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Men’s Division 1AA (D1AA) represents a highly competitive tier of collegiate rugby in the United States, featuring programs governed by both National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) and the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA). It serves as a bridge between elite Division I play and developing Division II or Small College levels, offering strong regional competition and a pathway to national championships under each organization’s structure. While NCR and CRAA operate independently, both use the D1AA designation for schools with established programs that may not have the depth or resources of top-tier D1A teams.

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Florida, California Steps Up in D1AA Weekend

Florida opens up their league season with one team on a massive high.

We talked quite a bit about St. Thomas out of Miami and the expectation is that this will be STU's final season in D1AA. They won Florida's D1AA league in 2023-24 and capped off that spring with a Bowl Game win against Air Force. 

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West Coast Starts Major College Action

Seven D1A or D1AA games are on the slate this weekend, with every game but one being on the West Coast, and that other one being just one state inland.

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Will St Thomas Upset the D1AA Apple Cart?

Who is the best D1AA college team in the nation?

It’s a tough question to answer because there are two very separate competition going on and, in the past year, two championship teams that looked about as good as anyone.

We’re talking, of course, about University of Kentucky and University of San Diego.

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Men D1AA College Rankings Fall Week 15; Final Fall Ranking

We wrap up this fall in our D1AA rankings after the NCR final.

We actually had a lot of thinking to do about this. Yes, of course, Kentucky is #1. The Wildcats were wire-to-wire this fall and there wasn't much doubt most of the season that they should be. Only their weird 8-7 SCRC final against Clemson sowed any doubt. But the final ... well the final sealed the deal.

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HOA All-Stars to Play Florida All-Stars at CRAA Fall Classic

One of the intriguing matchups in the CRAA Fall Classic this weekend in Spartanburg, SC is the D1AA All-Star Bowl.

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