Top 25 talk

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I only brought Babson back onto my ballot this week for the first time in many weeks. Interestingly, if I decided not to vote for them (and I debated), Springfield would be ahead of Babson by a single point - though, 24 other voters could have made different decisions as well.

I put them back on because they are playing well despite Oftring or anything else they may be dealing with.

That said, I have Springfield significantly ahead of Babson.

One thing of concern about Springfield, though, despite their win head-to-head against Babson (which is one game in the grand scheme of things)... they are inconsistent. Babson seems more consistent. Double-overtime v CGA where you needed 55 points and 21 rebounds from Ross is not a good thing. It tells voters that if Ross has an off night or can be bottled up, Springfield may not be that good. Babson is proving despite injuries they can actually win the same games in conference without the "heroics" and such.

While I have Springfield higher, they have shown more of a chance of having a bad game (or even losing one) than Babson, IMO.

[BaboNation]

I was unaware Oftring was still out.  Is it a season-ending thing?  I'm pretty sure I follow injuries as closely if not more closely than most voters.  That's just not something easy to access.  If he's out for the year, then it would change how I view Babson, for sure.

Yes, Oftring has been out since early in the 2nd half against Clark on Jan. 18th when they lost a 19-point lead, and the game in OT.  He had also missed the ECST game earlier (another loss).  He's had a leg wrapped all year.

While Bradanese has filled in admirably, he hasn't yet faced the likes of WPI (tomorrow) or Springfield (next week) for 30 minutes or more.

Oftring's injury is knee-related, I believe.  Over the last few weeks he's been at games on crutches.  It's hard for me to believe he'll be back, but I obviously hope for the best.  He was on pace for 1st team NEWMAC IMO.

If you want to see him at his best (assuming tape is available) watch the show he put on against Tufts with Rogers, et al, finishing with a line of 29/10/4 in only 26 minutes.  Rogers looked outmatched and finished with a quiet 6.

It's going to require a Herculean effort by the rest of the team to get far in the postseason without Oftring.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I was unaware Oftring was still out.  Is it a season-ending thing?  I'm pretty sure I follow injuries as closely if not more closely than most voters.  That's just not something easy to access.  If he's out for the year, then it would change how I view Babson, for sure.

Yes, Oftring has been out since early in the 2nd half against Clark on Jan. 18th when they lost a 19-point lead, and the game in OT.  He had also missed the ECST game earlier (another loss).  He's had a leg wrapped all year.

While Bradanese has filled in admirably, he hasn't yet faced the likes of WPI (tomorrow) or Springfield (next week) for 30 minutes or more.

Oftring's injury is knee-related, I believe.  Over the last few weeks he's been at games on crutches.  It's hard for me to believe he'll be back, but I obviously hope for the best.  He was on pace for 1st team NEWMAC IMO.

If you want to see him at his best (assuming tape is available) watch the show he put on against Tufts with Rogers, et al, finishing with a line of 29/10/4 in only 26 minutes.  Rogers looked outmatched and finished with a quiet 6.

It's going to require a Herculean effort by the rest of the team to get far in the postseason without Oftring.

I knew he had missed some time with injury.  I just hadn't realized it was that serious.

[Smitty Oom]

https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/wrapup-men-0212

Wilmington finished the game on a 15-4 run to defeat Muskingum 79-74, putting a damper on a milestone night for the Fighting Muskies' Marcus Dempsey. The nation's leading scorer at 30.7 points per game, Dempsey surpassed the 2,000-point mark for his career with his first point of the game. He was held to 20 on the night, while Jeffery Mansfield led the Fightin' Quakers with 33.

