Men DII College Rankings Week #12
Most of our Men's DII College Rankings have held up nicely in the final stages of the national playoffs, but not perfectly.
Tackle and Tackle and Tackle - Salisbury Makes Final 4
Last week Goff Rugby Report previewed the Greenville, NC bracket of the Men’s DII college playoffs by saying that the only non conference-winner, Salisbury, might be the team to watch out for.
Salisbury Coach Bill Creese jokingly texted us after the article was published, saying we were making it hard for them to fly under the radar.
DII Men College Playoff Brackets Latest
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For the most part, the higher-ranked teams held on.
In Pittsburgh, #4 Rowan continued a brilliant run, defeated #17 UMass-Lowell 52-10. Rowan takes on #5 Towson as Towson defeated#21 Coast Guard 36-12.
Towson to Semis After Wild Finish
Well, that could have been very different. Towson University is in the national DII semifinals, after beating Rowan, but it almost frittered away in the final moments, as Rowan scored two late tries to make it 44-41.
Whitewater Does Just Enough to Get to DII Semis
After Wisconsin-Whitewater thumped Springfield 85-12 in Saturday’s first round of the national playoffs, but it wasn’t anywhere near as easy on the second day.
The Warhawks had to battle past a Rhode Island team that was much more difficult.
“Rhode island was really good and experienced and played well as a team,” said Whitewater Head Coach Matt Pederson.
