Yes - I've done the research.. back to the beginning of the 2005-06 season...
to be posted at lunchtime today... the little known history of the D3 Women's Diva Belt!!!!
2004 - 2005 Defending champ Millikin
2005-06 season
11/18 -12/11 Millikin 4 successful defenses
12/11 Illiinois College 56-53 12/11- 1/7/06 1 successful defense
1/7/06 Grinnell 63-55 1/7 - 1/10 no defenses
1/10/06 Monmouth 74 - 57 1/10 - 1/13 no defenses
1/13 St Norbert 60-50 1/13 - /1/21 1 successful defense
1/21 Lawrence 48 - 47 1/21 - 1/27 no defenses
1/27 Monmouth 66 - 63 1/27 - 1/28 no defenses (belt held for less than 24 hours)
1/28 St Norbert 54 - 52 1/2/ - 1/31 no defenses
1/31 Carroll 56 - 52 1/31 - 2/11 2 successful defenses
2/11 Ripon 62 - 59 2/11 - 2/24 1 successful defense
2/24 Carroll 68 - 65 2/24 - 3/4 2 successful defenses
3/4 Wash U 78 - 66 3/4 - 3/10 no defenses
3/10 Hope 92 - 89 3 successful defenses, National Champs 2006
11/16/06 - 1/13/07 Hope 14 successful defenses
1/13/07 Calvin 60 - 57 1/13/07 -2/24/07 13 successful defenses
2/24/07 Hope 71 - 68 2/24/07 - 3/2 no defenses
3/2 Denison 82 - 66 3/2 - 3/3 no defenses
3/3/ DePauw 74 - 66 3/3.... 4 defenses National Champs 2007
MORE to COME
You realize I get $1.25 every time you use the word "BeltTM" don't you? My agent will be in touch.
Quote from: Just Bill on February 07, 2011, 11:22:56 AM
You realize I get $1.25 every time you use the word "BeltTM" don't you? My agent will be in touch.
I think that the Fair Use of the term, The Belt
TM, for the educational purposes that occur on these boards might mitigate against any copyright infringement or roylaties. ;)
It is not like we have to pay out the wazoo whenever we refer to that championship game that occurred in Arlington, TX yesterday.
Now a product placement ad employing the The Belt
TM during a D-III sporting event might run into challenges from the NCAA.
uh .. Bill... speak with my lawyer....
2007 - 2008
Depauw 11/16/07 - 11/25/07 3 defenses
11/25/07 Thomas More 65 - 59 11/25/07 - 3/8/08 26 defenses (the RECORD)
3/8 Oglethorpe 65 - 55 3/8 - 3/22 3 defenses
3/22/08 Wisconsin Whitewater 80 - 67 National Champs
More to Come
Quote from: hopefan on February 07, 2011, 11:49:33 AM
uh .. Bill... speak with my lawyer....
2007 - 2008
Depauw 11/16/07 - 11/25/07 3 defenses
11/25/07 Thomas More 65 - 59 11/25/07 - 3/8/08 26 defenses (the RECORD)
3/8 Oglethorpe 65 - 55 3/8 - 3/22 3 defenses
3/22/08 Wisconsin Whitewater 80 - 67 National Champs
More to Come
Howard Payne was national champion in 2008.
Thanks Ralph, I missed a game which changes things!!!
Revised 2007 - 2008
Depauw 11/16/07 - 11/25/07 3 defenses
11/25/07 Thomas More 65 - 59 11/25/07 - 3/8/08 26 defenses (the RECORD)
3/8 Oglethorpe 65 - 55 3/8 - 3/21 2 defenses
3/21 Messiah 80 - 60 3/21 - 3/22 no defenses
3/22 Howard Payne 68 - 54 National champs
2008 - 2009
Howard Payne 11/21/09 - 12 6 6 defenses
12/6 Texas Dallas 77 - 55 12/6 - 1/31 10 defenses
1/31 Mississippi College 74 - 64 1/ 31 - 2 /7 1 defense
2/7 Texas Dallas 61 - 54 2/7 - 2/19 2 defenses
2/19 East Texas Baptist 56 - 50 2/19 - 2/27 1 defense
2/27 Mary Hardin Baylor 57 - 48 2/27 - 2/28 no defenses
2/28 Hardin Simmons 64 - 48 2/28 - 3/1 no defenses
3/1 Howard Payne 72 - 65 3/1 - 3/6 no defenses
3/6 Transylvania 61 - 52 3/6 - 3/7 no defenses
3/7 Wash U 83 - 57 3/7 - 3/21 3 defenses
3/21 George Fox 60 - 53 National champ
More to come
2009-2010
11/17/2009 - 11/29/2009 George Fox 4 defenses
11/29/09 Cal Lutheran 54 - 48 11/29 - 12/20 4 defenses
12/20/09 Puget Sound 56 - 48 12/20/09 - 1/2/10 2 defenses
1/2/10 George Fox 65 - 62 1/2 - 3/13 21 Defenses
3/13/10 Washington U 59 - 52 3/13 -3/20 3 defenses National Champs
current season to come!!!!
How exciting!
Can I cheat and tell everyone where the belt is right now?
At least the diva belt sees a little more miles than the men's belt.
Quote from: GuyFormerlyPSBBG on February 07, 2011, 01:09:54 PM
At least the diva belt sees a little more miles than the men's belt.
I really, really have to bite my tongue on this one
Diva Belt 2010/2011 season
11/15/10 - 11/20/10 Wash U 1 defense
11/20/10 Illinois Wesleyan 73 - 68 11/20 - 11/23 no defenses
11/23/10 Wisconsin Whitewater 74 - 60 11/23 - 12/8 3 defenses
12/8/10 Wisconsin Steven's Point 83 - 69 12/8 - 12/11 0 defenses
12/11/10 Illinois Wesleyan 76 - 72 12/11/10 - 1/29/11 10 defenses
1/29/11 Carthage 63 - 55 1/29 - 2/3/10 0 defenses
AND the CURRENT Diva Belt Holder
2 / 10 Wheaton 68 - 50 2/3 - ????
please, i hope I didn't goof up!!!!!
The McMurry Lady Indians (L.I.B.) held The Diva BeltTM from 12/29/2003 when they beat defending champion Trinity
http://www.mcmurrysports.com/custompages/wbball/03-04/teamstat.htm
thru 2 defenses
until a 77-56 loss to Mississippi College in Clinton MS on Jan 8, 2004.
Quote from: sac on February 07, 2011, 01:16:47 PM
Quote from: GuyFormerlyPSBBG on February 07, 2011, 01:09:54 PM
At least the diva belt sees a little more miles than the men's belt.
I really, really have to bite my tongue on this one
haha, I would especially with the posting name you have on here.
Quote from: GuyFormerlyPSBBG on February 07, 2011, 01:40:19 PM
Quote from: sac on February 07, 2011, 01:16:47 PM
Quote from: GuyFormerlyPSBBG on February 07, 2011, 01:09:54 PM
At least the diva belt sees a little more miles than the men's belt.
I really, really have to bite my tongue on this one
haha, I would especially with the posting name you have on here.
;D ;D ;D +1 Guy formerly....
I see you're logged in Mr. Turner. Could you please select another D3 team to follow, as i realize your school is moving to D2 - just a suggestion, so we can keep reading your excellent posts :)
Quote from: kate on February 07, 2011, 02:02:50 PM
I see you're logged in Mr. Turner. Could you please select another D3 team to follow, as i realize your school is moving to D2 - just a suggestion, so we can keep reading your excellent posts :)
I will continue to follow D3, as a classification.
Thanks
Quote from: kate on February 07, 2011, 02:02:50 PM
I see you're logged in Mr. Turner. Could you please select another D3 team to follow, as i realize your school is moving to D2 - just a suggestion, so we can keep reading your excellent posts :)
I'm looking forward to the recruitment wars. Ralph, you could get a lot of sweet campus visits and front-row seats for games out of this. And you could rat out anyone who offers you some wink-wink-nudge-nudge financial aid. Don't be so quick to dismiss kate's idea! :D
As a curiosity, did the Diva Belt originate with Millikin winning the championship that year? If not, it is completely feasible that a team could hold the belt and not be the National Champion. For instance, if a belt holder lost a game late in the regular season or playoffs to a team that didn't make the post season. That team could hold the belt through the next season meaning the national champions would never have held the belt. If that is the case, then the true holder of the Diva Belt would only be able to be known if it starts in 1982 with Elizabethtown's victory and follows the path from there.