Although very unimportant, Eric Demers is actually the leading scorer in the nation at 33.7.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	618	Swarthmore	22-0	won at #7 Johns Hopkins, 83-69; 02/15 vs. Dickinson
#2	602	St. John's	22-1	won at Macalester, 82-59; 02/15 vs. #4 St. Thomas
#3	570	Randolph-Macon	21-1	02/15 vs. T#40 Washington and Lee
#4	539	St. Thomas	20-2	won at Bethel, 65-60; 02/15 at #2 St. John's
#5	517	Wittenberg	21-1	won at Ohio Wesleyan, 77-61; 02/15 vs. #34 Wooster
#6	508	Nebraska Wesleyan	20-2	02/15 vs. Central
#7	440	Johns Hopkins	19-3	LOST to #1 Swarthmore, 69-83; 02/15 at Ursinus
#8	424	UW-Platteville	19-3	won at UW-Whitewater, 70-68; 02/15 vs. UW-River Falls
#9	397	Emory	17-3	02/14 vs. New York University; 02/16 vs. #35 Brandeis
#10	350	Middlebury	19-3	02/14 vs. #18 Tufts; 02/15 vs. Bates
#11	336	Mount Union	19-3	won at #15 Marietta, 81-67; 02/15 vs. Heidelberg
#12	320	Colby	20-2	def. Bates, 72-61; 02/14 vs. Wesleyan
#13	311	Virginia Wesleyan	19-3	won at Hampden-Sydney, 69-65; 02/15 at Emory and Henry
#14	301	North Central (Ill.)	18-4	won at #25 Augustana, 70-55; 02/15 at Carroll
#15	296	Marietta	18-4	LOST to #11 Mount Union, 67-81; 02/15 vs. Wilmington
#16	265	Washington U.	16-4	02/14 vs. Case Western Reserve; 02/16 vs. Carnegie Mellon
#17	219	Elmhurst	18-5	LOST at Illinois Wesleyan, 73-85; 02/15 vs. Millikin
#18	182	Tufts	18-4	02/14 at #10 Middlebury; 02/15 at Williams
#19	181	Babson	18-4	LOST to T#30 WPI, 56-75; 02/15 vs. Wheaton (Mass.)
#20	179	Springfield	19-3	won at Wheaton (Mass.), 100-76; 02/15 vs. MIT
#21	153	Yeshiva	21-1	def. St. Joseph's (Bklyn.), 94-62; 02/15 vs. Farmingdale State
#22	91	St. Joseph (Conn.)	20-2	won at Regis (Mass.), 91-73; 02/15 at Emmanuel
#23	79	St. Norbert	19-3	def. Beloit, 66-43; 02/15 at Grinnell
#24	42	Benedictine	18-4	LOST at MSOE, 64-65 OT; 02/15 at Lakeland
#25	28	Augustana	16-7	LOST to #14 North Central (Ill.), 55-70; 02/15 vs. Carthage

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	27	Albion	19-3	won at Kalamazoo, 96-70; 02/15 at Adrian
#27	20	UW-La Crosse	17-5	def. UW-Stout, 94-62; 02/15 at UW-Stevens Point
T#28	15	Brockport	19-3	def. Fredonia, 104-57; 02/15 vs. SUNY Geneseo
T#28	15	Whitworth	17-4	02/14 vs. Pacific; 02/15 vs. George Fox
T#30	14	WPI	18-4	won at #19 Babson, 75-56; 02/15 vs. Emerson
T#30	14	Amherst	16-6	02/14 vs. Trinity (Conn.); 02/15 vs. Connecticut College
#32	11	Christopher Newport	18-5	02/15 vs. Salisbury
#33	10	Centre	20-4	02/15 vs. Sewanee
#34	9	Wooster	17-5	def. Denison, 93-72; 02/15 at #5 Wittenberg
#35	8	Brandeis	15-5	02/14 at Rochester; 02/16 at #9 Emory
T#36	7	York (Pa.)	18-5	02/15 at Mary Washington
T#36	7	RPI	18-3	02/14 vs. #39 Hobart; 02/15 vs. Rochester Tech
#38	6	Texas-Dallas	16-5	02/13 at Belhaven; 02/15 at Louisiana College
#39	4	Hobart	18-3	02/14 at T#36 RPI; 02/15 at Vassar
T#40	3	Washington and Lee	18-4	won at Roanoke, 71-50; 02/15 at #3 Randolph-Macon
T#40	3	Widener	18-4	LOST to Albright, 71-74; 02/15 vs. Alvernia
#42	2	UW-Oshkosh	14-8	won at UW-Stevens Point, 66-59; 02/15 vs. UW-Stout
T#43	1	Stevens	18-4	won at DeSales, 76-64; 02/15 vs. Eastern
T#43	1	Whitman	16-5	02/14 vs. George Fox; 02/15 vs. Pacific

