Thomas More, Marian Through to Big Rivers Final
Marian and Thomas More move on to the Big Rivers final after both won semifinals this weekend.
Thomas More, the #1 seed from the East defeated Iowa Central 53-7 in fairly dominant fashion. For the Saints this was an indication of their improvement after they started the season with a loss to Kutztown.
D1-Level games This Weekend: Semis, Crossovers, Big Tests
NCR's D1 enters conference playoff season for the Big Rivers and Big 10, but the other conferences are finishing up things, too.
Conference Playoff Time in D1AA
Conference playoffs and finales wrap up October in D1AA this weekend.
Liberty gets its semifinals, and while Boston College and Northeastern are teams who were expected to be here, but it's fair to say not everyone expected Babson and Yale to be here. Babson's season in D1AA is their first and while the Beavers were known to be strong, this was a challenge.
Big 10 Playoff Schedule, Seedings Set
The Big Ten Universities Rugby Conference has finalized its seeding and schedule for the 2025 Championship Playoffs, set to kick off on Saturday, November 1.
This year’s tournament will feature semifinal matchups in both the Championship Cup and Bowl brackets, with higher-seeded teams hosting each contest.
Men NCR D1 Rankings Week 9 2025
We broke up one of the tied pairs, after St. Bonaventure doubled-up on Wheeling and Walsh lost the same weekend.
We are a bit muted in our response to those results; Belmont Abbey moves up but not past Walsh, because overall Walsh still has more wins against tough teams.
So we'll wait a bit. Can Belmont Abbey back that win up?
