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.
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.
Men D1AA Rankings Week 9 25-26
Well we skipped last week because of our site reboot and we just couldn't get to it.
And that was a shame because Kentucky's tie with LSU promised to shake everything up. Which is still did.
Now, with two weeks of results, and some deep soul-search, we have a lot of changes.
Here's what we have:
D1 Teams Need to Make a Move Now October ends in Men's D1-level college with some major rivalries and playoff-deciders.
Playoff Beckon for D1AA Teams
We're entering the playoff period for most fall-playing D1AA conferences and some crucial playoff-deciding regular season games, and fans have a much better idea of who could challenge for a major championship.
Men D1AA Rankings Week 7 25-26
The main changes come courtesy of the Heart of America and, a little bit, with the Liberty.
Yale's win over Babson was a shakeup result and brings the Bulldogs into our Top 30. Meanwhile, as chronicled earlier in the week, UHSP defeated Kansas State and gets to appear in the rankings, also.
