This is a list of results and records for the USA Rugby National Collegiate Men's Rugby Championships, which began in 1980.[1] The 1984–1988 and 1990 editions were played in conjunction with the Annual Pebble Beach Rugby Classic. In 2010, several of the top college teams agreed to form the College Premier League, now known as Division 1-A Rugby to begin play in spring 2011.[2] This list does not include records from the breakaway invitational Varsity Cup Championship held between 2013 and 2017,[3] nor from the rival National Collegiate Rugby Organization's D1 championship that began in 2021.[4]

Performances

Championship results

Tournament names
Ed. Season Champion Runner-Up Third / Semi-finalists Fourth Location Match Report
1
 1980 California Air Force Illinois Navy Davenport, IA
2
 1981 California Harvard Miami, OH Kansas State Dayton, OH
3
 1982 California Life University Michigan (Disqualified for using an ineligible player) New Mexico State. Greeley, CO
4
 1983 California Air Force Navy Illinois Athens, GA
5
 1984 Harvard Colorado Long Beach Miami, OH Pebble Beach, CA
6
 1985 California Maryland Colorado Illinois Pebble Beach, CA
7
 1986 California Dartmouth Air Force Bowling Green Pebble Beach, CA
8
 1987 San Diego State Air Force Bowling Green Dartmouth Pebble Beach, CA
9
 1988 California Dartmouth Air Force Bowling Green Pebble Beach, CA
10
 1989 Air Force Long Beach Army Penn State Colorado Springs, CO
11
 1990 Air Force Army Ohio State Long Beach Pebble Beach, CA
12
 1991 California Army Ohio State Wyoming Houston, TX
13
 1992 California Army Air Force Penn State Colorado Springs, CO
14
 1993 California Air Force Harvard
15
 1994 California Navy Air Force
16
 1995 California Air Force Penn State Army
17
 1996 California Penn State Stanford
18
 1997 California Penn State UC-Davis
19
 1998 California Stanford Navy
20
 1999 California Penn State Navy
21
 2000 California Wyoming Army IUP [5]
22
 2001 California Penn State Navy [6]
23
 2002 California Utah Army [7]
24
 2003 Air Force Harvard California [8]
25
 2004 California Cal Poly-SLO Air Force / Navy [9]
26
 2005 California Utah BYU / Navy [10]
27
 2006 California BYU Utah / Penn State [11]
28
 2007 California BYU Navy / Penn State [12]
29
 2008 California BYU St. Mary's / Colorado [13]
30
 2009 BYU California Army / San Diego State [14]
31
 2010 California BYU Arkansas State / Army [15]
32
 2011 California BYU Arkansas State / Utah [16]
33
 2012 BYU Arkansas State Life / St. Mary's [17]
34
 2013 Life St. Mary's Cal Poly SLO / Arkansas State [18]
35
 2014 St. Mary's Life University Arkansas State / Lindenwood [19]
36
 2015 St. Mary's Life University Lindenwood / Davenport [20]
37
 2016 Life St. Mary's Utah / Lindenwood [21]
38
 2017 St. Mary's Life University Arizona / BYU [22]
39
 2018 Life California Lindenwood / Penn State [23]
40
 2019 Life California St. Mary's / Lindenwood [24]
–
 2020
(Not held)
–
 2021
(Not held)
41
 2022 Army St. Mary's California / Lindenwood Houston, TX [25]
42
 2023 Navy California BYU / Lindenwood Houston, TX [26]

Sources:[27]

Titles by University

National Collegiate Rugby Championship results is located in the United States
Life
Life
Air Force
Air Force
BYU
BYU
Army
Army
Harvard
Harvard
Navy
Navy
San Diego State
San Diego State
San Francisco Bay Area California St. Mary's
San Francisco
Bay Area
California
St. Mary's
National Championships by school
– 26 championships, – 4 championships, – 3 championships, – 2 championships, – 1 championships
Team Titles won Finals lost Years won
California
26
 4 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Life
4
 4 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
Air Force
3
 5 1989, 1990, 2003
St. Mary's
3
3
 2014, 2015, 2017
BYU
2
5
 2009, 2012
Army
1
 3 2022
Harvard
1
2
 1984
Navy
1
1
2023
San Diego State
1
0
 1987
Penn State
0
4
 –
Stanford
0
2
 –
Dartmouth
0
2
 –
Utah
0
2
 –
Colorado
0
1
 –
Maryland
0
1
 –
Long Beach
0
1
 –
Wyoming
0
1
 –
Cal Poly
0
1
 –
 Arkansas State 
0
1
 –

