Making Sense Of The D1A Maze
As usual it's a bit of a hedge maze to navigate the US DI college, but we've still got to navigate it.
Right now we have 70 teams in D1A, the most ever. They are split into the following conferences (or not conferences). We've got some links to more detailed articles if you want them.
DIA Conference By Conference
If you're wondering why there's no confirmation on what teams are in what DIA conference, it's because there are still some decisions to be made.
Buckeyes Win Big Ten, Eyes on 7s and 15s Prizes
Ohio State won the Big Ten 7s and booked a spot in USA Rugby's 7s National Championships after beating Wisconsin in the final.
For the Buckeyes, it was a fairly comfortable trip to the final, but Wisconsin made it difficult, and in a back-and-forth game, Matt Stauder scored the game- (and tournament-) winner.
DIA Playoff Speculation Latest
Baylor's defeat of LSU in the Red River Conference final puts the entire DIA playoff picture into some muddiness as we await the latest rankings.
(This article contains some changes from the original based on what teams will be playing in the playoffs ... basically we shouldn't have had Arkansas State in there, sorry -AG)
Top DIA-Level Forwards of the Fall
Goff Rugby Report has released our list of top DIA-level forwards.
