Final Bids Won, CRC Qualification Closes

April 18 - On the final weekend of qualification, 32 teams punched their tickets to the Collegiate Rugby Championship. The remaining at-large bids to eight national championship divisions have been accepted, and the full 122-team tournament field will be announced this week. 

82 of the 122 teams headed for D.C. earned their way via qualification, either through a conference championship or an open national qualifier, making this the most qualified and meritocratic field in the CRC’s 13-year history.

The Men’s and Women’s Small College pools will be announced on Tuesday, followed by Division II on Wednesday and Division I on Thursday. The Premier Cup brackets will be revealed live on the Selection Saturday show April 22nd at 7:00pm EST on National Collegiate Rugby’s YouTube. 

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Men's Premier Cup

• Belmont Abbey qualified by winning the Southern Conference

Men's Division I (3)

• James Madison qualified by winning the MARC championship
• West Chester qualified by finishing second at the MARC championship
• Bowling Green qualified by finishing second at the MAC championship.

Men's Division II (7)

• IUP qualified by winning the Allegheny/Tri-State
• Georgetown qualified by winning the MARC
• NC State qualified as the top-finishing DII team at the Southern Conference
• Washington University (MO) qualified by winning the Gateway
• Northern Iowa qualified by winning the Great Midwest
• Norwich qualified by winning the New England Wide
• Weber State qualified from the High Peaks/West 

Men's Small College (8)

• Endicott qualified by winning the Colonial Coast
• Susquehanna qualified by winning the MARC
• Coastal Carolina qualified by winning the Southern Conference
• John Carroll qualified by winning the Small College East Qualifier 
• Wisconsin-Stevens Point qualified by winning the Great Midwest
• Springfield College qualified by winning the New England Wide
• Maine qualified by winning the New England RFU
• Geneseo qualified by winning the Small College New York Qualifier

Women's Division II (5)

• IUP qualified by winning the Allegheny
• Roger Williams qualified by winning the Rugby Northeast
• IUPUI qualified by winning the Ohio Valley
• Wisconsin-Eau Claire qualified by winning the Great Waters
• Wayne State qualified as runner-up of the Great Waters

Women's Small College (8)

• Lee qualified by winning the South Atlantic Rugby Conference
• Colby College qualified by winning the Rugby Northeast
• Wisconsin-Platteville qualified by winning the Great Waters
• Endicott qualified by winning the Colonial Coast
• Gannon qualified by winning the Allegheny
• Ohio Wesleyan qualified by winning the Ohio Valley
• York qualified by winning the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union 
• Marywood qualified as runner-up of the EPRU

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