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09.17.2025College Men
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We finally come out with our first D2 rankings.

Starting off from scratch is tough so we like to see a couple of weeks of results. Teams to watch right now include UNC-Wilmington, Cornell, Towson, UMS&T, and Miami of Ohio. We're not saying they're going to be major champions, necessarily, but we do think they are all stronger than last year.

Wilmington might well be playing in December. Miami won this past weekend but their coach was quick to call ita scrimmage and not a game to read too much into ... too late! We decided to overreact. Cornell has won big in their openers.

Keep an eye on Loyola of Maryland, which beat the Maryland Terps in the preseason match, albeit in preseason, and by one point. Still.

Some teams have dropped down from their end-of-season ranking from last year because they haven't really played yet. We anticipate a lot of shifts in the coming weeks.


And don't forget that Next Phase Rugby can help high school student-athletes find their home in D2 college rugby as well. If a team is well-run and the school meets a student's needs, then they can find out all of that through Next Phase Rugby. And, conversely, that's how D2 college teams can find talented new players.

Go to NextPhaseRugby.com to learn more.

Rk. College TeamConferenceNotes
1 IUP (PA)AlleghenyBeat Franciscan
2 UNC-Wilmington (NC)SouthernBeat Wingate
3 Northern Iowa (IA)Great MWLost to Iowa State
4 Norwich (VT)NACRBeat St. Michael's
5 Montana State (MT)High PeaksLost to Utah Valley
6 Vermont (VT)NACR 
7 Towson (MD)MARCBeat Scranton
8 GVSU (MI)Great Lakes 
9 Georgetown (DC)MARCBeat UMBC
10 Memphis (TN)SCRC 
11 Loyola (IL)Great MW 
12 Chicago (IL)Great MW 
13 Cornell (NY)LibertyBeat RIT
14 Salisbury (MD)MARCBeat East Stroudsburg
15 Villanova (PA)MARCPenn
16 SLU (MO)Gateway 
17 UMS&T (MO)GatewayBeat Pitt State
18 Virginia (VA)Cardinals 
19 Coastal Carolina (SC)SouthernBeat Coll. of Charleston
20 Miami (OH)Great LakesBeat Marquette
21 Marquette (WI)Great MWClose loss to Miami
22 Northwestern (IL)Great MW 
23 RPI (NY)LibertyBeat Albany
24 Scranton (PA)MARCLost to Towson
25 Widener (PA)MARCBeat Lehigh
26 UW-Whitewater (WI)Great MW 
27 Stony Brook (NY)LibertyBeat Marist
28 UMass-LowellNACR 
29 Loyola (MD)MARCBeat Maryland
30 Colorado Mesa (CO)High PeaksLost to Colorado
31 Marist (NY)LibertyLost to Stony Brook
32 UMBC (MD)MARCLost to Georgetown
33 Coast Guard (CT)NACR 
34 East CarolinaSouthernLost to The Citadel
35 MSU Mankato (MN)Northern LightsLost to MSU Moorhead
36 UM-Duluth (MN)Northern LightsLost to St. John's
37 Maine (ME)NACR 
38 Central Michigan (MI)Great Lakes 
39 Illinois State (IL)Great MW 
40 New Hampshire (NH)NACR 

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