Quote from: bearsfan on February 08, 2011, 01:17:01 PM
As a curiosity, did the Diva Belt originate with Millikin winning the championship that year? If not, it is completely feasible that a team could hold the belt and not be the National Champion. For instance, if a belt holder lost a game late in the regular season or playoffs to a team that didn't make the post season. That team could hold the belt through the next season meaning the national champions would never have held the belt. If that is the case, then the true holder of the Diva Belt would only be able to be known if it starts in 1982 with Elizabethtown's victory and follows the path from there.
Yes, Millikin was the champ the prior year and came into the season with it....with virtually every conference having a conference tourney, there is little chance that the belt holder won't make it in, and therefore the belt will progress to the National champion....But it could happen, particularly if the belt was in the UAA late in the season, and a third or fourth place team got the belt on that last Saturday... and didn't get in the NCAA dance....
One thing did happen - probably more than once. In the 2009-10 season the belt holder, George Fox, lost to NAIA D1 Lewis-Clark State.... of course, it was announced prior to the game that this was a non-title match, and George Fox retained the Belt....
Where The Diva BeltTM resides, and has been, is determined by when the creator of The Diva BeltTM started the competition.
I just awarded The Diva BeltTM to Trinity as champs of the 2003 season when I chronicled its trip to Abilene.
I agree. A non-D3 game is a non-title match.
Well then, it would seem the Grand Exalted Keeper of the Records needs to track the belt from Trinity (by the way, I was on hand at Rose Hulman to see Trinity be awarded the belt that day in 2003) to Millikin.... will try to have it posted before the weekend
Quote from: hopefan on February 09, 2011, 12:23:43 PM
Well then, it would seem the Grand Exalted Keeper of the Records needs to track the belt from Trinity (by the way, I was on hand at Rose Hulman to see Trinity be awarded the belt that day in 2003) to Millikin.... will try to have it posted before the weekend
If that's so, perhaps it could change the entire course of the Diva Belt's path. Just as others have suggested, it is possible that it ended the season with a team not in a tournament. Wouldn't that shake up D3HoopLand! Anxious for the new research!
Blue Zone Bruin... you nailed it
SERIOUS PROBLEM
the Diva Belt is a tad flawed... by going back to Trinity, wow.. a can of worms....
McMurry beat Trinity to claim the belt on 12/29/03.... it then changed hands 8 times in less than 2 months, going back to McMurry on 2/19/04
on 2/21/04, Sul Ross beat McMurry in the final regular season game, but did not make the ASC tourney.... so the belt went into the 2004-05 season belonging to Sul Ross, not the defending NCAA champ
so in 2004-2005, a repeat performance!!! the belt never left the ASC, changing hands 8 times to Howard Payne.
On Feb19, 2005, Texas Lutheran beat Howard Payne in the last regular season game, and Tex Lu did not make the conference tourney!!!..... Again the belt was done for the year without making the tourney..
So, do we go with the Ralph Turner agenda, starting with Trinity in 2003, working to Texas Lutheran at the end of 2005, and changing the history previously printed.... and keeping the belt in the ASC for who knows how long.... or do we keep with Millikin as the original Diva Belt holder as National Champs of 2004-2005
Perhaps the Trinity belt was simply the Southwest States Championship.... and the National belt did not originate until coming into the 2005-06 season......
This may have to go to the Hall of Fame committee..... I just hope I'm not asked to testify in court.....
oh my gosh... could this mean competing factions????
You mean that there was a competing organization, with its own BeltTM, creating its own championship, just because we were having fun with The Diva BeltTM in Texas.
This is even more dramatic than having competing Wrastlin' Federations!
Maybe the design consultant for the Sul Ross Men's Intercollegiate Rodeo Team (http://www.collegerodeo.com/membership/RegionInfo.asp?Region=SW) attached a silver and turquoise customized Rodeo-style buckle (http://www.bonanza.com/booths/captnmoondancer/items/Western_Rodeo_Decor__Faux_Turquoise__Silver_Buckle) to The Diva BeltTM in the 2004 off-season.
(https://www.d3boards.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fbonanzleimages%2Fafu%2Fimages%2F4614%2F6917%2Ffaux_torquoise_buckle.jpg&hash=d4d4abcbb36031f4ad9f6b80f7811b443b7d9a7c)
Beautiful... ;)
Quote from: hopefan on February 09, 2011, 04:58:03 PM
Blue Zone Bruin... you nailed it
SERIOUS PROBLEM
the Diva Belt is a tad flawed... by going back to Trinity, wow.. a can of worms....
McMurry beat Trinity to claim the belt on 12/29/03.... it then changed hands 8 times in less than 2 months, going back to McMurry on 2/19/04
on 2/21/04, Sul Ross beat McMurry in the final regular season game, but did not make the ASC tourney.... so the belt went into the 2004-05 season belonging to Sul Ross, not the defending NCAA champ
so in 2004-2005, a repeat performance!!! the belt never left the ASC, changing hands 8 times to Howard Payne.
On Feb19, 2005, Texas Lutheran beat Howard Payne in the last regular season game, and Tex Lu did not make the conference tourney!!!..... Again the belt was done for the year without making the tourney..
So, do we go with the Ralph Turner agenda, starting with Trinity in 2003, working to Texas Lutheran at the end of 2005, and changing the history previously printed.... and keeping the belt in the ASC for who knows how long.... or do we keep with Millikin as the original Diva Belt holder as National Champs of 2004-2005
Perhaps the Trinity belt was simply the Southwest States Championship.... and the National belt did not originate until coming into the 2005-06 season......
This may have to go to the Hall of Fame committee..... I just hope I'm not asked to testify in court.....
Hopefan,
Great work! I love it when the conventional wisdom gets turned on its head. Gives us another thing to discuss.
I sure do miss the archives that were accessible on the old website.
I am not sure how to look up the old ASC stuff from back when The Diva BeltTM was traveling Texas back roads, like a Willie Nelson tour bus.
If I get free ribs, I'm on the ASC's side.
Quote from: sac on February 10, 2011, 04:00:35 PM
If I get free ribs, I'm on the ASC's side.
That can be arranged. ;)
Quote from: Ralph Turner on February 10, 2011, 06:35:54 PM
Quote from: sac on February 10, 2011, 04:00:35 PM
If I get free ribs, I'm on the ASC's side.
That can be arranged. ;)
You guys are besmirching the Diva Belt
TM with bribery!! :o
Oh, the humanity!!
Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on February 10, 2011, 06:45:52 PM
Quote from: Ralph Turner on February 10, 2011, 06:35:54 PM
Quote from: sac on February 10, 2011, 04:00:35 PM
If I get free ribs, I'm on the ASC's side.
That can be arranged. ;)
You guys are besmirching the Diva BeltTM with bribery!! :o
Oh, the humanity!!
Negotiations, Texas style.
Quote from: sac on February 11, 2011, 02:46:59 PM
Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on February 10, 2011, 06:45:52 PM
Quote from: Ralph Turner on February 10, 2011, 06:35:54 PM
Quote from: sac on February 10, 2011, 04:00:35 PM
If I get free ribs, I'm on the ASC's side.
That can be arranged. ;)
You guys are besmirching the Diva BeltTM with bribery!! :o
Oh, the humanity!!
Negotiations, Texas style.
It is when the guys from Chicago show up that we Texans know that it has begun to get serious.
Unless the Diva Belt is still rotating around the ASC schools, Illinois Wesleyan won the Belt last night by beating Wheaton, 65 - 63 :o :o :o
Quote from: hopefan on February 13, 2011, 11:15:54 AM
Unless the Diva Belt is still rotating around the ASC schools, Illinois Wesleyan won the Belt last night by beating Wheaton, 65 - 63 :o :o :o
I am having trouble finding the old scores from those years to chronicle how and where The Diva BeltTM was unified/reconciled to its current manifestation.
I hope that they are on the old server and will re-appear after this off-season. :)
Ralph- everything you ever needed to know is on NCAA.com... go to Women Basketball, D3, statistics, team statistics down in the lower right where you can pick a team and a season, when the team's page comes up, hit their record for that season and it shows all their results.. not only that, but its easy beyond that because each team they played has a link.. when the title changes hands, just click on the winner and it goes to their schedule.... you only have to go back to original page at the beginning of each season.....
THAT MAKES INFO AVAILABLE ALL THE WAY BACK TO 94-95!!!!
Have Fun and give me a +!!!
