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Suddenly, the Division III basketball season has entered December. After starting to get into routines and playing games, class exams, holidays, and other reasons have caused there to be schedule changes, breaks, and adjustments.

On Monday's Hoopsville, we check in with a few programs who are off to great starts, but are now dealing with changes to routines. How will this impact them and other teams? Plus, there could be some shake-ups coming to the Top 25s due out later in the day. And once again Division III has lost someone who made the Division, their institution, and student-athletes he considered his own better. We reflect on the legacy of Scott Guise and other sports information professionals we have lost in recent years.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Macy Miller & Cody Hartzler, No. 24 Ohio Wesleyan All-American & women's coach

- Lyndsay Schultz, No. 16 Carroll women's coach

- Anthony Medina, St. Thomas (Texas) men's coach

- Jared Wagner, York (Pa.) men's coach

Plus Dave adds his "2 Cents" to the idea of a "forced break" for all teams starting next season. And we discuss the upcoming Off Court podcasts that may just be out in time for your holiday travels!

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com from the WBCA Studios.

Welcome back to the Top 25 Double-Take show! I appreciate your support of Hoopsville and with that gives you access to the show.

Each week a new D3hoops.com Top 25 poll is released, we will breakdown our thoughts on the polls with those who know the polls and #d3hoops the best. Ryan Scott, Scott Peterson, and Riley Zayas will be joined by special guests nearly every poll week to discuss teams rising, falling, under the radar, and more.

This week Ryan Scott is joined by Matt Snyder to discuss the men's Top 25 poll while Scott Peterson will be joined by Ryan Scott (pulling double-duty this week!) to chat about the women's Top 25.

Hoopsville Members have exclusive access to the LIVE show and early access to the archive and podcast through a membership on Buy Me a Coffee (www.buymeacoffee.com/hoopsville). We thank Hoopsville Members for their continued support of our efforts in covering DIII basketball.

Thanksgiving has come and gone, but we can still talk turkey and a whole lot more in Division III than just the turkey. A number of programs are off to great starts and making headlines in the process.

On Monday's Hoopsville, we break bread with a few programs who are headed into the holiday week already in a festive spirit. Programs with significant starts, eye-opening wins, and much more. And we get a sense of how the latest Top 25 polls of the regular season could shake out - including what teams may jump into or fall out of the Top 25.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Nathan Wahle, Muskingum men's coach

- Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft, Shenandoah women's coach

- Ben O'Brien, No. 2 Scranton women's coach

- Kevin Bettencourt, Endicott men's coach

Plus, the number of topics Dave has some thoughts on continues to grow. We debut "Dave's Two-Cents" (formerly the "Hoopsville Rant") with some thoughts on scheduling and how new hires are causing a whole lot of problems and burned bridges. Also what is changing to combat unnecessary scheduling changes.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com from the WBCA Studios.

If the first 10 days of the 2025-26 season are any barometer of the season ahead, it is going to be pretty darn good.

On Monday's Hoopsville, we will do our best to recap another thrilling weekend in DIII hoops. From upsets to thrilling finishes to close calls, even a DI upset that doesn't technically count, we have already seen a lot. And those we talk to Monday will be playing a role in how many a conference, and national, race turns out. They also could be cementing their places into Top 25 discussions in a week's time.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Kelli DiMuro, Cal Lutheran women's coach

- Justin Potts, No. 23 Montclair State men's coach

- JT Gritzmacher, No. 7 UW-La Crosse men's coach

- Lynn Hersey, No. 4 Smith women's coach

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com from the WBCA Studios.

The basketball season has begun and soon all teams will have played their first game. Already there are upsets, surprises, and games of note. And while one shouldn't put too much stock in the early results (we still have more than 15 weeks of the season remaining), there are some things already turning heads.

On Thursday's Hoopsville, we chat with a few programs who have already clearly stated they are going to be teams to contend with this season. And with others whose schedules could prove to be daunting or significant in a few months. Plus, there is still plenty of news items to catch up on from the off-season, pre-season, and start of season.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Rodney Rogan, No. 8 Johns Hopkins women's coach

- Klay Knueppel, Wisconsin Lutheran women's coach

- Dave Macedo, No. 14 Virginia Wesleyan men's coach

- Bill Sall, No. 12 Calvin men's coach

Plus hear from the head of DIII men's officials about what he thinks is the biggest rule change for this season.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com from the WBCA Studio.