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/wrapup-men-0212

Wilmington finished the game on a 15-4 run to defeat Muskingum 79-74, putting a damper on a milestone night for the Fighting Muskies' Marcus Dempsey. The nation's leading scorer at 30.7 points per game, Dempsey surpassed the 2,000-point mark for his career with his first point of the game. He was held to 20 on the night, while Jeffery Mansfield led the Fightin' Quakers with 33.

Although very unimportant, Eric Demers is actually the leading scorer in the nation at 33.7.

I really like that Mansfield kid.  Very impressive player.  Only a sophomore.

[Gregory Sager]

https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/wrapup-men-0212He was held to 20 on the night, while Jeffery Mansfield led the Fightin' Quakers with 33.

Chuckling at that team nickname never gets old.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The first Regional Rankings of the season are out and there are plenty of reactions ... and questions.

On Thursday's Hoopsville, we chat with a few programs who are in those rankings and others who know the best way into the NCAA tournaments is to win their conference. Plus, we find out how a fast break is a solid investment in giving back. And do you really understand the Strength of Schedule math and what is does, and does not, tell the ranking committees?

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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	618	Swarthmore	23-0	won at #7 Johns Hopkins, 83-69; def. Dickinson, 96-69
#2	602	St. John's	22-2	won at Macalester, 82-59; LOST to #4 St. Thomas, 66-71
#3	570	Randolph-Macon	22-1	def. T#40 Washington and Lee, 72-50
#4	539	St. Thomas	21-2	won at Bethel, 65-60; won at #2 St. John's, 71-66
#5	517	Wittenberg	22-1	won at Ohio Wesleyan, 77-61; def. #34 Wooster, 88-81
#6	508	Nebraska Wesleyan	21-2	def. Central, 91-70
#7	440	Johns Hopkins	20-3	LOST to #1 Swarthmore, 69-83; won at Ursinus, 74-68
#8	424	UW-Platteville	20-3	won at UW-Whitewater, 70-68; def. UW-River Falls, 94-54
#9	397	Emory	19-3	def. New York University, 99-81; def. #35 Brandeis, 93-65
#10	350	Middlebury	20-4	def. #18 Tufts, 86-74; LOST to Bates, 87-90
#11	336	Mount Union	20-3	won at #15 Marietta, 81-67; def. Heidelberg, 93-80
#12	320	Colby	21-2	def. Bates, 72-61; def. Wesleyan, 85-82
#13	311	Virginia Wesleyan	19-4	won at Hampden-Sydney, 69-65; LOST at Emory and Henry, 89-94 2OT
#14	301	North Central (Ill.)	19-4	won at #25 Augustana, 70-55; won at Carroll, 59-55
#15	296	Marietta	19-4	LOST to #11 Mount Union, 67-81; def. Wilmington, 105-74
#16	265	Washington U.	18-4	def. Case Western Reserve, 77-71; def. Carnegie Mellon, 99-68
#17	219	Elmhurst	19-5	LOST at Illinois Wesleyan, 73-85; def. Millikin, 87-75
#18	182	Tufts	18-6	LOST at #10 Middlebury, 74-86; LOST at Williams, 66-71
#19	181	Babson	19-4	LOST to T#30 WPI, 56-75; def. Wheaton (Mass.), 82-57
#20	179	Springfield	20-3	won at Wheaton (Mass.), 100-76; def. MIT, 66-62
#21	153	Yeshiva	22-1	def. St. Joseph's (Bklyn.), 94-62; def. Farmingdale State, 98-71
#22	91	St. Joseph (Conn.)	21-2	won at Regis (Mass.), 91-73; won at Emmanuel, 95-83
#23	79	St. Norbert	20-3	def. Beloit, 66-43; won at Grinnell, 116-113 OT
#24	42	Benedictine	19-4	LOST at MSOE, 64-65 OT; won at Lakeland, 73-70
#25	28	Augustana	17-7	LOST to #14 North Central (Ill.), 55-70; def. Carthage, 83-81

