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GRR D1A Rankings 2023-24 Week 12

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GRR D1A Rankings 2023-24 Week 12

UCLA is in our Top 25 based on early results. Gabby Rosenberg photo.

CRAA unleashed their first rankings and they do take GRR's rankings into account but also use their own algorithm.

So here that is:

So, yeah, there are a few differences but nothing too massive.

For us, ranking the West Coast teams when they start playing in October or November is tough, because those games are very preseason. It's easy to get caught up with basing a ranking on a preseason game (or a result in the Storer Classic, for example) and we're trying very hard to avoid that. Having said that, UCLA's preseason games, despite being played with mixed-up lineups, have been quite good. Good enough for us to put them in the Top 25. 

With a few games coming up for UCLA, Cal Poly, and Saint Mary's, we might see movement (although for Saint Mary's it's unlikely). UCLA's game against Oxford University will be really interesting, but maybe not a major rankings mover. We do have the CRAA Fall Classic, which will include some bowl games involving the likes of Michigan State, Mount St. Mary's, Ohio State, Penn State, and more. That will give us some insight into where these teams compare. We suspect Penn State is stronger than their record indicates.

 

Rk. Prev. College Team Conference Notes
1 1 Navy Rugby East  
2 2 Lindenwood Midwest  
3 3 Life University Rugby East  
4 4 Cal PAC  
5 5 Saint Mary's California  
6 6 BYU Rocky Mountain  
7 7 Arkansas State Independent  
8 8 Davenport Midwest Beat Penn State (21)
9 9 Central Washington Independent  
10 10 Arizona PAC  
11 11 Army Rugby East  
12 12 Mary Washington Rugby East  
13 13 Mount St. Mary's Rugby East  
14 14 Grand Canyon Independent  
15 15 Colorado State Rocky Mountain  
16 16 Air Force Rocky Mountain  
17 17 Michigan State Big 10  
18 18 Wisconsin Big 10  
19 19 Ohio State Big 10  
20 20 Texas Red River  
21 23 Cal Poly California Beat CSULB
22 Unr UCLA PAC Beat U. San Diego
23 21 Penn State Rugby East Lost to Davenport (8)
24 22 Illinois Big 10  
25 24 Texas A&M Red River