The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) has just released the NSCRO Women's Top 20 Fall Rankings.
Leading the rankings is Wayne State College, the 2016 Women's National Champion. They are followed by Colgate University, Lee University, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and rounding out the top five is SUNY Cortland.
Over 100 NSCRO women's teams participated in fall league play leading to the NSCRO Women's 15s National Championships. Many of the women's teams will now shift to playing 7s in order to qualify for the NSCRO Women's 7s National Championships to be held in Pittsburgh, PA April 29-30, 2017.
| RANK | COLLEGE | CONFERENCE |
| 1 | Wayne State College | Prairie States |
| 2 | Colgate University | Upstate NY |
| 3 | Lee University | NSCRO Independent |
| 4 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Minnesota RFU |
| 5 | SUNY Cortland | Upstate NY |
| 6 | Mount St. Mary's University | East Penn RU |
| 7 | York College | Mid-Atlantic RC |
| 8 | Neumann University | East Penn RU |
| 9 | Allegheny College | Allegheny |
| 10 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain RFU |
| 11 | Endicott College | Colonial Coast |
| 12 | College of St. Benedict | Minnesota RFU |
| 13 | University of Rochester | Upstate NY |
| 14 | Denison University | Ohio Valley |
| 15 | St. Bonaventure University | Upstate NY |
| 16 | Keene State College | New England RFU |
| 17 | Bentley University | Rugby Northeast |
| 18 | College of William & Mary | Capital RU |
| 19 | Western State Colorado University | Rocky Mountain RFU |
| 20 | University of Chicago | Great Waters |
