Here is the latest rankings and news from the world of Division III college basketball from the fine folks at d3hoops.com.
That’s what they said
Did you miss our post-selection interviews of the NCAA committee chairs? They answered our questions and yours, including about the men’s bracket of death, about why Ithaca’s women didn’t get in, or the Buena Vista men, or the St. Mary’s (Md.) men. Listen to the archive.
So yes, there’s a bracket of death. And the Final Four in Salem could be a blowout.
But while it seems like that could happen about half of the time when we …read more

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Jostens finalists named
The top 10 finalists for the Jostens Trophy were announced today by members of the Rotary Club of Salem, Va. The club is responsible for the initial review of annual nominations and narrowed the pool to 10 men and 10 women finalists.
The men’s finalists: Jimmy Bartolotta, MIT; Jose Guitian, Lasell; Rashawn Johnson, Wesley; Tim Madson, Bethel; Scott Morton, Geneseo State; John Noonan, Ursinus; Joel Patch, Susquehanna; Kent Raymond, Wheaton (Ill.); Jeff Skemp, UW-Platteville; Tony Thrasher, Hamline.
The Jostens Trophy is a national award created by the Rotary Club …read more

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UMD can’t slow down RIC’s roll
Rhode Island College won its eighth consecutive game and the 12th in its past 13, as Kaseem Johnson turned in a double-double and Antone Gray scored a team-high 18 points in the No. 25 Anchormen’s 82-71 win against No. 15 Mass-Dartmouth on Tuesday night.
The win gives RIC sole possession of first place in the Little East and gives the Anchormen a sweep of the season series with the Corsairs. Tuesday’s men’s scores.
St. John Fisher ended its four-game tailspin in dramatic fashion, going on an 18-0 run in …read more

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Another MWC crushing
Lawrence knocked off a ranked opponent for the second time in four days, as the Vikings went to St. Norbert and beat the No. 11 Green Knights, 75-52.
Lawrence had won 94-67 at then-No. 24 Carroll on Saturday. Carroll was playing without its best player, John Hoch, who was averaging 24 points per game.
Tuesday night’s win ended St. Norbert’s 15-game winning streak, a run which included an upset of then-No. 1 UW-Platteville. Tuesday night’s men’s scores.
Jack Minister scored a career-high 27 points and Brian Vayda had a career-best 15 rebounds …read more

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No. 1 has two new faces
St. Thomas and Illinois Wesleyan have taken over as the new No. 1 teams in the D3hoops.com Top 25. It’s the first time for either school at the top of the poll in its 10-year history.
The Tommies, who are the only undefeated team in Division III men’s basketball, received 18 of 25 voters’ first-place votes. Defending national champion Washington U., which defeated then-No. 18 Carnegie Mellon 90-70 on the road on Sunday afternoon, got the other seven. The full poll.
Illinois Wesleyan got 24 women’s first-place votes, with UW-Stevens …read more

Here are this week’s Division III rankings and notes from d3hoops.com.
Wheaton (Ill.) became the third No. 1 men’s team in as many polls as the Thunder climbed into the top spot in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25.
The Thunder, who finished their non-conference schedule 11-0, including a 130-109 win at Grinnell in Saturday’s action, received 16 first-place votes. Wheaton’s path to No. 1 was opened when the previous top men’s team, UW-Platteville, lost by a bucket at St. Norbert.
Wheaton hosts Illinois Wesleyan on Wednesday and travels to North Park on Saturday, beginning its CCIW schedule. The full D3hoops.com Top 25.
St. Thomas …read more

In a clash between top 10 teams, Elmhurst knocked Washington University out of the number one spot last weekend 82-75.
The loss dropped defending Division III national champions to 9-1 and fourth in this week’s poll. Elmhurst (9-1) jumps from 10th to seventh.
That means your new number one team is the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The Pioneers are 10-0 and received 13 of 25 first place votes.
The number one ranking is the first for the Pioneers in more than nine years.
Wheaton stays at No. 2 and St. Thomas moves up a notch to No. 3. UW-Stevens Point at fifth rounds out …read more

Lots of movement in this week’s Division III poll with nine teams dropping in and out of the poll. The highest debut being Capital University of Granville, OH checking in at number 12.
Washington University of St. Louis stays at the top spot with a 5-0 record.
Biggest jumps include Elms College of Chicopee, MA moving from 25th to 16th, and Elmhurst College from 17th into the top 10 at number eight.
Rhode Island College had the biggest drop this week tumbling from 16th to 25th.
Here’s the latest poll courtesy of d3hoops.com.
Team W-L, Last Week
1 Washington U. (23) 5-0, 1
2 UW-Whitewater (1) …read more

Showing that College Fast Break isn’t all about Division I with its Duke and UCLA and North Carolina, we cover other divisions too.
Both divisions II and III deserve some love here. We plan to bring you rankings and whatever news is going on whenever I can’t find anything to write about Tyler Hansbrough (or any player named Tyler), North Carolina or UCLA, or when Ryan Pravato can’t find anything on Mississippi Valley State, the Big 10 (plus one) or the Summit League.
So for your infotainment, here’s the latest Division II rankings released today by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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Just when I thought it was safe to stop talking about college basketball programs you’ve probably never heard of, I run into another piece of news today.
Maryville College, a Division III school located in Maryville, TN, just fifteen minutes south of Knoxville has been given permission to join Cal State East Bay in Division II. The Scots will go through the same process as Cal State East Bay and will play in the yet-to-be-determined conference.
Now, about the Scots men’s team.
They finished last season 24-3, including a 6-0 record in the Great South Athletic Conference. They lost to Millsaps College in …read more