The 16 best Men’s DI-AA and DII college rugby teams in the country are set for the 2012 Emirates Airline USA Rugby Playoffs that get underway on Saturday April 28 2012. Sixteen teams from each division will be divided amongst four locations around the country.
The four locations are: Brophy Field on Dartmouth’s campus in Hanover, N.H.; Tennessee Rugby Park in Knoxville, Tenn.; Wisconsin Rugby Sports Complex in Cottage Grove, Wis.; and Steuber Rugby Stadium on Stanford’s campus in Stanford, Calif.
The teams that go undefeated on day one will advance to the round of eight (quarterfinals) and the winners from that round will be bound for the semifinals in Sandy, Utah (just outside Salt Lake City) on Friday May 18, 2012.
The National Championship game for both Division I-AA and Division II will be held the day after the semifinals, Saturday May 19, 2012, at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy.
DI-AA AT-LARGE TEAMS
On Sunday (April 15, 2012), the USA Rugby Men’s College Competition Committee confirmed the three At-Large teams that will play in the DI-AA playoffs: the University of California – Santa Barbara (UCSB), Tennessee, and Santa Clara. All three teams have accepted the bids.
Men's College Competition Committee Chair, Kevin Battle, recused himself from the selection process, as he is also the head coach of UCSB.
Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s Division I-AA and II Playoffs
Schedule by Location
Hanover, N.H.
Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s DI-AA & DII College Round of 16
Saturday April 28 | Brophy Field
Colgate v. Bentley | DII Men’s College Playoff | 9 a.m. Eastern
Boston University v. Towson| DII Men’s College Playoff | 11 a.m. Eastern
Dartmouth v. Shippensburg | DI-AA Men’s College Playoff | 1 p.m. Eastern
Northeastern v. Stony Brook | DI-AA Men’s College Playoff | 3 p.m. Eastern
Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s DI-AA & DII College Round of Eight
Sunday April 29 | Brophy Field
DII Men’s College Consolation (losers from day one) | 9 a.m. Eastern
DII Men’s College National Quarterfinal (winners from day one) | 11 a.m. Eastern
DI-AA Men’s College Consolation (losers from day one) | 1 p.m. Eastern
DI-AA Men’s College National Quarterfinal (winners from day one) | 3 p.m. Eastern
Knoxville, Tenn.
Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s DI-AA & DII College Round of 16
Saturday April 28 | Tennessee Rugby Park
Salisbury v. Sewanee | DII Men’s College Playoff | 10 a.m. Eastern
East Carolina v. UNC-Wilmington | DII Men’s College Playoff | Noon Eastern
Florida v. Florida State | DI-AA Men’s College Playoff | 2 p.m. Eastern
Maryland v. Tennessee | DI-AA Men’s College Playoff| 4 p.m. Eastern
Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s DI-AA & DII College Round of Eight
Sunday April 29 | Tennessee Rugby Park
DII Men’s College Consolation (losers from day one) | 9 a.m. Eastern
DII Men’s College National Quarterfinal (winners from day one) | 11 a.m. Eastern
DI-AA Men’s College Consolation (losers from day one) | 1 p.m. Eastern
DI-AA Men’s College National Quarterfinal (winners from day one) | 3 p.m. Eastern
Cottage Grove, Wis.
Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s DI-AA & DII College Round of 16
Saturday April 28 | Wisconsin Rugby Club Sports Complex
UW - Whitewater v. Texas Tech | DII Men’s College Playoff | 10 a.m. Central
Lindenwood v. UW-Milwaukee | DII Men’s College Playoff | Noon Central
Wisconsin v. Missouri | DI-AA Men’s College Playoff | 2 p.m. Central
Davenport v. Texas | DI-AA Men’s College Playoff | 4 p.m. Central
Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s DI-AA & DII College Round of Eight
Sunday April 29 | Wisconsin Rugby Club Sports Complex
DII Men’s College Consolation (losers from day one) | 9 a.m. Central
DII Men’s College National Quarterfinal (winners from day one) | 11 a.m. Central
DI-AA Men’s College Consolation (losers from day one) | 1 p.m. Central
DI-AA Men’s College National Quarterfinal (winners from day one) | 3 p.m. Central
Stanford, Calif.
Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s DI-AA & DII College Round of 16
Saturday April 28 / Steuber Rugby Stadium
Sierra v. CSU-Long Beach | DII Men’s College Playoff | 10 a.m. Pacific
Santa Rosa Junior College v. Utah Valley | DII Men’s College Playoff | Noon Pacific
San Diego State v. Santa Clara | DI-AA Men’s College Playoff | 2 p.m. Pacific
UCSB v. Oregon State | DI-AA Men’s College Playoff | 4 p.m. Pacific
Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s DI-AA & DII College Round of Eight
Sunday April 29 / Steuber Rugby Stadium
Men’s DII College Consolation (losers from day one) | 9 a.m. Pacific
DII Men’s College National Quarterfinal (winners from day one) | 11 a.m. Pacific
DI-AA Men’s College Consolation (losers from day one) | 1 p.m. Pacific
DI-AA Men’s National Quarterfinal (winners from day one) | 3 p.m. Pacific
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