With the results in Men's D2 college we have a better idea of where we are on the playoff picture.
Cornell wrapped up an undefeated conference season, going 8-0, including semis and final, as they beat RPI in the Liberty D2 championship match.
This has been a pretty dominant performance by Cornell, who in a way came out of nowhere. RPI competed well but will miss out on a playoff spot.
Cornell's defense has been unflinching all season and this game was no different as they held the Engineers to just the one try in winning 33-8.
The big surprise was Chicago beating Northern Iowa 38-15 to take the #1 seed out of the Great Midwest.
Loyola won over Northwestern 35-27 to take the #3.
"The difference for us was relentless defense," said UChicago Rugby club president Mateo Rampaldi. "We knew this was an opportunity that we've never had, so we trusted each other and put our bodies on the line for the full 80 minutes."
Jose Alzugaray and Jack Allison were outstanding on D and set the tone for the entire team.
With a smart offensive game plan they put the game away.
"We just stuck to what we know and didn't panic if plays didn't got exactly how we wanted them," said Rampaldi.
Benedictine lost to John Brown earlier in the season but turned that around in the final. We have to say that was less of a surprise as Benedictine has been improving rapidly.
Memphis beat Tennessee team to take SCRC, and Scranton edged Salisbury in the MARC final.
