NSCRO Fall 2016 Top 50
NSCRO Fall 2016 Top 50
The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) has released its Top 50 Men's College teams for fall.
Leading these rankings is Xavier University followed by Tufts University, Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Southern Indiana, and Maine - Orono.
This list was based on approximately 185 NSCRO playoff eligible teams who participated in dall league play and do not reflect the 16 teams from the Northern California and Gold Coast Conferences thatwill begin their league play in the Winter/Spring season.
The rankings include teams from leagues that play split Fall-Winter season and thus have not completed their league and playoff schedule. This includes: Deep South CRC, Dixie CRC, Florida RU, Georgia RU, LoneStar CRC and Rocky Mountain RFU.
| RANK | TEAM |
| 1 | Xavier University |
| 2 | Tufts University |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point |
| 4 | University of Southern Indiana |
| 5 | University of Maine – Orono |
| 6 | Catholic University of America |
| 7 | Bethel College |
| 8 | Loyola University Maryland |
| 9 | SUNY Plattsburgh |
| 10 | Franciscan University of Steubenville |
| 11 | Bucknell University |
| 12 | American University |
| 13 | Baldwin Wallace University |
| 14 | Robert Morris University |
| 15 | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 16 | St. John’s University |
| 17 | Regis University |
| 18 | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| 19 | Iowa Central Community College |
| 20 | Babson College |
| 21 | Colby College |
| 22 | Elon University |
| 23 | Duke University |
| 24 | University of St. Thomas |
| 25 | Ithaca College |
| 26 | Louisiana State University - Alexandria |
| 27 | Angelo State University |
| 28 | Tarleton State University |
| 29 | Lee University |
| 30 | Susquehanna University |
| 31 | Eckerd College |
| 32 | Thomas More College |
| 33 | Trinity College |
| 34 | Tulane University |
| 35 | Loyola University New Orleans |
| 36 | University of Denver |
| 37 | SUNY New Paltz |
| 38 | Wayne State College |
| 39 | University of Dallas |
| 40 | University of North Alabama |
| 41 | Longwood University |
| 42 | Christendom College |
| 43 | Eastern Michigan University |
| 44 | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| 45 | Tennessee Technological University |
| 46 | Willamette University |
| 47 | Vassar College |
| 48 | Georgia College & State University |
| 49 | Northwestern University |
| 50 | Case Western Reserve University |
