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TOP STORY
1. How Sweet It Is

Two rounds and one weekend are in the books in the 2024 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. Here’s a first look at next weekend in the Sweet 16.

» Men’s Sweet 16 Matchups

• Rowan at #1 Hampden-Sydney; Claremont-M-S vs. #19 Neb. Wesleyan

• #5 Keene State at #7 Guilford; #23 Chris. Newport vs. #21 Williams

• Washington U. at #13 Trine; #6 Case Western vs. #11 UW-Platteville

• Tufts at #3 Trinity CT; #4 Randolph-Macon vs. #10 Calvin

» Women’s Sweet 16 Matchups

• #10 Hardin-Simmons at #1 NYU; #6 Scranton vs. #17 Johns Hopkins

• #12 Hope at #9 UW-Whitewater; #23 UW-Stout vs. #2 Transylvania

• Baldwin Wallace at #8 Bowdoin; #18 UW-Oshkosh at #14 Smith

• #19 Washington and Lee at #3 Rhode Island C.; Bates vs. #7 Wartburg

» Recap (M) | Recap (W)

WRESTLING
2. Regional Weekend

The 180 qualifiers for the 2024 NCAA Division III men’s wrestling championship have been determined after regional qualification at six different sites. The top three wrestlers in each of the 10 weight classes from each site advance to the national tournament on March 15-16 in La Crosse, Wis.

The full list of qualifiers will be announced today with a bracket release slated for March 12.

Regional Team and Individual Results 

• Central. #6 Baldwin Wallace 193, #14 Wabash 155, #12 Ohio Northern 138.5.

• Lower Midwest. #1 Wartburg 195.5, #4 North Central 165.5, #19 Coe 153.

• Mideast. #17 TCNJ 151, Ithaca 138.5, Elizabethtown 115.5.

• Northeast. #9 Johnson and Wales 129.5, #11 Castleton 118.5, #5 Coast Guard 118.

• Southeast. #10 Stevens 164.5, Averett 146.5, Roanoke 145.5. 

• Upper Midwest. #2 Augsburg 216.5, #3 UW-La Crosse 188.5, #7 UW-Eau Claire 160.5.

ICE HOCKEY
3. Raise The Cup

Division III conferences crowned champions over the weekend as the 2024 NCAA championship fields began to fill with automatic qualifiers. The women’s bracket is set after the announcement of the field Sunday night. The men’s field will be announced this morning at 10 a.m. ET.

» First-Round Games (W). Nazareth (22-5-1) at Hamilton (15-6-6); Western New England (17-7-3) at Middlebury (16-6-4); Elmira (20-7-1) at Cortland (20-5-2).

» Quarterfinals (W). Gustavus Adolphus (22-4) at UW-River Falls (28-0); Hamilton/Nazareth winner at Adrian (27-2); Middlebury/WNE winner at Plattsburgh State (22-4-1); Cortland/Elmira winner at Amherst (21-3-2).

» Conference Champions (M). Endicott (CCC), St. Olaf (MIAC), Plymouth State (MASCAC), St. Norbert (NCHA), Hobart (NEHC), Trinity (NESCAC), Cortland (SUNYAC), Utica (UCHC), Stevens Point (WIAC).

FOOTBALL
4. Rules Committee Recap

“The NCAA Football Rules Committee proposed optional technology rules, effective with the 2024 competition season.

For all three divisions, teams would have the option of using tablets to view in-game video only. The video could include the broadcast feed and camera angles from the coach's sideline and coach's end zone.

The committee proposed adding an automatic timeout when two minutes remain in the second and fourth quarters.”

» Of Note. “After a year of review, Division III committee members decided to adopt the timing rules where the game clock would continue to run when a first down is gained in bounds. The game clock would be stopped when a first down is gained during the last two minutes of either half.”

» The Final Word. “All rule recommendations must be approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which is scheduled to discuss football proposals April 18.”

» Continue Reading

NEWS
5. Lightning Round

» Podcast. Join Dr. Karen Weaver, Landmark Commissioner Katie Boldvich, D3sports.com’s Ryan Scott and myself for “The Streaming World Enters Divisions II and III - How’s It Going?”

» Track and Field. Participants for the 2024 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field championship were announced on Sunday evening,

» Tennis (W). Top-ranked Claremont-M-S upended #2 Chicago, 4-2, to capture the 2024 ITA Division III Women’s National Team Indoor Championship.

» Softball. Three pitchers combined for a seven-inning no-hitter as UW-La Crosse defeated St. Olaf, 4-1, behind the efforts of Madi Lee, Remington Stark and Brynne Bieri.

» Baseball. Trinity TX RHP Jackson Teer struck out 20 batters in a complete-game four-hitter as the Tigers defeated #22 UW-Whitewater, 9-1.

TRANSACTIONS
6. Comings and Goings

• CAPITAL - Jeff Robinson named head bowling coach

• HENDRIX - Thad McCracken resigned as head men’s basketball coach

• MOUNT MARY - John Baillie resigned as head soccer coach

• MUSKINGUM - Hallie Cruzen stepped down as head volleyball coach

• SALEM - JaNae Joyner named interim athletic director

• THIEL - Phil George and Jordon Zajac named assistant men’s soccer coaches

• WILMINGTON - Coreen “Corey” Cockerill named president

HIGHLIGHTS
7. Plays of the Weekend

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