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Collegiate club rugby (a collegiate version of rugby union) is played throughout universities in the United States of America. Unlike most university sports, collegiate club rugby is not administered by the National Collegiate Athletic Association or university athletic departments and is instead regulated by USA Rugby and club rec departments. Although 15's rugby is clearly stressed in the league, the 10's and 7's variants can be routinely seen. For all intents and purposes, collegiate club rugby represents this first level competitiveness in the US's relatively small system. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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BC Ruggers on the steps of Burns Library The Boston College Rugby Football Club, or BCRFC, is a collegiate rugby team at Boston College. ...
For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...
The sport of rugby in the United States has always had a close relationship with the sport of American football. ...
The University of California at Berkeley has won 23 of 28 Division I club championships since tournament play began in 1980. Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
Organization
Similarities between NCAA athletics and collegiate rugby essentially stop with the names of the divisions. In the NCAA, a school's division determines its recruiting abilities, while in collegiate rugby teams are assigned to divisions based on the strength of the team. Thus, small schools with a very successful rugby program can be found in Division I, while large schools with a young program or poor team could be found in Division III. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
Division and conference placement is based on the club's success from the previous year. Each Local Area Union (LAU) has its own rules of governance, but in most cases, the team that wins its division or conference has the right to advance to the next highest division or conference. Conversely, the club with the least success that year might be relegated to competing in the next lowest division or conference. Sometimes winning clubs choose not to exercise this right to advance, instead preferring to stay in their club division. As a result of this mentality, it is not uncommon to see Division III teams defeat Division II club or even Division I club teams (the latter being much rarer). See also Promotion and relegation. In many sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions), relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the least successful team(s) of a higher division into a lower division at the end of the season. ...
National Club championships This section contains a list of the last ten Division I national champions.
Men's Club -
- Before 1997:
YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP
1980 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up United States Air Force Academy Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
1981 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up Harvard University Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ...
1982 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up Life College Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
1983 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up United States Air Force Academy Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
1984 Harvard University, runner-up Colorado Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ...
1985 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up Maryland Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
1986 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up Dartmouth Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
1987 San Diego State University, runner-up United States Air Force Academy San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. ...
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
1988 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up Dartmouth Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
1989 United States Air Force Academy, runner-up Long Beach State The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
1990 United States Air Force Academy, runner-up Army The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
1991 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up Army Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
1992 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up Army Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
1993 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up United States Air Force Academy Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
1994 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up Navy Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
1995 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up United States Air Force Academy Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
1996 University of California, Berkeley, runner-up Penn State Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
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- 1997 onward:
YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP
1997-University of California, Berkeley 41 Penn State 15 Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
1998-University of California, Berkeley 34 Stanford University 15 Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
“Stanford†redirects here. ...
1999-University of California, Berkeley 36 Penn State 5 Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
2000-University of California, Berkeley 62 University of Wyoming 16 Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyomings high plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2194 m), between the Laramie and Snowy ranges. ...
2001-University of California, Berkeley 86 Penn State 11 Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
2002-University of California, Berkeley 43 Utah 22 Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. ...
2003-United States Air Force Academy 45 Harvard University 37 The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ...
2004-University of California, Berkeley 46 Cal Poly 24 Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. ...
2005-University of California, Berkeley 44 Utah 7 Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. ...
2006-University of California, Berkeley 29 Brigham Young 26 Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
, Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah, is the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church). ...
2007-University of California, Berkeley 37 Brigham Young 7 Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...
, Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah, is the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church). ...
Women's Club 1997- Penn State University The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
1998- Radcliffe College Radcliffe College was a liberal arts womens college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, closely associated with Harvard University. ...
1999- Stanford University “Stanford†redirects here. ...
2000- Penn State University The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
2001- Chico State University California State University, Chico California State University, Chico is the second_oldest campus in the California State University system. ...
2002- United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
2003- United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
2004- Penn State University The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
2005- Stanford University 53 Penn State University 6 “Stanford†redirects here. ...
The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
2006- Stanford University 15 Penn State University 12 “Stanford†redirects here. ...
The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
2007- Penn State University 22 Stanford University 21 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
“Stanford†redirects here. ...
Division 2 Club
Men's Club 2000- Sacramento State 49 Claremont College 3
2001- Baylor University 29 Arkansas State University 16 Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ...
Arkansas State University student union, Jonesboro, Arkansas Arkansas State University (A-State) or (ASU) is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the states second largest college system. ...
2002- Stanford University 26 University of Northern Iowa 15 “Stanford†redirects here. ...
The Campanile, a major university landmark at the center of UNIs campus. ...
2003- Radford University 32 University of Northern Colorado 22 Radford University is a public, state-funded, comprehensive university, located in the City of Radford, in Southwestern Virginia. ...
University of Northern Colorado (Northern Colorado) is a baccalaureate (arts, sciences, humanities, business, human sciences, and education), graduate (primarily in the field of education), and research university located in Greeley, Colorado, USA. It has a 2006 enrollment of 13,775 students. ...
2004- Salisbury State 43 Arkansas State University 24 Salisbury University (Salisbury State University prior to 2001) is a nationally accredited, four-year comprehensive public university located in the city of Salisbury, Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. ...
Arkansas State University student union, Jonesboro, Arkansas Arkansas State University (A-State) or (ASU) is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the states second largest college system. ...
2005- University of Northern Colorado 24 Humboldt State University 22 University of Northern Colorado (Northern Colorado) is a baccalaureate (arts, sciences, humanities, business, human sciences, and education), graduate (primarily in the field of education), and research university located in Greeley, Colorado, USA. It has a 2006 enrollment of 13,775 students. ...
Humboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, located in Arcata, California, USA. The campus, nestled in the redwoods and overlooking the Pacific Ocean, is notable for its natural beauty and prime location with respect to outdoor activities. ...
2006- United States Coast Guard Academy 17 University of Northern Colorado 12 The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, Connecticut is a U.S. military academy that provides education to future officers of the United States Coast Guard. ...
University of Northern Colorado (Northern Colorado) is a baccalaureate (arts, sciences, humanities, business, human sciences, and education), graduate (primarily in the field of education), and research university located in Greeley, Colorado, USA. It has a 2006 enrollment of 13,775 students. ...
2007- Middlebury College 38 Arkansas State 22 Middlebury College is a small, private liberal arts college located in the rural town of Middlebury, Vermont, United States. ...
Arkansas State University student union, Jonesboro, Arkansas Arkansas State University (A-State) or (ASU) is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the states second largest college system. ...
Women's Club 2007- Iowa State University 26 University of California Santa Cruz 19 Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU) is a public land-grant and space-grant university located in Ames, Iowa, USA. Until 1959 it was known as Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. ...
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC or UC Santa Cruz) is one of the ten campuses of the University of California. ...
See also The sport of rugby in the United States has always had a close relationship with the sport of American football. ...
External links - National Collegiate Club Rugby Championships (Men's club winners)
- Men's and Women's Division 1 Club and Men's Division 2 national collegiate club rankings
- News and Articles on current Collegiate Club Competitions
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