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.
Playoff Spots Decided in NCR
NCR has finalized their playoff brackets in men's collegiate rugby.
Here is how it all shook out:
NCR D1
Twelve teams will compete with eight facing off this coming weekend while the top four teams await them in the quarterfinals. Those top four are Brown, St. Bonaventure, Indiana, and Marian.
Big Win for Iowa State Caps 4-0 Run in HOA
Iowa State has wrapped up a undefeated run in the Heart of American with an emphatic 55-17 defeat of Principia.
At 4-0 ISU is tops in the HOA and awaits the winner of a game rescheduled from an earlier postponement. Iowa and Wayne State are both 2-1 and will play next week to secure 2nd in the standings.
Then #1 and #2 will play for the conference championship.
New Chapter at HOA Concludes Solid Fall of 2026
The Heart of America Conference (HOA), the D1AA division of CRAA’s Midwest Conference, enters a new chapter following a significant realignment that reshaped the landscape of Midwest collegiate rugby.
Men D1AA Rankings 2026-27 Week 10
It's been an extra week since we updated our D1AA rankings and a lot happened there.
Basically, the #1 and #2 teams both lost, and then the team that beat #2 (South Carolina) lost to someone else.
What Is Going On in the MAC?
The reduction of the size of the MAC may have helped the teams moving down to D2, but there is concern in the remaining four-team D1AA conference.
