The Northwest Collegiate Rugby Conference (NCRC) is a university rugby conference in the United States that includes schools from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. It organizes both men's and women's rugby teams at various divisions, including a D1-AA league, and is affiliated with national governing bodies like the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR).
The NCRC holds tournaments for both 15s and 7s rugby formats.
Central Washington University will be rebuilding as a rugby club for both men and women for the fall of 2025.
Last week GRR outlined how tight the NCRC is, and maybe a few questions were answered this past week, but not a lot.
Boise State was able to hold off Oregon State 27-22, while Oregon beat Washington 14-12. What that did was this:
Western Washington and Boise State both laid down markets in the split NCRC this week.
The question of what to do when some college rugby teams are part of National Collegiate Rugby and some are part of USA Rugby-aligned groups like the ACR has been brought into sharp relief in the NCRC.
The DIAA fall playoff bracket will be announced relatively soon, and there are still a few questions to get answered as conference champions are being decided.
