U.S.A Rugby has announced the playoff and championship dates for the 2015-16 college season. By and large things remain the same with the women having a fall championship along with the DII men while the rest of the teams will have spring playoffs. The only major change is the addition of a Women's DI Elite bracket that promises to follow varsity standards both on and off the pitch. That change is a result of the growing number of women's varsity programs around the country and the effort to have them be united in schedule and growth. That bracket will feature "historically strong club teams, as well as NCAA and varsity programs."
The DI-A playoff will begin on April 16th with the first round. The quarterfinals will then be held on April 23rd, the semi-finals on April 30th, and the final on May 7th. The Men's DI-AA, Women DI Elite, Women's DI, and Women's DII finals will also be held on that date.
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U.S.A. Rugby also announced that the College 7s Nationals will be held from May 27-29th. The tournament was well run this year and was held at a great facility in Denver. However, it came one week before the CRC's which meant that some teams that might have participated missed out on the tournament. That will be the case this year as well.
Fall
Nov. 14-15th: Play-in Round (Men's DII, Women's DI Elite, Women's DI, Women's DII)
Nov. 21-22nd: Regional Playoffs (Men's DII, Women's DI Elite, Women's DI, Women's DII)
Dec. 5-6th: Fall Championships/Men's DII Championship (Men's DII, Women's DI Elite, Women's DI, Women's DII)
Spring
April 1-3rd & 8-10th: Regional Playoffs (Women's DI Elite, Women's DI, Women's DII)
April 16th: DI-A Round 1
April 22-24th: Women's Spring Championships (Women's DI Elite, Women's DI, Women's DII)/Regionals (DI-AA)/ DI-A quarterfinals/Regional Championship (Women's DIII)
April 30th: DI-A semi-finals
May 7th: Championships
May 27-29th: College 7s Nationals