Quote from: Sandon Mibut on November 04, 2026, 11:12:00 AMIn recent years I think the at-large cutoff has been in the low-30's for NPI so WashU almost certainly needs to move up to have a chance. The good news is a tie at Chicago would be worth ~58.5 points which would help their NPI (but they'd still be on the "bad side" of bubble-territory). A win would move them into a pretty comfortable position on the good side of bubble-territory.

The conventional wisdom is to expect 3-4 bid thieves, but I believe we have seen fewer.

The Bears have jumped TCNJ and Rutgers Newark in the d3datacast NPI after they suffered losses in the NJAC tournament last night. Lots of results to be determined including the most important one on Saturday.

Quote from: kansas hokie on November 03, 2026, 10:00:06 AMEarly UAA consequences thoughts for the last weekend...

Wash U HAS to win to stay in NCAA (play @ Chicago);

Carnegie might have to win to stay in (play @ Case);

Emory might have to win to stay in (play home v. Rochester who is done after this).

Wash U is last team in right now (bids will get stolen) and CMU and Emory are about 10 spots above the cut line but don't want to risk a loss that will put them on the bubble.

I mention the possibility of a draw as it is technically possible, but yes, probably do or die for the Bears on Saturday.

Quote from: DagarmanSpartan on November 01, 2026, 03:38:04 PMNot sure if this affects D3 PER SE, but half of all the schools that have merged or closed since 2020 have been CHRISTIAN.

https://www.tgthree.com/half-of-colleges-that-closed-or-merged-since-2020-were-christian/

The vast majority of colleges and universities in the United States were founded by Christians, so is this really a surprise?

Many more that closed between 1636 and 2020 were Christian.

Other Christian colleges would easily survive the AI and zombie apocalypses (e.g. Wheaton).

I would bet good money that the vast majority of those who were involved in the founding of both Case Tech and Western Reserve were Christian.

The folks who apparently had your beloved institution on the right side of history were probably heavily influenced by their Christian faith.

Quote from: VASoccerDad on November 02, 2026, 08:46:00 AMCo-champion situations- the UAA recognizes "co-champions" if more than 2 or more teams are tied on points. There are tiebreaking scenarios in order to determine the team that would get the AQ for the NCAA tournament, but all teams would still be listed as "co-champions". This could factor in for a team that has a lower NPI ranking. As of the 10/31 NPI rankings, these are rankings for the 5 teams that could still win the UAA title:

Indeed, co-champions. 

Not one champion and a slightly more worthy champion with the AQ.

I do not believe I have ever seen the AQ matter in any UAA sport ever and that appears to be the case this season.  I think the Bears make it in with a win over Chicago and possibly a draw, depending on how the bubble plays out.

Quote from: KnightSlappy on October 30, 2026, 01:32:49 PMMaking a 15-paragrph, 5-point post about something "no one should be talking about" is also par for the course.

Probably his biggest contribution to Division III since the buzzer beater Albertus Magnus call.

Quote from: VASoccerDad on October 29, 2026, 10:34:13 AMYeah, I agree. The only question I have is if they clinch the UAA this Saturday, do they rest some guys vs CMU next week? It's also Senior Day so he may play a bunch of guys that normally don't get much time. But then again, he may play the regulars in order to keep the undefeated season going.

I am not sure what a loss against Carnegie Mellon would do to the NPI, but the coach probably knows and is not going to risk losing second weekend hosting privileges.

Quote from: WUPHF on October 05, 2026, 01:30:04 PM

Quote from: CentPA on October 05, 2026, 12:45:18 PMHow about North Central sitting at #1 in the NPI (even ahead of Wash U) .. it can pay to not play!

The only team that has a chance of finishing ahead of Washington University is Tufts.  The worst team in the UAA would be the third best in the CCIW.

Well...

Just thinking more about Kenyon...Kamp Kenyon.

https://pfkluge.com/content/essays/kampkenyon.html

Quote from: Ron Boerger on October 26, 2026, 09:39:30 AM

• Kenyon College expects a roughly $15M operating deficit this year, the fourth straight year with increasing deficits.

$15 million, how, that is crazy for a school such as Kenyon?

Quote from: VASoccerDad on October 23, 2026, 09:30:18 PMMaybe Chicago has turned things around? And good win by Rochester. Case and CMU were expected.

Probably the worst call I have ever seen in St. Louis led to a Rochester penalty kick.

I am not sure why the Bears prefer to let the play begin with the back line, especially with 10 minutes left and a tie game.

I probably emphasize possession a bit too much, but I think the Bears have outplayed the opposing team in every single game this season.  They are 9-3-2.

Quote from: CentPA on October 23, 2026, 09:04:46 AMI don't know if anyone that might read this would know the answer but I'll throw it out there:

With this weekends games in the UAA, does the conference follow the NCAA rule on travel .. meaning if the team has to travel more than 500 miles they fly but if less than 500 miles they bus?  Is it left up to the schools to decide what they want to do or does the conference set the guideline on travel arrangements within the conference?

The schools decide whether to fly or drive.

Rochester does have a relatively tough go, but I believe they fly to St. Louis via Chicago or Atlanta on Thursday to make everything easier.

This is arguably easier than some drives that other schools must make.

Quote from: GusD on October 07, 2026, 01:44:55 PMSpeaking of WashU, they're probably glad to be out of the CCW and no longer having to play Wheaton and NCC. They are currently tied for first in their new conference, the NCAC, at 4-0, and are the only team in the conference that is currently undefeated, including nonconference games.

The Bears had a great stretch in the CCIW and every player I ever talked to was thrilled to play North Central and Wheaton.

I am not the only fan who circled those games on the calendar, so to speak, even when I knew there was a good chance that the final score would be closer to 0-31 or 9-49.

It would be fun to watch the Bears play North Central or Wheaton in the playoffs.  The Bears would be the clear underdogs, but still, I like our chances.

Quote from: y_jack_lok on October 07, 2026, 10:14:55 AMThis got me wondering what has become of the MacMurray College campus. A quick Google search turned this up:

That is awesome.

Randomly, I have a friend who lives in St. Louis and is from Jacksonville.  Her father was on a few of the steering committees that worked on MacMurray related projects.  If I understand correctly, the community mobilized quickly and worked very hard to make things happen.

The future of Division III is housing.  Eastern Nazarene, Cazenovia, Iowa Wesleyan and other references.

https://globecollegetown.substack.com/p/closed-colleges-could-be-great-for-housing