Men's DII College Around the Country
Here's a look at the Men's DII college landscape over the weekend with a nod to who was ranked where.
If a team's ranking isn't listed it's because they didn't make the GRR Top 40.
NEWCRC Top Dogs Keep Barking
The the teams that usually do well in the New England Wide College Rugby Conference are all starting strong as Norwich, Coast Guard, UMass-Lowell, and Vermont all won to improve to 2-0.
Tight One in the Mud with Memphis Over Auburn
In a clash of two DII teams with big aspirations in the SCRC, Memphis came back to defeat Auburn 12-7 in a muddy mess of a game.
Auburn led for much of the match and performed admirable for a squad that has 13 freshmen and sophomores in the gameday 23, plus four players who have never played rugby before.
Tennessee Edges Kentucky in Early SCRC Test
There really are no easy weekends in the SCRC, and both Tennessee and Kentucky—if they didn't know it already—found that out Saturday.
Backing Up Wins in Great Midwest
Illinois State bonced back from last week's loss to beat a tough Loyola side this week in Great Midwest Conference action.
Meanwhile, Marquette won their second in a row, taking down Northern Michigan 29-17.
