MIT Basketball Receives #1 Vote

MIT Basketball remained at the #4 spot in this week's D3Hoops.com Top 25 poll, but gained 14 points and received a #1 vote for the first time in program history.

Other northeast region schools in the Top 25 include Middlebury (#1), Amherst (#6), Williams (#7), and Rhode Island College (#24). NEWMAC rival WPI (#26) is just outside the Top 25.

#4 MIT takes on Springfield College tonight at 7pm EST.

MIT #4 in Nation

MIT Basketball moved up to #4 in this week's D3Hoops.com Top 25 poll. The Engineers, with a nation's-best record of 11-0, have beaten their opponents by an average margin of victory of 27 points. They are shooting 52.5% from the field, 40.2% from three, and have a +11.5 rebounding margin. This is the program's highest national ranking ever.

NEWMAC foe WPI is currenly ranked 20th in the country, while other Northeast Region teams Williams (#7), Amherst (#6), and Middlebury (#1) were ranked as well.

Read more about the Top 25 poll here: http://d3hoops.com/top25/men/2011-12/week3

MIT Moves Up to #7 in Polls

The MIT Engineers moved up two spots to #7 in the D3Hoops.com Top 25 Poll. This is the highest national ranking the Engineers have received in the 111-year history of the program.

Fellow NEWMAC rival WPI moved up to #15 in the polls, while Northeast region teams Williams (#8), Amherst (#2), and Middlebury (#1) were all ranked.

Read more about the rankings here: http://d3hoops.com/top25/men/2011-12/week2

Two teams that Tech will be playing this week, Salem State and Tufts, received Top 25 votes as well.

MIT travels to UMass-Boston tonight for 7PM EST. Live video of the game can be found on Little East TV: http://www.littleeast.tv/play/index.cfm?fuseaction=embstay&id=2622B694CD

NEWMAC Ranked 2nd Best Conference in Nation

The NEWMAC is currently ranked as the 2nd best conference in the nation, according to this week's D3BasketballIndex report. The conference currently holds a record of 40-10.

Read more here: https://sites.google.com/site/d3basketballindex/conference-ratings

NEWMAC Conference Ranked 3rd Strongest in Nation

The NEWMAC Conference, which consists of #9 MIT, #18 WPI, undefeated Springfield College and Babson College, as well as Clark University, US Coast Guard Academy, and Wheaton College, is currently ranked the 3rd strongest conference in the nation by D3BasketballIndex. Through the month of November the conference boasts a record of 32-4.

View the rankings here: https://sites.google.com/site/d3basketballindex/conference-ratings

MIT Jumps to #9 Ranking in D3Hoops.com Poll

The MIT Basketball team moved up to the #9 spot in this week's D3Hoops.com Top 25 poll. This is the second-highest ranking ever by the program, after being voted the 8th best team in the country during the 2009-2010 season. The entire Top 25 list: http://d3hoops.com/top25/men/2011-12/week1

Also voted to the Top 25 was NEWMAC rival WPI (#18), as well as fellow Northeast Region programs Williams (#7), Amherst (#3), and Middlebury (#2).

Tech takes on Emerson College tonight at 7PM EST. The game can be watched live here: http://median.emerson.edu/live.php?sid=51

Sloan Undergraduate Program Ranked 9th in Nation

Bloomberg Businessweek recently announced its Best Undergraduate Business Schools of 2011, and MIT's Sloan was awarded as the 9th best in the country.

Despite the tough economic times, 90% of Sloan undergrads received job placements last year, with a median starting salary of $65,000.

Learn more here: http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110227/best-undergraduate-business-schools-2011/slides/10

MIT Tops in World Rankings

QS World University Rankings recently released their world university rankings in the engineering and technology division for 2011, where MIT took top spot in the world in all categories within the division:

1st in World: Computer Science and Information Technologies

1st in World: Civil and Structural Engineering

1st in World: Chemical Engineering

1st in World: Electrical Engineering

1st in World: Mechanical, Aeronautical, and Manufacturing

The publication had MIT ranked overall as the 5th best university in the world in 2010.

More on the QS World Rankings here.

MIT Tops Graduate School Rankings

The 2012 U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) graduate school rankings were recently released, and MIT again found itself tops in the nation in a number of categories, including 1st in overall engineering and 3rd for business:

1st - Engineering (overall)

1st - Chemical Engineering

1st - Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

1st - Computer Engineering

1st - Electrical Engineering

1st - Materials Engineering

1st - Mechanical Engineering

1st - Economics

1st - Chemistry

1st - Computer Science

1st - Earth Sciences

1st - Mathematics

1st - Physics

2nd - Biological Sciences (behind Stanford)

3rd - Business (behind Harvard and Stanford)

9th - Political Science (tied with Duke)

11th - Psychology (tied with UPenn)

All USNWR graduate school rankings can be found here.

MIT Will Travel to Ithaca for Opening Round

The Division III NCAA brackets were released this afternoon, and MIT was selected to travel to Ithaca to play the hosts of that pod in the first round.

The full bracket can be found here.

In similar news, MIT moved into the final NE regional rankings, checking in at #11.

MIT Ranked in Week 3 of NCAA Regional Poll

The NCAA has released their third of four weekly regional rankings leading up to the NCAA Division III tournament selection day. Despite a loss, MIT moved up to #9 in the poll as a result of other results in the region.

The full list can be found at D3Hoops.com.

MIT Ranked in Week 2 of NCAA Regional Poll

The NCAA has released their second of four weekly regional rankings leading up to the NCAA Division III tournament selection day. MIT broke into the polls this week, checking in at #11 in the northeast.

