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Lambert to step down as Maryville AD
Maryville (Tenn.) athletic director Randy Lambert announced today that he is resigning from his athletic director responsibilities, effective May 31, but will remain the school's men's basketball head coach.

“My decision to resign has not been a spur-of-the-moment thing. I've actually been thinking about it for two or three years now,” Lambert said. “To put it simply, the growth and successes of our athletic department over the last several years have meant added responsibilities and increased time commitments.

“Obviously, basketball is my passion, and this move will allow me to concentrate on it and devote more time to the development of my teams and the young men who play for me,” he continued. “I support a new vision and new direction for this athletic department, and I look forward to being a part of the program for the next several years.”

Lambert, who has been athletic director since 1986, graduated from Maryville in 1976 and returned in 1980 to head its men’s basketball program.

In 22 years, he has built an athletics department known for its teams’ successes on and off the court. The majority of the school's teams – 12 NCAA Division III-sanctioned sports programs – have posted winning records in the last decade, with 47 receiving invitations the NCAA Tournament.

“The Maryville athletic program is experiencing an era of unprecedented success now, largely due to the leadership and vision of Randy Lambert,” said Vandy Kemp, vice president for student development at the College. “We are all grateful for the years and sacrifices Randy has given to Maryville College athletics.”

Lambert celebrated his 500th win last year, and his 2007-2008 basketball team (20-2) is currently enjoying a 13-consecutive game win streak – an unprecedented run for the program. If the squad receives an invitation to the NCAA tournament later this month, 2008 will mark the Scots’ 10th consecutive appearance at the Big Dance.

According to Kemp, no decisions have been made about a process to identify and name a replacement.

“I will, of course, be working with the president and others to arrive at the best procedure for the institution,” she added. “Fortunately, because Randy will serve as athletic director for another three months, we have some time.”
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Wooster is looking strong in its quest for the NCAC automatic bid, but how upset-proof are the Scots? We'll know more Wednesday.
Tourney time nears
We're less than three weeks from Selection Monday, and tournament questions abound.

In Division III, there is one NCAA Tournament slot allotted for every 6.5 teams, which currently gives men's basketball a 59-team tournament and women's basketball a 63-team field. There are 38 men's conferences with automatic bids. Four bids are set aside (called Pool B) for teams that aren't in one of those 38 leagues. The remaining 17 bids (called Pool C) are at-large selections.

For the women's tournament, there are 39 conferences with automatic bids. Three bids are set aside in Pool B, for teams not in one of those conferences. The remaining 21 bids are the at-large selections in Pool C.

Unfortunately, in Division III, Selection Sunday has gone away. Last year the NCAA split up the announcement into two phases, selecting the teams on Sunday night and bracketing them Monday morning. This year, the entire bracket and field will be announced Monday morning, March 3, scheduled for approximately 9 a.m. ET. We'll have the field for you as soon as it's announced, as we have every year since 1998.


The NCAA uses regional winning percentage, strength of schedule (using opponents' winning percentage -- OWP -- and opponents' opponents winning percentage -- OOWP), regional head-to-head results, common opponents, and results against regionally ranked teams.

Regional rankings are released by the NCAA three times prior to Selection Monday, starting late Wednesday afternoon. We have calculated the OWP and OOWP through Sunday's games, the same games the NCAA will be ranking on. Here are the men's and women's strength of schedule numbers.

The first-round games are held March 5-7, second-round games March 8, Sweet 16 games on March 14, Elite 8 on March 15 and the Final Four is on March 21-22.

Do you have more questions about the Division III basketball NCAA Tournament? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
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Cam Stewart had a team-high 21 points in Rhode Island College's win.
RIC gives UMD a losing streak
Mass-Dartmouth went from unbeaten to losing streak in the span of four days after a home loss Tuesday night to Rhode Island College.

The No. 5 Corsairs, who lost in front of a packed house Saturday afternoon at Keene State, were outscored 13-5 down the stretch as the Anchormen won 79-72.

“We didn’t play well, their defense forced us into turnovers that we don’t usually make,” said Mass-Dartmouth coach Brian Baptiste. “We had more turnovers than we have had in any game all season. When we had chances to make plays on offense, we didn’t make them, which is uncharacteristic of us.” Full story

In other Tuesday night action, Keith Crump scored 38 points as Ferrum defeated Greensboro in triple overtime 81-80. The Panthers kept pace with Methodist at the top of the USA South.

Tuesday night's men's and women's scores. Southern Maine's women clinched their 28th consecutive 20-win season with a 69-40 win against Mass-Boston, while Millikin rolled past Wheaton (Ill.) on the Big Blue's night to Think Pink.
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