D1 College Weekend Preview: 21 All-Ranked Matchups
We have 21 games with ranked teams playing ranked teams.
In D1AA the SCRC, MARC, MAC, Liberty D1AA, and Heart of America are all heating up and we have about 22 major D1AA games.
On NCR D1 we talk about the big games coming up, and we talk about that in the video here:
D2 Preview: Big Games Headed by IUP v GVSU
The search for challenging opposition is real and certainly important for those not fortunate to play in, say, the Great Midwest or the MARC, there is more work to be done to find those challenges.
D2 Weekend Preview—Testing the Waters
It's a slow burn in early September for D2 College Rugby.
The major contenders for playoff rugby aren't going to play each other, for the most part, for a while.
But we do have a couple of cross-conference matches to keep an eye on, such as Marquette vs Miami of Ohio and Northern Iowa vs D1AA's Iowa State.
Over 80 D1-Level Teams Take the Field This Weekend
About 80 D1AA, D1A, and NCR D1 teams are in action this weekend.
Of those, five matches see ranked NCR D1 team vs ranked NCR D1 team.
Indiana (#9) vs Marian (#5)
Belmont Abbey (#15) vs St. Bonaventure (#2)
Wheeling (#6) vs Kutztown (#10)
Iona (#19) vs AIC (#11)
Siena (#13) vs Brown (#1)
Already Big Games in D1 Action
Over 60 D1-level college teams are playing this weekend.
Some of these games are hugely important conference matchups—Texas A&M at Baylor on Friday evening, Bowling Green vs Cincinnati, Iowa at Iowa State (!). Some are still quote-unquote warmups.
