This is a show dedicated to Division III basketball called Hoopsville. It is the only show of it's kind in the world. We cover the biggest NCAA division with the most teams (well over 850 men and women combined) in the country each week with weekly or twice-weekly content. Stay tuned throughout the season and through the championships in mid-March.
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It's a new year and it's time to start Hoopsville anew! There have been great games played during the holidays giving us plenty to talk about, including some unpleasant headlines.On Monday's second-half season debut of Hoopsville, we will drop in on a few programs that have hit the unofficial midway point in pretty good shape. Plus, we recap some o…
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It is the season of giving and a season where there is plenty. For some Division III teams, they seem to have plenty to go around. Wins, points, tenacity, and more.On Monday's Hoopsville, we will check in with a few teams that are almost always in the conversation nationally, but all for different reasons. One powerhouse has remained consistent in …
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An all new thing for Hoopsville and DIII basketball fans: The Top 25 Double-Take show.Each time a new D3hoops.com Top 25 poll is released, we will breakdown our thoughts on the polls with those who know the polls and #d3hoops the best. Ryan Scott, Scott Peterson, and Riley Zayas will be joined by special guests nearly every poll week to discuss tea…
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Exam period is a time to find out how much students have learned in the semester. Seems a good time to check in on exactly that, though final grades are not due for two-and-a-half-months.On Thursday's Hoopsville, hear from programs from far and wide on how they grade their seasons so far. Some may have higher marks than we are accustome while other…
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Suddenly, the Division III basketball season has entered December. After starting to get into routines and playing games, class exams, holidays, and other reasons have caused there to be schedule changes, breaks, and adjustments.On Monday's Hoopsville, we check in with a few programs who are off to great starts, but are now dealing with changes to …
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Welcome back to the Top 25 Double-Take show! I appreciate your support of Hoopsville and with that gives you access to the show.Each week a new D3hoops.com Top 25 poll is released, we will breakdown our thoughts on the polls with those who know the polls and #d3hoops the best. Ryan Scott, Scott Peterson, and Riley Zayas will be joined by special gu…
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Thanksgiving has come and gone, but we can still talk turkey and a whole lot more in Division III than just the turkey. A number of programs are off to great starts and making headlines in the process.On Monday's Hoopsville, we break bread with a few programs who are headed into the holiday week already in a festive spirit. Programs with significan…
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If the first 10 days of the 2025-26 season are any barometer of the season ahead, it is going to be pretty darn good.On Monday's Hoopsville, we will do our best to recap another thrilling weekend in DIII hoops. From upsets to thrilling finishes to close calls, even a DI upset that doesn't technically count, we have already seen a lot. And those we …
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The basketball season has begun and soon all teams will have played their first game. Already there are upsets, surprises, and games of note. And while one shouldn't put too much stock in the early results (we still have more than 15 weeks of the season remaining), there are some things already turning heads.On Thursday's Hoopsville, we chat with a…
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The 23rd season of Hoopsville is here. There is a lot to catch up on since champions were crowned in March: coaching changes, program closures, rule changes, much more. All ahead of another unique season coming to DIII. And with a new season comes singificant changes to Hoopsville as well.Monday's as we talk to both defending champions and preseaso…
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An all new thing for Hoopsville and DIII basketball fans: The Top 25 Double-Take show.Each time a new D3hoops.com Top 25 poll is released, we will breakdown our thoughts on the polls with those who know the polls and #d3hoops the best. Ryan Scott, Scott Peterson, and Riley Zayas will be joined by special guests nearly every poll week to discuss tea…
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In what seems like a blink of an eye, the NCAA Tournaments are down to the final four teams. Four rounds are in the book with two more to be played to crown two champions in Division III basketball.Tune into Hoopsville presented by D3hoops.com as we take a look back at an incredible weekend of basketball which saw none of the host teams advance. We…
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The Sectionals are here. In roughly 30-hours, we will have our national semifinals set. However, there will be some great hoops to watch.Tune into Hoopsville presented by D3hoops.com on Thursday as we talk chat with many of the teams hoping to still be in the dance next week. What challenges are they facing? What do they think will need to happen f…
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Suddenly the Division III Men's and Women's Basketball Championship Tournaments are down to sixteen teams, each. It's a known result each year, but it's still stunning and the results this past weekend were equally as stunning.Tune into Hoopsville presented by D3hoops.com as we talk to those who either dominated or survived through regional play. M…
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The NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Tournaments are ready to tip-off. And after about 36-hours, each bracket will be cut in half. What surprises await?This is one of the best weekends of the year.Tune into the Hoopsville presented by D3hoops.com as Dave McHugh takes one last look at the NCAA Tournaments ahead. Hear from coaches around the count…
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The NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Tournaments and brackets are set. The new NPI was the source of all the selections and mock brackets had different ideas than what were revealed. So how did the national committees come up with their brackets and decisions on who to play where and when? Plus, we hear from teams dancing in the tournaments for …
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It is an annual event. The regular season is officially over and teams eagerly wait to see where they may be playing in the NCAA Tournaments, but it is different this year. We know who has made the tournaments, so there is a bit more time to look at where teams may end up on those brackets and where they may play.Tune in to the annual Hoopsville Se…
