The California Collegiate Conference is a regional collegiate rugby conference affiliated with the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) that operates two levels, D1A and D1AA.
The league realignment in 2022-23 marked its expansion and formal establishment of the two divisions, with plans for promotion and relegation between the levels going forward.
We're seeing the top teams establish themselves in the CRAA D1AA competitions after this week's results.
Western Washington hasn't clinched the NCRC but they have gone a long way toward that goal.
UC Santa Barbara won two big games over the weekend, shutting out UC Davis 47-0 on Friday, and taking a 57-17 decision over Sacramento State two days later.
There are a few chases on in the California D1A Conference, and this weekend pointed out some of them.
American River, Cal Maritime, Claremont Colleges, and University of San Diego all won this weekend in the California D1AA Conference, but the fashion of those victories varied widely.
USD put down a bit of a marker with a 109-0 shutout of a very capable Fresno State team.
The California D1AA Conference kicked off with three games and three of the teams thought to be conference title challengers all winning.
San Jose State opened their account with a 75-7 win over Nevada Reno.
“It was a solid first match out of the gates,” said Head Coach Nick Schlobohm, whose team allowed just a penalty try on the day.
