Marquette Takes Key Win Over UW-Milwaukee in GMW D2
Marquette pulled off a major result in the Great Midwest men's D2 to put the Golden Eagles in a strong position in the GMW North.
Marquette edged UW-Milwaukee 27-24 to improve to 3-1. Milwaukee, however, remains ahead of Marquette in the GMW standings because of more bonus points.
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.
Player Spotlight: Calvin Schwandt is Always Moving
Coming off a season where they made the NCR D2 semifinals, Grand Valley State University coaches and players realized one thing—they needed to play more tough games early.
For scrumhalf Calvin Schwandt, the idea of doing more, and then, perhaps, doing more again, is just fine.
Men D2 College Rankings Fall 2026 Week 4
Of the 40 teams in our D2 rankings, 33 changed their ranking.
And of the seven that didn't move, every single one is in the top seven. Those guys don't move. None did anything that prompted us to move those teams.
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.
