2018 USAR Collegiate 7sMay 15, 2018 by Alex Goff
FloRugby To Live Stream College Sevens Championships
FloRugby To Live Stream College Sevens Championships
FloRugby To Live Stream College Sevens Championships
FloRugby will be live-streaming the USA Rugby Collegiate Sevens Championships May 18-20 from Glendale, CO.
Hosted at Infinity Park in Glendale, the Championships will feature 44 teams in four brackets: Men’s D1, Women’s D1, Men’s D2, and Women’s Open.
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The Women’s Open bracket is a new bracket that features strong D2 programs, and D1 club programs. The Women’s D1 is exclusively Varsity or near-Varsity programs.
The tournament features the defending champions from the three brackets that played in 2017 - Lindenwood (both men and women), and Wisconsin-Whitewater.
College 7s Pools:
| Men D1 Pools | ||
| Pool A | Pool B | |
| Lindenwood | California | |
| Arkansas | Notre Dame College | |
| Utah | Fordham | |
| Missouri | Indiana | |
| Pool C | Pool D | |
| Arizona | Kutztown | |
| Grand Canyon | American International | |
| Florida International | Western Washington | |
| Nevada | Wisconsin | |
Notes: Cal is the most interesting addition to this group because Cal has been playing in the CRC. The Bears are paired with Notre Dame College, a team that just barely lost to Kutztown, and also beat Kutztown this spring. Kutztown could well be the favorite, but will have to get through AIC and two conference winners with a ton of talent in Wisconsin and WWU. Arizona also has legitimate eyes on the prize, while Lindenwood might be tired after a long 15s season, but has a ton of sevens acumen (and has won nationals twice). | ||
| Women D1 Pools | ||
| Pool A | Pool B | |
| Lindenwood | Army | |
| Dartmouth | Life | |
| Penn State | Harvard | |
| Central Washington | Davenport | |
Notes: Lindenwood comes in sporting the newest MA Sorensen Award winner in McKenzie Hawkins, and carrying a national D1 Elite 15s title. The major stumbling block for the Lions could be fatigue. Army won the NIRA title played among varsity programs (mostly in the Northeast), but should watch out for Life - the D1 Elite finalists work best in open field. | ||
| Men D2 Pools | ||
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| UW-Whitewater | UNC Charlotte | Hartford |
| Blommsburg | NC State | Norwich |
| William Pateron | Principia | North Texas |
| Old Dominion | Montana State | Saint Louis |
Whitewater pulled off the 15s-sevens double in 2016-17 and could well do it again. Few teams can match the Warhawks combination of power and pace throughout the lineup. But UNC-Charlotte kind of dominated in the South, and Norwich and Hartford were very strong in the Northeast. Teams, and depth, will produce the champions. Do no overlook Principia. | ||
| Women D2 Pools | ||
| Pool A | Pool B | |
| Chico State | Princeton | |
| Air Force | Bloomsburg | |
| Queens U. Charlotte | Texas A&M | |
| Sam Houston State | Kennesaw State | |
Chico State had an excellent 15s season and plays a pretty aggressive, but open, game. Princeton has a long history of good sevens, and Air Force has won in the D1 15s competition. But watch out for the new Queens University Charlotte. This is a brand-new program, but a varsity one, and head coach Katie Wurst has them playing well. | ||