2003-04
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Trinity TX | 8* | 12/31/2003 | loss at McMurry 73-72 |
| McMurry | 2 | 01/08/2004 | loss at Mississippi College 77-56 |
| Mississippi College | 0 | 01/10/2004 | loss to Hardin-Simmons 76-66 |
| Hardin-Simmons | 3 | 01/24/2004 | loss at Howard Payne 63-39 (2831 fans in attendance) |
| Howard Payne | 0 | 01/29/2004 | loss to UMHB 62-52 |
| UMHB | 0 | 01/31/2004 | loss at Sul Ross State 72-64 |
| Sul Ross State | 0 | 02/05/2004 | loss at Concordia-Austin (TX) 61-52 |
| Concordia-Austin (TX) | 0 | 02/07/2004 | loss to Howard Payne 63-61 |
| Howard Payne | 3 | 02/19/2004 | loss at McMurry 63-50 |
| McMurry | 0 | 02/21/2004 | loss to Sul Ross State 91-84 |
Trinity had 8 defenses including UW-Oshkosh the night before the road loss to McMurry.
Sul Ross State keeps The Diva Belt
TM for the 2004 summer in beautiful Alpine TX.
2004-05| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Sul Ross | 1* | 11/29/2004 | loss to Louisiana College 69-61 |
| Louisiana College | 0 | 12/02/2004 | loss to Concordia-Austin TX 78-72 |
| Concordia-Austin TX | 0 | 12/04/2004 | loss at Mississippi College 55-52 |
| Mississippi College | 1 | 12/18/2004 | loss at Hardin-Simmons 79-67 |
| Hardin-Simmons | 6 + 1 | 01/22/2005 | loss at UMHB 68-47 |
| UMHB | 0 | 01/27/2005 | loss at Howard Payne 61-56 |
| Howard Payne | 0 | 01/29/2011 | loss to Concordia TX 72-67 |
| Concordia TX | 1 | 02/05/2005 | loss to Howard Payne 78-71 |
| Howard Payne | 3 | 02/19/2005 | loss at Texas Lutheran 64-63 |
Sul Ross State has one non-title contest, a loss to D-II UTx Permian Basin
Hardin-Simmons had one non-title game, a win over NAIA Texas Wesleyan.
The Diva Belt
TM spends the summer in beautiful Seguin, TX in summer 2005.
2005-2006| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Texas Lutheran | 0 | 11/18/2005 | loss at Piedmont 86-72 |
| Piedmont | 3 + 1 | 12/01/2005 | loss to Emory 69-49 |
| Emory | 5 + 1 | 01/07/2006 | loss to Case Reserve 61-52 |
| Case Reserve | 1 | 01/13/2006 | loss to Chicago 70-62 |
| Chicago | 1 | 01/20/2006 | loss to Brandeis 92-85 |
| Brandeis | 1 | 02/03/2006 | loss at Emory 62-52 |
| Emory | 1 | 02/10/2006 | loss at Chhicago 54-36 |
| Chicago | 0 | 02/12/2006 | loss to Case Reserve 69-68 |
| Case Reserve | 3 | * | Kept The Diva BeltTM in Cleveland for the summer |
Piedmont had a non-title loss to North Greenville.
Emory had a non-title win over Tennessee Temple
Corrections appreciated.
2006-07| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Case | 2 | 11/21/2006 | loss at Baldwin-Wallace 78-50 |
| Baldwin Wallace | 11 | 01/13/2007 | loss at Wilmington OH |
| Wilmington OH | 2 | 01/24/2007 | loss at Capital 77-69 |
| Capital | 4 | 02/10/2007 | loss at Ohio Northern 55-52 |
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 02/15/2007 | loss at Muskingum 87-79 |
| Muskingum | 1 | 02/20/2007 | loss at Wilmington 80-55 |
| Wilmington OH | 3 | 03/03/2007 | loss to Calvin 73-67 in the Elite 8 |
| Calvin | 1 | 03/10/2007 | loss to DePauw in the Finals 71-64 |
| DePauw | * | * | Takes The Diva Belt TM home to Greencastle IN |
When the The Diva BeltTM (#1?) spent the off-season in Alpine TX in 2004, is it true that the 2004 champions Wilmington commissioned a new Diva BeltTM?
If so, when and where was the Unification match?
Quote from: Ralph Turner on February 13, 2011, 01:58:28 PM
2005-2006
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Texas Lutheran | 0 | 11/18/2005 | loss at Piedmont 86-72 |
| Piedmont | 3 + 1 | 12/01/2005 | loss to Emory 69-49 |
| Emory | 5+ 1 | 01/07/2006 | loss to Case Reserve 61-52 |
| Case Reserve | 1 | 01/13/2006 | loss to Chicago 70-62 |
| Chicago | 1 | 01/20/2006 | loss to Brandeis 92-85 |
| Brandeis | 1 | 02/03/2006 | loss at Emory 62-52 |
| Emory | 1 | 02/10/2006 | loss at Chhicago 54-36 |
| Chicago | 0 | 02/12/2006 | loss to Case Reserve 69-68 |
| Case Reserve | 3 | * | Kept The Diva BeltTM in beautiful Cleveland for the summer |
Piedmont had a non-title loss to North Greenville.
Emory had a non-title win over Tennessee Temple
Corrections appreciated.
Fixed.
Ralph, just a heads-up -- no data is lost.
I have a list of about nine big-ticket items that Presto needs to finish before I feel like we have completed the original scope of this project as was discussed in our first organizational meeting about a year ago. One of them is indeed restoring team pages from past seasons.
Okay, after rereading through the entire original Belt
TM thread and remembering that a Diva Belt
TM thread existed... I'm going to try to rebuild this history.
Quote from: Ralph Turner on February 13, 2011, 01:39:02 PM
2003-04
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Trinity TX | 8* | 12/31/2003 | loss at McMurry 73-72 |
| McMurry | 2 | 01/08/2004 | loss at Mississippi College 77-56 |
| Mississippi College | 0 | 01/10/2004 | loss to Hardin-Simmons 76-66 |
| Hardin-Simmons | 3 | 01/24/2004 | loss at Howard Payne 63-39 (2831 fans in attendance) |
| Howard Payne | 0 | 01/29/2004 | loss to UMHB 62-52 |
| UMHB | 0 | 01/31/2004 | loss at Sul Ross State 72-64 |
| Sul Ross State | 0 | 02/05/2004 | loss at Concordia-Austin (TX) 61-52 |
| Concordia-Austin (TX) | 0 | 02/07/2004 | loss to Howard Payne 63-61 |
| Howard Payne | 3 | 02/19/2004 | loss at McMurry 63-50 |
| McMurry | 0 | 02/21/2004 | loss to Sul Ross State 91-84 |
Trinity had 8 defenses including UW-Oshkosh the night before the road loss to McMurry.
Sul Ross State keeps The Diva BeltTM for the 2004 summer in beautiful Alpine TX.
Quote from: Ralph Turner on February 13, 2011, 01:54:44 PM
2004-05
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Sul Ross | 1* | 11/29/2004 | loss to Louisiana College 69-61 |
| Louisiana College | 0 | 12/02/2004 | loss to Concordia-Austin TX 78-72 |
| Concordia-Austin TX | 0 | 12/04/2004 | loss at Mississippi College 55-52 |
| Mississippi College | 1 | 12/18/2004 | loss at Hardin-Simmons 79-67 |
| Hardin-Simmons | 6 + 1 | 01/22/2005 | loss at UMHB 68-47 |
| UMHB | 0 | 01/27/2005 | loss at Howard Payne 61-56 |
| Howard Payne | 0 | 01/29/2011 | loss to Concordia TX 72-67 |
| Concordia TX | 1 | 02/05/2005 | loss to Howard Payne 78-71 |
| Howard Payne | 3 | 02/19/2005 | loss at Texas Lutheran 64-63 |
Sul Ross State has one non-title contest, a loss to D-II UTx Permian Basin
Hardin-Simmons had one non-title game, a win over NAIA Texas Wesleyan.
The Diva BeltTM spends the summer in beautiful Seguin, TX in summer 2005.
Quote from: Ralph Turner on February 13, 2011, 01:58:28 PM
2005-2006
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Texas Lutheran | 0 | 11/18/2005 | loss at Piedmont 86-72 |
| Piedmont | 3 + 1 | 12/01/2005 | loss to Emory 69-49 |
| Emory | 5+ 1 | 01/07/2006 | loss to Case Reserve 61-52 |
| Case Reserve | 1 | 01/13/2006 | loss to Chicago 70-62 |
| Chicago | 1 | 01/20/2006 | loss to Brandeis 92-85 |
| Brandeis | 1 | 02/03/2006 | loss at Emory 62-52 |
| Emory | 1 | 02/10/2006 | loss at Chhicago 54-36 |
| Chicago | 0 | 02/12/2006 | loss to Case Reserve 69-68 |
| Case Reserve | 3 | * | Kept The Diva BeltTM in Cleveland for the summer |
Piedmont had a non-title loss to North Greenville.
Emory had a non-title win over Tennessee Temple
Corrections appreciated.
