Top 25 talk

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

It was me.  I got the Greensboros mixed up.  NC Wesleyan lost to UNC-Greensboro tonight as well.  First night, first scoreboard mistake.

AND... NC Wesleyan - UNC Greensboro was an exhibition game... should not have been on scoreboard...

Well, exhibitions do go on the scoreboard if the schools themselves load them (of if they're a presto school).

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

It was me.  I got the Greensboros mixed up.  NC Wesleyan lost to UNC-Greensboro tonight as well.  First night, first scoreboard mistake.

AND... NC Wesleyan - UNC Greensboro was an exhibition game... should not have been on scoreboard...

Well, exhibitions do go on the scoreboard if the schools themselves load them (of if they're a presto school).

Even if we remove them from being seen on our site, that doesn't remove them from our backend where all the games are listed for a night. When one is cruising along and locked in on updating games, sometimes it takes a bit of effort to break the cycle and look up if the game "counts" or not.

I think we can give Ryan some slack here, especially the first night. There are D1 v D3 games that actually count, so we can't assume anything.

[augie_superfan]

Is there a Hoopsville Classic this year?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Is there a Hoopsville Classic this year?

Unfortunately no... not this season.

[gordonmann]

As Dave and Ryan noted, managing exhibitions on our scoreboard and schedule pages is tricky because our scoreboard automatically takes whatever is fed to it by the schools participating.

If a D3 school enters a game and doesn't mark it as an exhibition (or incorrectly marks it as regional or lists a JV game for some reason), our scoreboard reflects that. The problem is further complicated when you have a game that counts for the D1 partners and they are a Presto client, which a bunch of small D1 conferences are (Southland, some Ivies).

We've been asked not to change the game as it is entered by the school itself since that messes with the school's own webpage. But we try to find ways to keep it out of our database, even if we have to catch it after the game occurred or can only remove the game from certain parts of our site. That's the reason none of the exhibitions appear on our team pages, though they do appear on the day-to-day scoreboards.

Long story long, we appreciate the corrections and we'll do our best to manage the database but a lot of the mistakes are because the scoreboard is group sourced.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The Division III basketball season has begun and tonight Hoopsville will hit the air for its 15th season!

In tonight's season premiere, Dave McHugh chats with the two preseason No. 1 teams, both national committee chairs, and gets an update on a new tournament featuring several Top 25 teams. Dave will also try and get everyone up to speed on the new season and take a look at what has already happened in early season games.

One thing fans may notice is no video for this season's debut. This is not a change in the production of the show, just a temporary decision. There has been a lot going on leading up to the premiere and not everything got up to speed in time. We hope to have actual video broadcasts return in short order. We appreciate everyone's patience.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch the show LIVE staring at 7:00 p.m. ET here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2017-18/nov16 --- or via the Facebook Live simulcast. If you missed any part of the show, you can watch it On Demand or listen to the podcast.

You can also send your questions to the show and have them featured on the Hoopsville Mailbag segment. Email them to hoopsville@d3hoops.com.

Guests include (in order of appearance):
- Bobbi Morgan, Haverford women's coach and DIII National Basketball Committee Chair
- Tim Pitzpatrick, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletics Director and DIII National Basketball Committee Chair
- Eric Bridgeland, No. 1 Whitman men's coach
- Carla Berube, No. 1 Tufts women's coach
- Ryan Whitnabe, Great Lakes podcaster and Great Lakes Invitational creator

You can also tune into the podcast(s) after the show has aired:
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hoopsville/id1059517087

Don't forget you can always interact with us:
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[Greek Tragedy]

I haven't gone through every boxscore, but from what I've seen, Middlebury's Jack Daly produced the 2nd triple double this season, going for 10 pts, 12 assists and 15 rebounds.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Just FYI - Whitewater beat CMS, but neither Chris Jones nor Michael Scarlett seem to have played.

[Smitty Oom]

Just FYI - Whitewater beat CMS, but neither Chris Jones nor Michael Scarlett seem to have played.

I was wondering about both when I looked at the boxscore and didn't see either of them. Any news on that front?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Just FYI - Whitewater beat CMS, but neither Chris Jones nor Michael Scarlett seem to have played.

I was wondering about both when I looked at the boxscore and didn't see either of them. Any news on that front?

News from the west coast comes by wagon train, so...

[Greek Tragedy]

Just FYI - Whitewater beat CMS, but neither Chris Jones nor Michael Scarlett seem to have played.

I was wondering about both when I looked at the boxscore and didn't see either of them. Any news on that front?

News from the west coast comes by wagon train, so...

News from Whitewater comes by beer truck, so...

[WUPHF]

Heidelberg defeated No. 12 North Central 98-93 in double OT.

No. 4 Hanover trails 0-2 Otterbein by 12 at the half.

RESET: Hanover chased down Otterbein with three minutes left and staved off the upset with a 71-68 win.

[Smitty Oom]

Just FYI - Whitewater beat CMS, but neither Chris Jones nor Michael Scarlett seem to have played.

I was wondering about both when I looked at the boxscore and didn't see either of them. Any news on that front?

News from the west coast comes by wagon train, so...

Well I think those Pacific Time Zone west coasters just woke up to start their weekend! 

[Smitty Oom]

UST and #13 Marietta in a great game right now at the Great Lakes Invitational finale! Tied game and the Toms have the ball with the shot clock off.

http://pioneers.marietta.edu/sports/2017/8/31/live-video.aspx

EDIT: Tommies settle for a long 2, not a great shot but didn't leave any time for Marietta and we have OT! 

[augie77]

What's the unofficial point spread for Wednesday's exhibition of Augustana at Illinois (Fighting Illini)?  It counts as a real game for the Illini (4-0), and I expect the Vikings will approach it similarly.  Thoughts?