GRR: NCR D1
The newly-minted ARC conference kicked off this weekend with St. Bonaventure and Wheeling logging impressive wins.
This conference was created by five NCR teams that used to be in the Rugby East, plus Wheeling out of Big Rivers. This conference will (as we understand) get five playoff spots into NCR's D1 postseason, so it is expected to be competitive.
Over 60 D1-level college teams are playing this weekend.
Some of these games are hugely important conference matchups—Texas A&M at Baylor on Friday evening, Bowling Green vs Cincinnati, Iowa at Iowa State (!). Some are still quote-unquote warmups.
As we unleash the GRR NCR D1 rankings we fully recognize that this is way too early.
Five teams from the Rugby East have announced that they are moving to NCR exclusively.
In the midst of a discussion about having all members be D1A, even if they also are NCR members, the teams that compete in NCR's postseason have decided to leave Rugby East and form a separate NCR-only Conference.
The 12 Rugby East college teams met this week on a call to decide if they should all commit to playing in D1A instead of playing split, with five playing toward an NCR playoff and seven playing toward a CRAA D1A playoff.