Quote from: Ralph Turner on February 13, 2011, 02:32:31 PM
2006-07
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Case | 2 | 11/21/2006 | loss at Baldwin-Wallace 78-50 |
| Baldwin Wallace | 11 | 01/13/2007 | loss at Wilmington OH |
| Wilmington OH | 2 | 01/24/2007 | loss at Capital 77-69 |
| Capital | 4 | 02/10/2007 | loss at Ohio Northern 55-52 |
| Ohio Northern | 0 | 02/15/2007 | loss at Muskingum 87-79 |
| Muskingum | 1 | 02/20/2007 | loss at Wilmington 80-55 |
| Wilmington OH | 3 | 03/03/2007 | loss to Calvin 73-67 in the Elite 8 |
| Calvin | 1 | 03/10/2007 | loss to DePauw in the Finals 71-64 |
| DePauw | * | * | Takes The Diva Belt TM home to Greencastle IN |
Quote from: hopefan on February 07, 2011, 12:31:38 PM
Revised 2007 - 2008
Depauw 11/16/07 - 11/25/07 3 defenses
11/25/07 Thomas More 65 - 59 11/25/07 - 3/8/08 26 defenses (the RECORD)
3/8 Oglethorpe 65 - 55 3/8 - 3/21 2 defenses
3/21 Messiah 80 - 60 3/21 - 3/22 no defenses
3/22 Howard Payne 68 - 54 National champs
Quote from: hopefan on February 07, 2011, 12:39:15 PM
2008 - 2009
Howard Payne 11/21/09 - 12 6 6 defenses
12/6 Texas Dallas 77 - 55 12/6 - 1/31 10 defenses
1/31 Mississippi College 74 - 64 1/ 31 - 2 /7 1 defense
2/7 Texas Dallas 61 - 54 2/7 - 2/19 2 defenses
2/19 East Texas Baptist 56 - 50 2/19 - 2/27 1 defense
2/27 Mary Hardin Baylor 57 - 48 2/27 - 2/28 no defenses
2/28 Hardin Simmons 64 - 48 2/28 - 3/1 no defenses
3/1 Howard Payne 72 - 65 3/1 - 3/6 no defenses
3/6 Transylvania 61 - 52 3/6 - 3/7 no defenses
3/7 Wash U 83 - 57 3/7 - 3/21 3 defenses
3/21 George Fox 60 - 53 National champ
Quote from: hopefan on February 07, 2011, 12:59:01 PM
2009-2010
11/17/2009 - 11/29/2009 George Fox 4 defenses
11/29/09 Cal Lutheran 54 - 48 11/29 - 12/20 4 defenses
12/20/09 Puget Sound 56 - 48 12/20/09 - 1/2/10 2 defenses
1/2/10 George Fox 65 - 62 1/2 - 3/13 21 Defenses
3/13/10 Washington U 59 - 52 3/13 -3/20 3 defenses National Champs
Quote from: hopefan on February 07, 2011, 01:18:56 PM
Diva Belt 2010/2011 season
11/15/10 - 11/20/10 Wash U 1 defense
11/20/10 Illinois Wesleyan 73 - 68 11/20 - 11/23 no defenses
11/23/10 Wisconsin Whitewater 74 - 60 11/23 - 12/8 3 defenses
12/8/10 Wisconsin Steven's Point 83 - 69 12/8 - 12/11 0 defenses
12/11/10 Illinois Wesleyan 76 - 72 12/11/10 - 1/29/11 10 defenses
1/29/11 Carthage 63 - 55 1/29 - 2/3/10 0 defenses
AND the CURRENT Diva Belt Holder
2 / 10 Wheaton 68 - 50 2/3 - ????
please, i hope I didn't goof up!!!!!
We're good up to that point. From there...
2010-2011 Diva BeltTM Path11/15/10 - 11/20/10 Wash U 1 defense
11/20/10 Illinois Wesleyan 73 - 68 11/20 - 11/23 no defenses
11/23/10 Wisconsin Whitewater 74 - 60 11/23 - 12/8 3 defenses
12/8/10 Wisconsin Steven's Point 83 - 69 12/8 - 12/11 0 defenses
12/11/10 Illinois Wesleyan 76 - 72 12/11/10 - 1/29/11 10 defenses
1/29/11 Carthage 63 - 55 1/29 - 2/3/11 0 defenses
2/3 Wheaton 68 - 50 2/3 - 2/12/11 2 defenses
2/12 Illinois Wesleyan 65-63 2/12 - 3/18/11 9 defenses
3/18 Wash U 87-77 3/18 - 3/19/11 0 defenses
3/19 Amherst 64-55 3/19/11 National Champ
I'll try to build from the 2011-12 season onward in a little bit. Probably use Ralph's formatting since it looks cleaner/easier.
2011-12
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Amherst | 31 | 3/16/2012 | loss to George Fox 76-69 in Holland, MI (National Semis) |
| George Fox | 0 | 3/17/2012 | loss to Illinois Wesleyan 57-48 in Holland, MI (National Championship) |
| Illinois Wesleyan | * | * | National Champs- Keep The Diva BeltTM for the summer in Bloomington, IL |
Amherst's 31 defenses are a record for The Diva Belt
TM to this point.
2012-13
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 0 | 11/16/2012 | loss to Mount Union 73-68 at Manchester |
| Mount Union | 8 | 12/22/2012 | loss at Capital 57-48 |
| Capital | 1 | 1/5/2013 | loss vs Otterbein 64-39 |
| Otterbein | 6 | 1/30/2013 | loss at Ohio Northern 65-42 |
| Ohio Northern | 8 | 3/2/2013 | loss at Hope 63-48 (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round) |
| Hope | 1 | 3/9/2013 | loss at UW-Whitewater 65-60 (NCAA Tournament 4th Round) |
| UW-Whitewater | 1 | 3/16/2013 | loss to DePauw 69-51 in Holland, MI (National Championship) |
| DePauw | * | * | National Champs- Keep The Diva BeltTM for the summer in Greencastle, IN |
2013-14
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| DePauw | 24 | 2/22/2014 | loss at Ohio Wesleyan 65-64 |
| Ohio Wesleyan | 1 | 2/28/2014 | loss to Denison 67-57 in Greencastle, IN (NCAC Semis) |
| Denison | 0 | 3/1/2014 | loss at DePauw 69-41 (NCAC Championship) |
| DePauw | 3 | 3/15/2014 | loss vs UW-Whitewater 88-71 (NCAA Tournament 4th Round) |
| UW-Whitewater | 0 | 3/21/2014 | loss to Whitman 88-71 in Stevens Point, WI (National Semis) |
| Whitman | 0 | 3/22/2014 | loss to FDU-Florham 80-72 in Stevens Point, WI (National Championship) |
| FDU-Florham | * | * | National Champs- Keep The Diva BeltTM for the summer in Madison, NJ |
2014-15
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| FDU-Florham | 20 | 2/7/2015 | loss at Eastern 88-87 (OT) |
| Eastern | 5 | 2/28/2015 | loss at FDU-Florham 76-66 (MACF Championship) |
| FDU-Florham | 3 | 3/14/2015 | loss at Tufts 58-52 (NCAA Tournament 4th Round) |
| Tufts | 0 | 3/20/2015 | loss to Thomas More 62-52 in Grand Rapids, MI (National Semis) |
| Thomas More | 1 | * | National Champs*- Keep The Diva BeltTM for the summer in Crestview Hills, KY |
*Thomas More vacated all wins from this season due to NCAA violations, but per precedent set with The Belt
TM in the UWSP case, Thomas More retains The Diva Belt
TM2015-16
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Thomas More | 33 | * | National Champs- Keep The Diva BeltTM for the summer in Crestview Hills, KY |
Thomas More breaks Amherst's record for consecutive Diva Belt
TM defenses with 34 going back to the 2014-15 season, and sets a record for in-season consecutive defenses with 33. They are also the first team to hold The Diva Belt
TM for an entire season.
2016-17
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Thomas More | 28 | 3/4/17 | loss vs Hope 74-67 (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round) |
| Hope | 0 | 3/10/17 | loss to Christopher Newport 79-74 in Ada, OH (NCAA Tournament 3rd Round) |
| Christopher Newport | 1 | 3/17/17 | loss to Amherst 66-51 in Grand Rapids, MI (National Semis) |
| Amherst | 1 | * | National Champs- Keep The Diva BeltTM for the summer in Amherst, MA |
Thomas More extended its record consecutive defense streak of The Diva Belt
TM to 62 games.
