Men DII College News
11.23.2014 - Alex Goff
In a tense game the Notre Dame College Falcons defeated the higher-ranked Salisbury University Sharks 18-15 Sunday to make the national Men’s DII College semifinals. Notre Dame (#6) will face Wisconsin-Whitewater in the semifinals at Furman University in two weeks.
11.23.2014 - Alex Goff
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, ranked #2 by Goff Rugby Report, defeated #11 Vermont 63-25 to advance to the USA Rugby National Men’s DII College semifinals. The Warhawks will face Notre Dame College, which beat Salisbury Sunday.
11.22.2014 - Alex Goff
The top 16 Men’s DII College teams are down to eight as the Round of 16 games are done.
There were two upsets, but they weren’t startling upsets. Vermont, ranked #11 by Goff Rugby Report, edged SUNY Oswego, ranked #8, 22-19. They will take on #2 Wisconsin-Whitewater, which thrashed Bentley (#25) 69-0.
11.21.2014 - Alex Goff
The Men's DII College playoffs begin Saturday around the country; here are our picks: (Goff Rugby Report rankings in parentheses) Northeast Region
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UW-Whitewater (#2) vs. Bentley (#25). The Warhawks are powerful. Bentley will push them, but UWW wins.
Vermont (#11) vs. SUNY-Oswego (#9).
11.19.2014 - Alex Goff
University of Minnesota-Duluth has been the #1-ranked team in the Goff Rugby Report DII rankings for the entire fall, and they’ve been there because no one has come close to defeating them.