Congrats to CNU and UMW. Could it be an all C2C championship game? Greek Tragedy, over on the 2026 Tournament board, thinks not. He's predicting a Trinity vs Emory final.

^^^ If you look at the below bio of the VP of LEONA, it's no wonder the UAA went with Flo.

https://leonamarketinggroup.com/2022/11/lindsey-ross/

"2. The UAA has just 3,289 followers on X, and 7,212 on Instagram. Clicking on the Insta followers, I see a lot of accounts of people who have very few followers and who make almost no posts."


I realize that by the standards of celebrities and politicians those numbers of followers are insignificant, but for a D3 sports conference they don't seem too bad to me. But I'll admit that I have no other basis for making that comment. I suppose D1 conferences could have hundreds of thousands to perhaps millions of followers. Anyway, just an observation.

RMC with so many shots tonight that bounced around the rim but didn't go in. Congrats to CNU. Good luck in Fort Wayne.

Congrats also to the Jackets on a great season -- 27-4, with those four losses by a total of six points.

Quote from: rmc1982 on March 11, 2026, 03:51:57 PMJust got a memo from YJ Club.....GAME FRIDAY IN CRENSHAW IS SOLD OUT ALREADY!

CNU could well be bringing a good crowd.

I can't remember where all the conversation was going on a year or more ago when the future of Birmingham Southern was being discussed, so I'll just put this here.

https://joycevance.substack.com/p/bye-girl

"I'm not sure what all Kristi Noem did for the Coast Guard. I do know that she bought a new training facility for them... in Birmingham, Alabama...The facility Noem purchased was a small private college, Birmingham Southern, that went bankrupt about two years ago and has been vacant since May of 2024. The campus has been on the market since then."

Quote from: GusD on March 08, 2026, 05:22:42 PMNot only did IWU get Cleveland back, but it appears they got another bonus.
As far as I can tell, they're the only lower seeded team that will be hosting a third round game. It would be interesting to learn what was behind the inconsistent reasoning that resulted in that decision.

I saw an explanation elsewhere that it is because Endicott is hosting Ice Hockey that day.

What an amazing game it must have been at Emory. I was peeking in on the live stream, mainly to check the score, since the live stats on the D3hoops.com scoreboard weren't updating reliably. Roanoke scored 55 points in the first 20 minutes and led Emory 55-48 at halftime. Then, in the second half, the two teams combine for a total of 47 points. Emory tied it in regulation and got an 83-81 win in OT. Great season for the Maroons.

RMC takes care of business vs TCNJ 68-45. A pretty typical RMC game -- tough defense, balanced and unselfish offense. Jackets will host CNU next weekend. Date and time TBD.

Both ODAC teams advance. Roanoke eked out a four-point win over Rhodes, 88-84, in Atlanta and face host Emory tomorrow. The Eagles downed Mississippi University for women by 14.

In Ashland, RMC had a strong second half, after leading by eight at halftime, and topped NC Wesleyan 76-52. The Jackets will face TCNJ, whose only lead of the second half was the 74-73 final score on a three-pointer with 1.1 seconds left in the game. RMC was without starting point guard Delani Hammonds, as well as a couple of freshmen.

In his post-game interview Coach Merkle praised the Jackets second half play, noting they have been a second half team all season. But he mused about wanting to play two complete halves of basketball. I don't recall his exact words, but whatever they were he is right. The Jackets are not a team used to trailing by much in games. Sure, they've faced some deficits and played some tight contests. But the competition is going to get stiffer and they can't afford to be playing from far behind against stronger teams.

RMC hosts Friday evening and plays NC Wesleyan. John's Hopkins vs TCNJ (who beat Montclair State twice) in the other game.

Roanoke faces Rhodes at Emory on Friday. Emory plays MUW (Mississippi University for Women, winners of the SLIAC tournament).

I hope Quillman is able get someone from Flo on the Qcast. It would also be nice if a representative from some Flo conference would do an interview with someone about their experience to date with Flo -- expectations vs reality, etc.

^^^ Thanks.

Quote from: WUPHF on March 02, 2026, 06:33:00 PM[Clicks around see the exclusive content coverage of the Selection Show and tournament field]

Narrator: it was only later that he remembered that Flo does not get to broadcast a single game from the tournament so they will be covering their Division I and Division II clients instead.

So D3 host schools that broadcast regular season games via Flo (Chicago, Emory, Wash U, RMC -- I'm sure there are others) will be reverting to previous streaming platforms?

Quote from: Seatfiller on February 28, 2026, 10:30:24 PMRC won the ODAC against RMC...I think I'm still in shock to be honest.

RMC had a three point lead (58-55) and the ball with about 35 seconds left. After a Roanoke time out the Maroons fouled on the inbound pass. Jabril Robinson missed the front end of a one-and-one, RC got the rebound and scored. They fouled again on the inbound and Liam Joyce missed the front end. RC got the rebound and scored again to lead 59-58 with 8.1 seconds left. RMC's Delani Hammonds drove the length of the floor, was well defended, put up a wild shot from the left side of the basket that wasn't close. Kudos to the Maroons. That is exactly what you hope for in that situation. It doesn't always work out that way, but this time it did. Remember RMC only beat Roanoke by five points in Crenshaw earlier in the season.

Congrats to the Jackets on a great regular season and ODAC tournament. Only three losses by a total of four points is pretty impressive. Best of luck in the NCAA tournament.

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on February 28, 2026, 02:09:23 AMEasy semi-final wins for MUW and Webster.

Webster beat MUW by 7 near the end of January while MUW hammered Webster by 20 last weekend.

I'm thinking that loss last Saturday to MUW was good for Webster. Creates an even greater sense of urgency about the championship game than if they'd won.