2019 NCAA Tournament

[gordonmann]

Woo indeed.

That matchup with DeSales will be fun next week. Size against speed.

[Caz Bombers]

major congrats as well to my neighbors SUNY New Paltz. Jamie Seward has been incredible at the helm of that program. I hope the Hawks can give Bowdoin a battle. Looks like the Polar Bears left things until very late in that 4th quarter rally to beat Smith.

That sectional certainly should be at Bowdoin, but I hope they accidentally double-booked the gym. Let's play this thing in NP, c'mon.

[7express]

I would think it would go to DeSales before it went to New Paltz, but what the hell do I know??

[7express]

Looks like the 4 sectional hosts are pretty straightforward:

Upper left will be hosted by Thomas More.  Mary Hardin Baylor will have to fly, but the rest of the teams can drive.
Bottom left looks like it will be hosted by Scranton.  This is the toughest one, but Christopher Newport will fly to Medford, but they are within driving distance of Scranton (along with Tufts and Messiah) so that will be the deciding factor.  As I said the other day I think this was heading to Scranton anyways, but if Gettysburg had won that pod Tufts would've at least been in the picture.
Bottom right will be in Bowdoin.  All 4 teams are within driving distance of Bowdoin.
Upper right will be at St. Thomas.  Amherst will have to fly, and Wartburg was behind St. Thomas in the last regional rankings, and I believe St. Thomas carries a better resume than Oshkosh, not to mention the Oshkosh men may very well be hosting the sectional.

I would be very surprised if someone OTHER than those 4 teams listed hosts a sectional.

[gordonmann]

I agree. Only two hosts didn't advance this weekend so the bracket pretty much went according to seed and that makes the hosting decisions much easier.

[BomberJeff]

Ithaca confirms on twitter their regional is at Bowdoin.

https://twitter.com/BomberSports/status/1102255358616195072

[NE Jeffs Fan]

Seems like Tufts earned the right to host, but guess travel expenses and drive vs fly wins out when hosting.

[Rofrog]

Scranton is hosting!!!

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

We are down to 32. A great weekend of basketball has cut the NCAA tournament teams in half. There were some surprises, surprising outcomes, and fun environments around DIII. Even the end of the title defense of Nebraska Wesleyan.

On Sunday's Hoopsville, we try and recap it all while also hearing from several of the coaches who found themselves in the thick of it.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Sunday's show hits the air at 7:00 p.m. ET. You can watch it in the video player above. If you miss any of the show, you can watch it On Demand or listen the audio-only podcast to the right (available shortly after the show goes off air).

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to dave.mchugh@d3sports.com or use any of the social media options to the right.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Mike Schauer, Wheaton (Ill.) men's coach
- Tom Palombo, Guilford men's coach
- Randi Henderson, No. 22 WashU women's coach
- Fred Richter, No. 15 DeSales women's coach
- Bill Broderick, Christopher Newport women's coach
- Dave Hixon, No. 7 Amherst men's coach

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[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The second weekend of the DIII Men's and Women's Championship Tournaments is set to start. Can the upset minded teams continue to prevail? Can the "favorites" maintain their poise? What home team will enjoy their own cooking? And who will still be playing in Fort Wayne and Salem?

On Thursday's Hoopsville, Dave is joined by a number of guests to get a look not only at the action ahead this weekend, but the action coming at the final fours. Which teams seemed ready to be playing one more weekend?

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Thursday's show will air live starting at 7:00 p.m. ET. here: http://bit.ly/2C82LcA (or via Facebook Live and Periscope simulcasts).

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to dave.mchugh@d3sports.com or use any of the social media options below.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- John Taurer, No. 13 St. Thomas men's coach
- Dave Hixon, No. 7 Amherst men's coach
- Nathan Denison, VP for Sales, Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
- Mark Morefield, No. 12 UMHB women's coach
- Carla Berube, No. 4 Tufts women's coach

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[BomberJeff]

Ithaca is in the Elite 8 as Annie Giannone floats a shot high off the glass and in with 6 seconds remaining and then blocks the final DeSales shot on the other end for a 76-75 win!

[Caz Bombers]

WOOOOO Annie Giannone wooooo Bombers win woooooo

Let's go New Paltz

(Woooooo)

[ronk]

 Been watching Annie for 5 years, including AAU season - she makes plays!!!

[ronk]

 Read somewhere that of the 16 sectional slots the past 4 years, 6 of them have been held all 4 years by the same programs, indicating that parity on the women's side is considerably behind that on the men's side.

[Pat Coleman]

That's another good data point to support that conclusion, for sure. We see it in the lack of movement in the Top 25 because it is much less common for a ranked team to get truly upset in Division III women's basketball.