Here's the latest Men's DII College rugby rankings, and we've got some shifting.
Vermont lost a couple of games, and while those losses were very close, in this deep a ranking that can drop you significantly. Norwich bumps up, and so does Northern Michigan. Western State dropped School of Mines two weeks ago, and they go from unranked to #12. Southern Illinois is another high joiner.
We drop USM&T (need some results!), Molloy (lost twice), Buffalo State (ditto), and St. Louis (harsh, because they're close). And we add in a bunch as we expand to 50.
Keep an eye on Spring Hill. They've lost games, but to strong DI teams. It will be interesting to see where they fall. Right now we're not penalizing them for those losses because they've been competitive.
| Goff Rugby Report 2016-17 Men DII College Rankings #2 | ||||
| Rank | Prev | Team | Conference | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Minnesota-Duluth (Minn.) | Northern Lights | Bt. NDSU (32), SCSU |
| 2 | 2 | UW-Whitewater (Wisc.) | WIIL | Bt. UW-Mil. (28), UW-Platteville |
| 3 | 3 | Rowan (NJ) | MARC | Bt. Kutztown 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Grand Valley State (Mich.) | Great Lakes North | Bt. Hope, Saginaw Valley |
| 5 | 5 | NC State (NC) | Southern | Bt. Radford, VCU |
| 6 | 10 | Norwich (Vt.) | NECRC | Bt. Vermont (7), Middlebury |
| 7 | 19 | Northern Michigan (Mich.) | WIIL | Bt. UW-Lacrosse, UW-Stout (15) |
| 8 | 8 | VMI (Va.) | Cardinals | Bt. VCU |
| 9 | 9 | UNC Wilminton (NC) | Southern | Bt. Coll. of Charleston |
| 10 | 13 | Bentley (Mass.) | Rugby Northeast | Bt. Roger Williams (25), St. Mike's |
| 11 | 14 | Coast Guard Academy (Conn.) | New England-Wide | Bt. WCSU, WPI |
| 12 | Unr | Western State (Colo.) | Rocky Mountain | Bt. School of Mines (6) |
| 13 | 38 | Rhode Island (RI) | NECRC | Bt. Vermont (7), Providence |
| 14 | 11 | Northern Iowa (Iowa) | WIIL South | Bt. UIC, DePaul |
| 15 | 12 | Furman (SC) | South | Idle |
| 16 | 22 | IUP (Pa.) | MARC | Bt. Bloomsburg, Kutztown 3 |
| 17 | 15 | UW-Stout (Wisc.) | WIIL | Lost to Northern Michigan (19) |
| 18 | Unr | Southern Illinois (Ill.) | Gateway | Bt. Maryville, Principia, SLU (17) |
| 19 | 16 | Spring Hill (Ala.) | Deep South | Lost to Lindenwood-B, Florida State |
| 20 | 18 | York (Pa.) | MARC | Bt. California of Pa |
| 21 | 6 | Colorado Sch. of Mines (Colo.) | Rocky Mountain | Lost to Western State. Bt. Mesa |
| 22 | 28 | UW-Milwaukee (Wisc.) | WIIL | Lost to UW-W (2), Bt. UW-Lacrosse (31) |
| 23 | 27 | SUNY Cortland (NY) | Upstate NY | Bt. LeMoyne, Niagara |
| 24 | 21 | East Carolina (NC) | Southern | Bt. College of Charleston |
| 25 | 24 | Old Dominion (Va.) | Cardinals | Bt. Virginia Griffins |
| 26 | 20 | The Citadel (SC) | Southern | - |
| 27 | 23 | Coastal Carolina (SC) | Southern | - |
| 28 | 30 | Winona (Minn.) | Northern Lights | Bt. St. Thomas, North Dakota |
| 29 | Unr | Sacred Heart (Conn.) | Tri-State | Bt. Hofstra, Siena |
| 30 | Unr | RIT (NY) | Upstate NY | Bt. Niagara, Fredonia |
| 31 | 34 | RPI (NY) | Tri-State | Bt. Union, Hofstra |
| 32 | 35 | Illinois State (Ill.) | WIIL | Bt. DePaul, Ill.Wesleyan |
| 33 | Unr | Appalachian State (NC) | Southern | Idle |
| 34 | 7 | Vermont (Vt.) | NECRC | Lost to Rhode Island, Norwich (10) |
| 35 | 32 | North Dakota State (ND) | Northern Lights | Lost to UMD (1), Bt. St. John's |
| 36 | 37 | Salve Regina (RI) | Colonial Coast | Bt. UMass-Dartmouth, WNE |
| 37 | Unr | Geneseo (NY) | Upstate NY | Bt Buffalo State (29), Oswego (26) |
| 38 | Unr | William Paterson (NY) | Tri-State | Bt. NJIT, Molloy (40) |
| 39 | Unr | UMass-Lowell (Mass.) | Rugby Northeast | Bt. Bryant (33), Holy Cross |
| 40 | 39 | Springfield (Mass.) | New England-Wide | Bt. WPI |
| 41 | Unr | Principia (Ill.) | Gateway | Lost to SIU, Bt. SLU (17) |
| 42 | 36 | UMS&T (Mo.) | Gateway | - |
| 43 | Unr | Providence College (RI) | Rugby Northeast | Lost to Rhode Island (38) |
| 44 | Unr | SUNY New Paltz (NY) | Tri-State | Bt Drew, SUNY Oneonta |
| 45 | Unr | Vassar (NY) | Tri-State | Bt. Drew, Bard |
| 46 | 26 | SUNY Oswego (NY) | Upstate NY | Bt. Fredonia, Lost to Geneseo |
| 47 | Unr | LeMoyne (NY) | Upstate NY | Lost to Cortland, Bt. Buffalo State (29) |
| 48 | 31 | UW-Lacrosse (Wisc.) | WIIL | Lost to UW-Stout (15), UW-Mil (28) |
| 49 | 33 | Bryant (RI) | Rugby Northeast | Lost to UMass-Lowell, Stonehill |
| 50 | 25 | Roger Williams (RI) | Rugby Northeast | Lost to Bentley (13), S. Conn. |
