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10.04.2016College Men
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We've got a few changes in the Men's DII college rankings this week, and it's all based on results, including an upset or two.

First off, Minnesota-Duluth drops out of #1 simply because they had to work for a win over Winona State, while Whitewater beat Stout quite handily. We had Stout ranked higher than Winona - maybe we were wrong about that - but we're rewarding UW-Whitewater for the big result anyway. NC State moves to #3 because they keep winning - yes we know that many might say NC State isn't really a DII team and is really a DI team. There's not much we can do about that right now; we just rank the teams in DII competition. Whether they should be there is a discussion for another day.

Furman beat South Carolina and did well to do so. The Paladins move up. Also moving up is SUNY Cortland after they beat the other undefeated team in Upstate NY, RIT. Same (but only slightly) goes for IUP, which edged previously unbeaten York. Coastal Carolina moves up after beating higher-ranked East Carolina, and of course UNC-Charlotte, a team we didn't rank before because we hadn't seen them play enough tough opponents, jump in after beating Appalachian State handily.

Bryant lost to #50 Roger Williams, and moves out. Lacrosse lost to Marquette, and also leaves th top 50. They make way for UNC-Charlotte and Plymouth State. We'd like to find space for Molloy, too, but that might have to wait.

 

Goff Rugby Report 2016-17 Men DII College Rankings #3
RankPrevTeamConferenceNotes
12UW-Whitewater (Wisc.)WIILBt. UW-Stout (17)
21Minnesota-Duluth (Minn.)Northern LightsBt. Winona State
35NC State (NC)SouthernBt. Virginia Griffins
43Rowan (NJ)MARCBt. East Stroudsburg
54Grand Valley State (Mich.)Great Lakes NorthBeat Calvin College
66Norwich (Vt.)NECRCBt. New Hampshire
715Furman (SC)SouthBt. South Carolina
87Northern Michigan (Mich.)WIILBt. UW-Platteville
98VMI (Va.)CardinalsBt. Old Dominion (25)
109UNC Wilminton (NC)SouthernIdle
1111Coast Guard Academy (Conn.)New England-WideBt. Springfield (40)
1210Bentley (Mass.)Rugby NortheastBt. Stonehill
1323SUNY Cortland (NY)Upstate NYBt. RIT (30)
1412Western State (Colo.)Rocky MountainAir Force B
1516IUP (Pa.)MARCBt. York (20
1613Rhode Island (RI)NECRCBt. Middlebury
1714Northern Iowa (Iowa)WIIL SouthIdle
1818Southern Illinois (Ill.)GatewayIdle
1919Spring Hill (Ala.)Deep SouthIdle
2027Coastal Carolina (SC)SouthernBt. East Carolina (24)
2121Colorado Sch. of Mines (Colo.)Rocky MountainBt. Metro State
2222UW-Milwaukee (Wisc.)WIILIdle
2320York (Pa.)MARCLost to IUP (16)
24UnrUNC-Charlotte (NC)SouthernBt. Appalachian State (33)
2526The Citadel (SC)SouthernBt. North Carolina
2624East Carolina (NC)SouthernLost to Coastal Carolina (27)
2725Old Dominion (Va.)CardinalsLost to VMI (8)
2828Winona State (Minn.)Northern LightsLost to UMD (1)
2935North Dakota State (ND)Northern LightsBt. UW-River Falls
3029Sacred Heart (Conn.)Tri-StateBt. Union
3131RPI (NY)Tri-StateBt. Marist
3232Illinois State (Ill.)WIILBt. Loyola
3342UMS&T (Mo.)GatewayBt. UMKC
3430RIT (NY)Upstate NYLost to Cortland (23)
3517UW-Stout (Wisc.)WIILLost to UW-Whitewater (2)
3633Appalachian State (NC)SouthernLost to UNC-Charlotte
3736Salve Regina (RI)Colonial CoastBt. Boston University
3834Vermont (Vt.)NECRCIdle
3938William Paterson (NY)Tri-StateBt. Seton Hall
4037Geneseo (NY)Upstate NYBt. Fredonia
4139UMass-Lowell (Mass.)Rugby NortheastBt. St. Michael's
4240Springfield (Mass.)New England-WideLost to Salve Regina (11)
4341Principia (Ill.)GatewayIdle
4444SUNY New Paltz (NY)Tri-StateBt. Bard
4543Providence College (RI)Rugby NortheastBt. Holy Cross
4645Vassar (NY)Tri-StateBt. SUNY-Maritime
4746SUNY Oswego (NY)Upstate NYBt. Buffalo State
4847LeMoyne (NY)Upstate NYBt. Niagara
4950Roger Williams (RI)Rugby NortheastBt. Bryant (49)
50UnrPlymouth State (NH)Colonial CoastBt. Western New England

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