• Hoopsville: Heating Up
    February 26, 2026
    Don't miss a loaded Thursday edition of Hoopsville. We talk championship DNA with teams around DIII trying to keep rolling through conference tournaments. Plus, Mother Nature continues to play undefeated. Watch the archives or listen to the podcast right here!
  • Saturday women: Playoff pieces falling into place
    February 14, 2026
    Saturday brought the end of the regular season in some places and race-shaping results in others, as Linfield seized control in the NWC, No. 7 Bowdoin swept through the NESCAC, and No. 8 Denison turned the NCAC into a two-team chase,
  • Better the second time around
    January 31, 2026
    SUNY New Paltz and Saint Mary’s (Minn.) fared better in their rematches with the ranked teams at the top of their conference while No. 7 Bowdoin took another step toward a second straight sweep through the NESCAC. Read about those games and more from Saturday's Division III women's basketball action.
  • Bowdoin Eases Past Bates in Nationally-Ranked Battle
    January 16, 2026
    BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team dominated Bates in a convincing 62-49 win on Friday night in Morrell Gymnasium. The eighth-ranked Polar Bears, who led by as many as 21 points in the second half, improve to 13-1 (3-0 NESCAC) while the 14th-ranked Bobcats fall to 13-2 (2-1 NESCAC) with both of their losses this season coming at the hands of the Polar Bears.
  • Big Red enters Top 25
    December 08, 2025
    The NCAC has a third ranked team because Denison is in the Top 25 for the first time since our 2021-22 preseason poll. Plus, Chicago makes its season debut in our rankings, and the voters sort through last week's CBB rivalry results. See how it all shakes out here.
  • Saturday: Still the Maine attraction
    December 06, 2025
    No. 6 Bowdoin completed a sweep of its CBB rivals by beating No. 19 Colby while Chicago worked overtime to knock off No. 25 Calvin on the road. On the men's side, St. Thomas is poised to enter the Top 25 after the Celts got a win and some help from another Texas team. Read about it here.
  • D3hoops.com 2025 women's All-Region 1 team
    March 18, 2025
    Bowdoin takes two of the three major awards with Sydney Jones netting Player of the Year and Meghan Phelps Coach of the Year. Johnson and Wales phenom Grace Jaffray is Rookie of the Year.
  • Hoopsville: Hoops Hopes
    March 13, 2025
    The Sectionals are here. There will be some great hoops to watch this weekend. What challenges are ahead for teams to clinch their trips to Ft. Wayne and Salem? We talk about their hopes ahead on Thursday's Hoopsville, LIVE, at 7:00 PM ET - right here!
  • Women's Tournament preview
    March 06, 2025
    After what seemed like an inevitable run to the 2024 national championship last season, No 1 New York University somehow seems even better this season. Is there anyone who can stop the Violets' march through March madness? That and more in our NCAA Tournament preview.
  • Sunday: Bants clip No. 1 Cards
    March 02, 2025
    Trinity beat Wesleyan for the NESCAC title and handed a loss to the last unbeaten team in Division III men’s basketball. On the women’s side, Bowdoin will enter the Tournament unblemished and Gettysburg won its fourth straight title.
  • Saturday women: Flawless victory
    February 15, 2025
    No. 3 Bowdoin completed a perfect regular season while No. 11 Trine executed its offense flawlessly at No. 15 Hope and No. 19 Randolph-Macon used a fourth-quarter shutout to win the ODAC regular season title. Elsewhere, UW-La Crosse made the WIAC race more interesting and Mary Schleusner dazzled again.
  • Saturday women: Fire away
    February 08, 2025
    The Carthage Firebirds spoiled No. 2 Illinois Wesleyan’s bid for an undefeated regular season while No. 3 Scranton stayed perfect with a road win at No. 17 Catholic. Elsewhere, No. 4 Bowdoin comfortably secured the top spot in its conference tournament and No. 8 Gustavus Adolphus avenged its lone loss of the season.
  • New women's Top 25
    January 27, 2025
    UW-Oshkosh's loss created some movement in the Top 10, including Bowdoin and Whitman sliding up a slot each. Plus, Mass-Dartmouth returns to the rankings in our latest women's Top 25. Check out the full list here.
  • Saturday women: Titans felled at River Falls
    January 25, 2025
    UW-River Falls upset unbeaten and fourth-ranked UW-Oshkosh on a day when most ranked teams rolled to victory. Elsewhere, No. 5 Bowdoin battled past Colby and into first place in the NESCAC while No. 6 Whitman downed Linfield and expanded its lead in the NWC. Read about it here.
  • Eight names to know
    November 03, 2024
    Hundreds of teams. Thousands of games. Thousands of coaches and players. How do you make sense of it all? Here are eight names to know for the upcoming women's basketball season.
  • D3hoops.com 2024 women's All-Region 1 team
    March 12, 2024
    After leading Bowdoin back atop the NESCAC, Sydney Jones and Megan Phelps are Player of the Year and Coach of the Year in Region 1 respectively. The Rookie of the Year Award goes to Grace Ramsdell of St. Joseph's (Maine)
  • New women's Top 25 released
    February 26, 2024
    The regular season and conference playoffs are complete, so this is our final Top 25 ranking until after the national title game. Who made the biggest jump in our poll ahead of the Big Dance? Find out here.
  • Saturday women: Cowgirls lasso top seed
    February 17, 2024
    No. 16 Hardin-Simmons earned hosting rights for next weekend's ASC tournament with a dramatic win over No. 24 Mary Hardin-Baylor while the top spot in the Empire 8 playoffs will come down to math after Nazareth topped St. John Fisher. Plus, Alma scratched a 23-year itch against Hope in Saturday's NCAA D-III women's basketball action.
  • Hoopsville: Top 16 Seeds
    February 15, 2024
    In a Hoopsville exclusive, the D-III national committees reveal the Top 16 Seeds if the tournaments started this week (based on Week 2 rankings). Find out who are the top teams in the rankings and who made the cut. Also hear from the committee chairs and our experts have their thoughts. Watch On Demand here!
  • Team of the Week
    February 12, 2024
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
  • Saturday women: Playoffs come into focus
    February 10, 2024
    No. 12 Bowdoin seized first place in the upcoming NESCAC tournament with a lopsided win over Amherst while Willamette clinched the NWC's top seed by sweeping Puget Sound. Elsewhere, No. 6 Hope won another MIAA crown, No. 21 Smith cleared its final major hurdle in the NEWMAC, and No. 16 Hardin-Simmons got help in the ASC. Read about it here.
  • Hoopsville: Routine Surprises
    January 15, 2024
    On any given night in DIII hoops, you are going to be surprised. It's becoming expected. Tonight on Hoopsville, we chat with coaches near the top of their conferences races trying to avoid the surprises. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here!
  • Women: First place and fancy free
    January 13, 2024
    No. 20 Mary Hardin-Baylor bolstered its position atop the ASC standings with an offensive explosion while first place in the NESCAC is a Maine event after Saturday’s results. Plus, No. 4 UW-Whitewater pushed No 22 UW-Stout farther behind in the WIAC and the NEWMAC conference title chase finally began with a close win by No. 18 Smith.
  • 2023 title game is seventh heaven
    April 01, 2023
    Saturday's title game between No. 1 Christopher Newport and No. 2 Transylvania is just the seventh time the top two teams in our poll will play each other in the NCAA Tournament. To celebrate the special occasion, we look back at the previous six 1-versus-2 matchups with some help from the coaches and players who won those games.
  • New women's Top 25 is out!
    January 03, 2023
    The first poll of 2023 has four NESCAC teams, including the first ever appearance for Trinity (Conn.). Plus Loras surges into the rankings, Bowdoin returns, and there's another switch near the top of the rankings. Get the list here.
  • ATN: Maine attraction bring Phelps back
    July 19, 2022
    Bowdoin College is a special place for Division III basketball. Just ask Megan Phelps who felt the draw first as a high school student, then as an assistant coach, and now as the Polar Bears' head coach. She spoke with us for our latest Around the Nation offseason podcast.
  • Former assistant and alumna returns to Bowdoin
    May 16, 2022
    Megan Phelps, who helped build Bowdoin into national title contenders under Adrienne Shibles, has returned to Brunswick to lead her alma mater's women's program.
  • Bowdoin women changing coaches again
    April 13, 2022
    Sacha Santimano is out after one season after moving from Eastern Nazarene to Bowdoin.
  • Women: Hope, Bowdoin pass first test
    November 20, 2021
    No. 1 Hope and No. 13 Bowdoin won their Top 25 showdowns on Saturday afternoon while No. 7 Tufts rallied past Brandeis, No. 5 Messiah edged No. 9 DeSales and the Maine event was a triple-overtime game in Bangor. Get the full recap here.
  • Shibles makes jump to Division I
    May 03, 2021
    Adrienne Shibles, the winningest head coach in the history of Bowdoin women’s basketball, has accepted an offer to become the head women's basketball coach at Dartmouth.
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