GRR: University of San Diego
CRAA wrapped up their D1AA season with a weekend of games and in the end one of the most dramatic games of the season, if not the most dramatic.
St. Thomas played relatively well, but perhaps struggled with the physicality and tenacity of the Sam Houston State defense to get through Friday's semifinal 27-15.
The CRAA D1AA semifinals matchups are set after San Diego won their playoff game Saturday.
The USD Toreros will play Iowa State, the team they defeated to win it all last year. Meanwhile, Florida champions St. Thomas will face Sam Houston State. The winners will play Sunday for the championship.
University of San Diego took one more step toward the CRAA D1AA semifinals with an impressive victory over American River College.
University of San Diego remains atop the California D1AA after an impressive 42-9 defeat of Claremont Colleges.
USD, Chico State, and Stanford all won in-conference over the weekend and that leaves us with standings that look like this:
(We've combined the South and the North teams into one standings, but the South teams are USD, Arizona State, and Claremont Colleges.
The University of San Diego’s CRAA D1AA championship was not without hiccups, but in the end it was brilliantly finished.