DIAA College Rugby News
We already saw fall #1 AIC defeat UConn in a startling display of how the Yellow Jackets can just rip up a hard-working defense.
But there are more games on tap for the remainder of the weekend.
We have rushed to press the Goff Rugby Report Fall Men's DI College Rankings because of the major upheavals you might expect ... and here they are!
Four Top 10 teams, as well as #11, lost this past weekend, forcing us to reevaluate more than just those teams involved, but the conferences associated with those teams. Frankly, it's a mess, and we tried to un-mess it. So here goes:
It all comes down to next week in the Empire Conference, as Syracuse and Colgate both won, and both are now 4-1, right behind winners and still undefeated Stony Brook.
It's still AIC and Boston College at the top of the ECRC after both the Yellow Jackets and the Eagles won Saturday.
AIC slammed Middlebury 88-0, paced by three tries from Jihad Khabir and 26 points from Lui Sitama with eight conversions and two tries. No. 8 Matt Jones was a big part of AIC's go-forward, and captain Skyler Adams added two tries.
The University of Pittsburgh scored two tries in the final five minutes to come back to beat James Madison 31-27 in a crucial Keystone West matchup.
JMU, having moved up to DIAA from DII, was undefeated going into this game, as was Pitt.