Selection Shows

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Monday morning. Happy last day of February.  >> Today's Word Count: 705. Three minutes plus pictures. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Are you looking to advertise for a job opening? Or are you a business looking to reach a desirable demographic? Email us. >> Conference Scheduling: Would you like assistance with conference scheduling? After 2020-21, I'd bet the answer is YES. Give us a chance to show what we can provide for you. After all, it's 26 years of experience working for YOU. Yes! I want to subscribe to D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Selection Shows Below is the full schedule for 2022 NCAA winter championship selection shows and press releases. Men's Basketball, 12:30 p.m. Women's Basketball, 2:30 p.m. Wrestling Selection Announcement, after 5 p.m. Swimming and Diving Selection Announcement, by 8 p.m. all times EDT BASKETBALL 2. Kings, Queens of the Court Here are the teams that either won their conference tournament or secured their league's AQ to the NCAA basketball tournament. >> Conference Tourney Trackers  | Men  |  Women A MESSAGE FROM FULTON   Discover the world’s most comfortable, supportive, and sustainable insole   Fulton is a modern brand of arch support. 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M-Rochester, W-Ithaca Middle Atlantic, Reading, Pa. M-Widener, W-Misericordia Michigan, Angola, Ind. M/W-Trine Midwest, Galesburg, Ill. M/W-Ripon Minnesota, Northfield, Minn. M-Saint John's, W-Bethel NACC, Ripon, Wis. M/W-St. Norbert NCAC, Springfield, Ohio M-Wabash, W-Oberlin OAC, Bexley, Ohio M/W-Mount Union ODAC, Salem, Va. M-Washington and Lee, W-Lynchburg SLIAC, Elsah, Ill. M/W-Greenville SUNYAC, Brockport, N.Y. M/W-Geneseo UAA, Cleveland, Ohio M/W-Washington, Mo. UMAC, Superior, Wis. M-UW-Superior, W-Minnesota Morris WIAC, Platteville, Wis. M-Oshkosh, W-La Crosse A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK Thank you for considering a gift to D3Playbook. Your gift helps us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enables 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.   Donate to D3Playbook WRESTLING 4.  Next Stop, Cedar Rapids Wabash wrestling   The Division III regional wrestling championships were held at six different locations last weekend and the top three wrestlers in each weight class have advanced to the national championship meet. Central: Wabash won the team championship in convincing style over Baldwin Wallace and John Carroll. Jack Heldt (197) and Max Bishop (285) won individual titles. Southeast: Stevens won the team title, edging Averett by 8.5 points. Kyle Slendorn (141), Brett Kaliner (149) and Stefan Major (174) won individual titles. Upper Midwest: Augsburg captured the regional team trophy behind individual championships from Derek Steele (125), Solomon Nielsen (174) and Tyler Kim (285). Lower Midwest: Wartburg held off Loras and Coe for the regional crown. Zayren Terukina (141), Kristian Rumph (149) and David Hollingsworth (157) brought home individual titles. Northeast: Coast Guard held off Johnson and Wales by three points for the team title. Tony Ulaszek (149), Philip Rogers (165), Paul Detwiler (184) and Coy Spooner (197) captured individual crowns. Mideast: The College of New Jersey rolled to the regional team championship. Dominic Difrancescantonio (141), Quinn Haddad (197) and Thomas Marretta (285) brought home individual titles. >> Links to Complete Results NEWS 5.  Lightning Round   James Hopper, Case Western Reserve   Tennis (M) Case Western Reserve (7-1) defeated Chicago, 5-1, to capture the ITA National Indoor Championship. The Spartans have won 26 consecutive matches against DIII opposition.   Football Hobart graduate Ali Marpet, an All-Pro offensive guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, announced his retirement from the NFL at the age of 28. "Congratulations, @AliMarpet you are a warrior," Tom Brady posted on Instagram. "It was an honor!!"   Ice Hockey (M) A pair of shockers in the UCHC semifinals, as No. 5 Hobart and No. 7 Elmira were bounced. Sixth-seeded Skidmore ousted the Statesmen, 3-2, behind a 32-save performance from Tate Brandon. Ryan Black scored with 1:10 remaining in overtime to lift No. 8 Babson past the Soaring Eagles, 3-2.   Ice Hockey (W) Kirsten DiCicco made 41 saves and Darby Palisi tallied the game-winner with under seven minutes left as Castleton stunned No. 10 Norwich, 1-0, in a NEHC semifinal.   Volleyball No. 1 Springfield (13-0) battled back from a 0-2 deficit to defeat No. 2 Vassar in five sets. Jarrett Anderson had 25 kills for the Pride.   Lacrosse (W) (W) No. 1 Salisbury edged No. 3 Washington and Lee, 7-6, as Lily Cavallaro had two goals and two assists.   Happy Birthday Cake and candles to one of our faves - former Wellesley AD Bridget Belgiovine   Do you know of someone celebrating a birthday this month? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. 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Championship Weekend