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The final push is here. In just days, the Division III regular season will be over and just 128 teams will be left to play for two national championships. It promises to be a furious finish.On a matinee edition of Thursday's Hoopsville, hear from some of the programs hoping to either secure a place in the NCAA tournaments or secure a higher seed to…
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The final week of the Division III basketball season is here. In less than seven days, there will only 128 teams who know they will be playing in the NCAA Tournaments while some programs have already seen their seasons come to an end.On Monday's Hoopsville, hear from teams not only playing their best at just the right time, but could end up taking …
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Hoopsville is once again home to the Top 16 Seeds reveal in conjunction with the D-III national committees. Get a preview of who could be hosting and how brackets would come together if the NCAA Tournaments started this weekend. Also hear exclusively from both nat'l committee chairs.Also on Thursday's edition of Hoopsville presented by D3hoops.com,…
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Less than two weeks remains in the regular season. Conference races to determine conference playoffs are finishing up and teams are trying to figure out their chances of playing in March.On Monday's Hoopsville, we chat with a few programs who have wrapped up regular season conference titles or positioned to do so this week. And we once again bring …
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Every season there are programs that draw attention by playing above (other's?) expectations. However, by mid-February many of them have whilted in conference play. But not all.On Thursday's Hoopsville, we chat with four programs which have gotten stronger and with weeks left in the regular season may be position to continue playing in March. What …
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Time is ticking down on the season. There are under three weeks remaining until tickets will be punched and in three weeks the NCAA Tournaments will be set. But a lot can happen in those three week.On Monday's Hoopsville, we chat with teams trying to best position themselves in conferences races to both win a conference title, but also punch their …
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The 2024-25 season has seen quite a few programs emerge as threats to win conference championships or be a national contender that maybe even the experts did not expect to be so competitive. And how has adjusting to the National Power Index working? What should we expect as the NPI numbers start to roll out and bracketing starts to appear on the ho…
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The 22nd season of Hoopsville is finally here. After many setbacks and delays, the show is back!On Monday's season debut of Hoopsville, we chat with the top preseason teams, and defending champions, along with the current top-ranked teams in DIII. Plus, we play an up-tempo style of Hoopsville as we catch up on what has already been an incredible se…
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If you enjoy watching the NBA, you may not realize just how much Division III is impacting the games, players, staffs, and teams of the National Basketball Association.The Hoopsville Podcast returns with an episode that not takes a dive into just how Division III alums are playing significant roles in the NBA. Beyond those who have made headlines l…
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The 2023-24 Division III Basketball season was exiting from start to finish - even if some parts turned out as expected.On the first off-season Hoopsville Podcast, Pat Coleman, Gordon Mann, and Ryan Scott take time to look back on the season with Dave McHugh. Each have a favorite moment, surprise, and something they will remember about the season t…
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We have our champions! Congratulations to Trine and NYU on their national championships.On Monday's Season Finale of Hoopsville, we chat with the two champion programs. Meg Barber and Megan Bauman of NYU along with Brooks Miller and Cortez Garland of Trine react to what they accomplished not only this past weekend, but in the national tournaments, …
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Division III is down to the final fours in men's and women's basketball - ever closer to crowing 2024 champions.On Monday's Hoopsville, we chat with most of the programs that are still in the dance. Some big upsets on the women's side while for the first time this century every host school advanced on the men's side. Learn more how teams are prepar…
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The Sectional Weekend of games is upon us. On the eve of the Sweet 16 round, we talk to programs looking to keep their goals of a national championship in place.On Thursday's Hoopsville, we chat with a number of teams on the road this weekend. Most of the teams will still be traveling when we hit the air, so we will touch base either on the bus or …
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In the matter of what seemed like the blink of an eye, we have gone from 64-team tournaments to just 16 teams remaining in both the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournaments.On Monday's Hoopsville, we chat talk to programs who are still dancing. Some may have surprised and others are living up to expectations. However, the pressure continues to ramp up an…
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The NCAA Division III Tournaments are here. We are on the eve of March by also taking an extra day to get ready this February.On Thursday's Hoopsville, we hear from several programs in the tournament including those who surprised and those who punched their own tickets. Where was Stockton's head coach when he found out his Osprey's squad was still …
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The NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Tournaments and brackets are set. Our mock selections crews got all but one team for both the men's and women's sides. Not bad, though not the perfect score we were aiming to achieve.Tonight we see the reactions of those who knew they were getting in and some who had no idea. Plus, we talk with both national …
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It is an annual event. The regular season is officially over and teams eagerly wait to see where they may be playing in the NCAA Tournaments or if they have even made the tournaments.But we can't wait for Monday afternoon's bracket reveals. We want to know now.On Sunday's Selection Show Special, we are the selection committees. We will go through t…
