Denison 72 Wooster 67 Final #d3hoops D: King 13, Smith 12 W: Cox-Holloway 19, Vaughn 15 The Big Red hit their free throws in the final seconds and get a key road win to stay a game ahead in the NCAC race.

Through 49* all-time D3 MBB Championships, below are the leagues with 10 Final 4s. All schools are placed in their current conference. (In parenthesis, # of different schools to make it.) -CCIW = 21 (7) -NESCAC = 21 (6) -WIAC = 18 (5) -NCAC = 15 (5) -NJAC = 12 (6) -ODAC = 12 (5) -Centennial = 10 (4) -UAA = 10 (3) *There were no Championships in '19-20 and '20-21. #d3hoops

Eighteen conferences have had MBB teams reach No. 1 in the 27 seasons we have had a Top 25 poll. The CCIW, NESCAC and UAA have each had five of teams, the ODAC and WIAC have each had four, and the MIAA has had three No. 1 teams. #d3hoops

It's not #d3hoops, but another small college with ~70% athletes is closing its doors. Lourdes is an NAIA school near Toledo. As @stevedittmore often notes, there seems to be a tipping point at about 45% athletes. If you can't recruit non-athletes, you're in trouble.

Schools/conferences that move to Flo at least need to stop saying the move: 1) Increases exposure to the schools, programs, and student-athletes. [It doesn’t.] 2) Is all about the student-athletes. [It’s not.] 3) Improves broadcast quality. [It doesn’t.] Just say in the press release it’s about money. #d3hoops

Here are real @flosports viewership numbers from a very successful UAA MBB program. This season vs last: * Total viewership: ⬇️ 73% * Top 5 games viewership: ⬇️ 70% I continue to think limiting exposure to our programs and schools is a huge mistake…and certainly not worth the $30,000 revenue from Flo. #d3hoops

Good news: @NCAADIII has posted new "official" #d3hoops NPI rankings Bad news: They still aren't handling MBB non-conference games between teams in the same conference correctly and it's impacting a ranking order inside the Top 10 from what we have.

Men's basketball Wooster 62 Kenyon 61 #d3hoops

Women's basketball Wooster 60 Oberlin 57 Final #d3hoops W: A. Sturdivant 19, Riccitelli 17 O: Kumler 25 The Scots have clinched their best record since 2009-10!

Women's basketball Wooster 30 Oberlin 25 Half #d3hoops W: Riccitelli 10 O: Najmulski 9 Shooting 48% from the field, the host Scots lead at intermission.

PLAYERS, I challenge you to try this out… Watch a full game (high school, college or pro) and write down how each basket is scored Examples: Catch and shoot 3s Coming off a DHO Hitting the roll man for a lay up One dribble pull up And see how many 45 dribble combo moves you see/write down…. (Most likely not many) Then, after the game is over, tailor your own workouts to what you wrote down. Because those are the skills you actually need to be successful Something powerful about writing it down and visually seeing it on paper!

Relive every bucket from Zevi Samets record breaking 52 point night! youtu.be/_8cN5Y-QKpg

The FAQ for Kean's takeover of New Jersey City University has been updated to reflect that NJCU will have no @NCAADIII sports after this year. Sad day if you are an @NJCUAthletics fan. d3sports.com/notables/2026/0… #d3hoops

When trying to figure out a D3 WBB team's NCAA Tournament chances, the simplest way I've determined is by loss total. Teams might play differing number of games for a host of reasons, but their loss total seems to be a very reliable number to look at in simulations. One feature of my premium team reports is just that, showing which Loss Totals result in which Tournament % outcomes. This is McDaniel's current Loss Total Card. thed3statlab.com/premium.htm…

NPI Rankings ➡️@uchicagombb claims the top spot in the men's basketball NPI rankings, bringing home a win over the #1 team in the country for the first time since 2015. 🔗: on.ncaa.com/26D3MBBNPI_1 #WhyD3 | #D3hoops

"Spring" sports in the Great Lakes region are a reminder of why I enjoy #d3hoops.

Wittenberg 86 Wooster 75 Final #d3hoops Witt: Frayer 31, Wardlow 17 Woo: Jones 17, Cox-Holloway 16 The Tigers pull away in the final 4 minutes to sweep their rivals for the first time since 2018.

Wooster 40 Wittenberg 38 Half #d3hoops Woo: Jones 13, Cox-Holloway 12 Witt: Wardlow 12, Frayer 11 The host Scots shot 56% in the first half and are 9 on the boards, while the Tigers are 8 in turnover margin.

.@EmoryBasketball ascended atop the D-III rankings this week. Ben Pearce (@bpearce1_) has become the most lethal playmaker in #d3hoops: