https://www.d3hoops.com en-us https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2025-26/region-8-women Goodness Gricius! Carroll's star forward is our Player of the Year while Illinois Wesleyan's Caitlin Leyden is our Rookie of the Year. Staying in the Land of Lincoln, Chicago's Michelle Gardner-Bilek is Coach of the Year. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2025-26/region-8-women https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/sweet-sixteen-recap Chicago and Concordia-Moorhead rallied past their Sweet 16 foes and into the Elite 8, while the top three teams in the country stayed undefeated by winning at home in Friday night's NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament. Read the full recap here. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/sweet-sixteen-recap https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/02/top25-women-week12 Who says there's no such thing as a good loss? After holding NYU to its smallest margin of victory in a long time, Chicago rises two spots ahead of its rematch with WashU. Plus, Denison reaches a new high, and Hope re-enters the Top 10 in our latest poll. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/02/top25-women-week12 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260124gylrmi CHICAGO -- The 17th-ranked University of Chicago women's basketball team used a dominant fourth-quarter run to pull away from (RV) Brandeis, earning its third consecutive UAA victory on Friday night.  Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260124gylrmi https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/01/top25-women-week5 With a 10-game winning streak, UW-Eau Claire enters the Top 25 rankings for the first time in a couple years, as does Concordia-Moorhead. Plus, the University of Chicago climbs the poll, and Washington and Lee equals its highest ranking ever. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/01/top25-women-week5 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20251230xfwnyh CHICAGO -- The #21 University of Chicago women's basketball team cruised to a 79-57 win over Albion in its first home game after the holiday break. Using a dominant inside presence with 52 points scored in the paint, the Maroons extend their win streak to three and now sit at 7-2 overall on the season. Tue, 30 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20251230xfwnyh https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20251216i3s0g7 CHICAGO -- The 21st-ranked University of Chicago women's basketball team rolled to a 73-54 win over #13 Illinois Wesleyan on Tuesday evening for their second consecutive top-25 win. This marks the first time the Maroons have won back-to-back games over top-25 opponents since they took down #14 Wheaton (IL) and #11 Trine in 2019. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20251216i3s0g7 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2025/12/top25-women-week3 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. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2025/12/top25-women-week3 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2025/12/recap-126 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. Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2025/12/recap-126 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20251206t89gww GRAND RAPIDS -- The University of Chicago women's basketball team earned a huge top-25 road win on Saturday afternoon, taking down #25 Calvin 73-65 in overtime in Grand Rapids. The win is the first top-25 road win for the Maroons since they took down #14 Wheaton (IL) on November 20, 2019. Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20251206t89gww https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202511296vb6tj WAUKESHA, Wis. -- The Uniersity of Chicago women's basketball team dropped their second game to a top-25 opponent this season with a 74-53 loss at #24 Carroll (WI) on Tuesday night. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202511296vb6tj https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250121ykutfo Sun, 19 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250121ykutfo https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2025/01/top25-women-week7 How did our voters solve the triangle where WashU beats Chicago who beats Carnegie Mellon who beats WashU? How far did UW-Whitewater and Hardin-Simmons slip and how high has Trine risen? Find out here. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2025/01/top25-women-week7 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2024/12/top25-women-week2 Three new teams enter our women's Top 25, including Carnegie Mellon which makes its first poll appearance since January 2017. Chicago joins WashU, NYU and CMU to give the UAA four ranked teams. How far did IWU rise? How far did HSU fall? Get the answers here. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2024/12/top25-women-week2 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/20230304gnw7b5 The University of Chicago women's basketball team utilized a swarming defense to roll past University of Northwestern – St. Paul 63-48 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship on Friday night. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/20230304gnw7b5 https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2022-23/feb23 Time is running out on the regular season. Conference Tournaments are in full swing and in a matter of days only 128 teams will remain for a chance at two national championships. And we cover it all. On Thursday's Hoopsville, we talked to those battling to still be playing next week and talk of Hall of Fame. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2022-23/feb23 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2023/01/recap-0113 No. 15 Chicago handled No. 1 New York University and handed the Violets their first loss, and No. 6 Scranton blitzed Elizabethtown in its Landmark Conference showdown. Meanwhile, Tufts tipped No. 21 Amherst on the East Coast and No. 19 Puget Sound pulled away from Pacific on the West Coast. Read about it here. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2023/01/recap-0113 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2022/12/top25-women-week2 The University of Chicago makes its first appearance in our poll this season, and Puget Sound returns to the rankings after beating Whitman over the weekend. Get the full list here. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2022/12/top25-women-week2 https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2022-23/week3 D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 26th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2022-23/week3 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/08/chicago-finds-its-new-coach Maria Williamson, a Division III grad, returns to Division III to take over as Chicago's women's head basketball coach. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/08/chicago-finds-its-new-coach https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/05/sain-makes-short-move-big-impact It's just a 3-mile trip from the University of Chicago to Illinois Tech, but coach Carissa Sain will be moving from one of the top programs in one of the top conferences in Division III to a program which has won just three games in the past six seasons. Wed, 20 May 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/05/sain-makes-short-move-big-impact https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2019-20/mar5 Tune in for the most extensive tournaments preview in Division III. Hoopsville will not only take a final look at the 2020 Division III Men's and Women's Tournaments, but we will also chat with a few coaches preparing for the games. Catch-up On Demand or listen to the podcast here. Thu, 05 Mar 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2019-20/mar5 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/01/wrapup-women-0111 No. 19 Loras went on the road and defeated No. 5 Wartburg on Saturday afternoon while No. 21 Trinity and No. 23 Bethel beat other ranked teams to take over first place in their conferences. Plus E'town stumbled No. 6 Scranton and UAA play began with wins for No. 16 Chicago and New York U. Sat, 11 Jan 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/01/wrapup-women-0111 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/11/wrapup-1128-women Wilmington won the battle of the Quakers and head coach Jerry Scheve picked up his 500th win. Elsewhere Chicago withstood Wheaton's rally, Messiah beat Widener in OT and Little East Conference play tipped off. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/11/wrapup-1128-women https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/11/wbb-top-25-week1 For the first time in more than a decade, Bowdoin College is ranked No. 1 in the D3hoops.com Top 25. Hope, St. Thomas and Chicago also garnered top votes while two Texas teams make their first appearances ever in the Top 25. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/11/wbb-top-25-week1 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/10/preseason-womens-top-25 NESCAC rivals Amherst and Bowdoin are the top two picks in our preseason poll, but they aren't the only teams to garner No. 1 votes. Find out who else was picked as a preseason favorite in our Top 25. Mon, 22 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/10/preseason-womens-top-25 https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2017-18/central-women Wisconsin Lutheran forward Jen Dowden takes home the Central Region Player of the Year award while Carissa Sain Knoche wins Coach of the Year for the second year in a row and Kelsey Burton of Lake Forest is Rookie of the Year. Mon, 12 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2017-18/central-women https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/03/olivia-lett-hired-millikin Olivia Lett, the 2012 D3hoops.com Player of the Year at Illinois Wesleyan, will be returning to the CCIW as a head coach. Mon, 12 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/03/olivia-lett-hired-millikin https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/wbb-top-25-week12 Chicago is the first team to punch its ticket to the 2018 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament and now it has a Top 10 ranking too. Ohio Northern clings its ranking after Saturday's dramatic win over Marietta and St. Benedict shows not all losses hurt you in the poll. Mon, 19 Feb 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/wbb-top-25-week12 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/wbb-top-25-week11 Winners of 18 consecutive games, Rose-Hulman enters the Top 25 for the first time in program history. Plus the gap between George Fox and Whitman narrows and Chicago inches toward the Top 10. Get the latest Top 25 ranking here. Mon, 12 Feb 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/wbb-top-25-week11