Historical US Men's College Champs
Historical US Men's College Champs
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Below is a list of all the national-level Men's college championships in US rugby history.
The list includes the all-star championships, which ended in 2011 and have not been brought back, and also includes privately-run competitions such as the CRC 7s, Varsity Cup, and NSCRO.
For those younger readers, a quick reminder that before 2011, there was only one DI-level championship, the Division 1 championship. Then in 2011 DI was split into DIA (then called the College Premier League), and DIAA, and then later the Varsity Cup was developed.
Here are the lists:
| Men College Historical Champions | |||||
| Men DIA | |||||
| Year | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 2016 | Moraga, CA | Life | St. Mary's | Utah & Lindenwood | |
| 2015 | Kennesaw, GA | St. Mary's | Life | Davenport & Lindenwood | |
| 2014 | Palo Alto CA | St. Mary's | Life | Lindenwood & Arkansas State | |
| 2013 | Greensboro NC | Life | St. Mary's | Arkansas State & Cal Poly | |
| 2012 | Sandy UT | BYU | Arkansas State | St. Mary's & Life | |
| 2011 | Sandy UT | California | BYU | Arkansas State & Utah | |
| Men DIAA | |||||
| Year | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 2016 Fall | Greenville, SC | Notre Dame College | Bowling Green | Lindenwood-Belleville & Cincinnati | |
| 2016 | Moraga, CA | UC Davis | Notre Dame College | AIC & Arkansas | |
| 2015 | Palto Alo CA | UC Davis | Central Florida | West Virginia & Arkansas | |
| 2014 | Palto Alo CA | Central Florida | Arizona | Bowling Green & San Diego | |
| 2013 | Bowling Green OH | Central Florida | Lindenwood | Dartmouth & W. Washington | |
| 2012 | Sandy UT | Davenport | San Diego State | Dartmouth & Tennessee | |
| 2011 | Palto Alo CA | Davenport | UC Santa Barbara | Bowling Green & Harvard | |
| Fall final not full national championship | |||||
| Men DI | |||||
| Year | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2010 | Palto Alo CA | California | BYU | Arkansas Sate & Army | |
| 2009 | Palto Alo CA | BYU | California | Army & San Diego State | |
| 2008 | Palto Alo CA | California | BYU | Colorado & St. Mary's | |
| 2007 | Palto Alo CA | California | BYU | Navy & Penn State | |
| 2006 | Palto Alo CA | California | BYU | Penn State & Utah | |
| 2005 | Palto Alo CA | California | Utah | BYU & Navy | |
| 2004 | Palto Alo CA | California | Cal Poly | Air Force & Navy | |
| 2003 | Palto Alo CA | Air Force | Harvard | California | Army |
| 2002 | Virginia Beach VA | California | Utah | Army | Wyoming |
| 2001 | Virginia Beach VA | California | Penn Sate | Navy | Army |
| 2000 | Tampa FL | California | Wyoming | Army | IUP |
| 1999 | San Francisco CA | California | Penn Sate | Navy | Army |
| 1998 | San Francisco CA | California | Stanford | Navy | Indiana |
| 1997 | Berkeley CA | California | Penn Sate | UC Davis | Stanford |
| 1996 | Colorado Springs CO | California | Penn Sate | Stanford | Navy |
| 1995 | Berkeley CA | California | Air Force | Penn State | Army |
| 1994 | Washington DC | California | Navy | Air Force | Penn State |
| 1993 | Houston TX | California | Air Force | Harvard | Wisconsin |
| 1992 | Colorado Springs CO | California | Army | Air Force | Penn State |
| 1991 | Houston TX | California | Army | Ohio State | Wyoming |
| 1990 | Pebble Beach CA | Air Force | Army | Ohio State | CS Long Beach |
| 1989 | Colorado Springs CO | Air Force | CS Long Beach | Army | Penn State |
| 1988 | Pebble Beach CA | California | Dartmouth | Air Force | Bowling Green |
| 1987 | Pebble Beach CA | San Diego State | Air Force | Bowling Green | Dartmouth |
| 1986 | Pebble Beach CA | California | Dartmouth | Air Force | Bowling Green |
| 1985 | Pebble Beach CA | California | Maryland | Colorado | Illinois |
