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Men’s Division 1AA (D1AA) represents a highly competitive tier of collegiate rugby in the United States, featuring programs governed by both National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) and the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA). It serves as a bridge between elite Division I play and developing Division II or Small College levels, offering strong regional competition and a pathway to national championships under each organization’s structure. While NCR and CRAA operate independently, both use the D1AA designation for schools with established programs that may not have the depth or resources of top-tier D1A teams.

Brandan O'Neill for Tennessee makes an offload. Will Fagan photo.
College Men

D1AA Fall Hot 100: Scrumhalf and Flyhalf

As we mentioned in our earlier postings, sometimes there are a lot of players in one position, and sometimes the list is a little small.

Scrumhalf is another where there are a lot of quite good scrumhalves, but if we take a tighter definition for our Hot 100, the list cuts down. 

At flyhalf we are just anout where you'd expect for this position.

Phil Tracey for Bowling Green. Photo Will Fagan.
College Men

D1AA Fall Hot 100: Loose Forward

The largest, by far, category of player in our Top D1AA players is loose forward.

George Corden urges the maul for the Heart of America all-stars. Photo Calder Cahill.
College Men

D1AA Fall Hot 100: Lock

This is a hugely important position.

Great locks are hard to find because of the combination of height, athleticism, and rugby skills required when you perform at a high level.

Tennessee scores vs A&M. Will Fagan photo.
College Men

D1AA Fall Hot 100: The Front Row

Goff Rugby Report brings back its Hot 100 players for the fall.

Here is our first of several lists, with the props and hookers for D1AA men's rugby. This is only for teams that play significantly in the fall, so players from Florida and the West Coast will have to wait until the spring to get into a different list.

2025 NCR D1 Final St. Bonaventure vs Queens. Photo Alex Goff
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Final Rankings NCR D1 and Fall D1AA

OK, no clickbait here.

We have make simple changes in the NCR D1 and the overall D1AA rankings to wrap up the fall.

We have no other reasons to make other changes. So what we had was #2 beat #1 in NCR D1, and we had #1 beating #2 in NCR's D1AA final.

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