2017-18
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Amherst | 20 | * | CURRENT DIVA BELTTM HOLDERS |
*exhales*
2017-18
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Amherst | 33 | * | National Champs- National Champs- Keep The Diva BeltTM for the summer in Amherst, MA |
Amherst becomes the second team in Diva Belt
TM history to keep It
TM for an entire season (Thomas More in 2015-16) and matches its program record of 34 consecutive title defenses. The Mammoths will need to win their first 28 games next season to match Thomas More's streak.
surprisingly Amherst only successfully defended The Diva Belt TM twice, against Farmingdale State and RPI, before the upset loss to Eastern Connecticut last Tuesday.
The Warriors immediately ceded The Diva Belt TM back to the NESCAC, losing to Williams on Sunday.
The first title defense for the Ephs will be Friday night at home against Alfred. If they hold it until January 16, Amherst will get a chance to win back what it surely considers to be its personal property.
Williams defeated Alfred last night, but gave it up in defense #2 today to sixth-ranked Tufts in non-conference intra-NESCAC action.
The Jumbos put The Diva Belt TM on the line Tuesday evening at home against Bridgewater State.
Quote from: Caz Bombers on December 01, 2018, 08:27:44 PM
Williams defeated Alfred last night, but gave it up in defense #2 today to sixth-ranked Tufts in non-conference intra-NESCAC action.
The Jumbos put The Diva Belt TM on the line Tuesday evening at home against Bridgewater State.
Tufts get Amherst at home and I believe also now #2 Bowdoin in Medford, so The Diva Belt
TM might want to look for rentals in the Medford area because it could be there for a while. Outside of those 2, I actually think a road game @ Conn College could be their 2nd or 3rd toughest test remaining this year (depending on what you want to make of Amherst this year in the early going).
after 6 successful title defenses, D3Hoops #1 Bowdoin took The Diva Belt TM from Tufts yesterday.
The first defense for the Polar Bears will be Tuesday at Husson, but I imagine their first serious challenge will be Saturday 1/26 at home against reigning national champion Amherst, a rematch of last year's national title game and very possibly the regular season Game of the Year in all of D3 women's basketball.
I suppose I should probably put this in chart form.
2018-19
| Team | Defenses | Challenge date | Comment |
| Amherst | 2 | 11/20 | Lost to Eastern Connecticut 70-67 |
| Eastern Connecticut | 0 | 11/25 | Lost to Williams 74-59 |
| Williams | 1 | 12/1 | Lost to Tufts 67-41 |
| Tufts | 6 | 1/5 | Lost to Bowdoin 82-63 |
| Bowdoin | 4 | * | Current Diva BeltTM Holder |
Bowdoin likely survives their toughest test of the regular season in defeating Amherst so hopefully the Diva Belt TM likes Maine winters!
so Bowdoin held The Diva Belt TM until dropping it back to Tufts in the NESCAC championship. The Jumbos successfully defended three times in the NCAA tournament against Western New England, Haverford and Messiah before ceding it to Scranton.
Scranton lost its first defense to Thomas More, who goes for the championship in its final ever Division III game against...Bowdoin.
Jeez, even end days WCW had a more vibrant main event scene than D3 WBB. Speaking of which, in pro wrestling parlance, when "leaving the territory" one is always supposed to go out on one's back, counting the lights, doing the job, etc.
What happens if Thomas More walks into the NAIA sunset as unbeaten national champions? Will they throw The Diva Belt TM in the trash at their first home game in November, as Madusa (nee Alundra Blayze) did with the WWF Women's Championship on Nitro in 1996?
Is the title vacant for the 2019-20 season and handed out along with the 2020 Big Doorstop if the Saints win tonight?
You didn't hear?
We're going to put the Diva Belt on the line at the D3hoops.com Classic. Winner takes it home.
Quote from: gordonmann on March 16, 2019, 07:21:24 PM
You didn't hear?
We're going to put the Diva Belt on the line at the D3hoops.com Classic. Winner takes it home.
do we recognize Amherst or George Fox as the belt holder coming out of this event? What if Emmanuel and/or CMS win today, do they have a claim? Might need a Triple Threat, Fatal Fourway or a Ladder Match to decide this!
so it looks like Emmanuel won yesterday, but Claremont-Mudd-Scripps lost. I propose each team claim its ownership of The Women's Belt (honestly, WWE retired the term "diva" 4 years ago, so can we) and we'll see how long it takes the three paths to become unified.
next defenses:
Amherst 12/31 vs. Redlands (at Chapman) 7 pm EST/4 pm PST
George Fox 1/3 home Willamette 9 pm EST/6 pm PST
Emmanuel 1/8 at Salem State 6 pm EST
Sounds good. Pro Wrestling used to have regional champions years ago anyway. :)
#6 Amherst fends off Redlands by 8 points and will defend again today at Chapman.
EDITS: Amherst defeated Chapman, will defend 1/4 at Widener.
George Fox lost its first defense to Willamette. The Bearcats defend the West Coast title 1/10 at Whitworth.
Amherst tapped out Widener, Stevens and Albertus Magnus with ease and will bring its Belt into the NESCAC, starting tomorrow night at Middlebury.
Emmanuel hammered Salem State in its first defense; GNAC play begins Saturday at home against Rivier.
Quote from: gordonmann on March 16, 2019, 07:21:24 PM
You didn't hear?
We're going to put the Diva Belt on the line at the D3hoops.com Classic. Winner takes it home.
Quote from: Caz Bombers on December 31, 2019, 05:21:41 PM
so it looks like Emmanuel won yesterday, but Claremont-Mudd-Scripps lost. I propose each team claim its ownership of The Women's Belt (honestly, WWE retired the term "diva" 4 years ago, so can we) and we'll see how long it takes the three paths to become unified.
next defenses:
Amherst 12/31 vs. Redlands (at Chapman) 7 pm EST/4 pm PST
George Fox 1/3 home Willamette 9 pm EST/6 pm PST
Emmanuel 1/8 at Salem State 6 pm EST
It seems to me that Amherst got the strap, George Fox got the buckle, and Emmanuel got the baubles.
We await the re-unification!
(... This is more fun than watching the Mandalorian...)
#4 Amherst has surrendered its claim to #1 Tufts, 48-46 in overtime. First defense for the Jumbos will be Wednesday home to Babson.
Emmanuel beat Rivier but lost its share to Eastern Connecticut in a 90-62 thumping back on Monday night. ECSU turned around and dropped the belt to Rhode Island College two nights later, and RIC has just surrendered it 45-44 to UMass Boston!! The Beacons defend Wednesday at home against Plymouth State.
Out in the Northwest Conference, Willamette successfully defended against Whitworth but dropped the title to Whitman the next day, the Blues handed it to Pacific last night in a 65-64 loss. Whitworth will be the first team this season to get a second shot at The Women's Belt TM tonight in Forest Grove, Oregon.
Pacific successfully defended its share against Whitworth last night, 82-68.
Willamette gets a chance to get back a share of the Women's BeltTM on Friday against Pacific in Forest Grove, Oregon.
#1 Tufts with two successful defenses this week, by 22 at home against Babson and by 16 today at Bates. Next up - maybe the D3 National Game of the Year at #2 Bowdoin on Friday night.
UMass Boston has defended home court twice with its share of The Women's Belt TM against Plymouth State and Keene State by identical 19-point margins. Wednesday evening at Southern Maine is up next.
Pacific racked up more Ws against schools that start with W (Whitman, Whitworth, Willamette) and put it on the line tonight at PLU.
Last night, PLU pinned Pacific with 3.8 seconds left to claim a share of The Women's BeltTM by a score of 61-58.
PLU's first defense will be against Whitman on Friday.
Last night up in Gorham, Maine, UMass Boston successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM 68-55 over S. Maine.
On Saturday, E. Connecticut will come to Boston for a rematch with the Beacons to try to get back a share of the Women's BeltTM.
Last night, Whitman pinned PLU, 63-51, to capture a share of the Women's BeltTM.
Whitman will attempt to defend its share tonight at Puget Sound.
Meanwhile, Tufts had a successful defense of its share, 97-88, up at Bowdoin. Tufts has a share defense this afternoon at Colby.
the way the Northwest Conference edition is pinballing around I'm growing concerned it won't make it into the NCAA Tournament this season to be unified.
Quote from: Caz Bombers on February 01, 2020, 10:34:27 AM
the way the Northwest Conference edition is pinballing around I'm growing concerned it won't make it into the NCAA Tournament this season to be unified.
Kind of like the Northwest Conference share has become a 24/7 share? LOL.
Update-- not really a 24/7 share as only D3 teams can compete for the share.
Eastern Connecticut recaptured a share of the Women's BeltTM in Boston today by forcing UMass-Boston into submission, 78-61.
Eastern Connecticut's first defense is on Wed. Feb. 5 at UMass-Dartmouth.
