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.
Massive Decider Weekend in D1-Level College Rugby
It is a big weekend of rugby in D1A but especially NCR D1 and D1AA.
Teams secure championships, and get into major playoffs this week.
Here's how it goes:
In the Big 10 we get the final between Indiana and Notre Dame, plus all the placement games. Both teams will get into the NCR playoffs, it's just the runner-up will have to play a play-in game.
Babson Did What?
Probably the biggest head-turner result in D1AA over the weekend was Babson eking out a 48-47 win over Northeastern in the Liberty Conference semifinals.
Men D1AA Rankings Week 10 25-26
This is one of the most competitive D1AA seasons in recent years.
As a result, being ranked is a massive compliment, and not really such an honor because we think the best team might still be ranked at #15. Who's to say Boston College isn't the best team around?
Thriller Semi Helps Decide Who Makes the SCRC Final
Tennessee advanced to the final of the SCRC Saturday after a wild semifinal with an LSU side that would not go awat.
The Vols ran out to a seemingly insurmountable lead only to see it eliminated by the Tigers in the second half.
Conference Playoff Time in D1AA
Conference playoffs and finales wrap up October in D1AA this weekend.
Liberty gets its semifinals, and while Boston College and Northeastern are teams who were expected to be here, but it's fair to say not everyone expected Babson and Yale to be here. Babson's season in D1AA is their first and while the Beavers were known to be strong, this was a challenge.
