GRR: College Men
The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) postseason is becoming clearer as November arrives.
This was a week of several rankings upsets.
Most of them came about because a) a team that had built its ranking on good early results faded due to injuries, or other challenges; b) the opposite happened, and a team that lost an early game or two just got better, got players back from injury, or got some late recruits; or c) we just had it wrong.
This past week and the coming weekend will fill in our Men's DII college bracket for the fall.
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is running the playoffs and has a Round of 16-Quarterfinal weekend November 19-21 in four locations: Cherry Hill, NJ, Charleston SC, Knoxville, Tenn., and St. Louis Mo.
One more week remains in the Big Ten regular season and here's where we stand.
The Tri-State Conference helds its semifinals Sunday, with one or two surprises.
WomenIn New Jersey on Sunday the Fairfield University Women came from behind to tie the game and then in the second period of overtime scored to finish up 29-24. Fairfield will face the Vassar College Women on Saturday in the final. RPI and MSU will match-up for third and fourth place.