Spectators Not Welcome

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Monday morning. Welcome 2022. Let's make it a great year!  >> Today's Word Count: 1,071 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Forward this email to them and tell them to subscribe today.   Send D3Playbook to a Friend TOP STORY 1. Spectators Not Welcome Unfortunately, the first story of 2022 centers around COVID-19 and its impact on Division III athletics. A large number of contests were postponed or canceled during the break and more will be on the way. As teams conclude non-conference play and prepare for league competition, what will conferences do regarding postponements? Can contests be rescheduled in the small window available? Should they? As of this morning, it appears that colleges and universities are prepared to continue athletic competition, as an ever-growing list of schools moves to remote and/or online instruction for the start of January. Many schools are moving to a restriction or prohibition on spectators.  Restricted (15) These schools are mostly restricting spectators to those within the college community. Connecticut (3): Connecticut College, Trinity, Wesleyan Maine (3): Bates, Bowdoin, Colby Massachusetts (5): Amherst, MIT, Smith, Tufts, Williams New York (3): Hamilton, Hunter, RPI Vermont (1): Middlebury No Spectators Until Further Notice (15) These schools are prohibiting all spectators as we understand. California (1): Chapman Connecticut (1): Mitchell Georgia (1): Emory Illinois (1): Knox Maryland (1): Goucher Massachusetts (2): Dean, WPI Missouri (1): Washington U. New Jersey (1): Ramapo New York (2): St. Joseph's (L.I.), SUNY Poly Ohio (1): Hiram Pennsylvania (2): Swarthmore, Widener Tennessee (1): Rhodes The list is not complete nor comprehensive. ABOUT US 2. Who We Are   A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK A moment to say thank you to those who donated to D3Playbook during 2021. Your gift helps us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect.   Donate to D3Playbook BY THE NUMBERS 3. Learfield Cup Standings The final Learfield Directors' Cup fall standings were released prior to the holiday and Johns Hopkins sits atop the list. The Blue Jays have 471 points and a 73.5-point advantage over runner-up Middlebury. Tufts, Chicago and Calvin round out the top five. >> Complete List Leaders by Conference Allegheny Mountain (Penn State Behrend) American Rivers (Wartburg) American Southwest (Mary Hardin-Baylor) Atlantic East (Cabrini) CCIW (North Central, Ill.) Centennial (Johns Hopkins) Coast-to-Coast (Christopher Newport) Commonwealth Coast (Endicott) CSAC (Bryn Athyn, Cedar Crest, Rosemont, Wilson) CUNYAC (Baruch, Brooklyn, John Jay) Empire 8 (St. John Fisher) GNAC (Johnson and Wales) Heartland (Hanover) Landmark (Scranton) Liberty (RPI) Little East (Eastern Connecticut) Middle Atlantic (Messiah) MASCAC (Framingham State) Michigan (Calvin) Minnesota (St. Olaf) Midwest (Beloit, Cornell, Knox, Lake Forest) NACC (Dominican) North Coast (Ohio Wesleyan) NECC (Eastern Nazarene, Lesley, New England College) NESCAC (Middlebury) NEWMAC (MIT) New Jersey (Rowan) North Atlantic (Maine Maritime) Northwest (Pacific Lutheran) Ohio (John Carroll) ODAC (Washington and Lee) Presidents (Bethany, Chatham, Westminster, Pa.) SAA (Centre) SCAC (Trinity, Texas) SCIAC (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Skyline (Farmingdale State, Merchant Marine, Mount St. Vincent) St. Louis (Greenville) SUNYAC (Cortland) UAA (Chicago) UMAC (Northwestern-St. Paul, UW-Superior) United East (Penn State Harrisburg) USA South (Covenant) Wisconsin (UW-La Crosse) conferences not listed did not have any school receiving points >> Complete List NEWS 4.  ICYMI Basketball (M) Top-ranked Yeshiva had its 50-game unbeaten streak snapped by No. 4 Illinois Wesleyan at home, 73-59. Five Titans reached double figures and Matt Leritz set a program record with 25 rebounds.   UW-Platteville now holds the longest winning streak in DIII men's basketball (16). Basketball (W) Top-ranked Hope won its 56th straight game with a 98-42 trouncing of Central. The Flying Dutch hold the longest winning streak in all of NCAA basketball and the sixth-longest in DIII history.   