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Happy Friday!  It's February Frenzy as conference basketball champions are crowned this weekend. Good luck! >> Today's Word Count: 1,123 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Are you looking to advertise for a job opening? Or are you a business looking to reach a desirable demographic? Email us.   Yes. I want to subscribe to D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Championship Weekend photo by Josh McKee It is one of the best weekends of the winter season, as men's and women's basketball teams play for their conference championship and automatic berths to the NCAA Division III tournament.  Combine that with numerous track and field championship meets and the wrestling regionals and you have the combination for an exciting weekend of action. On Monday, the NCAA will announce its selections for the championship tournaments. 12:30 ET - Men's Basketball Selection Show 2:30 ET - Women's Basketball Selection Show After 5:00 ET - Wrestling Selection Announcement By 8:00 ET - Swimming and Diving Selection Announcement FINANCES 2.  Endowments N-Z   We continue with the final part of our series on college endowments. Today, D3Playbook looks at some of the disparities among conference members. Does s/he who has the gold make the rules in leagues? Figures are listed in the thousands (000s). Conferences N-Z are listed today. If your school is not included, it did not participate in the NACUBO survey. NCAC Oberlin, $1,296,962 Denison, $1,162,459 DePauw, $801,653 Kenyon, $545,722 Wooster, $431,210 Wabash, $419,907 Ohio Northern, $307,932 Allegheny, $289,067 NECC New England College, $31,175 NESCAC Williams, $4,170,895 Amherst, $3,775,153 Bowdoin, $,719,628 Tufts, $2,646,506 Wesleyan, $1,572,651 Middlebury, $1,511,001 Hamilton, $1,399,289 Colby, $1,257,738 Trinity, $783,123 Bates, $466,016 Connecticut College, $434,553 New Jersey Rowan, $342,467 Montclair State, $81,123 Ramapo, $26,897 NEWMAC MIT, $27,527,204 Wellesley, $3,236,785 Smith, $2,559,083 Mount Holyoke, $1,068,050 Babson, $699,620 WPI, $634,544 Clark, $506,185 Wheaton, $266,878 Emerson, $259,626 Springfield, $103,457 North Atlantic Husson, $30,374 Thomas, $29,113 Northern Athletics St. Norbert, $186,375 Concordia (Wis.), $119,836 Dominican, $51,369 Wisconsin Lutheran, $46,350 Lakeland, $21,444 Northwest Whitman, $839,734 Puget Sound, $474,232 Willamette, $351,610 Lewis & Clark, $318,094 Whitworth, $203,207 Linfield, $129,095 ODAC Washington and Lee, $2,092,420 Randolph-Macon, $219,943 Hollins, $219,547 Roanoke, $169,305 Lynchburg, $145,625 Bridgewater, $122,095 Shenandoah, $83,781 Ferrum. $65,888 Virginia Wesleyan, $65,529 Ohio John Carroll, $289,409 Baldwin Wallace, $215,022 Mount Union, $168,833 Capital, $137,143 Marietta, $105,582 Muskingum, $93,324 Heidelberg, $62,677 Presidents Washington & Jefferson, $152,318 Westminster, $138,103 Chatham, $114,221 SAA Berry, $1,212,853 Sewanee, $519,143 Rhodes, $431,793 Centre, $420,214 SCAC Trinity, $1,716,188 Colorado College, $908,637 Southwestern, $364,861 Austin, $182,841 Texas Lutheran, $112,053 SCIAC Caltech, $3,805,000 Pomona, $3,035,208 Claremont McKenna, $1,222,151 Occidental, $575,810 Chapman, $567,832 Scripps, $540,009 Harvey Mudd, $433,744 Redlands, $259,219 Pitzer, $179,312 La Verne, $150,019 Cal Lutheran, $144,941 Skyline Yeshiva, $760,239 Sarah Lawrence, $140,577 St. Louis Principia, $888,811 Webster, $157,526 SUNYAC Oneonta, $75,889 Cortland, $61,239 Oswego, $56,680 Potsdam, $49,162 Fredonia, $48,697 Plattsburgh, $28,743 UAA Washington U., $13,536,003 Emory, $11,031,029 New York U., $5,574,000 Carnegie Mellon, $3,967,324 Rochester, $3,192,798 Case Western Reserve, $2,354,190 Brandeis, $1,286,002 United East St. Mary's (Md.), $40,247 Upper Midwest Bethany Lutheran, $52,654 USA South Berea, $1,612,887 Agnes Scott, $247,192 Meredith, $144,216 Covenant, $58,567 William Peace, $55,963 Southern Virginia, $1,962 Wisconsin Eau Claire, $106,734 A MESSAGE FROM BRIGHT CELLARS   Bright Cellars is a monthly wine club that matches you with wines you'll love. 