GRR: College Men
The Men’s DIAA college playoffs are down to four teams as the quarterfinals produced some intriguing results.
The biggest result was Arkansas beating Cal State Long Beach 24-14.
Razorbacks Head Coach Warren Fyfe said he was almost as surprised as everyone else in the result.
The DIA quarterfinals proved to be a startling display of the difference between the top four and the next four.
In addition, the results supported the conventional wisdom in both the Goff Rugby Report DI rankings and the D1A poll, which said that the Mid-South Conference is the best in the nation.
Medford, NJ - The NSCRO Small College National Championship is set for action this coming weekend at Infinity Park in Rugbytown USA, Glendale, Colorado. The event features the return of two-time defending champion, St. John’s University (Collegeville, MN) looking for a 3-peat. The Johnnies will face Mount St. Mary's University (Emmitsburg, MD) in the first semifinal at 1:00PM MDT.
We're down to the DIAA quarterfinals, and by the end of the weekend we will have the final two teams for the May 9 final at Kennesaw State University.
It's a mishmash of teams in the QFs, as some teams qualified last fall, some recently, and some when they were least expected to. Here's a look at the teams, the matchups, and our picks.
Life University has been off for three weeks and goes into this weekend’s DIA quarterfinal against Penn State well-rested.
And don’t think they’ll b rusty. Life has shown repeatedly that they can switch it on when they need to.