
JANUARY 8, 2026
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Top Story
1. A DIII Women’s College Basketball Team Is Closing In On The Longest Win Streak in NCAA History

Caroline Peper, New York U.
“Division III programs don’t usually dominate national conversations. The NYU Violets have made that impossible.
While most college basketball fans focus on blue-blood programs and Power Five matchups, NYU’s women’s team has quietly built a run that now demands attention. The Violets have strung together a 73-game winning streak spanning multiple seasons, a stretch that places them among the longest active streaks in NCAA women’s basketball history, regardless of division.
This isn’t a short burst of success or a favorable stretch of scheduling. It’s a sustained, methodical takeover.”
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