The 23rd season of Hoopsville is here. There is a lot to catch up on since champions were crowned in March: coaching changes, program closures, rule changes, much more. All ahead of another unique season coming to DIII. And with a new season comes singificant changes to Hoopsville as well.

Monday's as we talk to both defending champions and preseason top picks along with programs that could change how some conference races end up. We will try (try being the opperative word) to catch up on everything since March. We also rant on scheduling while preparing for the season ahead. 

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Meg Barber, No. 1 NYU women's coach

- James Cosgrove, No. 1 Trinity (Conn.) men's coach

- Marcus Kahn, No. 15 Mary Washington men's coach

- Beth Andrews, No. 14 John Carroll women's coach

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An all new thing for Hoopsville and DIII basketball fans: The Top 25 Double-Take show.

Each time a new D3hoops.com Top 25 poll is released, we will breakdown our thoughts on the polls with those who know the polls and #d3hoops the best. Ryan Scott, Scott Peterson, and Riley Zayas will be joined by special guests nearly every poll week to discuss teams rising, falling, under the radar, and more.

This season's first show is available to everyone, but moving forward the shows will be exclusive to Hoopsville subscribers when airing live and the archives/podcasts are available. So be sure to become a Hoopsville subscriber while also helping the long-running DIII staple remain part of basketball seasons to come. For more information and subscribe, head to buymeacoffee.com/Hoopsville

In what seems like a blink of an eye, the NCAA Tournaments are down to the final four teams. Four rounds are in the book with two more to be played to crown two champions in Division III basketball.

Tune into Hoopsville presented by D3hoops.com as we take a look back at an incredible weekend of basketball which saw none of the host teams advance. We also look ahead at what should be terrific games in Fort Wayne and Salem. Hear from coaches of teams outside of the Top 15 who have helped shake up the tournaments. Also hear from players on the top teams in the nation. And hear from one individual who has seen two coaches in the finals fours up close and personal.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- 'Dos Reverse' - No. 1s NYU

- Natalie Bruns, women's grad student forward

- Tristan How, men's grad student forward

- Hannah Iverson & Anna Mutch, No. 22 UW-Stout women's coach

- Pat Juckem, No. 17 WashU men's coach (with Pat Coleman)

- Matt Lewis, UW-Oshosh men's coach

The Sectionals are here. In roughly 30-hours, we will have our national semifinals set. However, there will be some great hoops to watch.

Tune into Hoopsville presented by D3hoops.com on Thursday as we talk chat with many of the teams hoping to still be in the dance next week. What challenges are they facing? What do they think will need to happen for them to clinch trips to Ft. Wayne and Salem?

And we take a look back to one of the tougher moments on Hoopsville, five years ago when the DIII tournaments shutdown with no champions crowned.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Ron Rose, No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan men's coach

- Sydney Jones, No. 2 Bowdoin women's senior guard

- AB Holsinger & Shinya Lee, No. 10 Gettysburg junior guard & senior forward

- James Cosgrove, No. 4 Trinity (Conn.) men's coach

- Adam Brazil & Caleb Kimbrough, No. 10 Hampden-Sydney senior guard & men's coach

- Kaci Kranson & Ben O'Brien, No. 3 Scranton junior guard & women's coach

Suddenly the Division III Men's and Women's Basketball Championship Tournaments are down to sixteen teams, each. It's a known result each year, but it's still stunning and the results this past weekend were equally as stunning.

Tune into Hoopsville presented by D3hoops.com as we talk to those who either dominated or survived through regional play. Most of those we talk with today were either pulled off at least one upset or once again proved they know how to win in March.

And five years ago, the DIII tournaments, like everything else in the world, ceased. Teams were ready to play the next round of tournament games, but instead went home. It left so many "what-ifs" and predictions on who may have been crowned 2020 National Champions. D3hoops.com Around the Nation Columnist Ryan Scott took the time, shortly after the shutdown, to prognosticate how he would have seen the tournaments play out.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Alyssa Polosky, SUNY Geneseo women's coach

- Brad Fischer, No. 11 UW-Oshkosh women's coach

- Ryan Scott, D3hoops.com Around the Nation columnist

- Marcus Kahn, Mary Washington men's coach

- Aaron Kelly, Catholic men's coach

- Will Bartoszek, Austin Brewer and Matt Brackett, Hardin-Simmons senior forward, senior center, and men's coach