Midwest and East Coast Get Going in D1A
You kind of feel like there’s something heating up as more teams outside of California get active.
The notable game outside of the West is most certainly Lindenwood traveling to Jonesboro, Ark. to face Arkansas State.
They don’t ease into it, do they?
GCU Upset, Cal, and Saint Mary's in Big Wins This Weekend
Major D1A action included some out-of-division special events this weekend, but maybe it was the all-D1A game that was the biggest.
Cal vs UBC
Cal defeated longtime Canadian rivals University of British Columbia 38-7 in Vancouver. Cal opened the scoring in a fairly methodical way, pressuring off the kickoff and working the forwards in close.
Where the Latest CRAA Power Rankings Differ with GRR
College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) has released its D1A Power Rankings for February.
We are starting to get into the meat of the pre-playoff season, and these rankings have a direct effect on playoff places and seedings. Goff Rugby Report's own D1A rankings are used, in part, to produce these rankings, but coach votes have a heavy influence, as well.
Arizona Rebound vs St. Thomas Shows Something
Perhaps the most compelling game in D1A this past weekend was St. Thomas at Arizona.
The stage was set for an interesting one, and we got it.
D1A Rankings for 2025-26 Week 19
We have a couple of shifts in this ranking while we still wait for some major matchups.
Cal could be #1 at this point, but we still wait. Really the basis of their ranking right now is two wins over UCLA. We need more data. Chances are, however, that if things go as we expect, they will move to #1 at some point.