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TRACK AND FIELD 3.  Conference Championship Weekend II It is the second of two big weekends of indoor track and field championship action at the conference level. American Rivers, Dubuque, Iowa CCIW, Kenosha, Wis. Centennial. Collegeville, Pa. CUNYAC, New York, N.Y. Empire 8, Utica, N.Y. Landmark, Selinsgrove, Pa. Liberty, Ithaca, N.Y. Middle Atlantic, Reading, Pa. Michigan, Angola, Ind. Midwest, Galesburg, Ill. NACC, Ripon, Wis. NCAC, Springfield, Ohio OAC, Bexley, Ohio ODAC, Salem, Va. SLIAC, Elsah, Ill. SUNYAC, Brockport, N.Y. UAA, Cleveland, Ohio UMAC, Superior, Wis. WIAC, Platteville, Wis. WRESTLING 4.  Regional Championship Weekend Paul Detwiler, Coast Guard The road to Cedar Rapids begins this weekend at the DIII regional wrestling championships. To be eligible to participate in the 2022 Championships, all participants must qualify through their respective NCAA regional competition. The top three wrestlers (first, second, third) from each weight class at the respective regional will advance to the national championships. There will be NO at-large qualifiers. However, all regional tournaments should use true wrestle-backs to determine third place and fifth place in the case alternates from the regional tournament are needed. February 25-26 Central Region, Adrian, Mich. Lower Midwest Region, Dubuque, Iowa Southeast Region, Williamsport, Pa. Upper Midwest Region, Eau Claire, Wis. February 26-27 Mideast Region, Elizabethtown, Pa. Northeast Region, Springfield, Mass. >> Regional Previews courtesy of D3wrestle.com A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK Help us help you. We are glad that you are enjoying D3Playbook. Now won't you help us continue our work? 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No. 13 St. John Fisher vs. No. 14 New Paltz Complete Schedule Baseball No. 2 Cortland vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins No. 8 Aurora vs. No. 14 Webster Complete Schedule Lacrosse (W) No. 1 Salisbury vs. No. 5 Washington and Lee No. 9 Gettysburg vs. No. 12 Denison Complete Schedule Lacrosse (M) No. 2 Salisbury vs. No. 15 Gettysburg No. 6 Christopher Newport vs. No. 20 Hampden-Sydney Complete Schedule Tennis (M) Emory vs. Washington, Mo. Tennis (W) Mary Washington vs. Claremont-M-S NEWS 6.  Lightning Round     ICYMI: Drew ended the game on a 21-0 run to upend Catholic, 60-58, in a Landmark Conference men's basketball semifinal on Wednesday. Oh, and it was the lead story on Thursday morning's ESPN SportsCenter.   Cortland's Austin Grunder and Millikin's Elyce Knudsen were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week   The Grove City women won the final event (4x400) to edge Geneva by a half-point to capture the Presidents Athletic Conference indoor track and field championship. Westminster brought home the men's title.   SPONSORED BY PRESTO SPORTS TRANSACTIONS 7.  Comings and Goings   BRIDGEWATER - Jason Barnes named assistant football coach BUFFALO STATE - Chris Bostwick named head cross country/track and field coach RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE - Brian Bradley named assistant men's soccer coach SWEET BRIAR - Kaitlyn Barbour named head soccer coach  Thanks for starting your day with us. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend. What did you think of today's newsletter? Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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The Pool C Selection Process

