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A Few Changes for WIIL as Fall 2016 Looms

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A Few Changes for WIIL as Fall 2016 Looms

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The Wisconsin Iowa Illinois rugby conference opens its doors once more in a month with September 10 seeing the first of the conference’s games.

The Men’s DII College conference underwent some changes last year, adding Lindenwood-Belleville and Northern Iowa to its numbers. There are changes again this year. Lindenwood-Belleville, which finished 2nd in the conference playoffs last year, has moved on to play an independent DIAA schedule. 

The Northern Division remains unchanged, as favorites Wisconsin-Whitewater (national runners-up in the fall of 2015) rejoin Northern Michigan, UW-Lacrosse, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stout, UW-Platteville, and Marquette.

The Southern Division loses Lindenwood-Belleville, and also loses Northwestern, while Illinois Wesleyan joins to make it a six-team division.

Northern Iowa, which finished a very close 2nd in the WIIL South, and went on into the national playoffs, is probably the favored team in the South.

 

Here is the Fall 2016 WIIL Schedule:

 

9/10/2016 UW-Platteville at UW-Milwaukee
9/10/2016 Illinois Wesleyan at UIC
9/10/2016 Loyola at Northern Iowa
9/11/2016 UW-Whitewater at Marquette
9/11/2016 UW-Lacrosse at UW-Stout
9/17/2016 Marquette at UW-Platteville
9/17/2016 Northern Michigan at UW-Lacrosse
9/17/2016 Illinois State at DePaul
9/17/2016 Northern Iowa at UIC
9/18/2016 UW-Milwaukee at UW-Whitewater
9/24/2016 UW-Lacrosse at UW-Milwaukee
9/24/2016 UW-Platteville at UW-Whitewater
9/24/2016 UW-Stout at Northern Michigan
9/24/2016 DePaul at Northern Iowa
9/24/2016 Illinois State at Illinois-Wesleyan
9/24/2016 UIC at Loyola
10/1/2016 UW-Stout at UW-Whitewater
10/1/2016 Marquette at UW-Lacrosse
10/1/2016 Northern Michigan at UW-Platteville
10/1/2016 Illinois Wesleyan at DePaul
10/1/2016 Illinois State at Loyola
10/8/2016 Marquette at Northern Michigan
10/8/2016 UW-Milwaukee at UW-Stout
10/8/2016 UIC at Illinois State
10/8/2016 Northern Iowa at Illinois-Wesleyan
10/9/2016 UW-Platteville at UW-Lacrosse
10/15/2016 Northern Michigan at UW-Milwaukee
10/15/2016 UW-Lacrosse at UW-Whitewater
10/15/2016 UW-Stout at Marquette
10/15/2016 Loyola at DePaul
10/22/2016 UW-Whitewater at Northern Michigan
10/22/2016 UW-Stout at UW-Platteville
10/22/2016 DePaul at UIC
10/22/2016 Northern Iowa at Illinois State
10/22/2016 Loyola at Illinois-Wesleyan
10/23/2016 UW-Milwaukee at Marquette
10/29/2016 WIIL Quarterfinals    
11/5/2016 WIIL Semis    
11/6/2016 WIIL Finals