Top 25 talk

[Greek Tragedy]

Darryl,

UW-River Falls won that game 56-48.

The Delaware Valley-FDU-Florham score is correct.

Speaking of which, River Falls is looking pretty good.  Undefeated in conference and three of those five losses don't look so bad.

Another thing to consider regarding River Falls is that 4 of their 5 losses were without their floor leader, Grant Erickson, who's first game wasn't until the Alma loss. He didn't even start that game. In addition, they have beaten preseason title contenders Oshkosh, Stevens Point and at Whitewater.

[D3HoopJunkie]

Before I begin this post I need to state beforehand that I am an Albertus Magnus supporter.

Johnson and Wales University should be in the Top 25......I know they are right on the cusp according to the last poll but I have seen this team play many times this year and they are without question worthy of a Top 25 ranking. As an Albertus supporter it absolutely KILLS me to say this. For those of you who don't know much about the GNAC this is hands down the biggest rivalry within the conference and I have no doubts one of the more "heated" I would bet to guess in the country. 2 very well coached teams who flat out hate each other.

As an Albertus supporter I have been fortunate enough to see some of the best D3 has to offer over the past few seasons because of their success in making it to the post season. I think back to a William Patterson team who was as experienced and deep as anyone going into the tournament that season, a Middlebury squad with Ryan Sherry as there leader, Desales with Darnell Braswell who to this day is still one of the best D3 players I have ever seen on both sides of the ball, a loaded Williams team who had as complete of a starting 5 as you can have including Duncan Robinson and finally last year's Dickinson team who were very polished and had an outstanding player in Gerry Wixted coupled with a ton of length and athleticism. Not to mention my own Falcons from last season who had about as much athleticism and scoring ability as any of the previous teams I just mentioned.

Again, I believe I have seen some of the best D3Hoops has to offer and I must say that this year's Johnson and Wales team could have competed with any of the above listed. I think that come tourney time they are going to be a very dangerous team as long as they don't slip up and let my youthful Falcons catch them sleeping in the GNAC tournament because there is no team other than Albertus in the GNAC capable of beating this JWU squad this season.

They lack an inside interior presence but they make up for it a great deal with their athleticism and their ability to shoot the basketball from the perimeter. They can flat out shoot the basketball. Quarry Greenaway is a pretty special player too. He is a player that a team can ride in a tournament format such as the NCAA.

They will be interesting to watch as the season progresses. Kills me to endorse that program but all the credit in the world goes to Coach Benton and his players. They would be very deserving

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Darryl,

UW-River Falls won that game 56-48.

The Delaware Valley-FDU-Florham score is correct.

Speaking of which, River Falls is looking pretty good.  Undefeated in conference and three of those five losses don't look so bad.

Another thing to consider regarding River Falls is that 4 of their 5 losses were without their floor leader, Grant Erickson, who's first game wasn't until the Alma loss. He didn't even start that game. In addition, they have beaten preseason title contenders Oshkosh, Stevens Point and at Whitewater.

