College Men
One of the great college rugby rivalry games kicks off Saturday as the US Naval Academy hosts West Point in Annapolis.
This is a clash that has often defied predictions - seemingly struggling teams can often come out and win a supposedly superior opponent. That’s because this game means more to everyone - the players, the coaches, the fans - than any other.
Like most college rugby teams, the University of California has some specific goals, and while they might not say so publicly, those goals are generally the same four things: Win the World Cup series with UBC, Win the PAC Conference, Win the Varsity Cup tournament, and Win the CRC 7s invitational.
Sacramento State may well be one of the dark horse teams in DIAA.
After starting the 2016 season with a somewhat shaky win over UCSB very shaky loss to UC Davis, the Hornets lost again a week later, this time to Stanford. But since then, Sac State has won six in a row, including this past Saturday’s 50-19 defeat of previously 5-1 Nevada-Reno.
Here are the updated Men's DI College Standings.
We mix up the DIA and DIAA standings because there are also DI-level conferences that don't pursue either playoff, and opt only for the ACRC Bowls or the Varsity Cup invitational tournament. So we mush it all together and give you a little bit of an explanation as to who plays where.
We’re in the middle of the college 15s season, of course, but we’re also in the middle of figuring out who will be pushing for a major college 7s championship.