Men’s NCR Division I (D1) is a top-tier collegiate rugby division organized by National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), featuring the most competitive and well-developed university programs across the country. Membership is based on rugby performance and program strength rather than school size, allowing both large public universities and smaller private institutions to compete at this level. Teams in D1 play regionally during the regular season and advance to national playoffs to determine the champion. The division represents the highest standard of competition within NCR’s collegiate structure, showcasing elite play and program excellence.
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Final Rankings NCR D1 and Fall D1AA
OK, no clickbait here.
We have make simple changes in the NCR D1 and the overall D1AA rankings to wrap up the fall.
We have no other reasons to make other changes. So what we had was #2 beat #1 in NCR D1, and we had #1 beating #2 in NCR's D1AA final.
St. Bonaventure Picture Perfect To Take NCR D1 Final
Going into Saturday’s NCR D1 final, St. Bonaventure and Queens had already faced off twice before; each had won a game, and the points scored were Bonnies 55, Royals 54.
Bonnies Rolls to NCR D1 Final; Queens Does Just Enough
Despite some surges from other contenders, the NCR D1 final will be St. Bonaventure vs Queens.
In the five years that NCR has held a D1 championship, one of those teams has been in the final every single year. However, they have never met in the final game.
NCR D1 Semis Bring Familiar Foes on Varying Paths
Did St. Bonaventure put it all together perfectly or did Brown lose the plot?
Maybe it was a bit of both. As the NCR Men’s D1 semifinals loom talk is still about how the defending champion Brown side faltered to the tune of 51-7 to Bonnies in the quarterfinals. Bonnies winning wasn’t the surprise, it was the manner of the winning.
