NSCRO National Championships

The NSCRO National Championships are the playoff systems for men's and women's college rugby national championship tournament sponsored by the National Small College Rugby Organization in both 15s and 7s rugby.

The NSCRO sponsors 4 regional tournaments: New England, New York/Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and South. The Regional Champions are invited to compete in the annual Fearsome Four to determine the NSCRO National Champions.

Championships are:

History

From 2002 to 2006 for Men's 15s, and from 2003 to 2006 for Women's 15s, event name was "East Coast Division 3 Collegiate Championship". In 2007, event were renamed to "NSCRO Men's Collegiate Division 3 National Championship", "NSCRO Women's Collegiate Division 3 National Championship" and "NSCRO Women's Collegiate Division 4 National Championship". In August 2012, Small College Championship nomenclature replaced Division 3, and since Fall 2012, the "Women's D4 Championship" was discontinued.[1]

In 2015, NSCRO inaugurated the Men's Challenge Cup National Championship.

Champions

Men
SeasonMen's 15sMen's 7sMen's Challenge Cup
2002-03Western Carolina University
2003-04Furman University
2004-05Furman University
2005-06Bentley University
2006-07Bentley University
2007-08Plymouth State University
2008-09Longwood University
2009-10Penn State Berks
2010-11Longwood University
2011-12Salve Regina University
2012-13St. John's UniversityOccidental College
2013-14St. John's UniversityNew England College
2014-15New England CollegeNew Mexico Highlands UniversityUniversity of the Pacific
2015-16Mount St. Mary's UniversityNew Mexico Highlands UniversitySalem State University
2016-17Claremont CollegesChristendom CollegeBethel College
2017-18Iowa Central Community CollegeThe Claremont CollegesMiraCosta College
2018-19Claremont CollegesNew Mexico Highlands UniversityAzusa Pacific University

Women
YearWomen's 15sWomen's 7s
2003The College of New Jersey
2004Fordham University
2005Castleton University
2006Babson College
2007Stonehill College
2008Bryant University
2009Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2010Bentley University
2011Carleton College
2012Wayne State College
2013Wayne State College
2014Roger Williams UniversityWayne State College
2015Minnesota State University MoorheadWayne State College
2016Wayne State CollegeWayne State College
2017Wayne State CollegeColgate University
2018Wayne State College Wayne State College

References
  1. "History of Small College (15s) Rugby Championships". Retrieved 2018-12-01.
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