The Florida Collegiate Rugby Conference (FCRC) is a league for men's college rugby teams in Florida, with North and South divisions for the 2025-26 season. Teams compete in a regular season before a playoff and state final in April. Universities such as Florida State, UCF, and the University of Florida are part of the conference, which has a partnership with the Florida Rugby Union and operates under the umbrella of National Collegiate Rugby (NCR).
CRAA wrapped up their D1AA season with a weekend of games and in the end one of the most dramatic games of the season, if not the most dramatic.
St. Thomas played relatively well, but perhaps struggled with the physicality and tenacity of the Sam Houston State defense to get through Friday's semifinal 27-15.
We have just a handful of teams left in the chae for a CRAA D1AA title.
As we've mentioned before, Sam Houston State and Iowa State are already in the semifinals held during the CRAA Finals Weekend May 2-4 in Indianapolis.
Florida State and St. Thomas tightened their grip atop their respective divisions in the Florida D1AA Collegiate Conference after both won in fairly convincing fashion this weekend.
FSU defeated Florida 40-22, with the Gators scoring at the death to make it a little closer.
We find out a lot in this week's D1AA action.
Since we were late in previewing this weekend in D1AA, we will be looking at the weekend in terms of hindsight.
Central Florida beat Florida 38-26 to improve to 3-2. Scrumhalf Jaxson Patterson and wing James White each scored two tries for the Knights, while captain and inside center Jack Puchalski and his center partner William Boundy each added one.