Wasn't aware of that - good to know.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	602	Whitworth	17-0	def. Pacific Lutheran, 93-62; def. Puget Sound, 87-68
#2	588	Elmhurst	16-2	def. North Park, 91-88; LOST at #25 North Central (Ill.), 62-80
#3	576	Augustana	17-1	won at Illinois Wesleyan, 77-60; def. Millikin, 96-50
#4	557	Benedictine	18-0	won at Dominican, 91-67; won at Milwaukee Engineering, 67-52
#5	509	John Carroll	17-0	won at Baldwin Wallace, 102-89; def. Wilmington, 79-70
#6	503	St. Thomas	15-1	def. St. Olaf, 75-66; won at Carleton, 71-61
#7	474	Ohio Wesleyan	16-1	def. Oberlin, 81-69; def. Denison, 82-76
#8	440	Amherst	14-3	LOST at Wesleyan, 44-71; won at Bowdoin, 92-78; LOST at Colby, 64-66
#9	420	Hope	15-2	won at Adrian, 76-73; def. Kalamazoo, 86-78
#10	393	Christopher Newport	15-1	won at St. Mary's (Md.), 83-67; 01/23 at Frostburg State postponed
#11	386	Marietta	15-2	won at #18 Mount Union, 98-85; def. Heidelberg, 82-71
#12	336	Chicago	14-2	def. #17 New York University, 69-58; def. Brandeis, 65-50
#13	279	Franklin and Marshall	13-3	LOST at Gettysburg, 57-73
#14	273	WPI	15-2	def. Clark, 67-66; won at Wheaton (Mass.), 79-57
#15	253	Susquehanna	16-1	def. Goucher, 98-67
#16	213	Whitman	14-3	def. Puget Sound, 102-76; LOST to Pacific Lutheran, 74-79
#17	204	New York University	13-2	LOST at #12 Chicago, 58-69; won at #31 Washington U., 75-72
#18	165	Mount Union	12-5	LOST to #11 Marietta, 85-98; won at Otterbein, 94-61
#19	132	Tufts	13-4	LOST at Wesleyan, 77-78; won at Connecticut College, 83-81
#20	114	Lancaster Bible	14-0	def. Keuka, 100-80; def. Wells, 86-59
#21	107	Alma	13-4	won at T#34 Trine, 96-91; def. Albion, 75-64
#22	94	St. Norbert	14-2	def. #26 Carroll, 82-58; def. Monmouth, 73-56
#23	62	Texas Lutheran	15-3	def. Colorado College, 81-79; def. Centenary (La.), 88-79
#24	59	Roanoke	14-2	won at Emory and Henry, 98-90
#25	55	North Central (Ill.)	13-5	def. Carthage, 97-68; def. #2 Elmhurst, 80-62

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	49	Carroll	13-2	LOST at #22 St. Norbert, 58-82; def. Illinois College, 94-59
#27	40	Johnson and Wales	16-1	def. Emmanuel, 116-74; won at St. Joseph's (Maine), 82-61
#28	38	UW-Whitewater	12-5	won at UW-Oshkosh, 66-60; LOST to UW-Eau Claire, 63-66
T#29	25	MIT	12-4	won at T#29 Babson, 71-66; LOST to Emerson, 56-66
T#29	25	Babson	11-5	LOST to T#29 MIT, 66-71; 01/23 vs. Coast Guard postponed; def. Coast Guard, 100-90
#31	23	Washington U.	10-6	LOST to Brandeis, 66-69; LOST to #17 New York University, 72-75
#32	22	Plattsburgh State	13-3	won at Potsdam State, 83-71; LOST to Brockport State, 63-74; def. Geneseo State, 98-87
#33	19	Salisbury	13-3	def. Marymount, 72-65
T#34	16	Trine	13-4	LOST to #21 Alma, 91-96; def. Olivet, 55-54
T#34	16	Brooklyn	15-3	def. CCNY, 87-78; won at John Jay, 78-66
#36	14	Trinity (Conn.)	14-4	def. Keene State, 83-65; won at Colby, 62-60; won at Bowdoin, 85-66
#37	7	Virginia Wesleyan	12-5	def. Bridgewater (Va.), 86-65; def. Lynchburg, 86-78
T#38	6	Oneonta State	11-4	LOST to Buffalo State, 73-82; def. Fredonia State, 95-66
T#38	6	Penn State-Behrend	15-1	def. Hilbert, 69-58; def. D'Youville, 69-47; won at La Roche, 71-59
T#40	5	Bethel	12-4	won at Carleton, 71-61; LOST at Concordia-Moorhead, 61-69
T#40	5	Hampden-Sydney	12-4	LOST at Randolph, 55-57
#42	4	St. John Fisher	11-4	LOST at Hartwick, 66-78
T#43	3	Albertus Magnus	11-3	def. Rivier, 80-64; 01/23 at Norwich postponed
T#43	3	St. John's	13-3	def. Gustavus Adolphus, 87-83; won at St. Olaf, 81-72
#45	2	Northwestern (Minn.)	15-3	def. Finlandia, 93-45; def. Northland, 72-52
T#46	1	Delaware Valley	14-3	won at FDU-Florham, 72-60; def. DeSales, 75-47
T#46	1	Eastern Connecticut	12-6	def. Western Connecticut, 71-63; LOST at Southern Maine, 76-77
T#46	1	UW-River Falls	11-6	def. UW-Stevens Point, 56-48; LOST at UW-Platteville, 61-72

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Despite technical problems over the last few weeks, Sunday's edition of Hoopsville has not been derailed by Mother Nature's rath! Three-feet of snow and still we will get two-hours of the show all thanks to that wonderful home studio.

