GRR: Northern Iowa
The final four men's D2 college teams got to Houston in several different ways.
National Collegiate Rugby is down to the semifinals for their Women's D1 and Small-College playoffs.
We're down to four in the NCR Men's DII College championship and three of the four are varsity programs.
It was almost four, with Marian leading by a slim margin before Northern Iowa scored late to win it.
Men D2 College Rankings 2021 Week 11
In a tight, hugely physical match that lived up to expectations, Illinois State held off a determined Northern Iowa team 27-23 to win the Great Midwest.
Both teams move on to the national playoffs and both will take Round of 16 berths. but ISU gets the bigger trophy.
We fill out almost the rest of the NCR D2 playoff bracket this week.