How This Weekend Might Have Affected the NIRA Power Ratings
NIRA action outside of DI was relatively quiet as many teams played cross-divisional matches, but in DI it was a big weekend, one with potentially significant ramifications within the new Power Ratings.
Let’s take a look:
Recruits, Cunningham Power Sacred Heart to Win Over Army
Getting all excited about freshman recruits is a dangerous game, as those players can often take a few years to make an impact ... or not.
Army West Point Seeks New Assistant Coach
Army West Point's women's rugby program is looking for an assistant coach.
Perfect: Dartmouth Wins NIRA, Goes 9-0, Over Brave West Point
Dartmouth held off a West Point 28-18 in a thrilling, action-filled NIRA DI final Saturday night at the US Military Academy.
Paced by a stifling rush defense and two pivotal tries from No. 8 Idia Ihensekhien, the Big Green ran out to an early lead and held on in a back-and-forth match.
How Army Surprised Everyone to Make the NIRA Final
The NIRA DI final is Saturday night and features Dartmouth and … Army (?). That’s right, Army.
It’s not that Army wasn’t playing well going into the semifinals, but they had not put themselves in position to be favorites. They finished the regular season 4-2-1, tying Brown (who they beat in OT but the OT didn’t count in NIRA), and losing to Dartmouth and Harvard.
