Cincinnati vs. Eastern Kentucky in the Ohio Valley final this weekend / Photo: JP Leong
The upcoming weekend will host the final regular-season matches for conferences competing in the USA Rugby DII College Fall Championship. Several leagues have contested their championships and/or named their respective representatives to the post-season. Below is a brief overview of which DII colleges are preparing for the Nov. 11 Fall Round of 32.
We’ll circulate a bracket once it’s approved by USA Rugby. In the meantime, here’s a look at the 2016-17 championship brackets.
ALLEGHENY
(finishes determined by season-end standings)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
GREAT LAKES
Grand Valley State is the clear leader and currently undefeated
GREAT WATERS
Nov. 4-5 Final Four
SF: UW-Lacrosse v Northern Michigan
SF: UIC v UW Oshkosh
ILLINOIS
Oct. 28 Championship
Illinois State 22-5 Illinois
IVY
(finishes determined by season-end standings)
1st: Penn
2nd: Yale
LONESTAR
Texas A&M finished first in the DI/II hybrid competition and will compete in the DI fall playoffs; UT San Antonio finished second and will compete in the DII fall playoffs.
MID-ATLANTIC
Nov. 4-5 Final Four
SF: Kutztown v Delaware
SF: Bloomsburg v Rowan
NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE
Nov. 4 Final
Colby v Maine-Orono
NEW ENGLAND WIDE
(finishes determined by season-end standings)
1st: Coast Guard
2nd: New Hampshire
NORTHERN LIGHTS
Oct. 28 Championship
Winona State 82-5 North Dakota
OHIO VALLEY
Nov. 4 Championship
Cincinnati v Eastern Kentucky
RUGBY NORTHEAST
Finishes determined by season-end standings, and it’s still very much a race. The Nov. 4-5 games will name post-season reps:
Stonehill (3-1) v Bryant (3-1)
Roger Williams (3-1) v Saint Michael’s (1-3)
Providence (2-2) v Saint Anselm (0-4)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Oct. 28 Championship
Colorado Mines 71-27 Colorado Mesa
TRI-STATE
Nov. 4 Championship
Final: Vassar v Albany
3rd: Marist v Siena
UPSTATE
Nov. 4 Final
Buffalo State v Cortland