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11.18.2021College Men, Rankings
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The official DIA rankings are out for this week and big results for Ohio State and Army see some changes in the Top 10.

Now, it's a tough job to vote on teams in the fall, when some teams are playing and some are not. The question rises as to whether any of the fall teams are strong enough to beat Cal, Saint Mary's, Lindenwood, and Life. Usually we don't see much to tell us much about this, but occasionally we get a result to gives us an indication.

Lindenwood was probably the strongest team in college rugby last year. But they graduated a lot of players and the consensus was that after the COVID shutdowns, Cal would likely come out of it the strongest. That's why most voted Cal #1. But if you are going to have a team from the fall at #1, would it not be reasonable to think about Army? It certainly is, and it's likely we are not the only voters to put Army at the top of the heap. They beat Navy. They beat Penn State. They beat St. Bonaventure. They beat Air Force. They lost to Dartmouth, yes, but there are some factors that might give us cause to put that result aside. They beat Queens U. Charlotte. And last week, they beat Lindenwood.

For us at GRR, that's enough to put Army at #1 for the moment. Certainly Cal, Saint Mary's, et al could produce results that could move them up past the Black Knights, but for now, Army is at #1 for us. The DIA poll may well be right, but we're giving you a look into our decision-making process.

And then after Life plays Saint Mary's, might we put the winner of that game at #1? We might.  

Goff Rugby Report Men's D1A College Rankings 2021-22 Week Nov 15
Goff RankingTeamNotes
1ArmyBeat Lindenwood, Won Rugby East. If anyone from the fall, it's Army
2Cal 
3Saint Mary'sPlaying this weekend
4BYURocky Mountain champs by a long way
5LindenwoodStrong start but lost to Army
6LifeClose win over Davenport
7NavyBeat Dartmouth
8Ohio StateWon Big 10
9Indiana2nd in Big 10. Close loss.
10Davenport17-16 loss to Life
11Central Washington 
12Arkansas State 
13Arizona 
14UCLA 
15Penn StateLost to Navy 11/6
16Colorado StateRocky Mountain runner-up
17Utah Valley 
18Texas A&MBeat Texas
19Colorado 
20Grand Canyon 
21Michigan State3rd in Big 10, beat Illinois
22Utah 
23Baylor 
24Cal Poly 
25Air Force 
26Santa Clara 
27UC Davis 
28Illinois4th in Big 10
29Michigan5th in Big 10, beat Purdue
30San Diego State 
31PurdueLost to Michigan
32UC Santa Barbara 
33North Texas 
34Wyoming 
35TexasLost to Texas A&M. Had beaten Oklahoma before
36Oklahoma 
37WisconsinBeat Northwestern
38Utah State 
39Texas Tech 
40New Mexico 

Official DIA Rankings Poll for the Week of Nov 15

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