The CRAA Women's D2 playoff brackets have been finalized, with a quarterfinal-semifinal-final sequence, as well as two key play-in games.
The championship match will be played at the CRAA Championship Weekend in Charlotte, NC the weekend of December 3-4, along with a series of men's bowl games and the finals for D1, D2, and D1 Elite women.
The two play-in games will be between Rugby Northeast #2 and NEWCRC #2, and also MARC #2 vs Tri-State #2.
Conference champions from those four conferences go straight to the quarterfinals. So, too, do the top two from the Rocky Mountain Conference, which gets both teams into the quarters because the travel involved in setting up a play-in is prohibitive.
NEWCRC right now sees last year's top two probably vying for those seeds again—Vermont and Coast Guard. Last weekend Vermont edged the USCGA 18-10 in a tense encounter and that certainly signals that UVM is in solid form. Alta Godfrey contributed a try and a penalty goal for Vermont, while Gabby Viale and Sophia Tenuta also touched down in the win.
The top two from last season were Colorado School of Mines and Colorado Mesa. Mines, certainly, looks strong as they just beat Mesa 65-29.
Last year's ACRA winner (which is essentially what this playoff is) was Vassar, and the Brewers are 3-0 and coming off an impressive defeat of RPI by the tune of 48-15. Asian Baker and Sophia Bailey each scored three tries in that encounter. RPI showed some toughness and still has a path to one of those top seeds. Right now RPI is 2-1, right behind Vassar and a very skilled Fairfield, also 3-0.
