Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference (MARC)

MARC—The Mid Atlantic Rugby Conference operates as a regional competitive Collegiate Rugby organization in conjunction with National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), and USA Rugby. MARC administers over 80 Collegiate and University rugby programs, and over 3,000 student-athletes, in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC. A complete listing of member institutions can be found on the contacts page or within the men's and women's competition pages. The MARC administers D1AA, D2, and D3 Men’s, and D2 and D3 Women’s competitive collegiate rugby programs. Our men's and women's programs are currently members of National Collegiate Rugby (NCR). All member teams are guided by USA Rugby or NCR Certified Coaching Staff. Our competitive structure follows the NCAA varsity sports model,with defined regional playoff pathways to National Championship competitions.

Division: Men's D1AA
Division: Men's D2
Division: Men's D3 (Small College)
Division: Women's D2
Division: Women's D3

Conference Website

Men's D1AA

Updated: October 5, 2026

West Chester vs Rutgers 2026. Photo Alex Goff.

10.15.2026College Men

Deciders in NCR D1AA Loom

South Carolina shook up the NCR D1AA pecking order with this past week's 15-3 defeat of defending champs Tennessee.

The Gamecocks put in a brilliant defensive effort. Tennessee was repeatedly frustrated in almost everything they tries to do.

10.12.2026College Men

Villanova Impressive as they Join Scranton at 5-0

Villanova and Scranton are in fairly dominant positions in the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference men's D2 after Villanova pulled off a big result this week.

Scranton was idle and, unfortunately, appears to have a forfeit for next week—Lehigh forfeited this week and their match with Scranton is already listed as a forfeit.

10.06.2026College Men

Are We Seeing Contenders in D2 Already?

Who can contend for a NCR D2 title?

The playoffs normally bring in almost two-dozen teams into the playoffs but we're looking at who might go deep.

As always we're looking at the Great Midwest, but the NACR, Southern, and MARC also are worthy of examination, and the shifts in the Allegheny and Lonestar mean strong teams are coming from every where.

Cornell was the top team in the Liberty in 2025. Photo @CoolRugbyPhotos.

09.14.2026College Men

Some Changing of the Guard in Early D2 Results

It's a bit of the changing of the guard in Men's D2 college after the first big weekend of competition.

Shifts at the Liberty

It wasn't that long ago that Marist, RPI, and Albany were the top teams in the Liberty sphere. These are all good teams, however we're seeing some others coming to the fore in a conference that is becoming one of the better competitions in the division.