2013 Division III NCAA Tournament

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Macon is the first winner of this year's tournament, knocking out Stevens by hitting FTs down the stretch.

[Gregory Sager]

I'm with 7. It was an exciting game, but I don't think it was a well-played one. Lots of guys in the second half got to the rim (bad defense) but didn't finish (bad offense). And there were a lot of wide-open midrange shots (bad defense) that weren't knocked down (bad offense).

[sac]

St. Vincent is making its first NCAA appearance, any other schools making their first appearance?

[Gregory Sager]

This year's virgins:

Concordia (TX)
Fitchburg State
Randolph
St. Vincent
Spalding

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Our last two teams into the tourney are down by 17 and 13 at the half of their first games.

[Pat Coleman]

Our last two teams into the tourney are down by 17 and 13 at the half of their first games.

On the football site we've kept a running tally of the playoff performance of the teams the NCAA selects over our objections. I believe there's only been one team that's ever done anything significant in the postseason in a year where we projected them out but the NCAA took them anyway. (Ithaca, 2000 or 2001.)

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Whitewater gave up most of a huge halftime lead to Dubuque - only up 7 with less than 10 minutes to go.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Whitewater gave up most of a huge halftime lead to Dubuque - only up 7 with less than 10 minutes to go.

And Whitewater hits back to back threes to go back up 13.  This may not be an upset watch after all.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Pretty impressed with WW 6'7" freshman Darnell Harris.  He's got a lot of potential.  Big, athletic, just sunk two threes in a row.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Cortland, Emory, CNU, and Whitewater all up comfortably now late in the second half.

I guess Stevens was technically an upset, but at least no outright surprises so far.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Pretty impressed with WW 6'7" freshman Darnell Harris.  He's got a lot of potential.  Big, athletic, just sunk two threes in a row.

AH, my fifth round draft pick!

[Spence]

Incredible atmosphere at Dickinson College for the Dickinson/Marietta game.

[mailsy]

CABRINI WINS 80-78 over Hampden-Sydney!!! 

[realist]

Calvin did what they had to do to start showing the GL comm. what they are capable of doing.  72 points against the toughest defense in D3. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Calvin did what they had to do to start showing the GL comm. what they are capable of doing.  72 points against the toughest defense in D3.

They got my attention.