Playoff Time in Most Competitive D1A Ever
Saturday brings the opening round of the D1A playoffs and there are a couple of things to consider.
It's Different Because ...
This year the playoffs expanded to 16. No one gets a bye to the second round. Serendipity jumped in with eight of the top 16 teams being in the East and eight being in the West.
Walsh University to Adopt Notre Dame College Rugby Programs
Walsh University will announce tomorrow on the campus of Notre Dame College that the NDC men’s and women’s rugby teams will be able to transfer to Walsh.
Walsh is a small (2,500 students) Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio.
Good News Afoot for NDC Rugby Players
We don't have a ton of details for you right now, but we do have some important news for anyone following the Notre Dame College rugby programs.
As reported—Notre Dame College to Shut Its Doors this Spring—Notre Dame College the institution is closing.
That leaves many students scrambling to find a new college or university to attend.
D1A Playoff Matchups Confirmed
The D1A playoff matchups are out.
Interestingly, the rankings provided a perfect East-West split (eight teams in the Top 16 are from the East, and eight from the West). That made creating the bracket a lot easier for everyone.
While the rankings are important in creating these seedings, they aren’t so important that it matters whether your team is #3 or #4.
GRR D1A Rankings 2023-24 Week 23
So we frast-tracked these rankings because the playoff seedings are expected to come out very soon, and these rankings are a small part of how the official D1A rankings and seedings are used.
We might see a little difference within the D1A official rankings, but not much. Here's what we were thinking:
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