Finals appearances by state

State Titles University Runners-up University
California California 30 California (26), St. Mary's (3), San Diego State (1) 11 California (4), St. Mary's (3), Stanford (2), Long Beach (1), Cal Poly-SLO (1)
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 4 Life University (4) 4 Life University (4)
Colorado Colorado 3 Air Force (3) 6 Air Force (5), Colorado (1)
Utah Utah 2 BYU (2) 7 BYU (5), Utah (2)
New York (state) New York 1 Army (1) 3 Army (3)
Maryland Maryland 1 Navy (1) 2 Maryland (1) Navy (1)
Massachusetts Massachusetts 1 Harvard (1) 2 Harvard (2)
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 0 4 Penn State (4)
New Hampshire New Hampshire 0 2 Dartmouth (2)
Arkansas Arkansas 0 1 Arkansas State (1)
Wyoming Wyoming 0 1 Wyoming (1)

Playoff Results

1988

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 30 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
 
California (Pacific)19
 
May 1 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Air Force (West)10
 
California9
 
April 30 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Dartmouth3
 
Dartmouth (East)25
 
 
Bowling Green (Midwest)13
 
Third place
 
 
May 1 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
 
Air Force32
 
 
Bowling Green0

1989

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO
 
 
Air Force (West)17
 
May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO
 
Army (East)16
 
Air Force25
 
May 6 – Colorado Springs, CO
 
Long Beach7
 
Long Beach (Pacific)18
 
 
Penn State (Midwest)9
 
Third place
 
 
May 7 – Colorado Springs, CO
 
 
Army38
 
 
Penn State10

1990

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
 
Air Force (West)37
 
May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Ohio State (Midwest)32
 
Air Force18
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Army12
 
Long Beach (Pacific)19
 
 
Army (East)20
 
Third place
 
 
May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
 
Ohio State7
 
 
Long Beach3

2000s

2009

Round of 16
(April 17–18) 		Round of Eight
(April 19) 		Semifinal
(May 1) 		National Championship Game
(May 2)
            
1 California 67
16 Minnesota 0
1 California 76
8 Cal Poly 10
8 Cal Poly 61
9 Air Force 10
1 California 42
13 Army 17
5 Penn State 26
12 Tennessee 12
5 Penn State 20
13 Army 19
13 Army 33
4 Saint Mary's 26
1 California 22
2 BYU 25
2 BYU 26
15 Dartmouth 5
2 BYU 13
10 Arkansas State 3
7 Navy 50
10 Arkansas State 7
2 BYU 31
6 San Diego State 13
6 San Diego State 55
11 Bowling Green 12
6 San Diego State 44
3 LSU 30
14 Utah 47
3 LSU 5

Sources:[28][29][30][31][32][14]

2010s

2010

Round of 16
(April 16) 		Round of Eight
(April 17) 		Semifinal
(April 30) 		National Championship Game
(May 1)
            
1 BYU 33
16 Delaware 13
1 BYU 46
8 Arizona 10
8 Arizona 25
9 Syracuse 20
1 BYU 63
4 Army 28
5 Texas A&M 34
12 Utah 36
12 Utah 24
4 Army 31
13 Tennessee 10
4 Army 46
1 BYU 7
2 California 19
2 California 65
15 UCLA 32
2 California 61
7 Penn State 19
7 Penn State 31
10 LSU 25
2 California 83
6 Arkansas State 37
6 Arkansas State 29
11 Saint Mary's 23
6 Arkansas State 17
3 San Diego State 10
14 Bowling Green 15
3 San Diego State 32

Sources:[33]

2011

Quarterfinals (May 7–8)
@Higher Seed 		Semi-Finals (May 14)
Infinity Park, Glendale, CO
ESPN3 		Championship (May 21)
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT
ESPN3/ESPNU
         
W1 Brigham Young 64
E2 Navy 12
W1 Brigham Young 36
MS1 Arkansas State 15
MS1 Arkansas State 30
PC2 St. Mary's (CA) 17
W1 Brigham Young 14
PC1 California 21
PC1 California 43
MS2 Life University 10
PC1 California 62
W2 Utah 14
E1 Army 26
W2 Utah 32

Sources:[34]

2012

Quarterfinals (May 5)
@Higher Seed 		Semi-Finals (May 12)
Location determined by Quarterfinal results 		Championship (May 19)
Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, UT
ESPN3
         
W1 Brigham Young 103
PC2 UCLA 24
W1 Brigham Young 26
MS1 Life University 20
MS1 Life University 75
E2 Penn State 3
W1 Brigham Young 49
MS2 Arkansas State 42
E1 Army 20
MS2 Arkansas State 36
MS2 Arkansas State 31
PC1 Saint Mary's 17
PC1 Saint Mary's 24
W2 Utah 15

2013

Quarterfinals (April 27)
@ Higher Seed 		Semi-Finals (May 4)
@ Higher Seed 		Final (May 18)
Greensboro, NC
ESPN3/ESPNU
         
Cal1 St. Mary's 65
W2 Colorado 25
Cal1 St. Mary's 58
Cal2 Cal Poly SLO 24
W1 Colorado State 19
Cal2 Cal Poly SLO 40
Cal1 St. Mary's 14
M/S2 Life University 16
M/S1 Arkansas State 31
East2 Kutztown 10
M/S1 Arkansas State 13
M/S2 Life University 18
East1 Army 29
M/S2 Life University 55

