Over 80 D1-Level Teams Take the Field This Weekend
Over 80 D1-Level Teams Take the Field This Weekend
About 80 D1AA, D1A, and NCR D1 teams are in action this weekend.
Of those, five matches see ranked NCR D1 team vs ranked NCR D1 team.
Indiana (#9) vs Marian (#5)
Belmont Abbey (#15) vs St. Bonaventure (#2)
Wheeling (#6) vs Kutztown (#10)
Iona (#19) vs AIC (#11)
Siena (#13) vs Brown (#1)
In addition, Walsh (#8) and Iowa Central CC (#18) play ranked D1A opponents.
The biggest game in D1AA may well be Oklahoma (#19) vs Kansas (#16). Texas State vs LSU is one to keep an eye on, and we're intrigued by Indiana Tech vs Trine.
Among D1A teams, Mary Washington (#11) at Navy (#3) heads the list.Air Force plays Utah State in the first game of Air Force's John Cullen era—he's the new Head Coach.
Some other teams are pushing for potentially being ranked. For example ... Babson. Boston College. UNC Charlotte.
Finally, North Carolina and Duke have resurrected an old rivalry challenge match along the Tobacco Road with the Jay Trehy Cup. The trophy is named after Jay Trehy who played rugby for both colleges, undergrad at Duke and in law school at Chapel Hill and he was chosen because he embodies excellence in rugby, academics, and service. He was one of the UNC Rugby founders and has been a huge advocate for foster kids and helping children through the foster system.
Trehy has asked for the match to help raise awareness for the Hope Center, an organization that helps foster children after they age out of the state system when they turn 18.
Men's D1-level college matches. Check back for scores:
| 9/12 | Indiana | at | Marian | Crossover |
| 9/12 | Indiana Tech | at | Trine | Crossover |
| 9/12 | Texas State | at | LSU | Crossover |
| 9/12 | Duke | at | UNC Chapel Hill | D1AA Ind. |
| 9/13 | Purdue | at | Illinois | BIG 10 |
| 9/13 | Belmont Abbey | at | St. Bonaventure | ARC |
| 9/13 | Wheeling | at | Kutztown | ARC |
| 9/13 | Thomas More | at | Adrian | Big Rivers |
| 9/13 | Southern Virginia | at | Queens | Crossover |
| 9/12 | Walsh | at | Army | Crossover |
| 9/13 | Iowa Central CC | at | Arkansas State | Crossover |
| 9/13 | Drury | at | Southern Nazarene | Crossover |
| 9/13 | Northern Iowa | at | Iowa State | Crossover |
| 9/13 | UW Eau Claire | at | Minnesota | Crossover |
| 9/13 | Colorado Mesa | at | Colorado | Crossover |
| 9/13 | Arizona State | at | Grand Canyon | D1A Independent |
| 9/13 | UTEP | at | Northern Arizona | D1A Independent |
| 9/13 | Mizzou | at | Iowa | Heart of America |
| 9/13 | Nebraska | at | Wayne State | Heart of America |
| 9/13 | Oklahoma | at | Kansas | Heart of America |
| 9/13 | Arkansas | at | Kansas State | Heart of America |
| 9/13 | UMass | at | Niagara | Liberty D1AA |
| 9/13 | Buffalo | at | Boston College | Liberty D1AA |
| 9/13 | Yale | at | UConn | Liberty D1AA |
| 9/13 | Binghamton | at | Nazareth | Liberty D1AA |
| 9/13 | Northeastern | at | Rhode Island | Liberty D1AA |
| 9/13 | Babson | at | Columbia | Liberty D1AA |
| 9/13 | Fordham | at | Syracuse | Liberty NCR D1 |
| 9/13 | Dartmouth | at | Harvard | Liberty NCR D1 |
| 9/13 | Iona | at | AIC | Liberty NCR D1 |
| 9/13 | Siena | at | Brown | Liberty NCR D1 |
| 9/13 | U. Texas | at | Baylor | Lonestar |
| 9/13 | Louisville | at | Ohio | MAC |
| 9/13 | Ohio State | vs | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 9/13 | Pitt | at | WMU | MAC |
| 9/13 | Cincinnati | at | Dayton | MAC |
| 9/13 | Air Force | at | Utah State | Rocky Mountain |
| 9/13 | Mary Washington | at | Navy | Rugby East |
| 9/13 | Georgia | at | Tennessee | SCRC |
| 9/13 | Wingate | vs | UNC Wilmington | SoConn D1/D1AA |
| 9/13 | UNC Charlotte | at | South Carolina | Crossover |
| 9/13 | Virginia Tech | vs | NC State | Crossover |
