National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) announced its 2023-24 national championship details in early August, and now there is more detail on the regional playoff destinations for conference champions. Also included is the schedule for the women’s 15s national championships on Dec. 2-3 in Houston. To boot, NCR also announced a new partnership with Veo, so all regional playoff matches on all fields will be streamed with Veo camera technology.

College Check-ins: Division I, Division II & Small College

To recap, there are three NCR women’s 15s divisions: I, II and Small College. All regional playoffs will occur from Friday-Sunday, Nov. 10-12 and in four separate locations. DII and Small College follow the same format: Round of 16/8 on Nov. 11-12, and then semifinals/final on Dec. 2-3 in Houston. DI starts at the quarterfinal stage and will send teams to two of the four regional playoff locations. Friday, Nov. 10 is DI quarterfinals, Saturday is consolation matches, and Sunday, Nov. 12 is semifinals.

REGIONALS BREAKOUT

There are four regional championship sites, and they’ll all host four DII teams and four Small College teams in November. Two sites will also host four DI teams. For DII and Small College, each site will also feature an at-large team per division (Apply for at-large bid.) The following indicates where conference champions and representatives will be contesting their regional playoffs:

WEST

St. Louis, Mo.
Forest Park Rugby Fields

SMALL COLLEGE
Northern Lights
Prairie States
Mid-America
At-Large

DIVISION II
Great Waters #2
High Peaks
Lone Star
At-Large

DIVISION I
Big 10 #1 – Michigan
Lone Star
Midwest #1
At-Large

MIDWEST

Elkhart, Ind.
Moose Rugby Grounds

SMALL COLLEGE
Great Waters
Ohio Valley
Allegheny
At-Large

DIVISION II
Great Waters #1
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
At-Large

DIVISION I (“EAST”)
Allegheny
South Atlantic
Big 10 #2
Midwest #2

SOUTH

Culpeper, Va.
Culpeper Sports Complex

SMALL COLLEGE
EPRU
SARC
Upstate New York – 10/21 semifinals. 10/28 finals
At-Large

DIVISION II
Mid-Atlantic
South Atlantic
Upstate New York
At-Large

EAST

Henniker, N.H.
New England College

SMALL COLLEGE
Colonial Coast
Rugby Northeast
Tri-State
At-Large

DIVISION II
New England Wide
Rugby Northeast
Tri-State
At-Large

NATIONALS SCHEDULE

The teams that win both of their regional playoff matches advance to the national championship weekend (Dec. 2-3) in Houston, Texas. DII and Small College will hold their respective semifinals inside of AVEVA Stadium, home to the MLR Houston SaberCats, and Sunday’s 3rd place matches will occur on the pitch beside the stadium. All three national finals occur inside the stadium Sunday. All kickoff times are listed in CST.

SATURDAY, DEC. 2
All games in stadium
10 a.m. & 12 p.m. Small College semifinals
2 & 4 p.m. DII semifinals
6 p.m. DI championship

SUNDAY, DEC. 3
Finals in stadium, 3rd place on outer field
8:30 a.m. Small College 3rd Place
10 a.m. Small College championship
10:30 a.m. DII 3rd Place
12 p.m. DII championship