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12.11.2015College Men
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And so, finally, the final Men's DII rankings.

Minnesota-Duluth was ranked #1 all through the fall, and never wavered. Wisconsin-Whitewater was ranked #2 all fall and never wavered. Everything, in the end, is measured against them. Georgetown keeps a relatively high ranking because they alone were challengers to Towson and Salisbury in the Potomac/Capital region. Rowan stays high because they almost beat Towson.

We bump Salisbury over Towson based on observation from this past weekend, but it's a close one. 

There are, of course, DII-level teams around the rest of the country, but they compete as NSCRO teams. The lack of crossover competition between all of these teams still makes it difficult to rank, and certainly it makes it difficult for some teams to figure out what the highest standard is.

UMD and UWW have been the top teams in the nation because they are athletic, and powerful, but also because they play together, even when things get bad. That's the difference. That's why they are the best.

 

Goff Rugby Report 2015-16 Men DII College Rankings #13
RankPrevTeamConferenceNotes
11Minnesota-Duluth (Minn.)Northern LightsDefeated Salisbury (4), UW-Whitewater (2)
22UW-Whitewater (Wisc.)WIIL NorthDefeated Towson (3), lost to UMD (1)
34Salisbury (Md.)CapitalLost to UM-Duluth (1)
43Towson (Md.)CapitalLost to UW-Whitewater (2)
55Rowan (NJ)MARCIdle
67Grand Valley State (Mich.)Great Lakes NorthIdle
78Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.)WIIL SouthIdle
89Colorado Sch. of Mines (Colo.)Rocky MountainIdle
96VMI (Va.)CardinalsIdle
1010UNC Wilminton (NC)SouthernIdle
1111Northern Iowa (Iowa)WIIL SouthIdle
1213Rhode Island (RI)NECRCIdle
1312UMS&T (Mo.)GatewayIdle
1414Georgetown (DC)CapitalIdle
1515Coast Guard Academy (Conn.)NECRCIdle
1616Coastal Carolina (SC)SouthernIdle
1717IUP (Pa)MARCIdle
1818Old Dominion (Va.)CardinalsIdle
1919Xavier (Ohio)Great Lakes SouthIdle
2020Northern Michigan (Mich.)WIIL NorthIdle
2121East Carolina (NC)SouthernIdle
2222UW-Lacrosse (Wisc.)WIIL NorthIdle
2323Vermont (Vt.)NECRCIdle
2424UMass Lowell (Mass.)Rugby NortheastIdle
2525RPI (NY)Tri-StateIdle
2626St. Louis (Mo.)GatewayIdle
2727Mary Washington (Va.)CardinalsIdle
2828York (Pa.)MARCIdle
2929SUNY Oswego (NY)Upstate NYIdle
3030Roger Williams (RI)Rugby NortheastIdle
3131SUNY Cortland (NY)Upstate NYIdle
3232Winona (Minn.)Northern LightsIdle
3333North Dakota State (ND)Northern LightsIdle
3434Springfield (Mass.)New England-WideIdle
3535Spring Hill (Ala.)Deep SouthIdle
3636Bryant (RI)Rugby NortheastIdle
3737Molloy (NY)Tri-StateIdle
3838Illinois State (Ill.)WIIL SouthIdle
3939Plymouth State (NH)Colonial CoastIdle
4040Niagara (NY)Upstate NYIdle
4141Salve Regina (RI)Colonial CoastIdle
4242Furman (SC)SouthIdle
4343Bentley (Mass.)Rugby NortheastIdle
4444Westfield State (Mass.)New England-WideIdle
4545Sacred Heart (NY)Tri-StateIdle
4646UW-Milwaukee (Wisc.)WIIL NorthIdle
4747Endicott (Mass.)Colonial CoastIdle
4848Louisiana-Lafayette (La.)Deep SouthIdle
4949NJIT (NJ)Tri-StateIdle
5050Providence College (RI)Rugby NortheastIdle

 

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