USA Rugby Collegiate Premier League Schedule
The Collegiate Premier League was created to help bring the level of play in collegiate rugby to a higher standard. According to USA officials, "USA Rugby views this competition as an opportunity to broaden the appeal of rugby through a true national competition featuring the country’s elite men’s rugby programs and to create an intercollegiate pathway for players with international ambitions."
The new league will consist of 31 teams from around the country who will be grouped in four geographical conferences. The teams that have joined the initial four conferences represent some of the very best college rugby has to offer. Fourteen of the sixteen teams that reached the Collegiate Sweet 16 in 2010 have moved to the competition.
The Ivy League will be represented by Dartmouth College's rugby team. Dartmouth swept the Ivy's last fall winning all 7 of their league matches. Dartmouth kicks off the Premier League with an away match at the University of Delaware on March 5th, the first weekend of competition.
Weekend league play finishes up on April 30th. Dartmouth finishes up thier first year in the league by hosting the ever-powerful Kutztown University. Playoffs begin on May 7, with the top two teams from each conference qualifying for post-season play. The championship match is scheduled two weeks later on May 21st.
Rugby East Conference
Dartmouth, Penn State, Ohio State, Army, Navy, Kutztown, Rutgers, Delaware
Pacific Conference
Cal, Cal Poly, Central Washington, Claremont, San Diego State, St. Mary’s, UC Davis, UCLA
Western Conference
Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Colorado, Colorado State, Utah, Wyoming
Mid-South Conference
Arkansas State, Life, LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas A&M
2011 College Division I Premier Schedule
March 5, 2011
Rutgers @ Army
Dartmouth @ Delaware
Ohio St @ Navy
Oklahoma @ Texas A&M
Tennessee @ Life
Colorado @ Arizona St.
BYU @ Utah
Wyoming @ Air Force
California @ San Diego St.
Central Washington @ Claremont
St. Mary's @ UC Davis
UCLA @ Cal Poly-SLO
March 12, 2011
Delaware @ Ohio St.
Arkansas St. @ LSU
Life @ Texas A&M
Colorado @ Colorado St.
Utah @ Arizona St.
Wyoming @ Arizona
Cal Poly-SLO @ Central Washington
San Diego St. @ UCLA
UC Davis @ California
March 19, 2011
Delaware @ Rutgers
Penn St. @ Kutztown
Notre Dame @ LSU
BYU @ Colorado & Air Force*
San Diego St. @ St. Mary's
*-Dates TBD
March 26, 2011
Army @ Kutztown
Dartmouth @ Penn St.
Rutgers @ Navy
Arkansas St. @ Oklahoma
LSU @ Life
Texas A&M @ Tennessee
Arizona @ Arizona St.
Colorado St. @ BYU
California @ Central Washington
Cal Poly-SLO @ San Diego St.
Claremont @ St. Mary's
UCLA @ UC Davis
April 2, 2011
Dartmouth @ Army
Ohio St. @ Kutztown
Penn St. @ Navy
Life @ Arkansas St.
Tennessee @ Oklahoma
Texas A&M @ Notre Dame
Air Force @ Colorado
Arizona @ Utah
Arizona St. @ Colorado St.
Wyoming @ BYU
California @ UCLA/Claremont*
Central Washington @ UC Davis
St. Mary's @ Cal Poly-SLO
*-Dates TBD
April 9, 2011
Army @ Delaware
Dartmouth @ Rutgers
Kutztown @ Navy
Penn St. @ Ohio St.
Arkansas St. @ Tennessee
Notre Dame @ Life
Oklahoma @ LSU
Arizona St. @ Wyoming
BYU @ Arizona
Colorado @ Utah
Colorado St. @ Air Force
California @ St. Mary's
Claremont @ UCLA
UC Davis @ San Diego St.
April 16, 2011
Army @ Ohio St.
Delaware @ Kutztown
Navy @ Dartmouth
Rutgers @ Penn St.
LSU @ Tennessee
Notre Dame @ Arkansas St.
Air Force @ Utah
Colorado @ Wyoming
Colorado St. @ Arizona
Cal Poly-SLO UC Davis
Claremont @ San Diego St.
St. Mary's @ Central Washington
April 22, 2011
Central Washington @ UCLA
April 23, 2011
Kutztown @ Rutgers
Navy @ Delaware
Ohio St. @ Dartmouth
Penn St. @ Army
Oklahoma @ Notre Dame
Texas A&M @ Arkansas St.
Air Force @ Arizona St.
Arizona @ Colorado
Utah @ Colorado St./Wyoming*
California @ Cal Poly-SLO
UC Davis @ Claremont
*-Dates TBD
April 30, 2011
Delaware @ Penn St.
Kutztown @ Dartmouth
Navy @ Army
Rutgers @ Ohio St.
Life @ Oklahoma
LSU @ Texas A&M
Tennessee @ Notre Dame
Arizona @ Air Force
Arizona St. @ BYU
Colorado St @ Wyoming
Cal Poly-SLO @ Claremont
San Diego St @ Central Washington
UCLA @ St. Mary's