The D3 Datacast kicks off the 2026-2027 Division III basketball season with the return of weekly shows to take you all the way from the preseason through the postseason. What better way to begin that with a look at the new preseason efficiency ratings?
A combination of previous season’s results plus some regression to the mean gives the D3 Datacast computer a starting point to give some stability to early season results. Each game played will wean the computer away from these preseason ratings until a team has played eight games against Division III opponents, at which point a team’s efficiency rating is entirely based upon current-season results.
Join us for this episode as we take a look at the preseason efficiency ratings that will serve as the basis for the season while the computer adjusts to the new season over each team’s first eight games. We review the preseason Top 40 picture, focus in on some big movers from last season’s final ratings, and make our picks of some teams we think might outperform or underperform their preseason numbers.
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