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At the Big East’s Basketball Roundtable, NCAA President Charlie Baker “says he’s in favor of expanding the NCAA Tournament to give an opportunity to ‘worthy teams,’” per New York Times contributor Adam Zagoria. Front Office Sports’ Amanda Christovich adds Baker did not answer when asked what he would like TV partners to pay for an expanded tourney but noted “there would be enough money for units and transportation and all costs, whatever they negotiate.” On the future of championships and media rights, Baker says both the CBS/Turner and ESPN deals were locked in until 2032 to have “maximum flexibility at that point in time to do whatever made the most sense for all sports. And I personally believe by then, we’ll not only have a terrific women’s tournament in basketball along with the men’s tournament, but we’re also going to have significant increases in volleyball and softball and baseball and ice hockey. I personally think a lot of the stuff that’s in that portfolio is going to be really interesting to everybody.” (link, link, link) 

MCLA AD Laura Mooney and Pacific Lutheran AD Mike Snyder sit down with College.town’s Anthony Grassi at the 2025 NACDA Convention to discuss NADIIIAA as they serve as president and past president, respectively. The association’s focus this year is rolling out its new strategic plan with a focus on educating all DIII administrators, enhancing connectivity between ADs and the NCAA, mentorship and more. On that connectivity, Mooney emphasizes the need for the final decision maker to have input on potential decisions or surveys, as opposed to various individuals around campus who may not have the full picture. More including both leaders’ perspectives on the state of DIII, with Snyder stating: “Right now, I think it's the calm in the storm. I think that there's a lot that's happening in the world of college athletics and we are in Division III. We know what we stand for. We know that we're about amateurism. We know we're about the student and then the athlete after that. We are very clear on what the value proposition is within Division III athletics.” Full conversation on BOSCA. (link)

Check out the initial NPI rankings for Women’s Volleyball (link), as well as updated rankings for Field Hockey (link), Football (link), Men’s Soccer (link) and Women’s Soccer (link).

Fundraising Developments…
➤ Vassar’s Athletics Day of Giving brought in over $750K from 3,539 donors. (link)
➤ Skidmore raised over $429K for athletics during its All In To Win campaign. (link)

Sport Sponsorship…
➤ Keystone will add Women’s Wrestling starting next academic year under the direction of Men’s Wrestling HC Andrew Feldman. (link)
➤ Saint Benedict will team up with the Minnesota Vikings to launch Women’s Flag Football this season. AD Kelly Anderson Diercks: “We're committed to continuing to grow enrollment through athletics and club sports. This is another awesome opportunity to bring great young people to these incredible campuses. Saint John's already has a long and storied football history in its own right. Now it's time to start some Bennie football history as well.” (link)

Deal Digest…
➤ RPI teams up with The Zone to provide all freshman student-athletes with mental wellness tools and resources. (link)
➤ The MASCAC partners with Officially Human to promote respect for officials. (link) 

Record Breakers…
➤ Curry Football student-athlete Montie Quinn broke multiple NCAA records in the Colonels’ win over Nichols with 522 rushing yards with an average of 26.1 yards per carry, becoming the first player to ever rush for over 500 yards in an NCAA game. Quinn: “I'm just humbled and grateful. Breaking the record is something I never imagined coming into today. The O-Line was dominating all game; receivers were blocking like crazy and coaches put us in position to make plays. This belongs to all of us; I just happened to be the one carrying the ball.” (link)
➤ In what has to be a record, Sewanee Men’s Golf student-athlete Niel Phillips hit two hole-in-ones in the same day today on the same hole at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational. (link)

Mary Hardin-Baylor cut the ribbon on its new Jane and Mac Hickerson Crusader Golf Club last week, which includes a new clubhouse and practice course with 22 tee boxes, four greens and a short-game practice area. (link)

It’s Personnel…
➤ Guilford promotes Business Manager Delaney Nightingale to Asst. AD for Facilities, Operations and Intramurals. (link)
➤ Baruch hires Yale (DI) Athletics Coordinator for Campus Recreation Cassie Bishop as Asst. AD for Facilities and Operations. (link)

Coaches.wire…
➤ Hilbert Women’s Soccer HC Scott MacLean is no longer leading the Hawks after four seasons. (link)
➤ Thomas taps former HC/alum Jenn Morris as its Women’s Lacrosse HC/Assoc. AD. (link)
➤ With the season quickly approaching, basketball continues to lead the way in the number of coaching staff updates, but check out the movement across all sports in this morning’s edition of Coaches.wire. (link)

New research from Pew Research Center says an increasing number of Americans believe higher education is going in the wrong direction, up from 56% five years ago to 70% today. Notably, 76% believe the higher education system is doing a fair or poor job at keeping tuition affordable. 55% feel the same about preparing students for well-paying jobs, 52% feel similarly about providing financial help to those who need it and 49% believe the system is doing a fair/poor job developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Politically, Republicans have more negative feelings about the higher education system, most specifically about exposing students to a wide range of opinions, with 61% of Republicans feeling the system does a fair/poor job compared to 29% of Democrats. More. (link)