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D3 Datacast

Talking NCAA Division 3 basketball from a data/analytics angle. Each episode we"ll talk about efficiency ratings, Top 25, NCAA regional rankings, NCAA Tournament projections, and we"ll make picks against the computer lines and point spreads. Hosted by Matt and Zac Snyder.

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01:07:38

Hot Takes and Bold Predictions for 2024-25 - D3...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/11/04

The first week of the 2024-2025 Division III basketball season is finally here! We dive right back into the comfort of our familiar weekly show. Back again this season are discussions about Matt’s Top 25 ballot and the Top 25 poll as a whole, a main show topic, a five game slate we pick against the efficiency ratings computer line and our weekly mailbag. We are also bringing back upset watch but in a slightly different format. Rather than trying to predict an upset we will take a weekly look at some

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01:06:08

Top 50 D3 Basketball Games in November 2024 - D3...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/10/28

The Division III men’s basketball season gets off to a hot start when play begins on November 8. It seems more and more teams are out in search of high-level non-conference competition and we get great games as a result!As has been our tradition since the creation of The D3 Datacast, we prepare for the turn of the calendar from October to November by taking a look at what we consider to be the top 50 games in November. We exclude any conference games and don’t project any games that may take place

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00:25:34

What D3 Football Fans Should Know About NPI - D3...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/10/24

It’s the time of the year when more and more focus shifts onto the national picture as Division III football fans try to make sense of the developing playoff picture. In the past that meant trying to filter through weekly regional rankings but that system is gone, replaced by the NCAA Power Index, also known as NPI. We have been digging into the details of NPI going back to last summer and while we may not be equipped to break down the teams on the field we are equipped to break down the teams in

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00:32:23

Conference Champion Draft! - D3 Datacast - Episode 88

D3 Datacast ·

2024/10/21

The weeks leading into a new Division III basketball season is the perfect time for previews and predictions and we’re putting those two things together in our second-annual conference champion draft contest! Friends of the program Karl Barkley (D3Direct), Bob Quillman (Q-cast) and Ryan Whitnable (Great Lakes Invitational) are back to take part once again. The cast remains the same and so do the rules: each participant makes a pick to win the regular season conference champion as we snake through

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00:41:30

Calvin Knights MBB Head Coach Bill Sall - D3 Datacast...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/10/14

We typically leave the coach interviews to other great Division III basketball content creators but we can’t resist the chance to get in a pre-season conversation with Calvin men’s basketball coach Bill Sall. Coming off a solid season that saw an Elite 8 finish for the Knights, we take a quick look back to hear from Bill on what the tournament run meant to him and his team. It was then time to turn our eyes forward looking ahead to the new season and the new landscape that comes with the change in

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00:48:24

What If Every Team Made The D3 NCAA Tournament? - D3...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/10/07

What started as a simple tweet grew into a full episode of The D3 Datacast! D3Hoops.com columnist Ryan Scott once wondered about a fairly simple question: what if every team made the Division III men’s basketball tournament? That question struck a chord with Matt and it’s one that has been rattling around in the back of his mind ever since. In this week’s show we take an honest effort at answering the question, each taking a different approach to trying to make a full national tournament with every

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00:41:20

2024-2025 MBB Preseason Efficiency Ratings - D3...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/10/04

The D3 Datacast is back in season mode with weekly episodes starting with this show taking a look at preseason efficiency ratings for the 2024-2025 Division III men’s basketball season.These ratings are not meant to be predictive for how the season will (or even might) turn out, but give The D3 Datacast computer a starting point to smooth out early-season results. Each game played will reduce the weight of the preseason projection on a team’s rating by 1/8th so that by the time a team has played

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00:36:47

Top 10 Division III Men’s Basketball Programs of...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/09/03

NCAA Division III celebrated its 50th Anniversary last season. Which men’s basketball programs have proven to be the very best over the course of that half century? Taking inspiration from a November 2020 CBS Sports article that ranked the top all-time men’s basketball programs in Division I, we applied their methodology to the Division III landscape.Related Links: The Greatest College Basketball Programs Ever: Ranking the top teams of all time [CBS Sports]:

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01:37:31

Unpacking NPI - New Tournament Selection Metric for...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/07/31

NCAA Division III is in the process of rolling out the NCAA Power Index (NPI), a new ranking system that will be used to select and seed teams for the national tournament in all team sports. The process to adopt and implement NPI has often been met with confusion and frustration but we can help. We've followed the process every step of the way and Matt has been able to produce his own unofficial replication of RPI.Join us in this episode as we go through all the important questions with NPI: what

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00:52:22

We Are D3 - The Basketball Tournament 2024 ft. Mike...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/07/15