| 1984 | Pebble Beach CA | Harvard | Colorado | CS Long Beach | Miami (OH) |
| 1983 | Athens GA | California | Air Force | Navy | Illinois |
| 1982 | Greeley CO | California | Life | Michigan | New Mexico State |
| 1981 | Dayton OH | California | Harvard | Miami (OH) | Kansas State |
| 1980 | Davenport IA | California | Air Force | Illinois | Navy |
| Men DII College | |||||
| Year | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2016 Fall | Greenville SC | UW-Whitewater | Furman | Norwich | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 2015 Fall | Greenville SC | Minnesota-Duluth | UW-Whitewater | Towson & Salisbury | |
| 2014 Fall | Greenville SC | Minnesota-Duluth | UW-Whitewater | Notre Dame College | James Madison |
| 2013 Fall | Greenville SC | Minnesota-Duluth | Salisbury | UW-Whitewater & James Madison | |
| 2013 Spring | Bowling Green OH | Salisbury | Minnesota-Duluth | Towson & IUP | |
| 2012 | Sandy UT | Lindenwood | Salisbury | Utah Valley & Towson | |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh PA | UW-Whitewater | Middlebury | Salisbury & Sierra College | |
| 2010 | Palto Alo CA | Claremont | Temple | Miami (OH) & UMass | |
| 2009 | Palto Alo CA | Middlebury | Wisconsin | Georgetown & Miami (OH) | |
| 2008 | Palto Alo CA | Radford | Utah Valley | Coast Guard & Middlebury | |
| 2007 | Palto Alo CA | Middlebury | Arkansas State | Coast Guard & Salisbury | |
| 2006 | Palto Alo CA | Coast Guard | Northern Colorado | Claremont Colleges & Humboldt State | |
| 2005 | Palto Alo CA | Northern Colorado | Humboldt State | Georgetown & Michigan | |
| 2004 | Palto Alo CA | Salisbury | Arkansas State | Claremont Colleges & Coast Guard | |
| 2003 | San Jose CA | Radford | Northern Colorado | Claremont Colleges & Santa Rosa | |
| 2002 | Virginia Beach VA | Stanford | Northern Iowa | Sallisbury & Sam Houston State | |
| 2001 | Virginia Beach VA | Baylor | Arkansas State | Claremont Colleges & Nevada | |
| 2000 | Columbus OH | Sacramento State | Claremont Colleges | Northern Colorado | Colby |
| 1999 | Cincinnati OH | UC San Diego | Chico State | Northern Colorado | Colby |
| 1998 | Clifton Park NY | UC San Diego | Oregon | Salisbury | Central Conn. |
| Men College All-Stars Tier A | |||||
| Year | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2011 | Glendale CO | South | So. California | Midwest | Pacific |
| 2010 | Glendale CO | South | Pacific | So. California | West |
| 2009 | Glendale CO | So. California | West | Pacific | Mid-Atlantic |
| 2008 | Glendale CO | Pacific | West | Mid-Atlantic | South |
| 2007 | Rochester NY | Pacific | West | Mid-Atlantic | So. California |
| 2006 | Boulder CO | Pacific | So. California | West | South |
| 2005 | Boulder CO | Pacific | West | So. California | Mid-Atlantic |
| 2004 | Boulder CO | West | Pacific | So. California | Midwest |
| 2003 | Vallejo CA | Pacific | West | Midwest | Military |
| 2002 | San Jose CA | Pacific | Military | West | South |
| 2001 | Boulder CO | Midwest | Pacific | West | Military |
| 2000 | Champaign IL | South | Pacific | West | Mid-Atlantic |
| 1999 | Amherst MA | Pacific | Midwest | Mid-Atlantic | Northeast |
| 1998 | Long Beach CA | Pacific | So. California | Midwest | South |
| 1997 | Boulder CO | Pacific | Midwest | So. California | Northeast |
| 1996 | Columbus, | Pacific | Midwest | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic |
| 1995 | Annapolis MD | Pacific | East | Midwest | West |
| 1994 | Long Beach CA | Pacific | East | Midwest | West |
| 1993 | Denver CO | Pacific | East | Midwest | West |
| 1992 | Lemont IL | Pacific | East | West | Midwest |
| 1991 | Brighton MA | Pacific | East | Midwest | West |
| 1990 | San Diego CA | East | Pacific | Midwest | West |
| 1989 | Colorado Springs CO | East | West | Pacific | Midwest |