2014

Quarterfinals (April 26)
@ Higher Seed 		Semifinals (May 3)
@ Higher Seed 		Final (May 10)
Stanford, CA
USA Rugby TV
         
St. Mary's 103
Santa Clara 10
St. Mary's 72
Lindenwood 7
Lindenwood 64
Davenport 32
St. Mary's 21
Life University 6
Arkansas State 43
Cal Poly SLO 12
Arkansas State 27
Life University 34
Life University 57
Colorado 3

2015

Quarterfinals (April 25) Semifinals (May 2) Final (May 9)
         
M1 Life 64
E2 Penn State 3
M1 Life 43
M3 Lindenwood 14
W1 Air Force 12
M3 Lindenwood 59
M1 Life 24
C1 St. Mary's 30
E1 Army 24
M2 Davenport 50
M2 Davenport 32
C1 St. Mary's 48
C1 St. Mary's 72
Utah 26

2016

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 St. Mary's (CA) 77
Air Force 17
St. Mary's (CA) 81
Utah 32
4 Utah 36
Arizona 14
St. Mary's (CA) 20
Life Univ 24
2 Life Univ 44
Davenport 0
Life Univ. 41
Lindenwood 7
3 Lindenwood 36
Indiana 28

2017

Quarterfinals
April 22 		Semifinals
April 29 		Final
May 6
         
1 St. Mary's (CA) 72
9 San Diego State 5
1 St. Mary's (CA) 43
14 Arizona 7
14 Arizona 48
16 Baylor 5
1 St. Mary's (CA) 30
2 Life Univ 24
Lindenwood 20
2 Life Univ. 37
2 Life Univ. 36
3 BYU 26
3 BYU 44
7 Indiana 17

2018

Sweet 16
(April 14) 		Elite Eight
(April 21) 		Final Four
(April 28) 		National Championship Game
(May 5)
            
1 Saint Mary's 58
16 Cal Poly 22
1 Saint Mary's 22
9 Lindenwood 43
8 Texas A&M 12
9 Lindenwood 83
9 Lindenwood 22
3 California 43
6 Indiana 0
11 Navy 47
11 Navy 27
3 California 33
3 California 85
14 Grand Canyon 14
3 California 5
2 Life 60
2 Life 87
15 Central Washington 7
2 Life 44
10 Army 10
7 Colorado State 15
10 Army 52
2 Life 69
5 Penn State 14
5 Penn State 51
12 Arizona 34
5 Penn State 48
4 BYU 46
4 BYU 34
13 Arkansas State 23

2019

Sweet 16
(April 13) 		Elite Eight
(April 20) 		Final Four
(April 27) 		National Championship Game
(May 4)
            
1 California 141
8 UC Davis 3
1 California 61
4 Arizona 16
4 Arizona 28
5 Central Washington 19
1 California 28
WEST
2 Saint Mary's 24
3 BYU 50
6 UCLA 12
3 BYU 12
2 Saint Mary's 71
2 Saint Mary's 74
7 Grand Canyon 12
1 California 26
1 Life 29
1 Life 34
8 Penn State 3
1 Life 40
5 Navy 25
4 Oklahoma 0
5 Navy 71
1 Life 27
EAST
6 Lindenwood 19
3 Wisconsin 0
6 Lindenwood 97
6 Lindenwood 22
7 Arkansas State 18
2 Army 24
7 Arkansas State 31

Sources:[35]

2020s

2022

Round 1
(April 9) 		Elite Eight
(April 16) 		Final Four
(April 23) 		National Championship Game
(April 30)
1 California 43
4 Central Washington 62 4 Central Washington 26
5 Cal Poly 17 1 California 26
2 Saint Mary's 35
2 Saint Mary's 24
3 BYU 59 3 BYU 22
6 Arizona 13 2 Saint Mary's 8
1 Army 20
1 Army 39
4 Life 26 4 Life 18
5 Navy 13 1 Army 19
2 Lindenwood 14
2 Lindenwood 41
3 Texas A&M w/o 6 Arkansas State 10
6 Arkansas State w/o

Source:[25][36]

2023

Round 1
(April 8) 		Elite Eight
(April 15) 		Final Four
(April 22) 		National Championship Game
(May 6)
1 Central Washington 31
4 BYU 71 4 BYU 62
5 Arizona 33 4 BYU 31
3 California 55
2 Saint Mary's 28
3 California 82 3 California 29
6 Cal Poly 15 3 California 22
1 Navy 28
1 Navy 30
4 Army 36 4 Army 6
5 Davenport 34 1 Navy 12
2 Lindenwood 10
2 Lindenwood 29
3 Life 82 3 Life 8
6 Texas A&M 0

Sources:[37][38][39]

See also

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