A look at who's up and who's down in Men's DII College Rugby this week.
Who's Up: Furman. Beating South Carolina last week, and then following that up with a crucial win over UNC-Charlotte this week seems to have set Furman up for a pretty snappy fall.
Who's Down: Forfeits. It's a tough business, keeping the season going. You have high hopes, if not to compete with the best teams, but to show up, give 'em a game. And then an injury here, a big loss there and numbers drop. You can't show up. We get it, it's tough, but you've got to make the effort. Isn't that part of what it's about?
Who's Up: A nice climactic game, such as Bentley v Providence, or Wisconsin-Whitewater v Milwaukee or Coast Guard v Hartford or GVSU v Oakland. Got to love it when a schedule comes together and the undefeated teams are still undefeated when they meet in late October.
Who's Down: All of you - and you at least SHOULD know who you are - who don't report scores, or post them. And by the way, a forfeit or a postponement is still something you should let us know about! If you ask any rugby reporter what one of his or her biggest frustrations is, it's spending days trying to find a score of a game that never happened.
Who's Up: Teams on the upswing, like Western State, Geneseo, Hartford, Coastal Carolina, Providence College, Sacred Heart, William Paterson. Good to see them improving.
| Goff Rugby Report Men DII College Standings Fall 2016 | ||||||||||
| Colonial Coast | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | ||||
| Salve Regina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 30 | 123 | ||||
| Plymouth State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 23 | 61 | ||||
| Boston University | 1 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 64 | 9 | ||||
| Endicott | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 72 | -37 | ||||
| Western New England | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 161 | -156 | ||||
| Tri-State North | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Sacred Heart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 65 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Siena | 3 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 69 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| RPI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Marist | 1 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 160 | -73 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Union | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 118 | -68 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Hofstra | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 122 | -63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Tri-State South | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| William Paterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 64 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| NJIT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 58 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Molloy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Seton Hall | 1 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 119 | -43 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Montclair State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 110 | -46 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| College of NJ | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 134 | -104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tri-State Central | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Vassar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 93 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 25 | |
| SUNY-New Paltz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 34 | 157 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| SUNY-Oneonta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 122 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 74 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| SUNY-Maritime | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 81 | -11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Bard | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 206 | -173 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Drew | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 158 | -134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rugby Northeast | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | ||||
| Bentley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 25 | 118 | ||||
| Providence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 47 | 75 | ||||
| UMass Lowell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 95 | 123 | ||||
| Southern CT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 58 | 94 | ||||
| Roger Williams | 2 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 109 | 20 | ||||
| Bryant | 1 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 137 | -42 | ||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 165 | -76 | ||||
| Saint Michael’s | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 139 | -132 | ||||
| Stonehill | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 225 | -180 | ||||
| Cardinals | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| NC State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 42 | 259 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |
| VMI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 57 | 179 | 2 | 0 | 22 | |
| UMBC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 150 | -38 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Radford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 129 | -64 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 120 | -49 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Northern Virginia Griffins | 1 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 112 | -37 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Hampton Heat | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 78 | -44 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| VCU | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 268 | -206 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MARC East | W | L | T | MR | PF | PA | Pd | BT | BL | PTS |
| Rowan University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 13 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Drexel University | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 43 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| University of Scranton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Lehigh University | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| East Stroudsburg University | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 70 | -48 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MARC West | W | L | T | MR | PF | PA | Pd | BT | BL | PTS |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 207 | 65 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| York College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 44 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Bloomsburg University | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 69 | -44 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kutztown University (3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 157 | -104 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Cal University of PA | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 156 | -153 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Northern Lights Pool A | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Winona State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 63 | 176 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| St. Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 90 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Bemidji State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 123 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| North Dakota | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 196 | -130 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| MSU-Mankato | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 179 | -122 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Northern Lights Pool B | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| UM-Duluth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 33 | 225 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| North Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 65 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| St. Johns | 3 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 74 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| St Cloud State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 255 | -178 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wisconsin River Falls | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 189 | -165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WIIL Rugby Conference-North | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| UW-Whitewater | 4 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 34 | 290 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Northern Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 14 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| UW-Milwaukee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 104 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Marquette | 2 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| UW-Stout | 1 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 159 | -96 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| UW-Lacrosse | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 202 | -163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UW-Platteville | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 288 | -259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WIIL Rugby Conference-South | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Illinois State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 0 | 288 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Northern Iowa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 43 | 154 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Loyola | 1 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 80 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| DePaul | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 161 | -126 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| UIC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 254 | -191 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 172 | -150 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Great Lakes | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Grand Valley State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 15 | 261 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Oakland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 28 | 215 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Ferris State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 66 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Calvin College | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 47 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hope College | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 141 | -138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saginaw Valley | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 317 | -302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gateway Eastern | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Southern Illinois | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 35 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| St. Louis University | 1 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 62 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Principia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Maryville | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 93 | -81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gateway Western | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Pitt State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 27 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| UMS&T | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 26 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Central Missouri | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 93 | -66 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Missouri-KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 109 | -83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Southern Rugby Conference | ||||||||||
| East Division | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | Pts | |
| UNC Wilmington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 28 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| The Citadel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Coastal Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 73 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| North Carolina | 1 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 98 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| UNC Pembroke | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 141 | -110 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Charleston | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 183 | -122 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Division | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Furman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 25 | 275 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 0 | 337 | 37 | 259 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Appalachian State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 80 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| Elon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 170 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 216 | -161 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Western Carolina | 1 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 229 | -143 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| UNC Greensboro | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 389 | -320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New England CRC | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Norwich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 77 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Vermont | 2 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 72 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 105 | -17 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Middlebury | 1 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 85 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 181 | -175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Upstate NY | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Cortland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 100 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 25 | |
| Geneseo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 85 | 102 | 5 | 1 | 22 | |
| Oswego | 4 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 110 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 21 | |
| RIT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 141 | -18 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
| LeMoyne | 2 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 125 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Fredonia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 127 | 136 | -9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Buffalo State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 192 | -101 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Niagara | 0 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 195 | -115 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| New England Wide | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Coast Guard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 22 | 196 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Hartford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 49 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 17 | |
| Westfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Quinnipiac | 2 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 47 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| Springfield | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| WSCU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 181 | -134 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| WPI | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 112 | -89 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| CCSU | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 122 | -103 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rocky Mountain | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Colorado Mines | 5 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 88 | 139 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
| Western State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 28 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Air Force B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 51 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Montana State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 62 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Colorado College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 77 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Colorado Mesa | 2 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 215 | -131 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Colorado - Colorado Springs | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 117 | -104 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Metro State | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 120 | -120 | 0 | -5 | -3 | |