| Men College All-Stars Tier B | |||||
| Year | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2011 | Glendale CO | Mid-Atlantic | West | Northeast | West |
| 2010 | Glendale CO | Midwest | Mid-Atlantic | USA U20s | Northeast |
| 2009 | Glendale CO | South | Midwest | Northeast | Military |
| 2008 | Glendale CO | So. California | Midwest | Military | Northeast |
| 2007 | Rochester NY | South | Midwest | Northeast | Rochester Selects |
| 2006 | Boulder CO | Mid-Atlantic | Midwest | Military | Northeast |
| 2005 | Boulder CO | South | Midwest | Northeast | Military |
| 2004 | Boulder CO | Mid-Atlantic | South | Military | Northeast |
| 2003 | Vallejo CA | So. California | South | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic |
| 2002 | San Jose CA | Midwest | So. California | Mid-Atlantic | Northeast |
| USA Rugby 7s DI | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2016 | Cary, NC | Saint Mary's | AIC | Davenport & Arizona State | |
| 2015 | Denver, CO | Lindenwood | Davenport | Utah & Central Wash. | |
| 2013 | Greensboro, NC | Arkansas State | St. Mary's | Dartmouth & Central Wash. | |
| 2012 | College State TX | Arkansas State | Life | Delaware | St. Mary's |
| 2011 | College State TX | Life | Central Washington | Arkansas State | Kutztown |
| USA Rugby 7s DII | Location | 1st | 2nd | ||
| 2016 | Cary, NC | Minnesota-Duluth | St. Louis | Lindenwood-Belleville & UW-Whitewater | |
| 2015 | Denver, CO | James Madison | UW-Whitewater | UM-Duluth & St. Louis | |
| 2013 | Greensboro, NC | Principia | UW-Stout | Lafayette | Sonoma State |
| Privately-Run Competitions | |||||
| National Small College Rugby Organization | |||||
| Men | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2016 | Glendale CO | Mount St. Mary's | Claremont Colleges | Southern Indiana | E. Conn. State |
| 2015 | Glendale CO | New England Coll. | Mount St. Mary's | St. John's (Minn) | Cal Maritime |
| 2014 | Glendale CO | St. John's (Minn) | New England | Denver | Mount St. Mary's |
| 2013 | Glendale CO | St. John's (Minn) | Duke | New England | Denver |
| 2012 | Glendale CO | Salve Regina | Cal Maritime | Franciscan | North Florida |
| 2011 | Virginia Beach VA | Longwood | Occidental | Salve Regina | Ithaca |
| 2010 | Virginia Beach VA | Penn State Berks | Keene State | Louisiana Lafayette | William Paterson |
| 2009 | Cherry Hill NJ | Coastal Carolina | SUNY Oswego | Longwood | Salve Regina |
| 2008 | Clinton NY | Plymouth State | Furman | Widener | Hamilton |
| 2007 | Wake Forest NC | Bentley | Furman | Longwood | Allegheney |
| 2006 | Richmond VA | Bentley | The Citadel | Franklin & Marshall | Virginia Comm. |
| 2005 | Greenville SC | Furman | Duke | Western Conn. State | Lehigh |
| 2004 | Philadephia PA | Furman | Central Conn. State | Albright | Bentley |
| 2003 | Raleigh NC | Furman | Stonehill | Franklin & Marshall | Wake Forest |
| 2002 | Bethlehem PA | Western Carolina | Stonehill | Lehigh | Old Dominion |
| Varsity Cup 15s Invitational | |||||
| Year | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 2016 | Sandy UT | Cal | BYU | C. Washington & Arkansas State | |
| 2015 | Sandy UT | BYU | Cal | C. Washington & Navy | |
| 2014 | Sandy UT | BYU | Cal | C. Washington & Navy | |
| 2013 | Provo UT | BYU | Cal | C. Washington & Navy | |
| Collegiate Rugby Championship 7s Invitational | |||||
| Year | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2016 | Chester PA | Cal | UCLA | Kutztown & Arizona | |
| 2015 | Chester PA | Cal | Kutztown | Arizona | Life |
| 2014 | Chester PA | Cal | Kutztown | UCLA & Life | |
| 2013 | Chester PA | Cal | Life | Navy & UCLA | |
| 2012 | Chester PA | Dartmouth | Arizona | Cal | Life |
| 2011 | Chester PA | Dartmouth | Army | Utah | Central Washington |
| 2010 | Columbus OH | Utah | Cal | Arizona & San Diego State | |