Tufts successfully defended against Colby. Next defense is Friday Feb.7 with a home game vs Trinity (CT).
Whitman successfully defended its share against Puget Sound. Next defense is Friday Feb. 7 vs Willamette.
Eastern Connecticut went to the South Coast of Massachusetts and successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM from the local pirates down there, 76-63 today.
Eastern Connecticut has a home defense of its share on Saturday afternoon, February 8, against Southern Maine.
Friday had 2 teams successfully defend their shares of the Women's Belt.TM.
Tufts successfully defended against Trinity (CT) in Medford, MA.
Next defense is this afternoon vs Conn College.
In Salem, Oregon, Whitman successfully defended its share against Willamette.
This evening, Whitman puts its share on the line against Lewis & Clark in Portland, Oregon.
Eastern Connecticut successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM today vs S. Maine, 79-59.
Next defense for the Warriors will be on Wednesday in Providence, RI, as RI College will attempt to retake the share.
Tufts successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM today over Conn. College, 78-59.
Next defense: Friday, Feb. 14 vs Middlebury.
Whitman successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM a few hours ago at Lewis & Clark, 73-58.
Whitman's next defense is against George Fox next Friday.
RI College has recaptured a share of the Women's BeltTM by submission over Eastern Connecticut, 61-49, in Providence tonight.
RI College's first defense of the newly recaptured share will be on Saturday in New Hampshire at Keene State.
2 shares of the Women's BeltTM were successfully defended last night.
1.). Tufts pinned Middlebury, 77-54.
Next defense: Saturday, Feb. 15 vs Williams.
2.). Whitman pinned George Fox, 70-53.
Next defense: Saturday, Feb. 15 vs Pacific.
RI College successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM today against Keene State, 57-42.
Next defense is on Wednesday, Feb. 19 against Western Connecticut.
Tufts successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM today, 76-63, over Williams.
Tufts concludes its regular season at 24-0.
Next defense will be next Saturday, Feb. 22, in the NESCAC Quarterfinal Round against either Bates or Wesleyan with the time and the opponent to be announced late tomorrow after Bowdoin plays Wesleyan. If Bowdoin wins tomorrow, then Wesleyan becomes the next challenger by virtue of being the NESCAC #8 seed.
This share of the Women's BeltTM will be headed to the NCAAs after the NESCAC tourney is completed.
Whitman successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM today with a 72-46 clobbering of Pacific.
Next defense: Tuesday, Feb. 18 vs Whitworth.
Next defense for Tufts will be on Saturday Feb. 22 against Wesleyan in the NESCAC tournament at 2 PM Eastern.
Whitman needed five more minutes, but the extra time proved fruitful for the Blues as they successfully defended their share of the Women's BeltTM tonight from archrival Whitworth, 77-74 in overtime.
Next defense: Friday, February 21 at Linfield.
RI College successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM tonight on Senior Night at the Murray Center in Providence against W. Connecticut State, 66-51.
RI College finishes the regular season at 21-4 and will next defend the share in the Little East Conference Tournament-- and this share will then head to the NCAAs for a potential unification.
Next defense: Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Murray Center in Providence in the Little East semifinals against a challenger to be determined Castleton.
Whitman successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM this evening at Linfield, 74-65.
Whitman finishes the regular season at 23-2, and will now take the share into the Northwest Conference Tournanent.
As a result, we will crown a unified Women's BeltTM Champion with the awarding of the Walnut and Bronze in the NCAAs.
Next defense: Thursday, Feb. 27-- Northwest Conf. Semifinals against a challenger to be determined Puget Sound.
Tufts successfully defended its share of the Women's Belt TM today, 58-48, knocking out Wesleyan in the NESCAC tournament.
Next defense: Saturday, Feb. 29 vs Williams in the NESCAC semifinals.
RI College successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM this evening in the Little East tournament by eliminating Castleton, 62-47.
Next defense: Sunday, March 1-- Little East title game-- at Eastern Connecticut, who eliminated UMass-Boston in a semifinal postponed 1 day.
Winner of next bout also gets the Little East Tournament trophy and an automatic bid to NCAAs.
Whitman successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM this evening by eliminating Puget Sound in the Northwest Conference Tournament semifinals, 72-64.
Next defense: Saturday, February 29 against George Fox for a share of the Women's BeltTM and complete possession of the Northwest Conference Tournament trophy and an automatic bid to NCAAs.
Tufts successfully defended its share of the Women's BeltTM today, eliminating Williams, 69-63, in the NESCAC semifinals.
Next defense: Sunday, March 1 at noon Eastern vs Bowdoin.
Winner:
1.) Gets share of Women's BeltTM and the automatic bid to NCAAs.
2.). Captured NESCAC Tournament trophy.
George Fox recaptured a share of the Women's BeltTM Saturday night by defeating Whitman in the Northwest Conference title game, 57-55.
George Fox gets the Northwest Conference automatic bid to the NCAAs.
George Fox will aim to defend its share in the NCAA First Round on Friday in an attempt to become the one and only holder of the Women's BeltTM by unifying the shares currently held by George Fox, Tufts Bowdoin, and RI College Eastern Connecticut.
We have our second change of shares on the weekend as Bowdoin captures a share of the Women's BeltTM by defeating #1 in the nation Tufts today, 70-60.
Bowdoin will carry the share initially held by Amherst into the NCAAs as NESCAC Champion.
Bowdoin will have their first defense in the NCAA First Round on Friday.
All 3 shares of the Women's BeltTM change hands this weekend as Eastern Connecticut recaptured the third share by defeating RI College in the Little East title game, 49-44.
Eastern Connecticut joins Bowdoin and George Fox in carrying their shares into the NCAA Tournament. All three shares will be up for grabs in the first round of the NCAAs on Friday.
The unification tournament for the Women's BeltTM starts tomorrow at 5 PM Eastern.
All 3 shares of the Women's BeltTM are on the line.
Defenses in the First Round of the Unification Tournament:
Shareholders in bold:
1.). Eastern Connecticut vs St. John Fisher at Messiah-- 5 PM ET.
2.) George Fox vs Montclair St. at Marymount --5 PM ET.
3.). Bowdoin vs Brooklyn-- 7 PM ET.
Quote from: deiscanton on March 05, 2020, 09:34:37 PM
The unification tournament for the Women's BeltTM starts tomorrow at 5 PM Eastern.
All 3 shares of the Women's BeltTM are on the line.
Defenses in the First Round of the Unification Tournament:
Shareholders in bold:
1.). Eastern Connecticut vs St. John Fisher at Messiah-- 5 PM ET.
2.) George Fox vs Montclair St. at Marymount --5 PM ET.
3.). Bowdoin vs Brooklyn-- 7 PM ET.
Successful defenses for all 3 shares.
George Fox eliminated Montclair St., 74-49.
Eastern Connecticut eliminated St. John Fisher, 60-43.
Bowdoin eliminated Brooklyn, 90-51.
Round 2 tomorrow.
Unification Tournament-- Round 2-- Saturday, March 7, 2020
All 3 shares of the Women's BeltTM are on the line.
Home team.listed first; Shareholders in bold.
1.). Messiah vs Eastern Connecticut-- 6 PM Eastern.
2.) Marymount vs George Fox-- 7 PM Eastern
3.). Bowdoin vs NYU-- 7 PM Eastern
Quote from: deiscanton on March 06, 2020, 10:25:35 PM
Unification Tournament-- Round 2-- Saturday, March 7, 2020
All 3 shares of the Women's BeltTM are on the line.
Home team.listed first; Shareholders in bold.
1.). Messiah vs Eastern Connecticut-- 6 PM Eastern.
2.) Marymount vs George Fox-- 7 PM Eastern
3.). Bowdoin vs NYU-- 7 PM Eastern
1.) Messiah captures one of the three shares up for grabs this evening by knocking out Eastern Connecticut, 60-50.
2.) George Fox successfully defended its share of the Women's Belt
TM by eliminating Marymount (VA), 57-48.
3.). Bowdoin also successfully defended a share by eliminating NYU, 86-67.
Next defenses: Friday, March 13-- Sectional semifinals
Unification Tournament-- Sectional Semifinals (a/k/a "Sweet 16" or Round 3)
Friday, March 13, 2020
All 3 shares of the Women's BeltTM are on the line.
Shareholders in bold
1.) Messiah vs Smith.
2.) George Fox vs Amherst.
3.) Bowdoin vs Trine.
Update-- All matches for the remainder of the tournament are "empty gym" matches.
Update from the D3 Alliance and its commissioners--
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Unification Tournament is hereby cancelled
Messiah, Bowdoin, and George Fox will take their shares of the D3 Women's BeltTM into next season, if and when this pandemic subsides.
