Rugby in the Olympics

[Griff]

My brother (ex-flyhalf) forwarded this email from some Bonnies list he's on. This is a kinda big deal for a tiny school. I wonder how long they'll cling to the ranking?

Your very own SBU Outlaws have cracked the Top 25 Ranking in their first year in Division I with a #24 ranking........ 24th out of the 500+ teams in the country!

Well done to all of those who have laid the groundwork in the past 34 years as well as to those who continue to, with special mention to Clarence Picard and the boys for their incredible hardwork.

Well done lads and best of luck this Saturday against defending league champion Syracuse!

For those unable to attend the match this weekend at SBU, live game updates and scores will be posted on:
http://twitter.com/TheRugbyCoach

Start calling any Kiwi or Aussie friends that "may have" graduated from SBU for this year's alumni match.


RugbyMag.com Men DI College Top 25
September 30, 2009
1. (2) Navy 3-0 39-3 over Virginia
2. (4) Colorado 2-0 (5-1) 45-17 over CSU (8)
3. (5) Utah 3-0 78-5 over Washington State (24)
4. (6) Penn State 3-0 (7-0) Won Big 10
5. (1) Army 0-0
6. (3) Arkansas State 0-0 (1-0) Rained out
7. (7) Dartmouth 4-1 Defeated Yale
8. (8) Colorado State 2-1 (4-2) Lost to Colorado (4)
9. (10) LSU 0-0
10. (11) Wyoming (1-1)
11. (12) Central Washington 0-0
12. (14) Texas A&M 0-0
13, (15) Delaware 2-0 (3-0)
14. (23) Air Force 2-1 (2-2) Defeated New Mexico
15. (9) Ohio State 0-2 (2-5) 4th at Big 10
16. (16) Bowling Green 3-0 Beat Michigan State
17. (18) Boston College 1-2 (1-3) Defeated UConn
18. (22) Virginia Tech 1-1 (2-1) Defeated Rutgers (13) 19-15
19. (13) Rutgers 1-1 (1-2) Lost 19-15 to Virginia Tech
20. (17) Minnesota 0-0 (2-2) Big 10
21. (19) Kutztown 2-1 Defeated Maryland
22. (24) Washington State 1-1 Lost to Utah
23. (25) North Carolina 1-0 31-25 over Georgia Tech
24. (Unr) St. Bonaventure 2-0 Defeated Binghamton
25. (Unr) Notre Dame 0-1 (3-4) 2nd in Big 10

Note: Rankings do not include West Coast teams that do not play a fall schedule, e.g. Cal Berkeley, BYU, etc.

Most interesting facet is when you look at the enrollments of the other schools on the list.