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.
#d3hoops
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
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.
#d3hoops
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.
#d3hoops
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
D3 Bubble retweeted
.@EmoryBasketball ascended atop the D-III rankings this week.
Ben Pearce (@bpearce1_) has become the most lethal playmaker in #d3hoops:
D3 Bubble retweeted
The at-large cut line has been around an NPI of 61.00, using last year's data and the three-year reconstruction prior to NPI. It can vary, but likely between 60.50 and 61.50 most years under the current dials. #d3hoops
Updated MBB NPI courtesy of @d3datacast. Screenshot is through Pool C #21.
Keep in mind, any projected Pool C from about 17 to 21 is in trouble - there are typically about 5 bid thieves per season.
d3datacast.com
#d3hoops
D3 Bubble retweeted
3,235 at Hope last night for the Calvin game.
That would have to rank way, way up there on the list of attendance for all of college basketball yesterday.
Somewhere after the D1 major games...this would slot in very quickly.
#d3hoops
D3 Bubble retweeted
There has NEVER been a better time to be a fan of Small School Football.
D2, D3, and NAIA are full of incredible athletes with phenomenal stories that you'll have no problem rooting for 🤝
D3 Bubble retweeted
Final from Holland:
#15-Calvin 80
Hope 65
-J. Overway: 21 pts, 16 reb, 3 a
The Knights were awesome in the late 1st and entire 2nd half.
Jalen Overway is a serious dude.
Huge road win for Calvin. Awesome crowd and atmosphere at Hope.
#d3hoops
D3 Bubble retweeted
Final from Washington Heights:
Yeshiva 84
Farmingdale 60
Yair 22p, 9a, 7r
Zevi 21p 5r
Yoav 9p, 8a, 6r
Max 8p, 8r, 5a
Roy 7p, 7r
Macs absolutely dominate the Rams to take sole first place in Skyline. One of YU's most impressive performances in recent memory.
#d3hoops
D3 Bubble retweeted
Trinity can't hit at the buzzer and Wesleyan hands #1 Trinity their first loss of the season!
Montclair State is now the only unbeaten MBB program in #d3hoops
Wesleyan 64, Trinity 62, 0:08 to play.
It will be Trinity basketball. Potential buzzer-beater alert! #d3hoops
nsnsports.net/colleges/wesle…
