Men DII College Rankings Week #8
Men DII College Rankings Week #8
Colorado School of Mines moves up. Photo William J. Pratt Photography.
We have a few changes in the Men's DII College Rankings this week, but we anticipate that the big changes will have to wait until the national playoffs start.
Still, we spent some time looking at the totality of accomplishments of top teams, which is why Colorado School of Mines jumps up to #7, and Rowan edges up also. East Carolina's defense has been dominant. It's time to recognize that. York comes back in after a loss, but a very close one to Rowan.
| Goff Rugby Report 2015-16 Men DII College Rankings #8 | ||||
| Rank | Prev | Team | Conference | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Minnesota-Duluth (Minn.) | Northern Lights | Defeated Bemidji State |
| 2 | 2 | UW-Whitewater (Wisc.) | WIIL North | Idle |
| 3 | 3 | VMI (Va.) | Cardinals | Idle |
| 4 | 4 | Salisbury (Md.) | Capital | Defeated Georgetown (13) |
| 5 | 5 | UNC Wilminton (NC) | Southern | Defeated Coastal Carolina (18) |
| 6 | 6 | Towson (Md.) | Capital | Idle |
| 7 | 17 | Colorado Sch. of Mines (Colo.) | Rocky Mountain | Defeated Western State |
| 8 | 9 | Rowan (NJ) | MARC | Defeated York |
| 9 | 7 | Grand Valley State (Mich.) | Great Lakes North | Defeated Ferris State |
| 10 | 8 | UMS&T (Mo.) | Gateway | Defeated UMKC |
| 11 | 10 | Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) | WIIL South | Idle |
| 12 | 11 | Northern Iowa (Iowa) | WIIL South | Defeated Illinois State (29) |
| 13 | 15 | Northern Michigan (Mich.) | WIIL North | Defeated UW-Platteville |
| 14 | 23 | East Carolina (NC) | Southern | Defeated UNC-Charlotte |
| 15 | 12 | SUNY Cortland (NY) | Upstate NY | Defeated Niagara (49) |
| 16 | 13 | Georgetown (DC) | Capital | Lost to Salisbury (4) |
| 17 | 14 | Roger Williams (RI) | Rugby Northeast | Forfeit win |
| 18 | 16 | Winona (Minn.) | Northern Lights | Defeated North Dakota State |
| 19 | 19 | UW-Lacrosse (Wisc.) | WIIL North | Defeated UW-Milwaukee (44) |
| 20 | 18 | Coastal Carolina (SC) | Southern | Lost close to UNCW (5) |
| 21 | 20 | Coast Guard Academy (Conn.) | NECRC | Defeated New Hampshire |
| 22 | 21 | Rhode Island (RI) | NECRC | Defeated Boston University |
| 23 | 22 | Vermont (Vt.) | NECRC | Defeated Norwich |
| 24 | 24 | Salve Regina (RI) | Colonial Coast | Idle |
| 25 | 26 | Old Dominion (Va.) | Cardinals | Defeated Radford |
| 26 | 28 | Xavier (Ohio) | Great Lakes South | Defeated Eastern Kentucky |
| 27 | 32 | RPI (NY) | Tri-State | Defeated Montclair State |
| 28 | 31 | Bentley (Mass.) | Rugby Northeast | Defeated St. Michael's |
| 29 | 29 | Illinois State (Ill.) | WIIL South | Lost to UNI (11) |
| 30 | 30 | Mary Washington (Va.) | Cardinals | Defeated Richmond |
| 31 | 25 | Furman (SC) | South | Idle |
| 32 | 27 | St. Louis (Mo.) | Gateway | Defeated Maryville |
| 33 | Unr | York (Pa.) | MARC | Lost close to Rowan (9) |
| 34 | 33 | Molloy (NY) | Tri-State | Defeated Marist |
| 35 | 35 | Plymouth State (NH) | Colonial Coast | Defeated Western NE |
| 36 | 36 | IUP (Pa) | MARC | Idle |
| 37 | 38 | Endicott (Mass.) | Colonial Coast | Defeated Wentworth IT |
| 38 | 34 | Spring Hill (Ala.) | Deep South | Forfeit win |
| 39 | 37 | Louisiana-Lafayette (La.) | Deep South | Defeated South Alabama |
| 40 | 45 | UMass Lowell (Mass.) | Rugby Northeast | Defeated Bryant (39) |
| 41 | 41 | Minnesota-Mankato (Minn.) | Northern Lights | Idle |
| 42 | Unr | Sacred Heart (NY) | Tri-State | Defeated Vassar (42) |
| 43 | 39 | Bryant (RI) | Rugby Northeast | Lost to UMass-Lowell (45) |
| 44 | 44 | UW-Milwaukee (Wisc.) | WIIL North | Lost to UW Lacrosse (19) |
| 45 | 40 | Tulane (La.) | Deep South | Defeated Louisiana Tech |
| 46 | 46 | SUNY Oswego (NY) | Upstate NY | Defeated Fredonia |
| 47 | 47 | Springfield (Mass.) | New England-Wide | Defeated WSCU |
| 48 | 43 | NJIT (NJ) | Tri-State | Defeated Siena |
| 49 | 48 | Providence College (RI) | Rugby Northeast | Defeated Stonehill |
| 50 | 49 | Niagara (NY) | Upstate NY | Lost to Cortland (12) |
