GRR 2023 D1A Rankings Week 5
GRR 2023 D1A Rankings Week 5
We've been a bit quiet about ranking D1A teams this winter/spring but here's an update.
Right now Navy remains atop the rankings but there are teams circling. Key among them may well be Cal, but we could also point to Central Washington. We wanted to get these rankings out before CWU hosts Army on Wednesday just so we'd potentially have a reason to change them again.
Cal, meanwhile, plays at Navy next week, and a win there would certainly bump the Bears to #1.
Since we put out our last rankings (Week 2 was embedded in an article, while Week 1 was a stand-alone), Life is now #3 after beating Lindenwood.
The other team to move up is Santa Clara, which has won three straight. Texas A&M inches up, and they host Cal Poly, a very good Cal Poly, later this month. A win against the Mustangs (or, conversely, a very good showing by Cal Poly) could make a major difference in the rankings.
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| Rank | Prev | Team | Div/Conf | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Navy | Rugby East | Beat Western Ontario |
| 2 | 2 | Central Washington | Independent | Beat Saint Mary's (4) |
| 3 | 9 | Life University | Mid-South | Beat Lindenwood (3), |
| 4 | 3 | Lindenwood | Mid-South | Lost to Life (9), beat Davenport (8) |
| 5 | 5 | Cal | PAC | Beat Arizona (10), Army (6) |
| 6 | 4 | Saint Mary's | California | Lost to CWU (2), beat BYU (7) |
| 7 | 6 | Army | Rugby East | Lost to Cal (5) |
| 8 | 7 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | Lost to Saint Mary's (4) |
| 9 | 10 | Arizona | PAC | Lost to Cal (5); beat UCLA (15) |
| 10 | 8 | Davenport | Mid-South | Lost to Lindenwood (3) |
| 11 | 11 | Cal Poly | California | Beat UC Davis (23), San Diego State |
| 12 | 12 | Grand Canyon | Independent | Beat Utah |
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| 13 | 13 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | |
| 14 | 15 | UCLA | PAC | Lost to Saint Mary's (4), Arizona (10) |
| 15 | 14 | Ohio State | Big 10 | |
| 16 | 17 | Texas A&M | Red River | Beat Texas (20), Baylor |
| 17 | 22 | Santa Clara | California | Beat UCSC (21), UCSB (19), San Diego State |
| 18 | 16 | Penn State | Rugby East | |
| 19 | 18 | Arkansas State | Mid-South | Lost to Lindenwood (3) |
| 20 | 21 | UCSC | California | Lost to Santa Clara (22); Beat UCSB (19) |
| 21 | 20 | Texas | Red River | Lost to Texas A&M (17); Beat Texas Tech. |
| 22 | 23 | UC Davis | California | Beat UCSB (19); Lost to Cal Poly (11) |
| 23 | 19 | UCSB | California | Lost to UC Davis (23), Santa Clara (22), UCSC (21) |
| 24 | 24 | Air Force | Rocky Mountain | |
| 25 | 25 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | |
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