15 of the 21 bids are projected to Power 5 conference members.

Yeah they at-large bids but "Pool C" is so much more intrinsically D3, I am sad to see the term passing into oblivion.

Nice scheduling by HSU to go to Hope, a 57-63 loss on 02/11 (and to Adrian, a 75-50 win on 02/13/2026) for a pair of games. Yes, a flight, mid-week, missed some classes, but Hope got a worthy non-conference opponent at home to prepare for the post season and HSU filled a void in the scheduling.

Cort's non-conference schedule is built for the post-season.
I like it.

Yesterday TLU got 5 unearned runs in a 6 run 3rd inning in the 2nd game. Not your pitcher's friend.

In game 1, McM ace Hunter Poe yielded 3 runs in 6 innings.
McM pitching seems to need developing.

I don't want to give up too soon but McM lost some talent from last season and need to rebuild instead of re-loading.

Salvaging a win tomorrow is important.

Getting strong by the end of the season and the tourney looks like the best hope.

Sadly, a 2-yr series with SRSU might be better than Keystone.

I 'queried' about Longwood being D-3 and they were, for a "cup-of-coffee" in the late 1970's. They rapidly progressed to D2 about 1980 and finally to D-1 from 2003-2007.

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on February 13, 2026, 01:05:04 PMDepends. Platteville lost to Point not too long ago and they didn't even move. La Crosse won this week and actually lost a position in the rankings and Pool C category. Depends who you play and what happens around you, I guess.

Thanks for the comment, which is why I am asking about the change in the "index".

Do you recall what change occurred in the Platteville and UWSP indices with the outcome of the game?

I remember last year, baseball's NPI was very good at getting good teams into the Pool C position.

Playing the what-ifs, after 20 games, how much difference in a team's NPI is a loss converted to a win? Thanks.

I might understand the schools in the South from Sager's list. The members of the Southern Conference and the Big South, of which a few are listed, have strong natural rivals and clearly view their missions and visions differently from the USA South and the CCs.

Not being privy to the inner workings of Houston Christian, however, I can see one of their peer institutions being Dallas Baptist University (very successful D1 in Baseball 41-18 in 2025 and went 1-2 in the Baton Rouge Regional).

I see this mostly as a northeast US problem where demographics are squeezing them.

What if The Belt^TM does not want to go the tourney this year?

Quote from: Jake Feldman on February 11, 2026, 07:21:43 PMI'd personally use this framework for Division alignment
Division I would allow scholarships, rev-share, and NIL
Division II would only be scholarships, no player income.
Division III would be split in half by department budget, allowing for weaker conferences to have a shot at national titles in major sports.

Great first post Jake. Thanks for joining the discussion, and welcome.

I do not want NIL in D3. I want my financial contributions to the athletic department to build historic D-3 goals. McMurry has had much more success in intercollegiate athletics in D3 than in NAIA or D-2.

Thanks for the write-up, Will. Here is the 2026 review.

https://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2026/02/previews/Region-10-preview

Quote from: Ron Boerger on February 10, 2026, 05:27:23 PMAnd here's the online version:  https://www.flosports.tv/2026/02/10/flosports-and-ncaa-division-iii-american-southwest-conference-asc-announce-exclusive-media-rights-partnership/

... and National Championships in women's hoops (HPU 2008) and men's T&F in 2008 & 2012 (McM).

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on February 09, 2026, 04:23:22 PMD3 membership committee agenda is out for the February meeting.  Only Azusa Pacific, St. Francis, and ME-Augusta are listed as re-classifying or potential provisional members.

... and not UM-Fort Kent?