So we've updated the Men's DII College standings; there might be a missing result or two, but it's not our fault! We're close, anyway.
Who's Up: NC State. They beat fellow undefeated VMI to go 6-0. Pretty impressive even if the Wolfpack are a DI team forced into DII. Whatever. They did the job. Well, job #1, because these two will likely meet in the conference final, and it could be a different story then.
Who's Up: Cortland State, which pushed aside yet one more challenger in Upstate NY. This team goes from strength to strength, but will end the regular season with a tough ask against SUNY Oswego, so keep the celebrations muted until then.
Who's Up: Sacred Heart. Wow. Giving up 13 points a game is pretty good. They might be better than that.
Who's Up: Winona State and, by extension, the entire Northern Lights. Yes, it wasn't a league game, but their win over Northern Iowa is worth noting.
Who's Up: Bentley. Five ppg against, almost 50 ppg for ... so, yeah, there's that.
What's Up: Clashes of the Titans. Grand Valley v Oakland in the Great Lakes; Illinois State v Northern Iowa; UMS&T v Pitt State - games between teams undefeated in conference play. All coming this weekend.
Who's Down: Finally we get to one of these. Defending champions. Five conference champions from last year are seriously out of the running, or not looking solid for the playoffs. None has really folded or anything. It's just good to see others chase after them.
Who's Down: Four-try bonus points. The four-try bonus was invented to ensure that professional competitions were fun to watch. In most levels of rugby, it's more of a participation sport, than a spectator sport. And regardless, in our experience, the four-try bonus point rarely has much effect. We're fans of the close-loss bonus point, because it rewards teams who almost won, but the four-try bonus point would change none of the standings down below.
| Goff Rugby Report Men DII College Standings Fall 2016 | ||||||||||
| Colonial Coast | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | ||||
| Salve Regina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 42 | 148 | ||||
| Endicott | 2 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 93 | 50 | ||||
| Plymouth State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 62 | 34 | ||||
| Boston University | 2 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 124 | -63 | ||||
| Western New England | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 209 | -204 | ||||
| Tri-State North | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Sacred Heart | 5 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 65 | 216 | 5 | 0 | 25 | |
| Siena | 3 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 69 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| RPI | 3 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 176 | -83 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Union | 1 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 137 | -12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Marist | 1 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 226 | -124 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Hofstra | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 118 | -68 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tri-State South | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| William Paterson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 74 | 152 | 5 | 0 | 25 | |
| NJIT * | 3 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 58 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Seton Hall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 133 | -28 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Molloy College | 2 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Montclair State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 166 | -92 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| The College of New Jersey | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 163 | -119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| * bumped from playoffs due to ineligible player issue | ||||||||||
| Rugby Northeast | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | ||||
| Bentley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 25 | 222 | ||||
| Providence | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 76 | 77 | ||||
| Southern CT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 66 | 155 | ||||
| UMass Lowell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 218 | 95 | 123 | ||||
| Roger Williams | 2 | 4 | 0 | 158 | 140 | 18 | ||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 165 | -76 | ||||
| Bryant | 1 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 206 | -103 | ||||
| Saint Michael’s | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 154 | -125 | ||||
| Stonehill | 0 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 247 | -187 | ||||
| Cardinals | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| NC State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 69 | 267 | 4 | 0 | 28 | |
| VMI | 5 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 92 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Radford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 160 | -59 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| UMBC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 186 | -43 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Hampton Heat | 2 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 78 | -24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Northern Virginia Griffins | 2 | 3 | 0 | 139 | 122 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 140 | -69 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| VCU | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 332 | -260 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MARC East | W | L | T | MR | PF | PA | Pd | BT | BL | PTS |
| Rowan University | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 187 | 25 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Drexel University | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 75 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| University of Scranton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 116 | -48 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Lehigh University | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| East Stroudsburg University | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 135 | -67 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 69 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cal University of PA | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 156 | -153 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Kutztown University (3) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 178 | -125 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Northern Lights Pool A | W | L | T | Pa | Pf | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Winona State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 63 | 176 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| St. Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 107 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Bemidji State | 2 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 140 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| North Dakota | 1 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 277 | -206 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| MSU-Mankato | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 179 | -122 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Northern Lights Pool B | W | L | T | Pa | Pf | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| UM-Duluth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 40 | 306 | 5 | 0 | 25 | |
| North Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 266 | 70 | 196 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| St. Johns | 3 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 162 | -39 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| St Cloud State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 286 | -183 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wisconsin River Falls | 1 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 216 | -161 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| WIIL Rugby Conference-North | ||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | ||
| UW-Whitewater | 5 | 0 | 0 | 415 | 34 | 381 | 5 | 0 | 25 | |
| UW-Milwaukee | 4 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 121 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Northern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 62 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Marquette | 2 | 3 | 0 | 128 | 155 | -27 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| UW-Stout | 2 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 159 | -68 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| UW-Lacrosse | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 293 | -254 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 92 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| DePaul | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 192 | -145 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 38 | 150 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Coastal Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |
| The Citadel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 98 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Coll. of Charleston | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 263 | -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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 223 | 185 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wake Forest | 2 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 235 | -161 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 81 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Middlebury | 1 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 217 | -192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Upstate NY | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Cortland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 112 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 30 | |
| Oswego | 5 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 127 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 26 | |
| Geneseo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 199 | 109 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 22 | |
| RIT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 145 | 168 | -23 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |
| Fredonia | 2 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 153 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| LeMoyne | 2 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 161 | -14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Buffalo State | 2 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 214 | -96 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Niagara | 0 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 253 | -156 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| New England Wide | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Coast Guard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 29 | 258 | 5 | 0 | 25 | |
| Hartford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 54 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 22 | |
| Westfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 83 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Quinnipiac | 2 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 116 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| Springfield | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| WSCU | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 181 | -106 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| WPI | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 140 | -117 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| CCSU | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 175 | -151 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rocky Mountain | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | BT | BL | Pts | |
| Western State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 31 | 167 | 6 | 0 | 30 | |
| Colorado Mines | 5 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 88 | 139 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
| Montana State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 76 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Colorado College | 4 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 149 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Air Force B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 137 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Colorado Mesa | 2 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 252 | -168 | 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 | |
