Men D2 College Rankings 2024 Week 3
Men D2 College Rankings 2024 Week 3
Vermont scrums down vs Norwich.
As we have said before, the opening week of rankings is a bit of a guess and relies heavily on last year.
But small changes in teams can make for big changes in their fortunes. SLU's win over Washington University was a good example of that, as was RPI's win over Albany.
SLU, Coast Guard, UMBC, and RPI all move up significantly. New Hampshire, South Dakota State, and Minnesota-Duluth all enter the Top 40. MSU Mankato moves up only two spots, but moving from #14 to #12 is a big deal.
Blowouts and Rankings Challenges in D2
Want to play D2 college rugby but also want to be sure it's a good program and the right school for you? Download the Next Phase Rugby app at NextPhaseRugby.com.
 |
||||
| Rk. | Prev. | College Team | Conference | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | IUP (PA) | Allegheny | Beat Franciscan |
| 2 | 2 | Memphis (TN) | SCRC | |
| 3 | 3 | Georgetown (DC) | MARC | Beat Bloomsburg (37) |
| 4 | 4 | Northern Iowa (IA) | Great MW | Lost to Iowa State |
| 5 | 5 | Marist (NY) | Liberty | Beat Stony Brook |
| 6 | 6 | Villanova (PA) | MARC | Beat TCNJ |
| 7 | 7 | Vermont (VT) | NARC | Beat Norwich (8) |
| 8 | 8 | Norwich (VT) | NARC | Lost to Vermont (7) |
| 9 | 12 | GVSU (MI) | Great Lakes | Beat Loyola (19) |
| 10 | 10 | UNC-Wilmington (NC) | Southern | Lost to South Carolina |
| 11 | 15 | Coast Guard (CT) | NARC | Beat Maine (9) |
| 12 | 14 | MSU Mankato (MN) | Northern Lights | Beat St. John's |
| 13 | 25 | SLU (MO) | Gateway | Beat Washington U. |
| 14 | 11 | Montana State (MT) | High Peaks | Lost to Southern Nazarene |
| 15 | 9 | Maine (ME) | NARC | Lost to Coast Guard (15) |
| 16 | 13 | UW-Whitewater (WI) | Great MW | |
| 17 | 18 | Scranton (PA) | MARC | Beat East Stroudsburg |
| 18 | 16 | Marquette (WI) | Great MW | |
| 19 | 17 | Salisbury (MD) | MARC | |
| 20 | 22 | Towson (MD) | MARC | Beat Lehigh |
|
||||
| 21 | 20 | Virginia (VA) | Cardinals | Close loss to Maryland |
| 22 | 21 | Miami (OH) | Allegheny | |
| 23 | 23 | UMass-Lowell | NARC | |
| 24 | 24 | Northwestern (IL) | Great MW | |
| 25 | 26 | Kent State (OH) | Allegheny | Beat Robert Morris |
| 26 | 19 | Loyola (IL) | Great MW | Lost to GVSU (12) |
| 27 | 27 | Illinois State (IL) | Great MW | |
| 28 | 28 | Chicago (IL) | Great MW | |
| 29 | 34 | RPI (NY) | Liberty | Beat Albany (33) |
| 30 | 30 | Colorado Mesa (CO) | High Peaks | |
| 31 | 39 | UMBC (MD) | MARC | Beat Bucknell (31) |
| 32 | 31 | Bucknell (PA) | MARC | Close loss to UMBC (39) |
| 33 | 32 | Central Michigan (MI) | Great Lakes | |
| 34 | Unr | New Hampshire (NH) | NARC | Beat Boston U. |
| 35 | 35 | Southern Illinois (IL) | Gateway | |
| 36 | 33 | Albany (NY) | Liberty | Lost to RPI (34) |
| 37 | Unr | SDSU (SD) | Northern Lights | Beat MSU Moorhead |
| 38 | Unr | UM-Duluth (MN) | Northern Lights | Close loss to St. Thomas |
| 39 | 38 | Coastal Carolina (SC) | Southern | |
| 40 | 36 | Washington U. (MO) | Gateway | Lost to SLU (25) |
|
||||