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Welcome to Thursday.  >> Today's Word Count: 1,262 >> Would you be interested in sponsoring D3Playbook and having your business reach nearly 2,000 administrators? Give us a shout for all the details. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Share the love and the info.   Send me D3Playbook! TOP STORY 1. The Pool C Selection Process   On Sunday night, the task of selecting the remaining teams to the NCAA Division III men's and women's basketball tournaments fall to the respective committees. And on Monday, when the 64-team fields are announced, fans of teams that were omitted from the tourney will cry foul. We're here to explain the process. For the 2022 tournaments, there will be 44 teams that receive their conference's automatic qualifier (AQ) and 20 teams selected at-large. The primary criteria for selection is as follows: Won-lost percentage against Division III opponents Division III head-to-head competition Results versus common Division III opponents Results versus ranked Division III teams as established by the final ranking and the ranking preceding the final ranking. Conference postseason contests are included. Division III strength of schedule; - Opponents’ Average Winning Percentage (OWP). - Opponents’ Opponents’ Average Winning Percentage (OOWP). The strength of schedule is made up of two factors: the opponents’ winning percentage (OWP) and the opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage (OOWP). Click on this link for more on how to calculate the SOS. Secondary Criteria If the evaluation of the primary criteria does not result in a decision, the secondary criteria will be reviewed. All the criteria listed will be evaluated (not listed in priority order). The secondary criteria introduce results against all other opponents from other classifications (i.e., provisionals, NAIA, NCAA Divisions I and II). Non-Division III won-lost percentage Results versus common non-Division III opponents Division III non-conference strength-of-schedule. Additionally, input is provided by regional advisory committees for consideration by the Men’s Basketball Committee. Regional Rankings Why are the final regional rankings so important? Simple. Team #2 in the region cannot be selected for the field until Team #1 in that region is in. So, the conference AQs are removed from the rankings for at-large selection purposes. The top team from each region is moved onto "the board" for consideration - 10 teams in all. When a team is selected as an at-large, the next team on the regional list replaces them on the board. >> The Key Number: Simply put, the SOS is one of the most important numbers to watch on Selection Sunday/Monday. Rarely has a team with an SOS under .500 been selected as an at-large. Historically, the committees have looked askew at gaudy W-L records with a low SOS. So teams in this category probably need to win their conference's AQ to be dancing on Monday. A MESSAGE FROM BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY   Did you know BlueFrame Technology has advanced integrations with top automated cameras like the Hudl Focus? Showcase your teams and student-athletes with BlueFrame’s full streaming service priced perfectly for D3 budgets….or use their Production Truck software to stream with your current provider. Step up your game this year and STREAM LIKE A PRO with BlueFrame. Learn more today!   BlueFrame Games to Watch MBB: Babson vs. Emerson, 7 p.m. WBB: Puget Sound vs. Pacific, 10 p.m. FINANCE 2.  Endowments by Conference We continue with part 3 of our series on college endowments. Today, D3Playbook looks at some of the disparities among conference members. Does s/he who has the gold make the rules in leagues? Figures are listed in the thousands (000s). Conferences A-M are listed today. If your school is not included, it did not participate in the NACUBO survey. American Rivers Dubuque, $240,416 Luther, $207,387 Buena Vista, $162,181 Central, $99,746 American Southwest Hardin-Simmons, $214,792 Ozarks, $135,709 McMurry, $114,282 LeTourneau, $28,533 Atlantic East Marywood, $60,916 Marymount, $58,475 Centenary, $16,352 CCIW Wheaton, $647,434 Illinois Wesleyan, $260,532 Augustana, $215,417 Carthage, $164,311 Elmhurst, $157,337 North Central, $144,476 Millikin, $111,504 North Park, $94,935 Carroll, $94,723 Centennial Johns Hopkins, $9,315,279 Swarthmore, $2,899,311 Bryn Mawr, $1,179,050 Haverford, $646,346 Dickinson, $600,039 Franklin & Marshall, $466,974 Gettysburg, $405,315 Muhlenberg, $341,602 Washington College, $287,627 McDaniel, $162,225 Ursinus, $150,915 Coast-to-Coast Pratt Institute, $288,513 Salisbury, $77,647 Mary Washington, $70,660 Colonial States Wilson, $71,426 Notre Dame, $51,709 Cedar Crest, $48,097 Commonwealth Coast Wentworth, $149,800 Endicott, $129,025 Curry, $103,310 Roger Williams, $100,522 Salve Regina, $81,633 Western New England, $71,333 U. of New England, $52,598 Nichols, $32,101 Empire 8 Alfred, $181,702 St. John Fisher, $133,175 Nazareth, $86,017 Houghton, $79,711 Utica, $35,658 Great Northeast