Quote from: deiscanton on March 12, 2020, 04:24:09 PM
Update from the D3 Alliance and its commissioners--
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Unification Tournament is hereby cancelledb
Messiah, Bowdoin, and George Fox will take their shares of the D3 Women's BeltTM into next season, if and when this pandemic subsides.
From the Department of Desperately Seeking a Silver Lining: at least two of the three would have ended their season with a loss - this way all three finished with a win! ;D
1st defense of the season for one of the pieces of the D3 Women's BeltTM.
Messiah beats Lebanon Valley 73-38
Looks like Bowdoin and George Fox will keep their pieces until next season but the third will be up for grabs in the MACC.
2nd defense in as many nights for Messiah as they head to Lebanon Valley and beat them again 68-47
Next up Messiah heads to Stevenson on Thursday.
Messiah holds on in their first game against Stevenson 49-45. Up 12 headed into the 4th quarter, Stevenson went on a 16-4 run to tie it up but couldn't finish off the comeback.
In the return meeting Messiah wouldn't give Stevenson a chance to even think about holding a share of The D3 Women's BeltTM jumping out to a 20-4 1st quarter lead and winning 78-48
Next up for Messiah is Alvernia
Messiah again takes both matchups 78-52 and 65-47.
Next up is Widener who is also 6-0 for the year. Should be a great couple games with The PieceTM on the line.
George Fox will at least have their Piece of the D3 Women's BeltTM on display for the first time this weekend as they have 2 matchups with NAIA school Northwest (WA). These are currently the only scheduled games for George Fox.
Messiah will continue to defend their PieceTM after beating Widener 65-49 and 65-42.
Final regular season games against winless Eastern Thu/Fri
But fear not... there will be more games with a Piece of The D3 Women's BeltTM on the line. George Fox will begin NWC play on Saturday with 9 games currently scheduled.
Messiah is a very good team and will continue to be so. This could be a long reign with The Belt!
Messiah will carry The PieceTM to the Commonwealth championship on Thursday after beating Eastern 75-44 and 72-38.
George Fox gets underway Sunday afternoon at Whitman.
First transfer of the season... Whitman defeats George Fox 74-55 and takes The Western PieceTM. They will carry ItTM to Spokane for two games Fri/Sat against Whitworth. They've already played twice in Walla Walla and split by a combined 5 points.
Will The PiecesTM be reunited this season?
Messiah: 11/12 vs Salisbury
Bowdoin: 11/13 vs Nazareth
Whitman: 11/8 @ E Oregon (on display only); 11/20 @ Austin
Bowdoin wins their opener 65-44 vs Nazareth. Next defense of The PieceTM is tomorrow at UNE.
Messiah wins both games at the Gwynedd Mercy tournament, Salisbury 53-44 and the hosts 98-68 to retain The PieceTM. Next defense is Tuesday at Gettysburg
Whitman is continuing their "display but not up for grabs" tour after beating Eastern Oregon and Montana Western. Currently showing it off to Southern Oregon. The PieceTM will first be up for grabs next Saturday against Austin.
Bowdoin is 5-0 and will face the only team to be within single digits of them so far this season U New England tomorrow.
Messiah passed The PieceTM on to Gettysburg after the Bullets won 65-55 at home on 11/16. Their first defense is tomorrow at Johns Hopkins.
Whitman has finally started putting The PieceTM on the line. They won their first defense and take ItTM to UT-Dallas tonight.
Bowdoin continues to hold The New England PieceTM after beating U New England and MIT last week. Next up are some non-conference conference games against Bates and Colby.
Gettysburg were successful in their first defense of The Atlantic PieceTM. They face McDaniel, Dickinson, and Washington College next in conference action.
Whitman still holds The Western PieceTM. They'll open up conference play against Willamette.
Bowdoin lost on Wednesday to Bates 74-70 thus giving The New England PieceTM to the Bobcats. They successfully defended ItTM today against Clark. Final game before the holidays is at Husson on 12/13
Gettysburg continues to hold The Atlantic PieceTM after 3 successful defenses this week. One more game before the holiday break 12/11 at Haverford.
Whitman retained The Western PieceTM after beating Willamette. Still 4 games before the holidays, first at Whitworth on 12/7, then a visit from Colorado College on the 12th before heading to Santa Cruz for games the 19th and 20th against C-M-S and hosts UCSC
Bates and Gettysburg still hold their PiecesTM but The Western PieceTM changed hands before the holidays and spent the break with the Banana Slugs in Santa Cruz. With Tufts out west to play UCSC tonight in a battle of one loss teams, it's possible 2 of the 3 PiecesTM end up in NESCAC hands.
Two of the three PiecesTM have been reunited. Trinity took possession of a PieceTM in back to back games this week. We're now down to just The Atlantic PieceTM and The Double PieceTM
2021-22 Unification Belt PathTM
Atlantic PieceTM
3/7/20: Messiah
11/16/21: Gettysburg
1/2/22: Mary Washington
1/15/22: Christopher Newport
Transcontinental PieceTM
3/14/21: Whitman
12/20/21: UC-Santa Cruz
12/29/21: Tufts
1/15/22: Amherst
1/22/22: Hamilton
1/23/22: Middlebury
2/2/22: Trinity (CT)
2/4/22: Trinity (CT) (Unification with The New England PieceTM)
New England PieceTM
3/7/20: Bowdoin
12/1/21: Bates
12/29/21: WPI
1/19/22: Smith
1/31/22: Tufts
2/4/22: Trinity (CT) (Unification with The Transcontinental Piece)
The Double PieceTM
2/4/22: Trinity (CT)
Barring any cancellation of the tournament, The BeltTM will be reunited. Chris Newport and Bates each carry part of The BeltTM into the tournament
2021-22 Unification Belt PathTM
Atlantic PieceTM
3/7/20: Messiah
11/16/21: Gettysburg
1/2/22: Mary Washington
1/15/22: Christopher Newport
Transcontinental PieceTM
3/14/21: Whitman
12/20/21: UC-Santa Cruz
12/29/21: Tufts
1/15/22: Amherst
1/22/22: Hamilton
1/23/22: Middlebury
2/2/22: Trinity (CT)
2/4/22: Trinity (CT) (Unification with The New England PieceTM)
New England PieceTM
3/7/20: Bowdoin
12/1/21: Bates
12/29/21: WPI
1/19/22: Smith
1/31/22: Tufts
2/4/22: Trinity (CT) (Unification with The Transcontinental PieceTM)
The Double PieceTM
2/4/22: Trinity (CT)
2/11/22: Amherst
2/27/22: Bates
We are just 1 week away from The BeltTM finally being whole once more. Amherst will carry The Atlantic PieceTM in one semifinal vs UW-Whitewater while Hope will carry The Double PieceTM into their 4th meeting with Trine.
2021-22 Unification Belt PathTM
Atlantic PieceTM
3/7/20: Messiah
11/16/21: Gettysburg
1/2/22: Mary Washington
1/15/22: Christopher Newport
3/11/22: Trinity (TX)
3/12/22: Amherst
Transcontinental PieceTM
3/14/21: Whitman
12/20/21: UC-Santa Cruz
12/29/21: Tufts
1/15/22: Amherst
1/22/22: Hamilton
1/23/22: Middlebury
2/2/22: Trinity (CT)
2/4/22: Trinity (CT) (Unification with The New England PieceTM)
New England PieceTM
3/7/20: Bowdoin
12/1/21: Bates
12/29/21: WPI
1/19/22: Smith
1/31/22: Tufts
2/4/22: Trinity (CT) (Unification with The Transcontinental PieceTM)
The Double PieceTM
2/4/22: Trinity (CT)
2/11/22: Amherst
2/27/22: Bates
3/5/22: NYU
3/12/22: Hope
The Atlantic Piece TM changes hands one final time, to UW-Whitewater.
Finally The Pieces TM will be made whole again tomorrow!!
There can be only one!
Here is your winner, and newwwwww Unified and Undisputed Women's BeltTM Champion-- the Hope College Flying Dutch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We finally have a Unified Women's BeltTM for the first time in three years.
Thousands of people were blinded in Pittsburgh when The BeltTM was finally joined and created a flash so bright that even standard Belt ProtectionTM couldn't help.
