D3 Datacast

By Matt Snyder

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 agai... more

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April 06, 2026 Mary Washington Crowned Champions of D3 Basketball - D3 Datacast - Episode 146
Over 400 Division III men’s basketball teams have been in their offseasons for over two weeks but Mary Washington and Emory still had one game to play. The combined championship weekend at the Division I Final Four in Indianapolis meant those two teams had a 15-day wait until, win or lose, their seasons came to an end.
Join us in this final edition of The D3 Datacast for the 2025-2026 season as we look back at the National Championship Game in Indianapolis, wrap up our season picks contest, take a look at Matt’s final Top 25 ballot, check in on the final D3 Datacast team efficiency ratings, and recap and review a season’s worth of super serious contests and takes.
Related Episodes:
Elite Eight/Final Four Review, Championship Preview & Picks - Episode 146: https://youtu.be/urigVZ4NdmQ
NCAA Tournament Elite 8 Preview/Fort Wayne! - Episode 145: https://youtu.be/88iFMcTEFes
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 - D3 Datacast - Episode 144: https://youtu.be/vsS8M3O72BU
NCAA Tournament Bracket Odds - D3 Datacast - Episode 143: https://youtu.be/QwsiCT98fzE
NCAA Tournament First Round Picks and Preview - Episode 142: https://youtu.be/Mbwg3WwkBs0
2026 Tournament Bracket Reactions! - Episode 141: https://youtu.be/75z8PFjGYk4
Related Links:
D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll: https://d3hoops.com/top25/index
Efficiency Ratings: https://d3datacast.com/efficiency-ratings/
NPI Rankings: https://d3datacast.com/npi/
Show Links:
▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/
▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast
▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e
▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast
▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/
Show hosts:
Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG
Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder
...more
51min
March 24, 2026 Elite Eight/Final Four Review, Championship Preview & Picks - D3 Datacast - Episode 146
Just one game remains for the 2025-2026 Division III men’s basketball season. It has been quite a season, quite a tournament and it looks like we will have quite a championship game as Emory and Mary Washington have made it through Fort Wayne to reach the title game at the combined championship weekend at the Division I Final Four in Indianapolis.
Fort Wayne proved the end of the line for St. Thomas, Illinois Wesleyan, Tufts, Chicago, Christopher Newport and Trinity (CT), but all had tremendous season and were part of great games we saw in Fort Wayne between the tournament’s quarterfinals and semifinals.
Join us in this edition of The D3 Datacast as we look back at what took place in Fort Wayne and what lies ahead in Indianapolis when Emory and Mary Washington meet for the right to hoist the championship trophy.
Related Episodes:
NCAA Tournament Elite 8 Preview/Fort Wayne! - Episode 145: https://youtu.be/88iFMcTEFes
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 - D3 Datacast - Episode 144: https://youtu.be/vsS8M3O72BU
NCAA Tournament Bracket Odds - D3 Datacast - Episode 143: https://youtu.be/QwsiCT98fzE
NCAA Tournament First Round Picks and Preview - Episode 142: https://youtu.be/Mbwg3WwkBs0
2026 Tournament Bracket Reactions! - Episode 141: https://youtu.be/75z8PFjGYk4
Related Links:
D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll: https://d3hoops.com/top25/index
Efficiency Ratings: https://d3datacast.com/efficiency-ratings/
NPI Rankings: https://d3datacast.com/npi/
Show Links:
▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/
▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast
▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e
▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast
▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/
Show hosts:
Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG
Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder
...more
43min
March 16, 2026 NCAA Tournament Elite 8 Preview Fort Wayne - D3 Datacast - Episode 145
The 2026 NCAADivision III Men’s Basketball Tournament is down to its Elite 8 with all eight teams heading to Fort Wayne, Indiana to play out the quarterfinals and semifinals on a neutral court.
We talk through how we got here with what took place during the special stand-alone Sweet 16 weekend then turn our attention to what we will see in Fort Wayne. With the help of the D3 Datacast efficiency ratings, we dive into the Elite 8 matchups to see who the favorites are and by how much with a projected computer line.
We then zoom back out to take an updated look at the overall bracket odds to see what odds the computer gives for each team to move on and ultimately win it all!
Join us in this edition of The D3 Datacast for that and more as we welcome in KJ and Ruda from the Not Even D2 podcast as guest pickers for this week’s Elite 8 picks and wrap up with one piece of mail in the mailbag.
Related Episodes:
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 - D3 Datacast - Episode 144: https://youtu.be/vsS8M3O72BU
NCAA Tournament Bracket Odds - D3 Datacast - Episode 143: https://youtu.be/QwsiCT98fzE
NCAA Tournament First Round Picks and Preview - Episode 142: https://youtu.be/Mbwg3WwkBs0
2026 Tournament Bracket Reactions! - Episode 141: https://youtu.be/75z8PFjGYk4
Related Links:
D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll: https://d3hoops.com/top25/index
Efficiency Ratings: https://d3datacast.com/efficiency-ratings/
NPI Rankings: https://d3datacast.com/npi/
Show Links:
▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/
▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast
▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e
▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast
▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/
Show hosts:
Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG
Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder
...more
1h 20min
March 09, 2026 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 - D3 Datacast - Episode 144
The 2026 NCAADivision III Men’s Basketball Tournament got off to a tremendous start as the field of 64 is already whittled down to the Sweet 16.
We talk through what we saw last weekend in first and second round games and look ahead to a special stand-alone Sweet 16 weekend. With the help of the D3 Datacast efficiency ratings, we dive into the second weekend matchups to see who the favorites are and by how much with a projected computer line.
We then zoom back out to take an updated look at the overall bracket odds to see what odds the computer gives for each team to move on and ultimately win it all!
Join us in this edition of The D3 Datacast for that and more as we go with a super-sized picks slate with all eight Sweet 16 games and wrap up with two pieces of mail in the mailbag.