We Are D3 has grown from just a participant in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) to a brand arching over much more of Division III basketball. We Are D3 held their first pro combine this spring to help former Division III basketball players reach their goal of playing professionally. In this episode of the D3 Datacast we talk with Mike Rejniak, head coach and general manager of We Are D3 about their expansion into a pro combine as well as the team's performance in TBT.After a disappointing

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00:48:54

How to Get Recruited ft. D3Direct - D3 Datacast -...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/06/10

Coverage and exposure of NCAA Division III is at an all-time high thanks to people like Karl Barkley. He has created a wide-range of resources and content around Division III athletics such that there is something for everyone no matter how they might intersect the D3 world.D3Direct provides an invaluable resource for prospective student-athletes through things like camp lists, recruiting advice and education about important topics like college admissions and financial aid. Even if you’re not a

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01:07:43

D3 Basketball Conference Power Rankings 2024 - D3...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/05/20

After a great 2024 Division III basketball season we have a good idea how the teams stack up against each other, but what about conference to conference? With the help of conference efficiency ratings, the massey ratings, NCAA Tournament results and some good old fashioned internet “yeah but I think” we put each conference into tiers then rank the top ten based on the 2023-2024 season.Where does your favorite conference rank? Tune in to this week’s episode to find out and hear our thoughts about

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00:38:57

Pipeline to the Pros - a Conversation with Author Ben...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/04/10

We were pleased to be joined by Ben Kaplan to talk about his new book Pipeline to the Pros, How D3, Small-College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA. As a former Division III guy himself, Ben is well-positioned to write on this topic.We heard from him on his background and how that may have laid the foundation for this project, the early days of how this project got started and ultimately completed, then dug into some of the central figures of the book and the themes and lessons they reveal as a number

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00:53:32

2024 Final Four Recap and Lasting Impressions - D3...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/03/19

Final Four weekend never disappoints and Fort Wayne was once again a tremendous host. We got great games in a great atmosphere with the National Champion Trine Thunder coming out of the weekend with the greatest performances.Join us as we recap the weekend and give some final thoughts on what was a tremendous season of Division III basketball. This week’s show wraps up with a look back at our Final Four picks and “call your shot” for the championship game then look at the final season-long tally

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00:59:53

2024 Final Four Preview and Championship Odds Update...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/03/11

All eyes turn to Fort Wayne, Indiana as the 2024 Division III men’s basketball season is down to its Final Four. Join us as we go through what remains of the bracket to talk about what we saw during the second weekend of tournament play and highlight some of the great games and great performances.Then it’s time to turn our attention to the final three games to be played - two semifinals and a National Championship game. How does the D3 Datacast computer see the semis playing out? Who does the

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01:08:22

2024 Sweet 16 Preview and Tourney Odds Update - D3...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/03/04

We had upsets and blowouts and everything in between as the 64-team field for the 2024 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament has been whittled to the Sweet 16. Join us as we go through the whole brackets to talk about what we saw during the first and second rounds and highlight some of the great games and great performances.Then it’s time to turn our attention to the second weekend of the tournament. How does the D3 Datacast computer see the Sweet 16 playing out? What are the updated odds

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00:41:01

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Odds - D3 Datacast -...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/02/28

Our last show was all about digging deep into the first round matchups we will see when the 2024 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament begins on Friday. Now it’s time to zoom out and take a look at the bracket as a whole.How does the D3 Datacast computer see the tournament playing out? Who are the favorites to advance to the second weekend, to the Final Four and to win it all? There is a lot of fun in seeing the unexpected take place in a college basketball tournament but the only way to

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01:31:40

2024 NCAA Tournament First Round Picks and Preview -...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/02/27

The bids have been awarded and the bracket has been set. It’s time for the 2024 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament! To get ready for first round play beginning on Friday we walk through each game using the D3 Datacast efficiency ratings to see how the teams stack up in every first round game and assign win probabilities and point spreads. Find out who the computer ratings see as the favorites in each matchup and which could be sneaky good first round games to keep an eye on as the

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00:30:17

NCAA Tournament Bracket Reactions - D3 Datacast -...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/02/26

The NCAA Tournament selection show aired on Monday afternoon and we all got a chance to see who made the tournament and where they were headed. Matt and Zac give their initial impressions and reactions to the bracket, the seedings, and selections in an early-week bonus episode! Related Links: NCAA Regional Ranking Data: https://d3datacast.com/regional-ranking-data/ Efficiency Ratings: https://d3datacast.com/efficiency-ratings/ D3 Dunks:

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00:30:49

Week 3 Regional Ranking Reactions - D3 Datacast -...

D3 Datacast ·

2024/02/21

We got the release of the week three Division III men’s basketball regional rankings and for the most part they look a lot like the rankings from our predictions! Even with a lot right there were a few surprises, as there always are when regional rankings are released. Join us as we go region-by-region comparing the official release with our predictions and talk about the big decisions along the way - the ones we got right as well as the ones we got wrong. Related Episodes: Week 3 Regional Ranking

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