Life-Changing Experience for US Coach at Crusaders Program in NZ
The best Men's D2 college team that didn't get a spot in the playoffs is almost certainly Miami of Ohio, and there are a few reasons for that.
While Miami didn't make the playoffs because they were a close second in a conference that only got one bid to the postseason, Head Coach Killan Mulkern's squad played with intelligence, experience, and something extra.
Men D2 College Rankings 2025 Final Week
The penny dropped for us after the second round of playoffs so we're not all that impressed with ourselves.
Vermont was clearly the #1 team in the country. It took us until our penultimate rankings to cotton on to that. However, we had UNC-Wilmington #1 for a while and we'll take credit for that because no team was close to Vermont all season. No one.
Except the Seahawks.
How Good Are These Guys? UVM Soars to D2 Title At some point GRR will recognize the top players in D2 and a lot of players from Vermont will be on that list; but it’s almost unfair—yes that team is packed with talented players, but the victory Sunday over the University of Chicago in the NCR D2 national final showed what happens when you have good, or great, rugby players who are strong, fit, together, and are dedicated to playing a system together.
Dramatic Semis See Chicago, Vermont to D2 Final
It will be University of Chicago vs University of Vermont in the NCR D2 final.
Chicago played in a massively entertaining, back-and-forth game.
Final Test for D2 Teams, But First, The Exams
It’s the big weekend, one might even say the final exam, except the teams might also say “please don’t call it that.”