The full list can be found at D3Hoops.com.

MIT Remains at #19 in D3Hoops.com Poll

MIT remained at the #19 spot in the D3Hoops.com Top 25, this week, after not playing any games against DIII opponents. MIT dropped a few votes, after a loss to DI Harvard, for a total of 180 (-7).

Note that the poll is through games Sunday, January 2, 2011, so the loss to Bridgewater State on Monday, January 3rd is not factored in these rankings.

MIT next hosts Tufts on Wednesday, January 5 at 8:00 PM.

MIT Remains at #19 in D3Hoops.com Top 25

MIT remained at the #19 spot in the D3Hoops.com Top 25, this week, after not having any games due to the end of the semester. MIT picked up a few more votes, despite remaining stationary in the poll, for a total of 187 (+14).

In addition to MIT, fellow NEWMAC foe WPI remained in the Top 25, checking in at the #23 spot.

MIT is off until New Year's Eve, when they travel to Harvard to take on the Crimson for an afternoon showdown.

MIT Up To #19 in D3Hoops.com Poll

MIT moved up in this week's D3Hoops.com Top 25, after another 3-0 week. MIT, previously at #21, moved up two spots by receiving 32 additional votes, for a total of 173.

In addition to MIT, fellow NEWMAC foe WPI remained in the Top 25, moving up one spot to #22.

MIT is off until New Year's Eve, when they travel to Harvard to take on the Crimson for an afternoon showdown.

MIT at #21 in D3Hoops.com Top 25

MIT remained in the week two edition of the D3Hoops.com Top 25, after a 3-0 week. However, despite picking up a total of 34 votes from last week's poll (107 to 141), MIT dropped a spot in the poll to #21. This was due to some teams that were previously ranked below MIT in the polls picking up some wins against more highly regarded opponents in the past week.

In addition to MIT, the NEWMAC is now also represented by WPI in the Top 25, who breaks into the poll for the first time this season at #23.

MIT hosts UMass-Boston tonight (Tuesday, December 7, 2010) at 7:00 PM in Rockwell Cage.

MIT Ranked #20 in Week 1 of D3Hoops.com Poll

D3Hoops.com has just released their 2010-2011 week 1 poll and MIT remained in the Top 25, at #20, despite an early season loss. The Engineers, 3-1, dropped from the #15 spot in the preseason poll. MIT was not alone with their early season loss, as 14 of the preseason Top 25 squads picked up at least one loss since the previous rankings were released. Fellow NEWMAC foe WPI remains just outside of the top 25, receiving the 28th most votes in the poll.

MIT hosts Emerson College tonight, November 30, in Rockwell Cage. Tip is set for 7:00 PM.

MIT Ranked Preseason #15 by D3Hoops.com

D3Hoops.com has just released their 2010-2011 preseason rankings and MIT checks in at #15. MIT jumped onto the national scene two seasons ago, with their hot run to win the NEWMAC tournament championship, which was followed by their upset victory over Rhode Island College in the NCAA tournament. Last year, the Engineers continued that hot streak, winning 21 of their first 22 games against division III opponents, including their first 16 games against DIII foes. That success led to MIT being ranked 11 consecutive weeks in the D3Hoops.com Top 25, to as high as #8, before falling just out of the rankings in the final poll.

MIT returns nearly all their players from a team that went 22-5 and only had 2 regular season losses to division III opponents. Leading the way are returning starters Mitchell Kates (co-captain), Eric Zuk (co-captain), Will Tashman, and Noel Hollingsworth. Kates did an exemplary job leading the team from the point guard position. He led the NEWMAC in steals and assists, in addition to averaging over 13 points per game. He was named the D3Hoops.com Northeast region rookie of the year last season for his efforts. Will Tashman led the NEWMAC in FG% last season, in addition to filling up the stat sheet with over 9 points and 7 rebounds per game. Noel Hollingsworth led the NEWMAC in scoring and rebounding, in his first year with the Engineers, and was named NEWMAC player of the year. He was also named 2nd-team All-American by the NABC, as well as a Preseason All-American this season by the DIII News. Eric Zuk is the sole senior on this season's roster and will provide much needed experience with the young squad. In addition to those four, MIT gets back red-shirt sophomore Jamie Karraker, who missed last season with an injury. As a freshman, Karraker averaged 11 points per game, mainly behind strong shooting from 3 (42%). MIT also brings in a deep class of freshman to further bolster the squad.

MIT opens their season on November 16 against Emmanuel College in Rockwell Cage. Tip is set for 7:00 PM.

DIII News Tabs MIT Preseason #18, MIT Basketball Schedule Released

The DIII News has released their annual preseason rankings, and MIT has made the list for the first time, checking in at #18. After finishing the year 22-5 last season, and only losing two players to graduation, MIT is poised to make another strong statement this season.

Click Here for Full Rankings

Also, MIT has released their 2010-2011 season schedule. MIT will again face Harvard during the winter break, and hope to improve on last year's performance.

2010-2011 MIT Basketball Schedule

MIT Athletics Program Cracks Top 10 in National Rankings

MIT is known more for its high national rankings in the classroom, but in the most recent release of the the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Division III Director's Cup rankings, MIT moved up to the 9th position. In the past 3 years, MIT has steadily improved its ranking from 60 to 37 to 24, and all the way into the top 10 this month. The change reflects MIT's continued commitment to fielding competitive athletic programs. MIT's athletic director, Julie Soriero, said "When people think of MIT, they should think about achievement and excellence. That extends to academics, that extends to student activities, and that extends to athletics." Full releases from MIT and NACDA can be found at the links below.

Official MIT Release

Official NACDA Release