Reference: Schools' all-time Division III record

Pat Coleman · February 03, 2006, 09:34:36 PM

This is a board suggested by Titan Q to track schools' overall record and winning percentages solely as a member of Division III.

This isn't really a board for a prolonged discussion of the findings. Let's keep the banter out of it and the conversation to a low threshhold so we can keep the data easy to navigate.

Quote from: Pat Coleman on February 03, 2006, 09:31:32 PM
I have Wooster's media guide in front of me, preparing for tomorrow night's game.

Starting in 1974-75 and extending through last season, Wooster is 588-256, .697.

Quote from: Titan Q on February 03, 2006, 09:02:05 PM
I'm curious to know what the list looks like as well, Greg. I just checked IWU's record as a Division III team. In 22 seasons from 1983-84 through 2004-05...

433-176 (.711)

Titan Q · February 03, 2006, 09:41:10 PM

Wittenberg's year-by-year records if anyone has time to figure out their cumulative from 1974-75 through 2004-05...

http://www5.wittenberg.edu/news/athletics/mbasketball/records/alltimeyearbyyearrecords.html

Pat Coleman · February 03, 2006, 10:03:45 PM

Catholic was a Division II and Division I member until the 1981-82 season. Since then, Catholic is 427-227, .653 entering this season.

Mr. Ypsi · February 03, 2006, 10:28:45 PM

Is there a central location to find out when teams first joined d3? I might compute a few, but I generally have no idea what starting date to use, and many school's websites are less than forthcoming on such info.

John Gleich · February 03, 2006, 10:42:42 PM

I'm not 100% sure of this (I'll have to check with our AD tomorrow) but I think that UWSP first joined D3 in 1997, when the WSUC merged with the WWIAC and became the WIAC, a D3 conference. Some members (Whitewater, Platteville, maybe a few others) had dual membership, but, as far as I know, UWSP did not.

1997 22-7
1998 17-8
1999 15-10
2000 25-5
2001 18-7
2002 21-6
2003 24-4
2004 29-5
2005 29-3

200-55

With this season (currently 12-7) they would be 212-62 for a winning % of 77.4%.

Ralph Turner · February 03, 2006, 10:53:51 PM

The ASC joined D3 in 1996. The conference members began completing Provisional status in the 1996-97 season.

For the seasons 1997-98 thru 2004-05

McMurry is 162-49 for a .768 winning percentage.

Knightstalker · February 04, 2006, 12:52:27 AM

I would say that NJCU is close to 550 wins. They have been in D3 since the beginning. I am just guestimating on the win total, Coach Brown has been the head coach for 22 years and he is around 450 wins. I am pretty sure Ira has this information on the website, I will check.

I think we need to post the number of wins and winning percentage due to the continual growth of D-III.

Knightstalker · February 04, 2006, 09:53:41 AM

Quote from: knightstalker on February 04, 2006, 12:52:27 AM
I would say that NJCU is close to 550 wins. They have been in D3 since the beginning. I am just guestimating on the win total, Coach Brown has been the head coach for 22 years and he is around 450 wins. I am pretty sure Ira has this information on the website, I will check.

I think we need to post the number of wins and winning percentage due to the continual growth of D-III.

Since 74-75 NJCU is 590-353 for a winning percentage of .625.

Coach Brown was 444-199 for a .691 winning percentage at the beginning of this season, it is his 24th at NJCU.

NW Hope Fan · February 05, 2006, 12:07:10 AM

It will be interesting to see this board develop, but with no offence to Point or Ralph and certainly nothing against what your teams have accomplished thus far, I'll be more curious to see teams with say... over 500 DIII games.

Ralph Turner · February 05, 2006, 12:17:28 AM

NWHope Fan, no offense taken. I hope that each school would tell us when they joined D3, so we can get a perspective of the growth of D3, which I think is the premier amateur competition in the country.

The D3 of today, without the WIAC, or the NWC, or the ASC among others, would be a different creature. The NAIA debates on the football boards highlight how extremely competitive D3 is now, with all of those successful athletic programs in the NAIA now succeeding by D3 rules.

Sometimes, I wonder if we aren't considered party crashers by the old elite , who don't win as many championships as they used to win.

smedindy · February 05, 2006, 12:20:14 AM

I'd rather have all in D-3 who want to be in D-3 - playing by the rules and all. If it was about championships, then those schools should be in D-2 or D-1 anyway.

Ralph Turner · February 05, 2006, 01:36:47 AM

+1, smed!

Bill Gorman · February 05, 2006, 01:28:52 PM

While certainly nowhere among the elite, Wentworth Institute of Technology entered the NCAA (and as a D-III member) in 1984-85. Entering this season, the Leopards have an all-time mark of 185-337.

http://www.wit.edu/athletics/varsity/basketball_m/yearly.htm

dansand · February 05, 2006, 02:13:32 PM

Near as I can figure, in their 32nd D3 season, Augustana is 540-293 (.648) through last night's win.

dansand · February 05, 2006, 02:28:38 PM

Knightstalker,

I was curious as to why NJCU had played so many more games than Augie in the same amount of years. I think if you double-check, the Gothic Knights are 590-269 (.687) through the end of last year.

Reference: Schools' all-time Division III record

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