GRR: College Men
The Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference small-college scene is a little confused because the small-college teams mix up with the D2 teams, but the top smaller teams are coming to the fore.
Susquehanna, Penn State Berks, Widener, Catholic, and Gettysburg are all still undefeated and could well all make a splash on the national scene.
Colorado School of Mines logged something of a statement win, beating key Small College contenders New Mexico Tech 24-13 over the weekend.
The victory, achieved, astonishingly, with only 15 players,
How will the DII playoffs shake out?
As usually, there are many, many questions surrounding the playoff brackets, with multiple seeds expected from various conferences, and several play-in games likely, also.
Villanova moved to 3-0 in the Mid-Atlantic D2 East league after a 32-12 victory over Drexel.
The game was played in the middle of Villanova's fall break and the Wildcats were without five first-side players, including three inside backs. But they fronted up well enough.
Cal won the West Coast Collegiate 7s tournament hosted by Cal Poly Saturday, with the Bears' two sides going a combined 6-1.
The more experienced Cal side, playing as Cal while the younger team played as Bears, made the final against Saint Mary's, winning the game 31-14 thanks in large part to three tries in the final five minutes.