; 12/31 vs. Gustavus Adolphus; 01/04 at Chapman
#39	10	Albertus Magnus	9-1	01/04 at York (Pa.); 01/05 vs. Coast Guard
#40	7	Mount Union	6-2	12/28 vs. Alfred; 12/29 vs. Union; 01/04 at Heidelberg
#41	6	Augustana	6-3	12/22 at #28 UW-Stevens Point; 12/29 at #15 UW-La Crosse; 01/04 at #18 Carthage
#42	4	UW-Eau Claire	8-2	12/30 at St. Olaf; 01/04 vs. UW-Whitewater
#43	3	Mary Hardin-Baylor	7-2	def. Concordia (Texas), 102-93; 12/27 vs. T#35 Whitman; 12/28 vs. #9 UW-Platteville; 01/02 vs. University of the Ozarks; 01/04 vs. Texas-Dallas
T#44	2	Centre	9-2	def. (n) Marymount, 72-62; def. (n) Lawrence, 85-60; 12/30 vs. Transylvania; 01/03 at Birmingham-Southern; 01/05 at Millsaps
T#44	2	East Texas Baptist	6-1	12/28 vs. Blackburn; 12/29 vs. #28 UW-Stevens Point; 01/02 at Hardin-Simmons; 01/04 at McMurry
#46	1	Christopher Newport	7-4	12/28 vs. Bethany; 12/29 vs. TBA; 01/02 at Washington College; 01/04 at T#32 Widener

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  #24 Wooster 87  #14 Whitworth 82

Wooster was led by Keonn Scott with 29 points, Dontae Williams with 20 and Danyon Hempy with 18.  Scots shot 55% from the floor and outrebounded the Pirates 32 to 29 to get the win.

Wooster is now 9-1 and Whitworth drops to 6-3 after losing both of their games in the Great Lakes Invitational

[Onward on, John Carroll]

Final:  #24 Wooster 87  #14 Whitworth 82

Wooster was led by Keonn Scott with 29 points, Dontae Williams with 20 and Danyon Hempy with 18.  Scots shot 55% from the floor and outrebounded the Pirates 32 to 29 to get the win.

Wooster is now 9-1 and Whitworth drops to 6-3 after losing both of their games in the Great Lakes Invitational

Does this count / how does this count as a regional and for the purposes of tournament selection?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Final:  #24 Wooster 87  #14 Whitworth 82

Wooster was led by Keonn Scott with 29 points, Dontae Williams with 20 and Danyon Hempy with 18.  Scots shot 55% from the floor and outrebounded the Pirates 32 to 29 to get the win.

Wooster is now 9-1 and Whitworth drops to 6-3 after losing both of their games in the Great Lakes Invitational

Does this count / how does this count as a regional and for the purposes of tournament selection?

So long as a team plays 70% of their games against regional opponents, all d3 results count for regional rankings.  Whitworth was missing starting PG, Isaiah Hernandez for this one (he played 32 minutes last night, so no idea why he was out for this one), but a win is still a win in the eyes of the numbers.  Good one for Wooster and a regrettable weekend for the Pirates.  They look to be the class of the NWC, so hopefully they won't have to worry about Pool C anyway.

[wooscotsfan]

Would also count as a win against a regionally ranked opponent if Whitworth is ranked in the West Region later this year in the NCAA regional rankings.  Only other minor benefit could be lifting your Strength of Schedule slightly if Whitworth finishes the rest of the season with a strong record.  Good chance that Whitworth will probably win their NWC conference this season, IMO.

Both John Carroll and Wooster need to hope that Whitworth is regionally ranked later this year.    Nice win by the Blue Streaks yesterday! 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Romin Williams hit a huge three to go up on Guilford with three seconds left.  Guilford came  right down and hit a running three to win it.  Emory has been defeated.

[deiscanton]

#21 Guilford defeats #2 Emory, 70-69, at the buzzer!

Emory finished non conference play at 10-1.