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SEPTEMBER x, 2026 compiled by STEVE ULRICH No publication covers NCAA Division III better. #whyD3 🏈It’s Finally Here. And a long holiday weekend as well.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 compiled by STEVE ULRICH No publication covers NCAA Division III better. #whyD3 😎Hey There, Thursday 📆What’s Happening Today. The 2026 DIII football season begins today. 🎶Your Morning Pick Me Up. CBS College Football Theme. Lloyd Landesman Top Story Last Tuesday, the NCAA Division III governance staff conducted a webinar outlining the NCAA Power Index, commonly known as the NPI, for member institutions.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 compiled by STEVE ULRICH No publication covers NCAA Division III better. #whyD3 🐫What Day Is It? Yep, hump day. 🔈What We’re Hearing. “There will come a point when every college football fan will decide if they've had enough — if the sport has drifted too far from its golden days to enjoy any longer. That day came for boxing and horse racing.” 🎶Your Morning Pick Me Up. September.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 compiled by STEVE ULRICH No publication covers NCAA Division III better. #whyD3 🎆Hello, September. 📆What’s Happening Today. The 2026-27 fall season gets underway 🎶Your Morning Pick Me Up. Start Me Up. The Rolling Stones Top Story Welcome to September and the start of the new athletic year in NCAA Division III.

AUGUST 31, 2026 composed by STEVE ULRICH No publication covers NCAA Division III better. #whyD3 🌅Good Monday Morning. Just one more sleep. 📆What’s Happening Today. The DIII NIL Working Group meets virtually today. 🎶Your Morning Pick Me Up. Ring of Fire. Social Distortion Top Story “Imagine the Dallas Cowboys threatening to sue the NFC East, then teams in the division saying they won’t play them unless they remove a player from their roster. No well-run pro sports league would dream of it.

AUGUST 28, 2026 composed by STEVE ULRICH No publication covers NCAA Division III better. #whyD3 🎉TGIF. The last Friday before we get rolling. 🔈What We’re Hearing. Today would be a great day to subscribe to D3Playbook. 🎶Your Morning Pick Me Up. Summertime Blues. Bruce Springsteen Top Story “Manchester University has accepted an invitation to join the Crossroads League, pending acceptance into the NAIA, with membership beginning in the 2027-2028 academic year.

AUGUST 27, 2026 composed by STEVE ULRICH No publication covers NCAA Division III better. #whyD3 😃Happy Thursday. The countdown continues. 🏐What’s Happening Today. The AVCA releases its DIII women’s volleyball preseason poll. 🎶Your Morning Pick Me Up. Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Queen Top Story “The Division III Commissioners Association (DIIICA) is proud to announce the 20 outstanding student-athletes selected as the 2025-26 Regional Student-Athlete of the Year winners.

AUGUST 26, 2026 composed by STEVE ULRICH No publication covers NCAA Division III better. #whyD3 😢Hey, Wednesday. Tumble out of bed. Stumble to the kitchen. Pour myself a cup of ambition. 🎶Your Morning Pick Me Up. 9 to 5. Dolly Parton Top Story “The ruling out of a Baton Rouge courtroom allowing tight end Dae'Quan Wright to blaze a trail from Cleveland Browns training camp to LSU's roster is like a ship slamming into an iceberg on a sunny day.

AUGUST 25, 2026 composed by STEVE ULRICH No publication covers NCAA Division III better. #whyD3 🤠G’day Tuesday. 📆What’s Happening Today. The NFHCA DIII preseason poll is released today. 🔈What We’re Hearing. "Our student-athletes represent the determination, teamwork, and spirit that define UNE.

AUGUST 24, 2026 composed by STEVE ULRICH No publication covers NCAA Division III better. #whyD3 🔔Happy Monday. Classes begin for many schools today. Good luck to students and faculty! 📆What’s Happening This Week. The DIII Membership Committee meets on Thursday. The NFHCA DIII preseason poll is released on Tuesday, while the AVCA DIII preseason poll is available Thursday. 🎶Your Morning Pick Me Up. Get the Party Started.