Men DII College News
We're down to four teams in Men's D2 college rugby as Sunday saw the NCR D2 quarterfinals.
GRR's #1-ranked IUP won their closest game of the year, edging a tenacious UNC-Wilmington 29-24 to advance to the semifinals in Houston in three weeks.
Expectations were largely met in the NCR Men’s D2 college playoffs.
A ThrillerPerhaps the most exciting Round of 16 game was Georgetown vs RPI. The Hoyas edged the Engineers 21-20 in a wild one.
Friday and Sunday produces our first two rounds of the NCR Men’s D2 playoffs and we do have some big question-mark games on the slate.
Defending champs IUP are back with what is largely the same lineup that won it all last year. Last year’s runners-up Memphis are back and they have a very talented side in which the biggest question is, have they been challenged.
The three play-ins in Men's D2 college are done and we have our final 16.
Georgetown put together one of their better performances of the season to beat New Hampshire 45-17 to move on.
Mankato traveled to Chicago to play University of Chicago and in a spirited game with plenty of hard hitting, Chicago was able to make some big plays count and come out on top 52-31.
Now we know all of the Men's D2 college playoff teams after Sunday's results.
Play-In TeamsMSU Mankato
Coastal Carolina
New Hampshire
This weekend, Salisbury and Georgetown did not play their 3rd-4th game. Georgetown takes 3rd in the MARC and Salisbury 4th. Meanwhile, Chicago beat Northwestern 41-36 to take 3rd in the Great Midwest.