Tonight, Dave McHugh talks to programs who are storming the competition right now. Whether in the midst of long winning streaks or dominating their conference, these programs are making the turn at five weeks to go in pretty good shape.

You can tune into Hoopsville tonight starting at 7:00 PM ET right here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/jan24

Guest include (in order):
- Cherise Galasso, WPI women's coach
- Gabby Lisella, No. 22 Rowan women's coach
- Kris Huffman, DePauw women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Mike McGrath, No. 12 Chicago men's coach
- Bert West, East Texas Baptist men's coast It isn't easy to coach at any level. It is a joy to coach Division III says many a coach. Some enjoy it on their way up the ladder, others on their way closer to retirement, and others as their passion.

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[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Little earlier than usual, which is nice... here is the MBB Top 25 for Week 7: http://www.d3hoops.com/top25/men/2015-16/week7

[scottiedawg]

Biggest vote gainers:
N. Central (IL), 153
Alma, 131
St. Norbert, 125
Roanoke, 63
Susquehanna, 59
Texas Lutheran, 58
Johnson and Wales, 49
Wesleyan, 48
Chicago, 45
WPI, 37
John Carroll, 32
St. Thomas, 32
Gettysburg, 27
Marietta, 24


Biggest vote losers:
Amherst, -194
F&M, -155
Whitman, -127
Mt. Union, -126
Tufts, -105
NYU, -96
Elmhurst, -92
Carroll, -47
MIT, -25
UW-Whitewater, -24
WashU, -23
Babson, -18
Trine, -15

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Finally got my Top 25 blog done, bracketed by hours of shoveling the last few days. You can check it out here: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/2016/01/26/daves-top-25-blog-week-7/

I also want to point out that I have apparently inspired a few others to reveal their brackets and some their reasoning:
- Ira Thor: http://irathor.tumblr.com/post/138004547557/heres-my-division-iii-top-25-ballot-for-january
- Ryan Scott: http://onemorethingblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/worlds-colliding.html

Enjoy.

[Gregory Sager]

I also want to point out that I have apparently inspired a few others to reveal their brackets and some their reasoning:
- Ira Thor: http://irathor.tumblr.com/post/138004547557/heres-my-division-iii-top-25-ballot-for-january
- Ryan Scott: http://onemorethingblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/worlds-colliding.html

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Don't look now, but Bryson Fonville is sticking it to Susquehanna tonight.  Impressive display.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Susquehanna and Roanoke both go down - the opponent in both cases (Catholic and Randolph) both shot more than 50% from three.  Tough to beat that.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Ohio Wesleyan goes down at Wooster.

Augie put 7 guys in double figures tonight in beating Elmhurst.  That's a good team.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Nice to see Fonville show up! He's been MIA a lot this season.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Nice to see Fonville show up! He's been MIA a lot this season.

But not even the best performance of the night in the region.  Marquis Marshall at Alvernia went for 31 and 18 in a win over Lycoming!