2021-22 Unification Belt PathTM
Atlantic PieceTM
3/7/20: Messiah
11/16/21: Gettysburg
1/2/22: Mary Washington
1/15/22: Christopher Newport
3/11/22: Trinity (TX)
3/12/22: Amherst
3/17/22: UW-Whitewater
3/19/22: Hope (Unification with The Double PieceTM)
Transcontinental PieceTM
3/14/21: Whitman
12/20/21: UC-Santa Cruz
12/29/21: Tufts
1/15/22: Amherst
1/22/22: Hamilton
1/23/22: Middlebury
2/2/22: Trinity (CT)
2/4/22: Trinity (CT) (Unification with The New England PieceTM)
New England PieceTM
3/7/20: Bowdoin
12/1/21: Bates
12/29/21: WPI
1/19/22: Smith
1/31/22: Tufts
2/4/22: Trinity (CT) (Unification with The Transcontinental PieceTM)
The Double PieceTM
2/4/22: Trinity (CT)
2/11/22: Amherst
2/27/22: Bates
3/5/22: NYU
3/12/22: Hope
3/19/22: Hope (Unification with The Atlantic PieceTM)
The Unified BeltTM
3/19/22: Hope
Trine hits a Blue Thunder Bomb and covers Hope for the 1-2-3 and new The Women's Belt tm champions!
The Thunder defend for the first time against our pal Greg Sager's North Park Vikings at 5 pm Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla. with Wartburg waiting for a potential title shot tomorrow.
Trine won its first two defenses against North Park and Wartburg; UW-Eau Claire is the new #1 contender this afternoon on DePauw's home court. The winner will defend again tomorrow against the winner of DePauw vs. Marian.
Blugolds new champions, they dethrone Trine 75-68.
UWEC at DePauw tomorrow.
after two successful defenses against DePauw and Oshkosh, #9 Eau Claire's title reign came to an end in a ranked battle at home against #17 Whitewater 79-69.
Oshkosh immediately regains #1 contender status as they visit UWW on Wednesday night.
another title change - Whitewater won its first defense against Oshkosh but went down today 72-65 at UW-Stout.
Eau Claire with the first shot at getting The Women's Belt TM back on its home floor against the Blue Devils this Wednesday night.
UWEC reclaimed The Women's Belt TM by thrashing Stout and then survived in OT at La Crosse on Saturday. They're at River Falls tomorrow night; if they make it through that and the ensuing two defenses against Oshkosh and Whitewater there's a pretty decent chance the Blugolds hold it all the way into the NCAA Tournament.
The Women's BeltTM has been doing some traveling the past month. River Falls claimed ItTM in an 81-70 win over UWEC on the 25th then promptly handed ItTM to Stout on Wednesday in a 70-55 win for the Blue Devils.
Next opponent, UW-Platteville
2022-23 Belt PathTM
3/19/22: Hope
12/17/22: Trine
12/29/22: UW-Eau Claire
1/7/23: UW-Whitewater
1/14/23: UW-Stout
1/18/23: UW-Eau Claire
1/25/23: UW-River Falls
2/1/23: UW-Stout
Stout has made two successful defenses, against Platteville and La Crosse - huge test tomorrow at Whitewater.
2/11: Stout drops title to Whitewater
2/15: Whitewater drops title to Platteville
2/21: Platteville drops title to Eau Claire (the Women's Belt almost didn't make it out of the regular season)
Eau Claire succesfully defended 2/24 against Stout, but dropped the title to Whitewater in the WIAC Championship game.
a lot of hot potato over the last month. UWW defends against Webster in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this Friday.
Quote from: Ralph Turner on February 07, 2011, 11:46:56 AM
Quote from: Just Bill on February 07, 2011, 11:22:56 AM
You realize I get $1.25 every time you use the word "BeltTM" don't you? My agent will be in touch.
I think that the Fair Use of the term, The BeltTM, for the educational purposes that occur on these boards might mitigate against any copyright infringement or roylaties. ;)
It is not like we have to pay out the wazoo whenever we refer to that championship game that occurred in Arlington, TX yesterday.
Now a product placement ad employing the The BeltTM during a D-III sporting event might run into challenges from the NCAA.
Re-reading the Women's Belt thread...
Does the Women's Belt have an NIL?
The traveling continues as Whitewater loses to Trinity in the Sweet 16 who immediately lose to Smith. The 12 days Whitewater held The BeltTM tied the longest stretch ItTM remained with one team since last year's champs gave ItTM up to Trine in December. Hopefully (to me anyways) ItTM will change hands again when Smith faces Transylvania in the Final Four next Saturday. Either way, the Pioneers will carry The BeltTM to Texas for the title game April 1st.
2022-23 Belt PathTM
3/19/22: Hope
12/17/22: Trine
12/29/22: UW-Eau Claire
1/7/23: UW-Whitewater
1/14/23: UW-Stout
1/18/23: UW-Eau Claire
1/25/23: UW-River Falls
2/1/23: UW-Stout
2/11/23: UW-Whitewater
2/15/23: UW-Platteville
2/21/23: UW-Eau Claire
2/26/23: UW-Whitewater
3/10/23: Trinity (CT)
3/11/23: Smith
The Pioneers beat the Pioneers 76-65 as The BeltTM changes hands yet again and will spend a couple weeks in Kentucky. We must wait until April 1st to see where ItTM will spend the summer. Could ItTM decide to have a family reunion with The Men's BeltTM at Christopher Newport?
2022-23 Belt PathTM
3/19/22: Hope
12/17/22: Trine
12/29/22: UW-Eau Claire
1/7/23: UW-Whitewater
1/14/23: UW-Stout
1/18/23: UW-Eau Claire
1/25/23: UW-River Falls
2/1/23: UW-Stout
2/11/23: UW-Whitewater
2/15/23: UW-Platteville
2/21/23: UW-Eau Claire
2/26/23: UW-Whitewater
3/10/23: Trinity (CT)
3/11/23: Smith
3/18/23: Transylvania
I may have missed something but I believe if CNU beats Transylvania they will be the first D3 school to ever win the men's and women's basketball national championships in the same year. This feat has only been accomplished three times in NCAA history, once in Division II by Central Missouri in 1984 and twice in D1 by UConn (2004, 2014).
The BeltTM spent the summer in Lexington making all the Kentucky Wildcat fans jealous that they've never won anything as wonderful as The BeltTM.
Now that the season in underway, Transylvania has defended ItTM at DePauw 60-50, then at home against Maryville 72-42, and Wisconsin Lutheran 54-48. Next up Wittenberg will head to the Beck Center.
2023-24 Belt PathTM
3/18/23: Transylvania
Since March 18, 2023, Transylvania successfully defended the Women's BeltTM on 32 successful occasions.
However, tonight, March 14, 2024, in the DIII Women's Basketball Semifinals, the 33rd challenger, NYU, successfully hit Violet Storm ZeroTM and covered for the 1-2-3 pin over Transy to become the new Women's Belt TM champions.
Final score-- NYU 57, Transylvania 42.
In the process, Transylvania's 64 game winning streak, the third longest in NCAA DIII Women's Basketball history, came to an end, and Wash U's 81 game winning streak set from
1998 to 2001 will still stand as the longest DIII Women's Basketball streak for some time to come.
NYU's first title defense will be on Saturday, March 16, 2024, against Smith. The winner of Saturday's game will not only hold the Women's BeltTM for the summer, but will also claim the Walnut and Bronze from the NCAA.
2023-24 BeltTM Path
3/18/23: Transylvania
3/14/24: New York University
NYU's first defense as holders of the Women's BeltTM ended up successful. Smith gave a 5 star match to try to claim the baubles, and stayed within single digits for a lot of the contest.
Many people did not think that Smith was worthy of being a "Final Boss" to end the season, but the Pioneers proved up to the challenge.
However the match came to an end when Sofia Rosa of Smith was forced to submit to NYU's suffocating defense. After Rosa submitted and fouled out, NYU hit Violet Storm ZeroTM and made the cover to not only remain Women's BeltTM champions, but also claim the Big Doorstop-- the NCAA Walnut and Bronze.
The Women's BeltTM travels to the corner of Bleecker and Mercer Streets in Greenwich Village where it will be based for the summer. Among the stops on the summer tour, Caroline Peper and the family are planning to make arrangements for the Women's BeltTM to pay a visit to Stonehill in Easton, MA for a few days-- there will be plenty of security on the tour to make sure that no one absconds with the baubles.
Once again, the final BeltTM path for the season was as follows:
2023-24 BeltTM Path
3/18/23: Transylvania
3/14/24: New York University
NYU's next title defense will be in November, 2024. Until then, enjoy the off-season.
Since March 14, 2024, NYU has successfully defended the Women's Belt TM 17 times. No team has even come close to getting a pinfall or submission on the Violets this season.
NYU's 18th title defense will be on Friday, January 31, 2025, at the Ratner Center in Chicago, when the Violets face the team that came the closest last season to defeating them in the Chicago Maroons. Should that defense be successful, the anticipated 19th title defense will be played at WashU in St. Louis on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
That is your latest update on the Women's Belt TM situation.