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The Big Ten Rugby Conference (B1G Rugby) is a collegiate rugby league composed primarily of universities that are members of the Big Ten academic and athletic institutions, but it operates independently from the official Big Ten athletic conference. The league was formed to build on the traditional rivalries among these universities, but because of travel challenges, not every original Big 10 is in the rugby conference. Only seven of the teams that made up the Big 10 NCAA conference starting in the 1950s are in the Big Ten Rugby Conference. To even things out, the rugby conference added Notre Dame, which is a University with similar history and background to the Big Ten Universities.

This conference is split into West and East, with teams playing three conference games each. The top two from each side then play in semifinals, and the bottom two from each side play in 5th-place semifinals. Then all of the teams meet for a day of championship rugby in which all eight are placed 1st through 8th.

Of the eight teams in B1G Rugby, five play in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) postseason, while the other three play toward a College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) postseason.

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Updated: October 28, 2025
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College Men

Michigan Over Michigan State In Key Midweek Makeup

The University of Michigan defeated Michigan State with a late surge to claim a top-four spot in the Big Ten Wednesday evening.

This game was a makeup of a September 27 game postponed by lightning. It needed to be played in order to round out the seedings for the Big Ten Finals Day this Saturday in Obetz, Ohio.

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College Men

Big Ten Playoff Matchups Hinge On Final Game

The Big Ten Conference has a little wrinkle in it, in fact two.

The first wrinkle is that it's not finished despite Finals Day being this coming weekend. Michigan vs Michigan State was postponed due to lightning, and will be played Wednesday, Nov. 6. 

That game has an effect on what the final placement games will be Saturday, so will have to be played.

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College Men

Big 10 Finals Day Almost Set

The Big Ten regular season is almost done, and we're just about confirmed how the Finals Weekend games will go.

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College Men

Ohio State, Indiana In Control In Big 10

Ohio State and Indiana have essentially clinched a spot in the Big Ten championship game after both teams won over the weekend.

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College Men

Key Wins For Buckeyes, Hoosiers, Wolverines In Big 10

Ohio State defeated Illinois 38-17 to stay atop the Big Ten Conference with a 4-1 record, and Indiana also logged a victory to put those two on the inside track for the conference championship game.

IU got tries from Will Chevalier and Mike Nettleton in the first five minutes, and flanker Max Ney was over a few minutes later.

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