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	27	Albion	19-4	won at Kalamazoo, 96-70; LOST at Adrian, 78-79
#27	20	UW-La Crosse	18-5	def. UW-Stout, 94-62; won at UW-Stevens Point, 53-52
T#28	15	Brockport	20-3	def. Fredonia, 104-57; def. SUNY Geneseo, 88-56
T#28	15	Whitworth	19-4	def. Pacific, 91-78; def. George Fox, 83-76
T#30	14	WPI	19-4	won at #19 Babson, 75-56; def. Emerson, 85-64
T#30	14	Amherst	17-7	LOST to Trinity (Conn.), 85-89; def. Connecticut College, 76-67
#32	11	Christopher Newport	19-5	def. Salisbury, 82-64
#33	10	Centre	21-4	def. Sewanee, 71-69
#34	9	Wooster	17-6	def. Denison, 93-72; LOST at #5 Wittenberg, 81-88
#35	8	Brandeis	15-7	LOST at Rochester, 65-80; LOST at #9 Emory, 65-93
T#36	7	York (Pa.)	19-5	won at Mary Washington, 74-71
T#36	7	RPI	20-3	def. #39 Hobart, 58-54; def. Rochester Tech, 76-64
#38	6	Texas-Dallas	18-5	won at Belhaven, 85-81; won at Louisiana College, 74-56
#39	4	Hobart	19-4	LOST at T#36 RPI, 54-58; won at Vassar, 64-51
T#40	3	Washington and Lee	18-5	won at Roanoke, 71-50; LOST at #3 Randolph-Macon, 50-72
T#40	3	Widener	18-5	LOST to Albright, 71-74; LOST to Alvernia, 64-67
#42	2	UW-Oshkosh	15-8	won at UW-Stevens Point, 66-59; def. UW-Stout, 84-60
T#43	1	Stevens	19-4	won at DeSales, 76-64; def. Eastern, 75-61
T#43	1	Whitman	18-5	def. George Fox, 100-94; def. Pacific, 91-88

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

In two weeks, the regular season will be over. If teams want to still be playing in March, the time to get it done is now ... including conference tournaments, some of which start for some this week.

This week will also bring with it a better understanding of which teams are in position to be playing in the NCAA Tournaments.

Monday on Hoopsville, we will chat with several programs which have positioned themselves atop their conference races and hope home court will help them punch tickets to the NCAA tournaments. However, they also know the difference between playing at home or in the NCAAs could be a single game still to be played.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Charlie Averkamp, Benedictine women's coach
- Trent Milby, Berea women's coach
- Jake Ross, Springfield senior guard
- Dean Burrows, Wesley men's coach
- Bob Quillman & Ryan Scott, Top 25 Double-Take

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[SpartyBlue]

I only just discovered D-3 efficiency ratings. Question.  Any thoughts on correlation between tempo and efficiency?  It seems like there is a lot of emphasis put on tempo in basketball conversation, yet a quick look at the top 10 shows only one team in the top 100 in AdjT. 

1. Swarthmore 240
2. RM 406
3.  St. T 300
4.  St. J 421
5. Wittenberg 233
6. NWU 280
7. UW-Platt 327
8. Emory 75
9. Mt. Union 303
10. JHU 324

Conversely, there are four top ten teams in D-1 in the top 100 in AdjT.   Thoughts?

