Let's Make A Deal

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III     Donate to D3Playbook Won't you please consider making a gift to D3Playbook. Your gift will help us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect. My heartfelt thanks to those who have already generously contributed. Join them today.   >>  Good Monday morning. Braves-Astros. Should be an outstanding World Series.  >> Today's Word Count: 1,398. About 5 1/2 minutes on your busy Monday. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Make the extra pass and share us with a friend today. Let them know what they're missing.   Send D3Playbook to my inbox, please. TOP STORY 1. Let's Make A Deal   by Jon Boeckenstedt, Higher Ed Data Stories "Each year, NACUBO comes out with its discount study.  Let's talk about discount for a minute.  Different colleges talk about it differently, and even with this IPEDS data, it's impossible to be precise.  But discount rate essentially calculates how much of a college's tuition revenue is offered to students as institutional financial aid. But there are some nuances to it.  Let's start with an example.  College X enrolls 1,000 students, and it charges tuition of $40,000.  That means gross revenue is $40,000,000.  If that college offers institutional aid of $10,000,000 to students, its discount rate is 10/40 or 25%.  If it offers $20,000,000 its discount is 20/40 or 50%.  Sounds easy. But the assumption is that this aid is unfunded.  That is, for a typical student under that second scenario, college X says, "We'll charge you $40,000 and then apply a "scholarship" of $20,000, which is really an accounting transaction.  In other words, we'll educate you for $20,000 in cash. We've discounted your tuition by 50%. Some aid, but typically not much, at private colleges in America is funded aid.  That is, it comes in as cash from another source, like an endowed scholarship.  When that happens, College X might charge $40,000, offer $10,000 of unfunded discount, and then use $10,000 of funded aid from that scholarship.  In this case, the college's net revenue is $30,000 ($10,000 from the scholarship in cash, and $20,000 from the student).  The discount is then only 25%." >> Situational Awareness: "That net revenue piece is important, too.  Colleges need cash to operate (amazingly, some people think "not-for-profit" means colleges don't care about money.  They care.)  If that student in the first scenario is from a upper-middle class family, the $20,000 might come from family money like savings or checking or a 529 plan.  If that student comes from a very low-income family, the $20,000 might come from a Pell Grant of $6,000, a state grant of $5,000, a campus job, and a loan.  Where that cash comes from makes no difference to the college.  It's all cash, and it explains why colleges with lower tuitions can often afford to enroll lower-income students." >> Highest Discount Rates Amongst DIII Private Institutions Bethany, 87.68% Hollins, 84.97% Hendrix, 83.44% Lycoming, 82.15% Albion, 81.80% Norwich, 80.60% Millsaps, 77.48% Cazenovia, 76.22% Marietta, 75.86% Coe, 75.03% >> Continue Reading A MESSAGE FROM ULRICH CONSULTING LLC       Coming soon ... a new way to get your college lacrosse news. Delivered right to your email in-box. From the people that created D3Playbook.   CONFERENCES 2.  Champions The Merchant Marine men and the St. Joseph-Long Island women won the first NCAA Division III cross country championships of the 2021-22 season with triumphs at the Skyline Conference meet in Milton, N.Y. The Mariners were led by senior Aodhan Meyer who captured the individual title in 27:16.8 over the 8K course. It is the third straight crown for USMMA - the first time that has occurred in the Skyline since St. Joseph's-Long Island won four in a row between 2010-13. The Golden Eagle women placed three runners in the top seven and seven in the top 13 to capture the championship. USMMA junior Sayra Raya won the individual race in a 6k time of 25:54.2, becoming the first repeat winner since St. Joseph's-Long Island's Christine Cristobal turned the trick in 2011-12.  >> Read More The New England College men and the Lesley women were victorious at the New England Collegiate Conference cross country championships in Henniker, N.H. The Pilgrims edged Eastern Nazarene by three points for the team title. Mitchell's Evan Carney won the individual race by nearly a minute. >> Results The Lynx women outpointed ENC for the team championship. Lara Jacobs of Mitchell took the individual title, as she finished the 5k course in 20:58.  >> Results LISTS 3. Football Overtimes ICYMI - Illinois defeated Penn State, 20-18, in nine overtimes on Saturday. New NCAA rules dictate that after the first two OT periods that place the ball on the 25-yard line, if the score is still tied, all remaining overtimes are settled by alternating two-point conversion plays. That got us thinking about the longest Division III games in history. Six Overtimes Whittier (42) vs. Puget Sound (39), Sept. 25, 2010 St. Olaf (29) vs. St. Thomas (23), Sept. 20, 2008 Five Overtimes Susquehanna (30) vs. Franklin & Marshall (28), Sept. 11, 2021 * Ursinus (17) vs. Millersville (9), Sept. 3, 2015 St. Anselm (41) vs. Plymouth State (35), Sept. 5, 2009 WPI (34) vs. Mass-Dartmouth (28), Sept. 6, 2008 * current format REVIEW 4. About Last Weekend   Rye Jaran, Connecticut College Soccer (M) No. 2 Trinity, Texas (13-0-1) was dealt its first blemish of the season by St. Thomas (7-2-4) in a 1-1 draw. Rye Jaran scored twice in a 9:27 span of the second half as homestanding Connecticut College (11-3) upended No. 3 Tufts (10-1-2), 2-0. No. 7 MIT (13-2-1) turned back No. 21 Babson (8-4-3), 1-0, on a second-half goal from Rami Bikdash. Soccer (W) No. 17 Wesleyan (11-1) dominated No. 11 Hamilton (10-1-2), 3-0. Audrey Lavey had a goal and an assist. Bridgewater (13-1-2) toppled No. 25 Lynchburg (12-3), 1-0, on a first-half goal from Alicia Keo. Hardin-Simmons (12-2) defeated Mary Hardin-Baylor (11-3-1), 1-0, on an overtime tally from Madelyn Dowell. Field Hockey No. 8 Messiah (13-2) needed double overtime to take down Widener (12-4), 3-2. Lauren Seubert scored twice including the game-winner. Moravian (12-2) took over first place in the Landmark Conference, handing Scranton (13-1) its first loss of the season, 2-1. Football Westminster, Pa. (5-2) stunned No. 11 Washington & Jefferson (6-1), 23-18. Tylon Eilam caught 10 balls for 172 yards and two scores. Howard Payne (6-1) fell from the unbeaten ranks as Belhaven (5-2) downed the Yellow Jackets, 24-10. Redlands (6-1) stands alone on top of the SCIAC after a 28-24 win against Chapman (5-2). Nathan Martinez threw for 354 yards and a score.  Volleyball (W) No. 1 Johns Hopkins tied the Division III record for consecutive victories (60) with victories against Randolph-Macon and Christopher Newport. The mark was set by Central in 2000. Calvin handed No. 2 Claremont-M-S its first defeat of the 2021 campaign in four sets. The triumph gave Dr. Amber Warners her 600th career victory. No. 3 Trinity (Texas) handled No. 7 Colorado College in four sets in a top-10 showdown. Tennis (W) Sarah Lawrence won its first Skyline women's tennis championship with a 5-1 decision against top-seeded Farmingdale State. Isabella Hardman won both her matches at No, 1 doubles and No. 2 singles. Scoreboards -  XC  |  FHK  |  FB  |  MSOC  |  WSOC  |  VB FOOTBALL 5. Rankings   D3football.com North Central (Ill.), 7-0 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 7-0 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 7-0 Mount Union, 7-0 Saint John's, 7-0 Wheaton (Ill.), 6-1 Linfield, 6-0 Hardin-Simmons, 6-1 Central, 7-0 Delaware Valley, 7-0 >> Complete D3football Poll >> Unbeatens (19): Birmingham-Southern, Central, Cortland, Delaware Valley, Ithaca, Lake Forest, Linfield, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Merchant Marine, Mount Union, North Central (Ill.), Saint John's, Susquehanna, Trinity (Conn.), Trinity (Texas), Union, Wesleyan, Williams, Wisconsin-Whitewater >> Games We're Watching No. 18 Susquehanna (7-0) at No. 20 Johns Hopkins (6-1) George Fox (4-2) at No. 7 Linfield (6-0) No. 15 Ithaca (7-0) at RPI (6-1) No. 24 Washington & Jefferson (6-1) at Grove City (6-1) Trinity, Conn. (6-0) at Williams (6-0) Lake Forest (7-0) at Monmouth (6-1) Benedictine (6-1) at Aurora (5-2) Denison (5-2) at DePauw (6-1) ICYMI 6.  Top Plays Do you have outstanding plays to share with our community? Send the link to us at D3Playbook and use the hashtag #D3Plays TRANSACTIONS 7.  Comings and Goings   ALLEGHENY - Margaret Maclean named head field hockey coach ALVERNIA - Announced men's ice hockey will join United Collegiate Hockey Conference in 2022-23 CENTENARY (La.) - Joseph Moses Jr. named head cross country/track and field coach RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE - Phil Pincince named head women's soccer coach 1 THING 8. Plus Ones   Weddings have come roaring back, and now you can swipe right to find a date on Tinder who will go with you, Erica Pandey writes for Axios What's Next. Mentions of "plus one" in Tinder users' bios have jumped 45%, with a whopping slate of weddings scheduled after the pandemic backlog. Erica's thought bubble: Sure, a wedding can feel like one of the worst places to fly solo. But is it really better to bring someone along as a first or second date?   Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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