Men’s Division 1AA (D1AA) represents a highly competitive tier of collegiate rugby in the United States, featuring programs governed by both National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) and the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA). It serves as a bridge between elite Division I play and developing Division II or Small College levels, offering strong regional competition and a pathway to national championships under each organization’s structure. While NCR and CRAA operate independently, both use the D1AA designation for schools with established programs that may not have the depth or resources of top-tier D1A teams.
College Merger Raises Questions at UHSP
This week University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (UHSP) announced that the institution will be merging with Washington University of St. Louis, and that decision will have ramifications for the rugby program.
Arizona State Starting to Make Themselves Heard
While Western Washington, San Jose State, and ARC are making waves on the West Coast, out in the desert, easily-overlooked Arizona State might well be as good as any of them.
D1AA Spring Rankings Week 4
We took last week off so we've got two weeks of results for this ranking.
Our biggest move is that USF has run into some mid-season issues and their timing is terrible because they lost big to the two strongest teams in the Florida Conference. There's a good chance that USF rebounds in March.
Beavers, Spartans On Top in California D1AA
ARC and San Jose State stay on top of the Northern California D1AA Conference after both teams logged big wins over the weekend.
For American River, it was a record-breaking day with a 134-14 win over San Francisco State. ARC was led by Haydn Williams, who scored four tries and was a defensive leader. In all, 15 different ARC players crossed the tryline.
D1AA In NorCal: Spartans and Beavers Lead
San Jose State logged a well-taken road win 38-12 over Nevada Reno in the California Conference Northern division.
This was a very physical game and Reno did well to ask some questions of the Spartans.