[thebear]

This is not uncommon, great teams often are built around great defense.

Randolph Macon is giving up 55 points per game, and scoring 76. They lead Division III by 3.5 points in Team defense.

When Potsdam went 32-0 en route to their 60 game streak in the 80's, they averaged 81.4 and gave up only 57.3 points per game.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	620	Swarthmore	24-0	won at Haverford, 86-73; 02/22 at McDaniel
#2	587	Randolph-Macon	23-1	def. Hampden-Sydney, 84-58; 02/22 at Guilford
#3	581	St. Thomas	22-2	won at St. Olaf, 76-69; 02/22 vs. St. Mary's (Minn.)
#4	521	St. John's	22-2	02/22 at Bethel
#5	519	Wittenberg	23-1	won at Wabash, 78-69; 02/22 vs. Hiram
#6	515	Nebraska Wesleyan	21-3	LOST at Simpson, 59-86; 02/22 vs. Loras
#7	455	UW-Platteville	21-3	won at UW-Eau Claire, 80-56; 02/22 at UW-Stevens Point
#8	433	Emory	19-3	02/21 at Carnegie Mellon; 02/23 at Case Western Reserve
#9	411	Mount Union	21-3	def. Baldwin Wallace, 83-73; 02/22 at Capital
#10	407	Johns Hopkins	21-3	won at Franklin and Marshall, 64-53; 02/22 vs. Haverford
#11	368	North Central (Ill.)	20-4	def. Carthage, 70-69; 02/22 at Wheaton (Ill.)
#12	367	Colby	22-2	won at Southern Maine, 93-91; 02/22 vs. Bates
#13	317	Washington U.	18-4	02/21 at Brandeis; 02/23 at New York University
#14	259	Middlebury	20-4	02/22 at Trinity (Conn.)
#15	256	Springfield	21-3	won at #21 WPI, 80-64; 02/22 vs. #22 Babson
#16	230	Marietta	20-4	won at Muskingum, 102-82; 02/22 at Heidelberg
#17	213	Yeshiva	23-1	won at SUNY-Old Westbury, 87-63; 02/22 vs. St. Joseph's (L.I.)
#18	198	Virginia Wesleyan	20-4	def. Shenandoah, 75-71; 02/22 vs. Eastern Mennonite
#19	168	St. Joseph (Conn.)	22-2	def. Anna Maria, 96-81; 02/22 vs. Colby-Sawyer
#20	133	St. Norbert	21-3	won at Lawrence, 75-56; 02/22 vs. Monmouth
#21	99	WPI	19-5	LOST to #15 Springfield, 64-80; 02/22 at MIT
#22	76	Babson	20-4	won at Emerson, 92-77; 02/22 at #15 Springfield
#23	60	Elmhurst	20-5	def. Carroll, 62-59
#24	56	UW-La Crosse	19-5	won at UW-River Falls, 86-70; 02/22 vs. UW-Eau Claire
#25	53	Brockport	20-3	02/21 at Cortland; 02/22 at Oswego State

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	45	Whitworth	20-4	won at #38 Whitman, 87-82; 02/22 at Linfield
#27	27	Tufts	18-6	02/22 vs. Hamilton
#28	26	RPI	20-3	02/21 at Clarkson; 02/22 at St. Lawrence
T#29	19	Texas-Dallas	18-5	02/20 vs. Hardin-Simmons; 02/22 vs. McMurry
T#29	19	Centre	21-4	IDLE
#31	18	Augustana	17-7	02/22 vs. North Park
#32	17	UW-Oshkosh	16-8	def. UW-Whitewater, 86-65; 02/22 at UW-River Falls
#33	15	York (Pa.)	20-5	def. St. Mary's (Md.), 68-62
T#34	12	Christopher Newport	20-5	def. Southern Virginia, 84-66
T#34	12	Benedictine	20-4	def. Wisconsin Lutheran, 83-55; 02/22 at Concordia (Wis.)
#36	7	Stevens	20-4	won at FDU-Florham, 72-70; 02/22 vs. King's
#37	4	Albertus Magnus	19-4	def. Emmanuel, 97-82; 02/22 at Anna Maria
#38	2	Whitman	18-6	LOST to #26 Whitworth, 82-87; 02/21 at Linfield

