2019: Lindenwood-Belleville 19–5 Western Michigan 2020: cancelled (pandemic) 2021: cancelled (pandemic) 2022: San Diego 28–14 Harvard Women's Division 1 Elite: 2018: Lindenwood 20–0 Penn State 2019: Lindenwood 24–7 Dartmouth 2020: cancelled (pandemic) 2021: cancelled (pandemic) 2022: Lindenwood 32–0 Dartmouth Division 1 2011: Norwich University 34–5 Boston College 2012: Norwich University 17–5 Navy 2013: Norwich University 17–10 James Madison 2014: (moved from fall to spring) 2015: Penn State 47–26 Central Washington 2016: Life 10–0 Lindenwood 2017 (Open, all divisions): Lindenwood 31–12 Life 2018 (Open to DII): Air Force 20–17 Chico State 2019: Air Force 21–5 Virginia Tech 2020: cancelled (pandemic) 2021: cancelled (pandemic) 2022: Davenport 24–17 Navy American Collegiate Rugby Championship Sevens The American Collegiate Rugby Championship Sevens (ACRC7s) is an annual college sevens tournament played in between April and May. For some D1 teams, the ACRC7s is the first spring opportunity to play elite-caliber sevens rugby in the run-up to the Collegiate Rugby Championship. In its first three years, the tournament has taken place at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Men's Division 1 ACRC7s Champions 2014: American International College 38–17 Kutztown University 2015: Kutztown University 36–27 American International College 2016: Naval Academy 17–14 Kutztown University Conference membership Team rankings are in parenthesis, based on Goff Rugby Report rankings, current as of January 2017. Division I-A The conference champion is invited to the D1A playoffs along with several at large bids for independents or other highly ranked teams. Division I-AA Italics indicate second teams of clubs competing in D I-A. These teams are ineligible for Division I-AA playoffs. Former Conferences: The Mid-Eastern conference disbanded in summer 2012, as most members went to the D1-A Big Ten Universities or to the D1-AA Mid-America conference. The Midwest conference disbanded in summer 2012, as most members went to the D1-A Big Ten Universities or to Division 2. Organization and conferences American college rugby is governed by USA Rugby. In the past, college rugby competitions have been governed by local unions. The structure of the college game has evolved significantly in recent years. To increase the marketability of the game, many traditional rivals have been consolidated into conferences resembling major NCAA conferences such as the Pac-12 and Big Ten. Conferences and conference tournaments Beginning around 2010, college rugby programs began realigning into conference structures that mirror the traditional NCAA conferences used by the member schools' other athletic programs. The first high-profile example