We have to find a new #1 as the team that has been camped out at the top of the rankings, Wisconsin-Whitewater, lost.

Yes, sure, the Warhawks lost by a mere five points, but it is very, very tight at the top in these rankings. With #2 Furman being idle, and Norwich playing #6 UMass-Lowell and winning in impressive fashion, it's the Cadets who get the #1 ranking.

Don't be surprised if these top teams get knocked off in the national playoffs. Norwich, Furman, Vermont, Villanova, Illinois State, Whitewater, Queens, and probably several more could win a national title. It feels wide open right now.  

Goff Rugby Report Fall 2019 Men's DII College Rankings Nov 5 2019
Rank	Prev	Team	Conference	Notes
1	5	Norwich (VT)	Rugby Northeast	Beat UMass-Lowell (6)
2	2	Furman (SC)	Southern
3	3	Vermont (VT)	New England-Wide	Forfeit win
4	4	Villanova (PA)	MARC
5	9	Illinois State (IL)	Great MW	Beat Marquette (12), Whitewater (1)
6	1	UW-Whitewater (WI)	Great MW	Beat Loyola (14). Lost to Illinois State (9)
7	7	Queens (NC)	Cardinals
8	6	UMass-Lowell (MA)	Rugby Northeast	Lost to Norwich (5)
9	8	Grand Valley State (MI)	Great Lakes
10	11	Bentley (MA)	Rugby Northeast
11	14	Loyola-Chicago (IL)	Great MW	Lost to Whitewater (1), beat Marquette (12)
12	12	Marquette (WI)	Great MW	Lost to Illinois State (9), Loyola (14)
13	13	Boston University (MA)	New England-Wide
14	10	Bethel (IN)	Great Lakes
15	15	UMS&T (MO)	Gateway
16	16	Montana State (MT)	Rocky Mountain
17	17	Northern Colorado	Rocky Mountain
18	18	UNC (NC)	Southern	Tied UNC-Charlotte (39)
19	19	MSU-Moorhead (MN)	Northern Lights
20	20	Minnesota-Duluth (MI)	Great Midwest
Goff Rugby Report Fall 2019 Men's DII College Rankings Nov 5 2019
21	21	Colorado Mesa (CO)	Rocky Mountain
22	22	UNC-Wilmington (NC)	Southern	Forfeit loss
23	23	Lehigh (PA)	MARC
24	24	William Paterson (NJ)	Tri-State	Beat RPI (26)
25	25	SLU (MO)	Gateway
26	26	RPI (NY)	Tri-State	Lost to WPU (24)
27	27	Memphis (TN)	SCRC
28	28	Central Michigan (MI)	Great Lakes
29	29	USMMA (NY)	Tri-State
30	30	Marist (NY)	Tri-State
31	33	MTSU (TN)	SCRC	Beat Georgia Tech
32	31	Northern Michigan (MI)	Great MW
33	32	UW-Platteville (WI)	Great MW
34	34	Shippensburg (PA)	MARC
35	35	York (PA)	MARC
36	39	UNC-Charlotte (NC)	Southern	Tied UNC (18)
37	36	Virginia (VA)	Cardinals
38	37	North Dakota State (ND)	Northern Lights
39	38	Providence (RI)	Rugby Northeast
40	40	SE Louisiana	Deep South
Goff Rugby Report Fall 2019 Men's DII College Rankings Nov 5 2019