2018 NCAA Tournament

[fantastic50]

I know Wooster leads the active tournament streak list at 16, but who else has a lengthy run going? What about streaks of (getting a berth and) winning at least one tournament game?

[Mike Rejniak]

​Dear D3 Faithful ,
     I have read many of your posts throughout the years and even met some of you in person, but for those who I haven't met, let me introduce myself: my name is Michael Rejniak and I have spent over 14 years coaching Division 3 basketball and love what our division has done and continues to do for  the sport of basketball. One of the greatest things about Division 3 basketball is the brotherhood that we all have with one another (coaches and players alike). My wish is to showcase the talents of D3 on a national stage in The Basketball Tournament (TBT).  You may have heard me speak about this on the Hoopsville Marathon with Dave McHugh of D3hoops.com (at the 6:11 mark). The TBT is a national tournament that is televised in July/August on ESPN after the NBA season is over. My goal is to put forth an all-star D3 team (current players are ineligible) and have them compete in this tournament to take on Former D1 / semi-pro's to prove that D3 deserves the same respect as other NCAA divisions. The team is mostly complete with former student-athletes from all over the country competing. Once the roster is complete we will be sure to release it through d3hoops. Former Babson College National Champion Matthew Droney '17 will also be assisting me on this journey.

How YOU can help our former elite D3 basketball players

While the end prize of this tournament is a monetary prize, being a D3-lifer, the goal is not the money (we all know that's not why we get into coaching), the goal is to bring an end to the stigma of Division 3 basketball, an awareness of how talented our student-athletes are and that we can compete (and win) against the best. We do need to raise funds for an entry fee, travel, meal and housing expenses for the athletes. In order to do this, we are conducting a crowd-funding campaign through GoFundMe to help make this a reality. These athletes need your support! Just think -- if every Division 3 school donated just $10, we will have raised over $4,000!!!! The link to the GoFundMe Page is below and please SPREAD THE WORD and email me with any questions/concerns at WeAreD3TBT@gmail.com. Thank you in advance for your support and Dave and I look forward to this "D3 Dream Team" taking the court this summer.-Mike Rejniak

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[Greek Tragedy]

So I heard the men's NIT is going to four 10-minute quarters. Is that up for discussion again for future seasons?

[smedindy]

So I heard the men's NIT is going to four 10-minute quarters. Is that up for discussion again for future seasons?

Yes, they usually try these rules in the NIT now and then see how they work.

They used to dole out these experiments to conferences. I remember the Big East having six fouls at one point, and some other leagues tried various shot clocks and I think even three point distances.

[Greek Tragedy]

They also said they were moving the 3 pt line back.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

So I heard the men's NIT is going to four 10-minute quarters. Is that up for discussion again for future seasons?

Yes, they usually try these rules in the NIT now and then see how they work.

They used to dole out these experiments to conferences. I remember the Big East having six fouls at one point, and some other leagues tried various shot clocks and I think even three point distances.

I think they are doing the conferences and preseason stuff less often now. Just a gut feeling, but I think there was probably some frustrations with playing one set of rules to start the season and then shifting back to the others. I believe they are just testing things in the NIT now.

That said, not sure these rules will be changed for another season. We just started the two-season rules-cycle. Very rarely are major rules put into place in the middle (i.e. before next season). Don't get me wrong, I will be ALL for it if they did go to quarters as soon as next season.

The are going with quarters, international three-point line (I think that is the distance), and 20-second rest on offensive rebounds (i.e. instead of going to 30, they will reset to 20 when a team gets an offensive board).

[Mr. Ypsi]

Adding three more years to make it an even decade (final regular season poll for FF teams):

2011:  #2, #4, #5, #8                   Total points = 2163
2010:  #2, #3, #5, #16                     "      "         1904
2009:  #2, #6, #23, ORV                   "      "         1170

2009-2017:  Top Ten = 28, Lower Top 25 = 3,  ORV = 4,  no votes = 1   Average total points = 1712

2018:             "    "    = 0,  Lower Top 25 = 1,  ORV = 1, no votes = 2                 total points =  158

(Incidentally, note that my earlier guesstimate of at least 2 top ten teams in the FF was a bit low: for the nine years prior to this one there were over THREE top ten teams per year.)

Why do I hear the theme to The Twilight Zone every time I look at this year's FF?

[sac]

I know Wooster leads the active tournament streak list at 16, but who else has a lengthy run going? What about streaks of (getting a berth and) winning at least one tournament game?

With the St. Thomas streak coming to an end this year.  I think you're probably only going to find max 4 or 5 year runs out there now.  A lot of D3's highest profile programs have missed the tournament in recent seasons.

I would say Augustana is maybe next at 5

Whitworth?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I keep a list of teams who've won a game in the tournament.  A lot of longish streaks ended this year, but Emory has the current active streak at 6 straight years with a tourney win.  Augustana is second at five.

[kiltedbryan]

I know Wooster leads the active tournament streak list at 16, but who else has a lengthy run going? What about streaks of (getting a berth and) winning at least one tournament game?

I keep a list of teams who've won a game in the tournament.  A lot of longish streaks ended this year, but Emory has the current active streak at 6 straight years with a tourney win.  Augustana is second at five.

Combining these two thoughts: Wooster has won at least one game in 14 of these 16 consecutive tournament appearances. Their only first round losses occurred last year to North Central, which snapped an eight-year win streak from '09-'16, and in 2008 to eventual champion Wash U, which snapped a five-year win streak from '03-'07.

[(509)Rat]

Whitworth was in their 12th straight tournament this year. Unfortunately they've been trending in the wrong direction in terms of winning at least one game in the tournament as they have a 3 year streak of not winning a tournament game going at the moment

[AllStar]

Good luck to the four teams in action Friday!

[Greek Tragedy]

So one of the Oshkosh articles said they are having a viewing party for their game. Are the semis on an actual tv channel or just webcast on the NCAA page? I presume the Final is on the college sports network again?

[AndOne]

Semis are just on the NCAA webcast. Final is on CBS Sports Network. 🏀

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

UW-Oshkosh leads Ramapo at the half 34-27