Men DII College News
In a weekend of dramatic DII college games, one of the most dramatic was Northern Michigan’s 27-24 overtime defeat of Illinois State.
For NMU, it was a breakthrough game as it put the Moosemen in with an excellent chance of making the national playoffs. This from a team that was 1-5 last season.
Two wild and tense games in the Tri-State Conference Sunday decided who would move on to the conference final.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which had been racking up big scores of late, had to battle with New Jersey Institute of Technology in a game that yielded just three tries and 18 points.
The national playoffs for Men's DII College are fast approaching with the play-in games in less than two weeks - here's who is in, or who is close:
Rugby Northeast
Roger Williams had 1st sewn up and won anyway, finishing 8-0 in regular season play.
The MARC Conference semifinals are set after a dramatic weekend of games.
The WIIL Conference is down to four as the quarterfinals wrapped up Saturday.
Wisconsin-Whitewater, ranked #2 by Goff Rugby Report, won comfortably, as expected, over DePaul 46-5 to book a spot in the semis. In a much closer game, Northern Michigan, ranked #13, needed overtime to get by #29 Illinois State.