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	613	Whitworth	17-0	01/29 at Linfield; 01/30 at Lewis and Clark
#2	590	Augustana	18-1	def. #6 Elmhurst, 97-84; 01/30 vs. North Park
#3	578	Benedictine	19-0	def. Rockford, 95-72; 01/30 vs. Lakeland
#4	541	John Carroll	18-0	won at Heidelberg, 95-78; 01/30 vs. Ohio Northern
#5	535	St. Thomas	17-1	won at Concordia-Moorhead, 79-70; won at Macalester, 67-61
#6	496	Elmhurst	16-3	LOST at #2 Augustana, 84-97; 01/30 vs. Millikin
#7	482	Ohio Wesleyan	16-2	LOST at Wooster, 90-91; 01/30 vs. Hiram
#8	431	Hope	16-2	def. Calvin, 75-67; 01/30 at Albion
#9	416	Christopher Newport	16-1	won at Southern Virginia, 82-73; 01/30 vs. Penn State-Harrisburg
#10	410	Marietta	16-2	won at Muskingum, 108-97; 01/30 at Baldwin Wallace
#11	381	Chicago	14-2	01/29 vs. T#44 Emory; 01/31 vs. Rochester
#12	312	Susquehanna	16-2	LOST at Catholic, 80-101
#13	310	WPI	16-2	won at Coast Guard, 78-58; 01/30 vs. Springfield
#14	246	Amherst	15-3	won at Williams, 71-50; 01/30 at #27 Trinity (Conn.)
#15	238	Alma	14-4	def. Olivet, 93-55; 01/30 vs. Kalamazoo
#16	219	St. Norbert	15-2	won at Ripon, 83-63; 01/30 at #43 Carroll
#17	208	North Central (Ill.)	14-5	won at Millikin, 94-60; 01/30 vs. Wheaton (Ill.)
#18	131	Lancaster Bible	15-0	won at Valley Forge, 100-75; 01/29 vs. Wilson; 01/30 vs. Gallaudet
#19	124	Franklin and Marshall	15-3	def. McDaniel, 68-48; won at Dickinson, 64-62; 01/30 vs. Haverford
#20	122	Roanoke	15-3	won at Shenandoah, 85-68; LOST to Randolph, 86-91; 01/30 vs. #37 Virginia Wesleyan
#21	120	Texas Lutheran	15-3	01/29 at Colorado College; 01/31 at Centenary (La.)
#22	108	New York University	13-2	01/29 vs. Carnegie Mellon; 01/31 vs. Case Western Reserve
#23	89	Johnson and Wales	16-1	01/28 at Emmanuel; 01/30 at Anna Maria
#24	86	Whitman	14-3	01/29 at Lewis and Clark; 01/30 at Linfield
#25	48	Wesleyan	15-4	01/30 vs. Connecticut College

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	39	Mount Union	13-5	won at Baldwin Wallace, 80-79; 01/30 vs. Capital
#27	30	Trinity (Conn.)	14-5	LOST at Merchant Marine, 60-67; 01/30 vs. #14 Amherst
#28	29	Penn State-Behrend	16-1	won at Pitt-Bradford, 74-58; 01/30 vs. Penn State-Altoona
T#29	27	Gettysburg	13-5	LOST to T#41 Swarthmore, 69-76; LOST to McDaniel, 65-67; 01/30 at Washington College
T#29	27	Tufts	13-4	01/28 at Newbury; 01/30 vs. Bates
T#29	27	Salisbury	14-3	won at St. Mary's (Md.), 73-41; 01/30 at York (Pa.)
#32	20	Brooklyn	16-3	def. Lehman, 100-99; 01/30 at Staten Island
#33	16	Plattsburgh State	13-3	01/29 at Buffalo State; 01/30 at Fredonia State
#34	14	UW-Whitewater	12-6	LOST to UW-Platteville, 75-78; 01/30 at UW-River Falls
#35	12	St. John's	14-4	LOST to Carleton, 72-75; def. Hamline, 91-82; 01/30 at Bethel
#36	10	Delaware Valley	15-3	won at Misericordia, 74-70; 01/30 vs. Eastern
#37	9	Virginia Wesleyan	12-6	LOST at Randolph-Macon, 59-88; 01/30 at #20 Roanoke
T#38	7	Babson	12-5	won at Clark, 72-50; 01/30 at Emerson
T#38	7	Northwestern (Minn.)	15-3	01/29 at Minnesota-Morris; 01/30 at Crown
#40	5	Aurora	15-3	won at Concordia-Chicago, 100-82; 01/30 vs. Edgewood
T#41	4	Albertus Magnus	12-3	def. Suffolk, 72-56; 01/30 vs. St. Joseph's (Maine)
T#41	4	Swarthmore	15-3	won at T#29 Gettysburg, 76-69; won at Haverford, 66-51; 01/30 vs. Johns Hopkins
#43	2	Carroll	14-2	def. Beloit, 87-76; 01/30 vs. #16 St. Norbert
T#44	1	Emory	11-5	01/29 at #11 Chicago; 01/31 at Washington U.
T#44	1	Trine	13-5	LOST at Albion, 65-74; 01/30 vs. Calvin