D3 Datacast

The 2026 NCAADivision III Men’s Basketball Tournament got off to a tremendous start! We talk through what we saw last weekend in first and second round games and look ahead to a special stand-alone Sweet 16 weekend.

Tuesday’s episode of The D3 Datacast took a deep-dive into the first round matchups in the 2026 NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament to see who our computer thinks are the favorites to advance. What about advancing beyond that?

We run through all the first round games using the D3 Datacast efficiency ratings to break down the matchups, see who the favorites are and how heavily they are favored according to the computer line.

The 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament brackets has been released. Join us as we talk about it!

The 2025-2026 Division III basketball regular season is over and all that’s left is the dancing! We crunched the numbers so it’s time to talk about who got in, who got left out and who is set up for a deep run with great seeding.

One video just isn’t enough for a week like this. Join us as we take a mid-week view of the landscape heading into conference tournament championship weekend.

While the tournament outlook is coming into view for many teams, what happens as conference tournaments plays out will have a huge impact on how the NCAA tournament takes shape. With that in mind, we run through a big selection of conferences to keep an eye on.

Who might host opening weekend games, or where could teams be sent to play first round games? We dive into a fresh set of simulations following the close of play on Sunday, February 15 to start setting some expectations.

Whether you need an introduction or just a refresher, we break it down so fans know what is going on that leads to each team’s overall NPI. Then we dive into an interesting comparison of two different kind of resumes that got teams into just about the same place in the NPI rankings.