FloRugby Men DI College Preseason Rankings
FloRugby Men DI College Preseason Rankings
The 2017-18 season is almost upon us, and it's time to rank the DI-level rugby teams. Here are FloRugby's preseason top 50 teams heading into the fall.
The 2017-18 season is almost upon us, and it's time to rank the DI-level rugby teams.
As was previously the policy on Goff Rugby Report, D1A and D1AA teams are ranked as one. This is because: A) some D1AA teams are still very competitive against D1A teams -- that's why we see D1AA teams move to D1A every year; B) there are teams, such as Central Washington and Navy, that are in a sort of no-man's land and they need a place to be ranked; and C) ranking just D1A would be something of an issue when this writer contributes to the official D1A rankings run by USA Rugby and used for playoff seeding purposes.
So we mix them all together, but not surprisingly, D1A teams dominate. As a result, we'll throw in a periodic D1AA ranking just to spice things up. We base our preseason rankings on history, what the team looks like based on conversations with coaches, and, sometimes a little guesswork.
It's going to work out, promise.
As was previously the policy on Goff Rugby Report, D1A and D1AA teams are ranked as one. This is because: A) some D1AA teams are still very competitive against D1A teams -- that's why we see D1AA teams move to D1A every year; B) there are teams, such as Central Washington and Navy, that are in a sort of no-man's land and they need a place to be ranked; and C) ranking just D1A would be something of an issue when this writer contributes to the official D1A rankings run by USA Rugby and used for playoff seeding purposes.
So we mix them all together, but not surprisingly, D1A teams dominate. As a result, we'll throw in a periodic D1AA ranking just to spice things up. We base our preseason rankings on history, what the team looks like based on conversations with coaches, and, sometimes a little guesswork.
It's going to work out, promise.
FloRugby 2017-18 DI Men Preseason College Rankings | ||
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Rank | Team | Conference |
1 | Saint Mary's | California D1A |
2 | Life | Mid-South D1A |
3 | BYU | Rocky Mountain D1A* |
4 | California | PAC Rugby Conference D1A |
5 | Arkansas State | Mid-South D1A |
6 | Penn State | Rugby East D1A |
7 | Lindenwood | Mid-South D1A |
8 | Indiana | Big Ten D1A |
9 | Army | Rugby East D1A |
10 | Notre Dame College | Rugby East D1A |
11 | Navy | Independent |
12 | Central Washington | Independent |
13 | San Diego State | California D1A |
14 | Utah | PAC Rugby Conference D1A |
15 | Arizona | PAC Rugby Conference D1A |
16 | UC-Davis | California D1A |
17 | Grand Canyon | Independent |
18 | Wisconsin | Big Ten D1A |
19 | Ohio State | Big Ten D1A |
20 | Davenport | Mid-South D1A |
21 | Bowling Green | MAC D1AA |
22 | Chico State | Pacific West D1AA |
23 | Clemson | Mid-South D1A |
24 | Utah Valley | Rocky Mountain D1A* |
25 | Baylor | Red River D1A |
26 | Dartmouth | Ivy League D1AA |
27 | LSU | Red River D1A |
28 | Kutztown | Rugby East D1A |
29 | Iona | Liberty D1A |
30 | UCLA | PAC Rugby Conference D1A |
31 | Western Washington | NCRC D1AA |
32 | AIC | Independent |
33 | Boston College | Liberty D1A |
34 | Lindenwood-Belleville | Independent |
35 | Arkansas | Red River D1A |
36 | Air Force | Rocky Mountain D1A |
37 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain D1A |
38 | Tennessee | SCRC D1AA |
39 | Kentucky | SCRC D1AA |
40 | Cal Poly | California D1A |
41 | South Carolina | SCRC D1AA |
42 | St. Joseph's | Keystone D1AA |
43 | James Madison | Chesapeake D1AA |
44 | Mt. St. Mary's | Chesapeake D1AA |
45 | Alabama | SCRC D1AA |
46 | Mary Washington | Chesapeake D1AA |
47 | Cincinnati | MAC D1AA |
48 | Virginia Tech | Chesapeake D1AA |
49 | Oklahoma | Red River D1A |
50 | CSULB | Gold Coast D1AA |
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