D1A Rankings for 2025-26 Week 23
Lindenwood's razor-thin win over Life is enough to put the Lions ahead of the Running Eagles, but, of course, it's close.
But it's worth remembering that the Lindenwood victory was on the road, which carries a bit more weight. Lindenwood might have bumped up to #3 or #2, but Saint Mary's did very well in winning over Cal Poly, so they hold onto #3.
ARC Secure Atop California NorCal D1AA After Key Win
American River took tighter control of the California Conference NorCal with a well-taken win over San Jose State.
With the win ARC handed SJSU their first conference loss, and improved to 7-0.
Saint Mary's Still Undefeated In-Conference
The Saint Mary's Gaels defeated Cal Poly 57-12 Saturday in San Luis Obispo to move to 6-0 in the California Conference.
Gaels Head Coach Tim O'Brien was relatively happy with the showing, saying they started brilliantly, scoring three tries in the first 20 minutes and taking control early.
D1A Around the Nation: Lindenwood Wins Rivalry Match
Here’s a quick look at D1A action around the country.
Cross-Conference Actions
Lindenwood beat Life 18-15 in a game that saw most of the points scored in the first quarter of the match. Life hooker Adam Chadwick staked the Running Eagles to a 5-0 lead two minutes in only for Lindenwood’s David Cathcart and then Tom Bishop to go over and set up a 12-5 lead.
Queens Survives Tenacious Ohio State in Pathway Classic
Queens University won the inaugural Pathway Classic collegiate match Friday night in Charlotte, defeating Ohio State.
That’s a simple way of putting what was an extremely complex match. Both sides fielded quite young sides—Queens more by choice while OSU are just like that these days—and in wet conditions both sides made several little and sometimes big errors.
