D3 Men's Basketball Colleges
80 D3 programs, and how many players each one loses after this season.
- players leave a typical team
- 3
- lose a guard
- 98%
2026-27 rosters, read September 29, 2026
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All 80 D3 schools
Most players leaving first. Players leaving are players in their last season on the 2026-27 roster.
We could read 80 of the 328 rosters on this list so far, so it is still filling in.
80 schools
D3Methodist
Fayetteville, NC
11players leaving
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D3Webster
Saint Louis, MO
9players leaving
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D3Christopher Newport
Newport News, VA
8players leaving
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D3Coe
Cedar Rapids, IA
8players leaving
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D3Westminster-PA
New Wilmington, PA
8players leaving
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D3Asbury
Wilmore, KY
7players leaving
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D3Eastern Mennonite
Harrisonburg, VA
7players leaving
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D3McMurry
Abilene, TX
7players leaving
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D3Transylvania
Lexington, KY
7players leaving
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D3Albright
Reading, PA
6players leaving
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D3Berea
Berea, KY
6players leaving
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D3Claremont MS
Claremont, CA
6players leaving
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D3Hood
Frederick, MD
6players leaving
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D3John Carroll
University Heights, OH
6players leaving
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D3Manhattanville
Purchase, NY
6players leaving
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D3Rhodes
Memphis, TN
6players leaving
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D3Rochester
Rochester, NY
6players leaving
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D3Westminster-MO
Fulton, MO
6players leaving
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D3Crown
Saint Bonifacius, MN
5players leaving
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D3Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
5players leaving
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D3St. Thomas (Tex.)
Houston, TX
5players leaving
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D3Trinity (Tex.)
San Antonio, TX
5players leaving
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D3UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
5players leaving
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D3Washington & Jefferson
Washington, PA
5players leaving
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D3Clark
Worcester, MA
4players leaving
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D3Immaculata
Immaculata, PA
4players leaving
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D3Maryville-TN
Maryville, TN
4players leaving
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D3Millsaps
Jackson, MS
4players leaving
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D3Minnesota-Morris
Morris, MN
4players leaving
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D3Nebraska Wesleyan
Lincoln, NE
4players leaving
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D3RPI
Troy, NY
4players leaving
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D3Sarah Lawrence
Yonkers, NY
4players leaving
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D3Schreiner
Kerrville, TX
4players leaving
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D3Scranton
Scranton, PA
4players leaving
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D3Tufts
Medford, MA
4players leaving
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D3Wabash
Crawfordsville, IN
4players leaving
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D3Bluffton
Bluffton, OH
3players leaving
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D3Brevard
Brevard, NC
3players leaving
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D3Buena Vista
Storm Lake, IA
3players leaving
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D3Cal Lutheran
Thousand Oaks, CA
3players leaving
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D3Covenant
Lookout Mountain, GA
3players leaving
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D3Dominican-IL
River Forest, IL
3players leaving
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D3Earlham
Richmond, IN
3players leaving
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D3Franklin & Marshall
Lancaster, PA
3players leaving
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D3Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
3players leaving
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D3Heidelberg
Tiffin, OH
3players leaving
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D3Hendrix
Conway, AR
3players leaving
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D3Hobart
Geneva, NY
3players leaving
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D3Howard Payne
Brownwood, TX
3players leaving
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D3Juniata
Huntingdon, PA
3players leaving
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D3Kenyon
Gambier, OH
3players leaving
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D3Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA
3players leaving
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D3Piedmont
Demorest, GA
3players leaving
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D3Randolph-Macon
Ashland, VA
3players leaving
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D3Warren Wilson
Swannanoa, NC
3players leaving
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D3Washington and Lee
Lexington, VA
3players leaving
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D3Whitman
Walla Walla, WA
3players leaving
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D3Wilkes
Wilkes-Barre, PA
3players leaving
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D3Albion
Albion, MI
2players leaving
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D3Bard
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
2players leaving
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D3Brandeis
Waltham, MA
2players leaving
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D3Catholic
Washington, DC
2players leaving
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D3Concordia Chicago
River Forest, IL
2players leaving
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D3Denison
Granville, OH
2players leaving
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D3Hampden-Sydney
Hampden-Sydney, VA
2players leaving
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D3LeTourneau
Longview, TX
2players leaving
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D3Macalester
Saint Paul, MN
2players leaving
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D3Messiah
Mechanicsburg, PA
2players leaving
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D3Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS
2players leaving
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D3MSOE
Milwaukee, WI
2players leaving
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D3Oglethorpe
Atlanta, GA
2players leaving
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D3Ozarks (Ark.)
Clarksville, AR
2players leaving
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D3Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA
2players leaving
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D3Regent
Virginia Beach, VA
2players leaving
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D3Ripon
Ripon, WI
2players leaving
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D3Southwestern-TX
Georgetown, TX
2players leaving
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D3SUNY Oswego State
Oswego, NY
2players leaving
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D3Williams
Williamstown, MA
2players leaving
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D3Johnson & Wales - Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
1player leaving
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D3Nazareth
Rochester, NY
1player leaving
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Questions
How many D3 men's basketball teams are there?
NextCommit's coach data lists 328 NCAA Division III men's basketball programs for 2026-27. This page shows the 80 whose 2026-27 rosters we could read in full on September 29, 2026.
How many players does a D3 men's basketball program lose each year?
The typical D3 men's basketball program on this list has 3 players in their last season on its 2026-27 roster. Guards are the most common opening: 98% of these programs lose at least one, then forwards at 69%.
What does "players leaving" mean?
Players in their last season on the college's 2026-27 roster page: seniors, graduate students and fifth-year players at four-year schools, and sophomores at junior colleges. Redshirt marks do not change the count. Their spots open for recruits who start college in 2027.
Does a player leaving mean an open scholarship?
No. It means a roster spot the coaches have to refill, with high school recruits, transfers or walk-ons. How much athletic aid comes with a spot depends on the level, and Division III schools give none. Some players also get an extra year through a waiver.
Which positions does each school need?
That is Roster Needs, part of NextCommit Pro. It shows the positions each school is losing and filters your coach list to the programs that need your position. This page shows each school's total only.
How should I use this list?
Find schools at your level with players leaving, check which level fits you with the free Men's Basketball Recruit Score, then email the head coach or recruiting coordinator with your highlight film, stats, schedule and GPA. Follow up when you have something new to share.
How often is this data updated?
NextCommit reads college roster pages twice a year, after fall and spring rosters are posted. This page shows the September 29, 2026 read of 2026-27 rosters. Schools we could not read in full join the list when a later read passes.
How we got these numbers
We read each college's own roster page on September 29, 2026. Players leaving are players in their last season on the 2026-27 roster: seniors, graduate students and fifth-year players at four-year schools, and sophomores at junior colleges. Redshirt marks don't change the count.
This list shows 80 of the 328 programs in NextCommit's coach data (24%). Schools whose roster we couldn't read in full aren't listed yet. We call a list complete when we can read at least 75% of its rosters.
Divisions are for the 2026-27 season. Saint Francis (PA) is listed in Division III, where it moved in 2026-27.
A player leaving is a spot to refill, not a scholarship offer. Coaches also fill spots from the transfer portal, some players get an extra year, and a roster page can lag behind the team. Use the numbers to decide where to look, then ask the coach.
Last updated November 3, 2026.
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