GRR: Pacific West Conference
Goff Rugby Report has an update on the DIAA College playoff picture.
Sixteen teams are expected to compete for the title, with the final May 7 in Moraga, Calif.
Not all of the teams we thought would be in the playoffs in this article will participate. So here’s how it looks now:
Sacramento State may well be one of the dark horse teams in DIAA.
After starting the 2016 season with a somewhat shaky win over UCSB very shaky loss to UC Davis, the Hornets lost again a week later, this time to Stanford. But since then, Sac State has won six in a row, including this past Saturday’s 50-19 defeat of previously 5-1 Nevada-Reno.
Don’t look now, but there might be a wolf behind.
Or maybe a whole pack.
While the likes of UC Davis, Sacramento State, and Chico State have been battling through the Pacific Western Collegiate Rugby Conference, Nevada has quietly racked up a 4-1 conference record.
As March is around the corner there’s the little matter of figuring out who will be in the Men’s DIAA playoffs.
The DIAA championship is starting to garner some interest around the nation, and programs realize this is a good post-season for smaller DI programs, clubs, and up-and-coming quasi-varsity teams.
UC Davis tightened its grip on the Pacific Western Conference with a 68-19 defeat of Stanford Saturday.
Stanford went into the game 2-0-1 but were cast aside summarily by the defending DIAA champ Aggies. UC Davis is now 4-0.