A #d3hoops account by Wooster math/data science prof & Scots FAR @DrewPasteur. For bracketology, check out @d3datacast.
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D3 Bubble retweeted
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.
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D3 Bubble retweeted
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.
🚨Lourdes University closing its doors at end of Spring Semester
Really unfortunate situation...
13abc.com/2026/02/11/lourdes…
D3 Bubble retweeted
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
Another…this from a current Top 25 MBB program.
Viewership this year (with @FloCollege) vs last year:
MBB: ⬇️ 74.9% (704 per down to 177)
WBB: ⬇️ 79.4% (437 per down to 90)
Flo schools have lost so much important exposure to their schools, athletic programs, and student-athletes.
That cost is not easily quantifiable, like the $30,000 influx from Flo is. But as I see it, it’s huge.
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D3 Bubble retweeted
This type plan for reorganizing college athletics, discussed in @ExtraPointsMB today, has a lot of merit.
Division I is too big.
The top is much different than everyone else, and it’s time to stop pretending and operating as if that’s not the case.
extrapointsmb.com/p/split-up…
D3 Bubble retweeted
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.
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Men's basketball
Wooster 62
Kenyon 61
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Men's Basketball |
@ScotsBasketball
overcame a seven-point deficit in the final 2:31, with Breckman Oakley hitting the go-ahead free throw with 2.1 seconds remaining! #GoScots #D3hoops #NCACMBKB #NCACPride woosterathletics.com/news/20…
Women's basketball
Wooster 60
Oberlin 57
Final
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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
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W: Riccitelli 10
O: Najmulski 9
Shooting 48% from the field, the host Scots lead at intermission.
D3 Bubble retweeted
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!
D3 Bubble retweeted
Relive every bucket from Zevi Samets record breaking 52 point night!
youtu.be/_8cN5Y-QKpg
D3 Bubble retweeted
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
D3 Bubble retweeted
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…
D3 Bubble retweeted
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
Wittenberg 86
Wooster 75
Final
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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
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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.
D3 Bubble retweeted
.@EmoryBasketball ascended atop the D-III rankings this week.
Ben Pearce (@bpearce1_) has become the most lethal playmaker in #d3hoops:
