Notables

The Kean women's basketball schedule is one of many posted so far this offseason on D3hoops.com, and the Cougars' 2009-10 slate is a strong one.

The 10 days from Dec. 8-17 won't make or break Kean's NCAA Tournament chances, but they may well give us a good indication of how the season may be like for four teams. Kean, which went 22-8 last season in advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, gets a return game from Mary Washington, which beat Kean last December, 67-58. The Cougars play at DeSales on Dec. 8 and Scranton on Dec. 14, each of which made the NCAA Tournament as well.

But it's the season opener which will likely grab the most attention, and the most Garden State headlines. That's when Kean takes on Rutgers. (Or, if you prefer, Rutgers-New Brunswick.) Kean plays at the Big East school on Nov. 17.

Rutgers played a Division III school last year as well, demolishing Farmingdale State 85-25 despite not playing a single starter or coach C. Vivian Stringer even being in the building.

A little more than one-third of the 2009-10 Division III women's basketball schedule has been posted, with a similar number of men's basketball schedules on our site as well. Click a region on the right-hand menu rail to check for teams and schedules, including partial schedules.