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NPI, Dials, Bracketing and More! (Ft. MBB Committee Chair Cam Fuller) - D3 Datacast - Episode 135

January 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM

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This week on The D3 Datacast, we added a chat with #d3hoops MBB committee chair Cam Fuller in with our normal mix of segments and features.

You can check out this week's show here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZhD...

Things to Know Before the D3 Basketball Stretch Run - D3 Datacast - Episode 134

January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM

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It's not quite stretch run time in #d3hoops but we're getting close enough that it's time to get ready, so let's talk about it.

Things to Know Before the D3 Basketball Stretch Run - D3 Datacast - Episode 134

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Can We Say That? (ft. Bob Quillman) - D3 Datacast - Episode 133

January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM

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Are we at the point of the #d3hoops season where we know just enough to be dangerous? We've got some things to discuss. That and more in this week's show!

Can We Say That? (ft. Bob Quillman) - D3 Datacast - Episode 133

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10 Wide-Open Conference Races Not to Miss - D3 Datacast - Episode 132

January 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM

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As the focus of the #d3hoops season shifts to conference play, there are a number of really interesting conference races. That and more in this week's show!

10 Wide-Open Conference Races Not to Miss - D3 Datacast - Episode 132

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Are These 10 Teams Flying Under the Top 25 Radar? - D3 Datacast - Episode 128

January 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM

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🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT!🚨

We love a way-too-early contest! Let's see if we can take what we've seen this year and predict #d3hoops tournament bids!

Tournament At-Large Pick Predictions - D3 Datacast - Episode 130

That and more in this week's show!

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December 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM

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🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT!🚨

We use our #d3hoops efficiency ratings to talk a lot about team strength, but what about conferences? That and more in this week's show!

Top 10 Conferences in D3 Basketball Right Now - D3 Datacast - Episode 129

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December 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM

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The mailbag is open!

Let us know if you have a burning #d3hoops question or topic for us to address when we record later today.

December 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM

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🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT!🚨

71 MBB teams have received @d3hoops.bsky.social Top 25 votes but 10 teams ranked 36th or better in our efficiency ratings have yet to make a ballot.

Are These 10 Teams Flying Under the Top 25 Radar? - D3 Datacast - Episode 128

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Playoff picks, surprises and disappointments

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December 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM

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Next show is in the works and will be recorded this evening. Let us know if you have something for us to address in this week's mailbag!
#d3hoops

December 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM

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We're heading home from the and making good use of the time by putting together our next show. Let us know if you have something for our #d3hoops mailbag for us to address when we record later tonight!

November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM

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It’s #d3fb playoff season! We’ve got the annual Around The Nation Playoff Surprises & Disappointments column:

d3football.com/columns/arou...

Who will surprise in this year's playoff bracket? Who will disappoint? Who will advance to the semifinals? It's our team's annual take on the postseason, in Around the Nation.

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November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM

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And our first round of #d3fb Quick Hits!

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Quick Hits: Our predictions for the first round

Which games will be close? Which will be high scoring? Which games will be toss-ups? Check out Quick Hits, where our panelists predict the scores of each game.

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November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM

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And team capsules for all 40 teams in the #d3fb tournament!

d3football.com/playoffs/202...

2025 Mount Union bracket previews

We start our bracket previews with the top left corner, the No. 1 overall seed, overall seeds 8, 10, 11 and 12, including the mismatched Texas teams, and the home team in Massachusetts. It's our annua...

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November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM

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This week's picks slate gets started tonight with our Game of the Week between Chicago and Illinois Wesleyan

See how we're thinking about this week's games and picking against the computer line in this week's show:
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November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM

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Still wild to think that if just 1 of these 2 things happen, Ohio Northern is in the #d3fb playoff.
1. Hope game-winning stop of Alma in OT isn't negated by an egregious officiating call
OR
2. Weather holds and Rowan finishes off a week 1 win

November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM

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The #d3fb dials have been controversial but the changes brought to the 2025 playoff by different WP/SOS weightings may have been more controversial.

With men's soccer weighting, the WIAC has four of the NPI top ten.

More on our site here: d3datacast.com/2025/11/17/h...

How Does Changing the Dials Change the 2025 D3 Football Playoff Field?

The Division III football committee was an outlier compared to other sport committees in how heavily they weighted winning percentage in NPI. How does the playoff field change as the balance betwee…

Early Season Upsets? - D3 Datacast - Episode 125

November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM

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🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT!🚨

Everyone has played at least one game now so the #d3hoops season is officially rolling!

Join us this week as we continue to read and react to some interesting early-season results.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNVe...

CWRU vs. Rowan Football: Who Won the Tie?

November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM

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Our #d3hoops mailbag is open, let us know if you have something you would like for us to address when we record later today!

November 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM

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Remember those storms way back in week one and that tie between Rowan and Case Western Reserve?

Now that the season is over it's time to ask: who "won" the tie?

The answer will surprise you: d3datacast.com/2025/11/16/c...
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Case Western Reserve and Rowan agreed to call their weather-shortened week one game a tie. With NPI, every result matters. So who “won” the tie?

2025 Division III Football Playoff Tracker (NPI Updates)

November 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM

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Huge day of #d3fb ahead with playoff berths and seeding on the line. We'll have NPI updates based on the hard data as games go final all day long.

You can see where things stand following Friday night's games, and throughout the day today, here:
d3datacast.com/2025/11/09/2...

November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM

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Get your bookmarks ready!

We will be running live #d3fb NPI updates as games go final to give everyone a look at how the playoff picture is developing throughout Week 11.

Track the race for at-large bids and overall seeding here: d3datacast.com/2025/11/09/2...

The D3 Datacast will be running NPI updates throughout the final day of the D3 football regular season. See how the playoff picture is developing throughout the day instead of having to wait until …

2025 Division III Football Playoff Tracker (NPI Updates)

November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM

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Get your bookmarks ready!

We will be running live #d3fb NPI updates as games go final to give everyone a look at how the playoff picture is developing throughout Week 11.

Track the race for at-large bids and overall seeding here: d3datacast.com/2025/11/09/2...

The D3 Datacast will be running NPI updates throughout the final day of the D3 football regular season. See how the playoff picture is developing throughout the day instead of having to wait until …

Week 1 Reactions and Overreactions - D3 Datacast - Episode 124

November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM

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🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT!🚨

Join us this week as we discuss what took place on opening weekend with this week’s “four-point play” and talk about how these first games may, or may not, alter the view of teams in or around the #d3hoops Top 25.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT1H...