Photo: Lexi Villagran
The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) contested its 15s season and championship in the fall, and thus published final rankings for the year. The competition now moves into 7s mode, beginning with the mid-January All Star Challenge and ending with the NSCRO 7s National Championship in late April.
The following is different from a “final placing,” as evidenced by MSU Moorhead at No. 2. The Minnesotans gave the Wildcats their best NSCRO competition of the year during the national semifinals and then finished third overall.
Sampling of TRB’s coverage of NSCRO this season:
WSC Captains Relive Championship Weekend
Barner: Chasing Best-Ever Status
Moorhead Shuts Out Regional Competition
Endicott Heads to 1st NSCRO Nationals
Wayne State: NSCRO is Our Home
NSCRO 15s RANKINGS
1. Wayne State College – Prairie States
2. Minnesota State University Moorhead – Northern Lights
3. Endicott College – Colonial Coast
4. Lee University – Independent
5. Salve Regina University – Colonial Coast
6. Colgate University – Upstate New York
7. College of St. Scholastica – Northern Lights
8. University of Wisconsin Platteville – Great Waters
9. College of St. Benedict – Northern Lights
10. Catholic University of America – Capital
11. Ithaca College – Upstate New York
12. York College of Pennsylvania – Mid-Atlantic
13. Albright College – Eastern Pennsylvania
14. SUNY Oswego – Upstate New York
15. St. Bonaventure University – Upstate New York
16. Northern Michigan University – Great Waters
17. Bentley University – Rugby Northeast
18. Gannon University – Allegheny
19. Denison University – Ohio Valley
20. University of South Dakota – Prairie States