Related Episodes:
NCAA Tournament Bracket Odds - D3 Datacast - Episode 143: https://youtu.be/QwsiCT98fzE
NCAA Tournament First Round Picks and Preview - Episode 142: https://youtu.be/Mbwg3WwkBs0
2026 Tournament Bracket Reactions! - Episode 141: https://youtu.be/75z8PFjGYk4

Related Links:
D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll: https://d3hoops.com/top25/index
Efficiency Ratings: https://d3datacast.com/efficiency-ratings/
NPI Rankings: https://d3datacast.com/npi/

Show Links:
▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/
▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast
▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e
▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast
▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/

Show hosts:
Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG
Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder
...more
1h 17min
March 03, 2026 NCAA Tournament First Round Picks and Preview - D3 Datacast - Episode 142
The 2026 NCAADivision III Men’s Basketball Tournament is about to get underway! We are sure to see great games and big upsets, but which games would be upsets and how big of upsets would they be?
We run through all the first round games using the D3 Datacast efficiency ratings to break down the matchups, see who the favorites are and how heavily they are favored according to the computer line.
Join us for this edition of The D3 Datacast for that and more as we also take a look at Matt’s ballot for the final D3Hoops.com Top 25 poll, give some final reactions to the bracket that was revealed and highlight five first round tournament games for this week’s picks slate.
Related Episodes:
2026 Tournament Bracket Reactions! - Episode 141: https://youtu.be/75z8PFjGYk4
Related Links:
D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll: https://d3hoops.com/top25/index
Efficiency Ratings: https://d3datacast.com/efficiency-ratings/
NPI Rankings: https://d3datacast.com/npi/
Show Links:
▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/
▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast
▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e
▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast
▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/
Show hosts:
Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG
Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder
...more
1h 9min
March 02, 2026 2026 Tournament Bracket Reactions! - D3 Datacast - Episode 141
The NCAA revealed the 2026 Division 3 Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket on Monday afternoon, and we provide our initial thoughts after seeing the matchups and seedings. Who gets to host, are any teams too high or too low? We talk about it today.
Related Episodes:
Unpacking NPI - New Tournament Selection Metric for Division 3 Sports - Episode 83: https://youtu.be/xrKp8McryUA
What Every D3 Basketball Fan Needs To Know About NPI - Episode 101: https://youtu.be/gqYqgCoG8aA
Related Links:
D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll: https://d3hoops.com/top25/index
Efficiency Ratings: https://d3datacast.com/efficiency-ratings/
NPI Rankings: https://d3datacast.com/npi/
Show Links:
▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/
▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast
▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e
▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast
▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/
Show hosts:
Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG
Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder
...more
14min
March 02, 2026 2026 Tournament Reveal - Who’s In, Who’s Out, and Mock Bracket - D3 Datacast - Episode 140
The 2025-2026 Division III basketball regular season is over and all that’s left is the dancing! Once the SCIAC championship game went final the last game went into NPI, the system used by Division III to rank every team for tournament selection and seeding. We crunched the numbers so it’s time to talk about who got in, who got left out and who is set up for a deep run with great seeding.

