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Men's DII College rugby has barely started but we've got a few thoughts on who's up and who's down.

Who's up: Colorado School of Mines. The Orediggers have a real schedule and a big conference now in the new-look Rocky Mountain, and they haven't missed a beat, going 2-0 so far. They looked pretty good this past weekend against UC Colorado Springs, with six different Mines players scoring tries.

Who's down: Well, in this case, we don't mean they're doing worse or anything, but we've got a few teams kind of forced into a DII scenario because of changes within the team, or a dismantled DI conference. Wake Forest will benefit from a season or two in DII. NC State probably shouldn't be in DII, but where else could they go? Maybe an independent schedule, but it's tough. What NC State would like is for NC Chapel Hill to be strong and they build from there ... the Tar Heels should benefit from a season in DII also.

Middlebury has dropped to DII and that's probably where they should be as they sort out their coaching situation and realize that in a school with a male enrollment of under 1,500, competing at the DI level is a full-time job. 

NC State won their opener. Wake Forest started 1-1. UNC also won their opening game.

Who's up: Norwich. The results so far from the Cadets have been pretty positive, and a defeat of Rhode Island - their first since 2012 - bolsters that assertion. Still a lot of rugby to be played but it's a good start for the Vermont military school.

Who's down: The second half of the WIIL. The Wisconsin-Illinois-Iowa league is pretty strong, but it's very strong at the top. Those who are on the losing end in the North, especially, will have a tough time if they don't raise their game. 

Who's up: Furman started well in their opening weekends in the Southern Conference, and it is expected to be announced that they will host the DII final four this fall once more. They also want to be playing in it, which might be a round too far, but they look good to date.

Here are the latest standings in Men's DII College:

 

Goff Rugby Report Men DII College Standings Fall 2016   
           
           
Colonial CoastWLTPfPaPd    
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Plymouth State000000    
Western New England000000    
Endicott000000    
Boston University000000    
           
           
Tri-State NorthWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
RPI000000000 
Hofstra000000000 
Siena000000000 
Marist000000000 
Union000000000 
Sacred Heart000000000 
           
Tri-State SouthWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
Molloy000000000 
NJIT000000000 
College of NJ000000000 
Seton Hall000000000 
Montclair State000000000 
Hofstra000000000 
           
Tri-State CentralWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
SUNY-Oneonta100102795105 
Vassar10045738105 
SUNY-New Paltz10027225105 
SUNY-Maritime0102227-5112 
Drew000000000 
Monroe010745-38000 
Bard0107102-95000 
           
           
Rugby NortheastWLTPFPADiff    
Roger Williams10041635    
Southern CT100461234    
Providence10028028    
Bentley10017314    
Bryant000000    
UMass Lowell010317-14    
Stonehill010641-35    
Holy Cross0101246-34    
Saint Michael’s010028-28    
           
           
           
CardinalsWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
VMI100671948105 
NC State100401327105 
Radford10040319105 
VCU0103140-9101 
Hampton Heat U23s000671948000 
Northern Virginia U23s000671948000 
Old Dominion0101340-27000 
UMBC0101967-48000 
           
           
MARC EastWLTMRPFPAPd  PTS
University of Scranton100126197  6
Drexel University0000000  0
East Stroudsburg University0000000  0
Lehigh University01011327-14  1
Rowan University0000000  0
           
           
MARC WestWLTMRPFPAPd  PTS
Indiana University of Pennsylvania1000271314  5
York College100121516  6
Bloomsburg University0101521-16  1
Kutztown University (3)01011926-7  1
Cal University of PA0000000  0
           
           
           
Northern Lights Pool AWLTPaPfPdBTBLPts 
Bemidji State000000000 
North Dakota000000000 
St. Thomas000000000 
MSU-Mankato000000000 
Winona State000000000 
           
Northern Lights Pool BWLTPaPfPdBTBLPts 
UM-Duluth000000000 
St. Johns000000000 
North Dakota State000000000 
Wisconsin River Falls000000000 
St Cloud State000000000 
           
           
WIIL Rugby Conference-North         
 WLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
UW-Milwaukee10082577105 
UW-Whitewater100701060105 
UW-Stout100361521105 
Northern Michigan000000000 
UW-Lacrosse0101536-21000 
Marquette0101070-60000 
UW-Platteville010582-77000 
           
WIIL Rugby Conference-South          
 WLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
UIC100412219105 
Northern Iowa10024195105 
Illinois State000000000 
DePaul000000000 
Loyola0101924-5000 
Illinois Wesleyan0102241-19000 
           
           
Great LakesWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
Grand Valley State000000000 
Oakland000000000 
Ferris State000000000 
Saginaw Valley000000000 
Calvine College000000000 
Hope College000000000 
           
Gateway EasternWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
St. Louis University10056056105 
Southern Illinois10022913105 
Principia010922-13000 
Maryville010056-56000 
           
Gateway WesternWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
Central Missouri000000000 
Missouri-KC000000000 
UM S&T000000000 
Pitt State000000000 
           
Southern Rugby Conference          
WesternWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
Furman2009015752010 
App. State200921181109 
UNC-Charlotte100821270105 
Wake Forest1104351-8105 
UNC-Greensboro020090-90101 
Western Carolina0102132-11000 
Elon02027144-117000 
           
SouthWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
UNC-Wilmington10062557105 
UNC-Chapel Hill10041041105 
The Citadel10027261105 
Eastern Carolina0102627-1112 
Coastal Carolina000000000 
UNC-Pembroke010041-41000 
College of Charleston010562-57000 
           
New England CRCWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
Vermont10054351105 
Norwich10030219105 
Rhode Island0102130-9000 
New Hampshire010354-51000 
Middlebury000000000 
           
           
Upstate NYWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
Oswego10027198105 
Cortland10033249105 
RIT10029245105 
Buffalo State100452916105 
Geneseo0102429-5112 
Fredonia0102433-9101 
Niagara0102945-16101 
LeMoyne0101927-8000 
           
           
New England WideWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
Springfield000000000 
Westfield000000000 
Hartford000000000 
WSCU000000000 
Quinnipiac000000000 
CCSU000000000 
WPI000000000 
Coast Guard000000000 
           
           
Rocky MountainWLTPfPaPdBTBLPts 
Colorado School of Mines2008727602010 
Colorado College100432221105 
Western State100342410105 
Colorado Mesa11050437105 
Air Force B1105868-10105 
Metro State0202769-42202 
Montana State0102434-10101 
UCCS0101046-36000 

 

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