The New Year started out with a pair of top-12 teams falling by the wayside. as Carroll took down No. 5 UW-Whitewater, 71-62, and St. Joseph's (Maine) toppled No. 12 Bowdoin, 60-55. The past year came to a close with Piedmont edging No. 9 DePauw, 75-74. Ice Hockey (M) Ty Enns registered a hat trick to power top-ranked Adrian past No. 4 Augsburg, 5-2.  COVID 5. More Campuses Requiring Boosters The list of Division III institutions that will require students and employees to receive a booster shot is at 84 and growing. The latest additions to the list are in red. California (4): Cal Lutheran, Occidental, Pitzer, Pomona Connecticut (2): Trinity, Wesleyan Georgia (2): Agnes Scott, Emory Illinois (1): Chicago Indiana (2): DePauw, Saint Mary's Maine (5): Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, St. Joseph's, U. of New England Maryland (2): McDaniel, Washington College Massachusetts (19): Amherst, Bay Path, Brandeis, Clark, Curry, Emerson, Lasell, Mass-Boston, Mass-Dartmouth, MCLA, MIT, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Suffolk, Tufts, Wentworth, Wheaton, Williams, WPI Minnesota (3): Carleton, Macalester, St. Olaf New Jersey (1): Stevens New York (26): Baruch, Brockport, Brooklyn, Buffalo State, Cazenovia, CCNY, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, Hobart and William Smith, Hunter, Ithaca, John Jay, Lehman, Medgar Evers, New Paltz, NYU, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Rochester, St. Lawrence, Union, Vassar, York Oregon (2): Lewis & Clark, Pacific, Willamette Pennsylvania (5): Allegheny, Carnegie Mellon, Franklin & Marshall, Haverford, Muhlenberg Rhode Island (3): Johnson and Wales, Roger Williams, Salve Regina Vermont (1): Middlebury Virginia (2): Christopher Newport, Marymount, Washington and Lee Washington (2): Puget Sound, Whitman >> Complete Vaccination List some data courtesy of the Chronicle of Higher Education  TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   ALBERTUS MAGNUS - Danielle Pannone named head field hockey and women's lacrosse coach ALBION - Matthew Johnson resigned as president. Joseph S. Calvaruso named interim president ARCADIA - Nikki Binetti named head women's volleyball coach CAPITAL - Dixie Jeffers announced her retirement as head women's basketball coach and interim athletic director. Camille McPherson named interim head coach CARLETON - Jessica Mueller named head women's soccer coach CROWN - Michael Vigue named director of athletics ELIZABETHTOWN - Bekah Slattery named head softball coach FRAMINGHAM STATE - Nancy Niemi named president GEORGE FOX - Paul Karver named head women's soccer coach HARDIN-SIMMONS - Marcus Wood resigned as head women's soccer coach HILBERT - Raymond Putnam III named head track and field coach. Cole Klubek named head women's ice hockey coach ILLINOIS WESLEYAN - Keri Sanchez resigned as head women's soccer coach KENYON - Ian Good named head football coach KEYSTONE - Scott Gower named director of athletics LASELL - Jessica Paulin named head field hockey coach NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE - Ray DeRosa named interim head wrestling coach NORTH CENTRAL, Minn. - Lon Flippo stepped down as head men's golf coach REGIS - Mary Nee named head field hockey coach SAINT BENEDICT - Patrick Crandall named head lacrosse coach U. of NEW ENGLAND - Bridget Lawless named head women's lacrosse coach URSINUS - Aileen Ascolese stepped down as head women's soccer coach VIRGINIA WESLEYAN - Ryley van der Velde named head field hockey coach WHEATON, Ill. - Andrew Bowers named football offensive coordinator WILLIAM SMITH - Derryk Williams named head women's volleyball coach WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE - Ray Meade named head women's golf coach WISCONSIN LUTHERAN - Jay Massart named head tennis coach WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS - Patti Ford announced her retirement as head women's volleyball coach. Beth Raebel will serve as interim head coach   Thanks for starting your day with us. 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