D1A Rugby Rankings: October 14, 2021

1 St. Mary's

2 Lindenwood

3 Life

4 Cal

5 BYU

6 Navy

7 Central Washington

8 Arizona

9 Arkansas State

10 Kutztown

11 UCLA

12 Davenport

13 Colorado State

14 Indiana

15 Army

St. Mary's

No matches for St. Mary's this week. I haven't found a schedule for their 15's squad yet. For a summary of why St. Mary's is #1, check last weeks rankings.

Lindenwood

Lindenwood played three matches in the last week or so. They demolished Southern Illinois University 71-5. The Lions also notched two wins over Washington University in St. Louis, presumably an A-side and B-side match. Although the quality of opponents was low, Lindenwood still seems to be in top form as they improve to 9-0.

Life College

The Running Eagles only have B-side matches on the schedule so far, but no scores have been reported. In November, they are set to play Davenport. Until then, Life keeps their spot in the rankings.

Cal

From what I can see, Cal won't play any 15's matches until spring. However, they did win the championship at the Cal Poly 7's tournament. They pulled of a 27-21 win over UCLA. Of course we will have to wait until spring to see what Cal can do with 8 more men on the pitch.

BYU

The Cougars had a strong performance last weekend. Utah State and Utah Valley took the pitch against BYU on consecutive days, only to loose by a combined score of 131-0 across the two matches. Hooker Tyler Findlay and flanker Caleb Johnston both notched hat tricks in their respective matches which spurred BYU's try filled weekend. These two matches marked the last regular season conference games for BYU. The next time the Cougars step on the pitch will be for the Rocky Mountain Conference Semi-Finals.

Other Changes to Note

Army drops to #15 in the rankings. This weekend Army fell to Dartmouth, a D1AA team, by a score of 21-10. Although Dartmouth looked just as formidable of an opponent as any D1A team, Army's performance looked sloppy overall. It's obvious Army has good athletes with serious potential, but until they tighten up they take a back seat in the rankings.

Colorado also drops from the rankings after a loss to their in state rivals: Colorado State. The Buffs were overwhelmed by the physicality of CSU and rarely tested the edges. Colorado had a number of blunders that ended their chances of winning.

Indiana University jumps to #14. The Hoosiers sit at 4-0, after beating Michigan State by a narrow margin.

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