[KnightSlappy]

I only just discovered D-3 efficiency ratings. Question.  Any thoughts on correlation between tempo and efficiency?  It seems like there is a lot of emphasis put on tempo in basketball conversation, yet a quick look at the top 10 shows only one team in the top 100 in AdjT. 

1. Swarthmore 240
2. RM 406
3.  St. T 300
4.  St. J 421
5. Wittenberg 233
6. NWU 280
7. UW-Platt 327
8. Emory 75
9. Mt. Union 303
10. JHU 324

Conversely, there are four top ten teams in D-1 in the top 100 in AdjT.   Thoughts?

I've found almost no correlation between Tempo and overall efficiency, adjusted offensive efficiency or adjusted defensive efficiency.
In general, the faster teams are a bit less efficiency overall with that mostly being due to weaker defenses -- but this correlation is very, very weak.

BUT! Efficiency isn't really what you're trying to maximize. You're trying to maximize wins. Faster pace means more "confrontations" during the game, which would give the better of the two teams more opportunities. So it's possible a team could better maximize wins by sacrificing some efficiency for more possessions. I don't know if this would be true in practice, however.

Example:
If you're 0.1 points per possession than your opponent, you will tend to outscore them by 6 points over a 60 possession game. If you took a hit to, say, 0.08 points per possession while upping your possessions to 80 per game, you'd tend to outscore them by 6.4 points.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The second Regional Rankings are out, conference races are finishing up while some tournaments have begun. The frenetic finish to the regular season has begun.

On Thursday's Hoopsville, we chat to a few teams who are either leading their conference standings or could shake them up in their final scheduled games. Plus, a true #whyd3 way of approaching the season - giving back to the community while playing the game.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Sacha Santimano, Eastern Nazarene women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Matt Hunter, York (Pa.) men's coach
- Kevin Broderick, Nazareth men's coach
- Shanan Rosenberg, Linfield men's coach

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Thursday's show LIVE starting at 7:00 pm ET in the following ways:
- Main page: www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville
- Show page: http://bit.ly/3bW9d6M (or www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2019-20/feb20)
- Facebook Live Simulcast: www.facebook.com/Hoopsville
- YouTube Simulcast: www.youtube.com/d3hoopsville
- Team1 Sports: www.team1sports.com/Hoopsville/
- 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
Monday's show primarily covers the Atlantic, Central, South, and Northeast Regions. All men's coaches appear in the NABC Coach's Corner. And all guests are featured on the BlueFrame Technology Hoopsville Hotline.

Thursday's show primarily covers the East, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and West Regions while also featuring a women's coach in the WBCA Center Court segment. All men's coaches appear in the NABC Coach's Corner. And all guests are featured on the BlueFrame Technology Hoopsville Hotline.

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to hoopsville@d3sports.com or use any of the social media options.

Please also consider helping us out. We are accepting donations to the show - which many of you have asked about. We have updated the goal to $7,500 by the end of Monday, March 2. We are currently at $3,712.52.

We will be raising the goal after tonight!

To donate, click our PayPal link here: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BSRFLPUJQ9MKL&source=url

And thank you for your contributions.

If you enjoy the show via the podcasts, choose your favorite avenue to listen and/or subscribe via the the following four avenues (click on the images when necessary):
SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/hoopsville


 
   
We also have the podcast now on Tune-In and others coming. We will update them once we have better abilities to do so.

Don't forget you can always interact with us:
Website: www.d3hoopsville.com
Twitter: @d3hoopsville or #Hoopsville
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hoopsville
Email: hoopsville@d3hoops.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/d3hoopsville