Suffolk, $305,695 Simmons, $244,268 Emmanuel, $187,653 Colby-Sawyer, $62,446 Lasell, $48,951 Regis, $48,382 Heartland Earlham, $474,821 Rose-Hulman, $252,483 Hanover, $182,593 Franklin, $103,629 Mount St. Joseph, $74,153 Defiance, $23,107 Landmark Catholic, $352,450 Scranton, $287,204 Goucher, $259,341 Susquehanna, $204,153 Juniata, $132,267 Elizabethtown, $106,360 Liberty Vassar, $1,378,988 RIT, $1,295,400 RPI, $1,069,740 Union, $593,248 Skidmore, $506,191 Ithaca, $425,199 St. Lawrence, $390,612 Hobart and William Smith, $304,959 Clarkson, $240,741 MASCAC Worcester State, $44,625 MCLA, $18,115 Michigan Kalamazoo, $311,232 Hope, $296,008 Albion, $199,246 Middle Atlantic Stevens, $272,887 Lycoming, $234,724 Messiah, $141,656 Hood, $134,229 DeSales, $118,827 Widener, $110,469 Arcadia, $98,684 Lebanon Valley, $89,332 Misericordia, $69,118 Albright, $67,562 Midwest Grinnell, $2,931,550 Lawrence, $487,035 Illinois College, $155,487 Lake Forest, $109,432 Ripon, $108,051 Cornell College, $93,804 Minnesota Carleton, $1,157,982 Macalester, $894,073 St. Olaf, $714,017 Gustavus Adolphus, $281,649 Saint John's, $277,869 Concordia, $193,553 Hamline, $138,089 St. Scholastica, $118,752 Saint Benedict, $111,096 Saint Mary's, $80,560 Augsburg, $68,323 Friday: Conferences N-W >> Editor's Note: Yesterday, we mistakenly listed the top 10 endowments in terms of decline. In fact, only one institution saw a decrease while the other nine had a smaller increase than others. We regret the error. A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK Help us help you. We are glad that you are enjoying D3Playbook. Now won't you help us continue our work? 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. Please contribute today.   Make a Gift to D3Playbook RANKINGS 3.  Second Regional Listing  Jake Holtz, Whitworth (photo by Caleb Flegel) The second basketball regional rankings were released on Wednesday. Women (top 3) Amherst, Tufts, Emmanuel Smith, Springfield, Roger Williams Ithaca, St. John Fisher, Cortland New York U., DeSales, Stevens Scranton, Gettysburg, Messiah Christopher Newport, Rhodes, Washington and Lee DePauw, Trine, Hope Transylvania, Wisconsin Lutheran, Millikin Simpson, UW-Whitewater, UW-Eau Claire Mary Hardin-Baylor, Whitman, East Texas Baptist >> Notable: Just one change from last week's initial rankings. DePauw and Trine traded places in Region VII. >> Complete Rankings Men (top 3) Wesleyan, St. Joseph's (Conn.), Williams WPI, Mass-Dartmouth, Nichols Oswego, Rochester, RPI Stockton, DeSales, Rowan Swarthmore, Eastern, Johns Hopkins Randolph-Macon, Christopher Newport, Emory Marietta, Mount Union, Wabash Illinois Wesleyan, Wheaton (Ill.), Washington (Mo.) UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-La Crosse Whitworth, Pomona-Pitzer, Chapman >> Complete Rankings NEWS 4.  Lightning Round    The competitors for the NCAA Division III swimming and diving championship meet on March 16-19 in Indianapolis, Ind. have been selected.   Happy birthday to Dickinson women's lacrosse coach Kim Masimore. STREAMING 5. Watchlist   Sami Martin, Loras   MBB: No. 6 UW-Platteville vs. No. 9 UW-La Crosse, 8 p.m. A WIAC semifinal that feels like a championship fight. The Pioneers (20-4) defeated the Eagles (20-5) twice this season by a combined total of 10 points.    WBB: No. 18 Wartburg vs. Loras, 8 p.m. The Knights (20-4) and the Duhawks (19-7) square off in an A-R-C semifinal. Wartburg downed Loras by a bucket on the road and needed OT to win at home. SPONSORED BY PRESTO SPORTS TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   BETHANY - Brian Sansom named assistant athletic director CARTHAGE - Paul Leese named head men's soccer coach CEDAR CREST - Announced addition of women's wrestling as a varsity sport in fall 2023 FERRUM - Maggie White named assistant athletic director LETOURNEAU - Alison Williams named head women's volleyball coach McMURRY - Rode McElreath named head golf coach NEBRASKA WESLEYAN - Ira Zeff announced his retirement as athletic director effective in June NICHOLS - Jack Hayes named vice president for athletics OBERLIN - Dan Palmer will step down as head women's soccer coach TEXAS LUTHERAN - Ricky Matt announced his retirement as head football coach THIEL - Sam Bauman named head football coach  Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter? Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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