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10.24.2016College Men
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This is what happens when you tak a week off from the rankings in late October - things change ... a lot.

While the top seven teams do what is expected of them and don't move, there's movement elsewhere. Illinois State put in another dominant performance, and we're believers now. UW-Milwaukee beat the well-regarded Northern Michigan and move up 8 spots. Winona State also gets a boost.

Oakland moves up significantly thanks to a loss, which can happen, if you lose to the right team. A 24-12 loss to Grand Valley State says you're right in the mix, so Oakland moves up 23 to #25. Pitt State, with a close win over UMS&T, takes a similar leap.

At the bottom, we dropped a couple of NSCRO teams just to be less confusing, and in come Southern Connecticut, Tulane, and Montana State. We ended up, then, with 51 teams. So we tied Providence and Roger Williams. Providence beat RWU, but by a small margin, and it seems churlish to put Roger Williams out when they seem to be playing better. The way we see it, any of the bottom nine could drop themselves out with a poor showing. At the top, as many as 12 teams might actually be the best in the country. 

 

Goff Rugby Report 2016-17 Men DII College Rankings #5
RankPrevTeamConferenceNotes
11UW-Whitewater (Wisc.)WIILBt. UW-Lacrosse, NMU (8)
22Minnesota-Duluth (Minn.)Northern LightsBt. St. John's
33NC State (NC)SouthernBt. VMI (9)
44Grand Valley State (Mich.)Great LakesBt. Oakland (48)
55Norwich (Vt.)NECRCBt. Rhode Island (35)
66Furman (SC)SouthBt. Appalachian State (32)
77Rowan (NJ)MARCBt. Scranton, Lehigh
831Illinois State (Ill.)WIILBt. UNI (16)
99VMI (Va.)CardinalsLost to NC State (3)
1010UNC Wilmington (NC)SouthernBt. East Carolina (27)
1111Coast Guard Academy (Conn.)New England-WideBt. Quinnipiac, Westfield
1212Bentley (Mass.)Rugby NortheastBt. Holy Cross, Bryant
1321UW-Milwaukee (Wisc.)WIILBt. Northern Michigan (8)
1413SUNY Cortland (NY)Upstate NYBt, Geneseo (41), Oswego (47)
1514Western State (Colo.)Rocky MountainBt. Air Force B
1623Winona State (Minn.)Northern LightsBt. UNI (16)
1715IUP (Pa.)MARCIdle
1817Colorado Sch. of Mines (Colo.)Rocky MountainBt. Colorado College
1918Southern Illinois (Ill.)GatewayIdle
208Northern Michigan (Mich.)WIILLost to UW-Mil (21), UW-Whitewater (1)
2120Coastal Carolina (SC)SouthernBt. UNC Pembroke
2222UNC-Charlotte (NC)SouthernBt. WCU
2329Sacred Heart (Conn.)Tri-StateBt. RPI (45), Montclair State
2424North Dakota State (ND)Northern LightsBt. North Dakota
2548Oakland (Mich.)Great LakesLost to GVSU (4)
2633William Paterson (NY)Tri-StateBt. Montclair State, Hofstra
2725York (Pa.)MARCBt. Drexel
2816Northern Iowa (Iowa)WIILLost to Illinois State (31), Winona (23)
2926The Citadel (SC)SouthernIdle
3027East Carolina (NC)SouthernLost to UNC-Wilmington (10)
3149Pitt State (Kans.)GatewayBt. UMS&T (30)
3230UMS&T (Mo.)GatewayBt. UMS&T (49)
3334Vermont (Vt.)NECRCBt. UNH, Middlebury
3435Rhode Island (RI)NECRCLost to Norwich (5), UNH
3532Appalachian State (NC)SouthernLost to Furman (6)
3628Old Dominion (Va.)CardinalsBt. UMBC
3736Salve Regina (RI)Colonial CoastBt. Plymouth State, Wentworth
3837UW-Stout (Wisc.)WIILBt. UW-Platteville, Marquette
3938Hartford (Conn.)New England-WideBt. CCSU
4039Siena (NY)Tri-StateBt. Union, Molloy
4141Geneseo (NY)Upstate NYLost to Cortland (13), Bt. Niagara
4219Spring Hill (Ala.)IndependentLost to LSU Alexandria
43UnrSouthern ConnecticutRugby NortheastBt. UMass-Lowell (40)
4447SUNY Oswego (NY)Upstate NYLost to Cortland (13), Bt. Niagara
4542Principia (Ill.)GatewayBt. Maryville
46UnrTulane (La.)IndependentBt. Louisiana-Lafayette
47UnrMontana State (Mont.)Rocky MountainBt. Mesa, AFA B
4840UMass-Lowell (Mass.)Rugby NortheastLost to Southern Conn.
4945RPI (NY)Tri-StateLost to Sacred Heart (29), Bt. Seton Hall
50t44Providence College (RI)Rugby NortheastBt. Stonehill, Roger Williams (50)
50t50Roger Williams (RI)Rugby NortheastBt. St. Michael's, lost to Providence (44)

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