Related Episodes:
Unpacking NPI - New Tournament Selection Metric for Division 3 Sports - Episode 83: https://youtu.be/xrKp8McryUA
What Every D3 Basketball Fan Needs To Know About NPI - Episode 101: https://youtu.be/gqYqgCoG8aA

Related Links:
D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll: https://d3hoops.com/top25/index
Efficiency Ratings: https://d3datacast.com/efficiency-ratings/
NPI Rankings: https://d3datacast.com/npi/

Show Links:
▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/
▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast
▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e
▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast
▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/

Show hosts:
Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG
Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder
...more
17min
February 27, 2026 Conference Tournament Weekend Update - The Bubble, Top Seeds Outlook, and Bid Thieves
Things move quickly during conference tournament week so we’re back with a bonus show this week to talk about some of the shifts and trends as this men’s basketball season moves closer to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Join us as we take an updated look at how the bubble picture is shaping up, break down the race for the important spots in the Top 8 and Top 16 of the final NPI rankings, and review all the potential conferences we could see a bid thief come from.

Show Links:
▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/
▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast
▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e
▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast
▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/

Show hosts:
Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG
Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder
...more
33min
February 23, 2026 It’s Conference Tourney Time in D3 Hoops! - D3 Datacast - Episode 139
The 2025-2026 Division III basketball season amps up as it winds down! Most of the regular season has been completed with conference tournaments on the horizon, or in some cases already started!
While the tournament outlook is coming into view for many teams, what happens as conference tournaments plays out will have a huge impact on how the NCAA tournament takes shape. With that in mind, we run through a big selection of conferences to keep an eye on. Everything from potential bid thieves to the most competitive tournaments and wide open fields.
Join us this week on The D3 Datacast for that and more as we take you across the country in a new Four-Point Play, have Matt debut his Top 25 ballot for this week, pick another slate of games against the computer line.

Related Episodes:
Unpacking NPI - New Tournament Selection Metric for Division 3 Sports - Episode 83: https://youtu.be/xrKp8McryUA
What Every D3 Basketball Fan Needs To Know About NPI - Episode 101: https://youtu.be/gqYqgCoG8aA

Related Links:
D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll: https://d3hoops.com/top25/index
Efficiency Ratings: https://d3datacast.com/efficiency-ratings/
NPI Rankings: https://d3datacast.com/npi/

Show Links:
▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/
▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast
▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e
▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast
▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/

Show hosts:
Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG
Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder
...more
1h 3min
February 16, 2026 Who is Going to Host in the NCAA Tournament? - D3 Datacast - Episode 138
The 2025-2026 season has reached the point where we get weekly NPI releases from the NCAA but where NPI stands on any given day is far less interesting than where it will end up. There is still plenty of basketball left to be played to determine that, but while we don’t know exactly what will happen, we can use our efficiency ratings to simulate the rest of the season 1,000 times. That can give us a look at the range of possible outcomes and assign odds from very likely to very unlikely.
So which teams are in the best shape to make the NCAA Tournament - whether through their conference’s automatic bid or with an at-large bid should they need it? Who might host opening weekend games, or where could teams be sent to play first round games? We dive into a fresh set of simulations following the close of play on Sunday, February 15 to start setting some expectations.
Join us this week on The D3 Datacast for that and more as we look back at last week in a new Four-Point Play, have Matt debut his Top 25 ballot for this week, pick another slate of games against the computer line (with a guest picker!) and wrap-up with one item in this week’s mailbag.

Related Episodes:
Unpacking NPI - New Tournament Selection Metric for Division 3 Sports - Episode 83: https://youtu.be/xrKp8McryUA
What Every D3 Basketball Fan Needs To Know About NPI - Episode 101: https://youtu.be/gqYqgCoG8aA

Related Links:
D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll: https://d3hoops.com/top25/index
Efficiency Ratings: https://d3datacast.com/efficiency-ratings/
NPI Rankings: https://d3datacast.com/npi/

Show Links:
▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/
▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast
▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast
▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e
▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast
▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/

Show hosts:
Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG
Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder
...more
1h 18min

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