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It is an annual event. The regular season is officially over and teams eagerly wait to see where they may be playing in the NCAA Tournaments or if they have even made the tournaments.But we can't wait for Monday afternoon's bracket reveals. We want to know now.On Sunday's Selection Show Special, we are the selection committees. We will go through t…
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Buckle up! The finish to the DIII men's and women's basketball season will be bumpy, full of twists and turns, and for some will come to a sudden stop.Tune in to Thursday's Hoopsville as we recap what has already happened in conference tournaments around the country, upsets that may already be stealing NCAA tournament bids, and teams who have seen …
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The final week of the regular season has arrived, quickly. Conference tournaments are rolling, upsets are happening, and people are nervous about whether their team will make he NCAA tournaments.Tune in to Tuesday's Hoopsville as we take a look at what is going on in Division III basketball across the country. We will get updates on conference tour…
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21.20: Exclusive - Top 16s Revealed
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It was a very popular addition to the countdown to the Division III national tournaments and it's back, exclusively on Hoopsville!On Thursday's edition of Hoopsville, the DIII national committees reveal their Top 16 seeds as if the tournaments started this week. We reveal the Top 16 teams based on Week 2's regional rankings and data. Who will be th…
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It's going to be a battle. Division III has arrived at the final two weeks of the regular season, but for many teams the last chance to secure playoff positions is now.Interact with Hoopsville: Twitter (now X) | Facebook | Instagram | Threads | Email | #hoopsvilleOn a special midday Monday edition of Hoopsville, we check in with teams around the co…
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The end of the regular season is quickly coming. The first look at regional rankings is now out and before we know it conference tournaments will underway.On a midday Thursday edition of Hoopsville, we try and catch up with a very busy time of the season. So many great conference races coupled with prognosticating what teams may be in good shape to…
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21.17d: 10th Annual Marathon (Part 4)
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Friday is the 10th Annual Hoopsville Marathon and is a bit of a "half" marathon. The "big show" is scheduled to be on air for at least six hours (it ends up going seven-and-a-half hours).This year's show features coaches, administrators, and others around Division III who give us a sense of the season to date, what's to come, and what else is going…
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21.17c: 10th Annual Marathon (Part 3)
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Friday is the 10th Annual Hoopsville Marathon and is a bit of a "half" marathon. The "big show" is scheduled to be on air for at least six hours (it ends up going seven-and-a-half hours).This year's show features coaches, administrators, and others around Division III who give us a sense of the season to date, what's to come, and what else is going…
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21.17b: 10th Annual Marathon (Part 2)
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Friday is the 10th Annual Hoopsville Marathon and is a bit of a "half" marathon. The "big show" is scheduled to be on air for at least six hours (it ends up going seven-and-a-half hours).This year's show features coaches, administrators, and others around Division III who give us a sense of the season to date, what's to come, and what else is going…
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21.17a: 10th Annual Marathon (Part 1)
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Friday is the 10th Annual Hoopsville Marathon and is a bit of a "half" marathon. The "big show" is scheduled to be on air for at least six hours (it ends up going seven-and-a-half hours).This year's show features coaches, administrators, and others around Division III who give us a sense of the season to date, what's to come, and what else is going…
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The final month of the regular season has arrived. In the next four weeks, teams will finish their regularly scheduled games, battle for conference glory and automatic bids to the NCAAs, and we will learn who the respective 64 teams battling for national championships. That doesn't even mention regional rankings revealed, glimpse at Top 16 teams, b…
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If the basketball season was a horse race, we would be coming to the end of the backstretch run. Heading into the final turn and teams looking to position themselves for the top of the stretch. There is plenty of race left, but being out of position now could mean the race is over.On Thursday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with several programs w…
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As we discussed last Hoopsville, this is the grind of the midseason. Conference games are rolling one after another, teams have very little breaks to the routine other than classes starting back up, and small distractions can have large impacts.On Monday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with programs continuing to push through. Each team having spe…
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There comes a time in any season when the grind of the overall season and conference play can take it's toll. Can teams having magical seasons keep the grind from derailing their seasons.On Thursday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with several programs who are dealing with the grind conference play, whether it's tough opponents, games on the road,…
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There is no time this season where one can sit back, watch games, and not see upsets and surprising losses. It's become somewhat routine to be surprised.On Monday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with several programs who are at or near the top of their conferences. Will that still be the case in a week or two? All four coaches talk about the chall…
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WARNING: The audio at the start of our Top 25 segment from Gordon and Riley is very low and has some distracting noise in it as well. There was a problem with our settings for their audio that we eventually fixed. We boosted background audio which was picking them up barely as the best way we could provide their audio. We apologize for how difficul…
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