The Heart of America (HOA) is a Division I-AA men's college rugby conference that expanded to 12 teams for the 2025-2026 season. It operates under the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) and is made up of schools from the middle part of the USA—Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.
The conference plays its 15s season in the fall but enters its champion in the CRAA D1AA postseason in the spring.
The Kansas City Jr. Blues won the Heart of America Tournament in what was a somewhat strange finish.
A DIAA playoff spot and the Heart of America Conference championship is on the line this weekend as Arkansas visits Missouri.
The big scores have been coming in for Arkansas in the Heart of America Conference, but there’s more important work to be done.
As March is around the corner there’s the little matter of figuring out who will be in the Men’s DIAA playoffs.
The DIAA championship is starting to garner some interest around the nation, and programs realize this is a good post-season for smaller DI programs, clubs, and up-and-coming quasi-varsity teams.
LSU has taken a slow return to competitive rugby but faces a stiff test this coming weekend.
After a rough fall of 2014 when the program was suspended for an infraction at a post-match social, the Tigers are back on the field in good standing, and looking ahead to the Red River Conference season.
