This is a list of results and records for the USA Rugby National Collegiate Men's Rugby Championships, which began in 1980.White, Don (May 18, 1980). "Ruggers battle in rain, muck". Quad-City Times, p.1B The 1984–1988 and 1990 editions were played in conjunction with the Annual Pebble Beach Rugby Classic. In 2010, several of the top college teams agreed to form the College Premier League, now known as Division 1-A Rugby to begin play in spring 2011.The Roar, USA Rugby forms a College Premier League, March 17, 2010, http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/03/17/usa-rugby-college-premier-league-kick-off-in-2011/ This list does not include records from the breakaway invitational Varsity Cup Championship held between 2013 and 2017,"New college 15s championship points to business goals", Gainline, July 18, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2014. nor from the rival National Collegiate Rugby Organization's D1 championship that began in 2021.
Performances Championship results
Ed.SeasonChampionRunner-UpThird / Semi-finalistsFourthLocationMatch Report 1980 California Air Force IllinoisNavyDavenport, Iowa "Cal, Blues Take Rugby Titles Again". (May 11, 1981). The Independent & Gazette, p.15 col.5 1981 California Harvard Miami, OhioKansas StateDayton, Ohio "Cal, Blues Take Rugby Titles Again". (May 11, 1981). The Independent & Gazette, p.15 col.5 1982 California Life University MichiganiNew Mexico State.Greeley, Colo. "Second Half Surge Leads To A Third National Rugby Title". (May 10, 1982). The Daily Californian, p.7 col.1-3 1983 California Air Force NavyIllinoisAthens, Ga. "Golden Bears Win Fourth Straight Rugby Title". (May 9, 1983). The Daily Californian, p.1 col.1-2 1984 Harvard Colorado Long BeachMiami, OhioPebble Beach, Calif. 1985 California Maryland ColoradoIllinoisPebble Beach, Calif. Woitalla, Mike (May 6, 1985). "Cal Wins Fifth National Rugby Title Convincingly". The Daily Californian, p.5 1986 California Dartmouth Air ForceBowling GreenPebble Beach, Calif."Mascheroni Leads Cal Over Dartmouth". (May 5, 1986). Oakland Tribune, p.D-4 col.6 1987 San Diego State Air Force Bowling GreenDartmouthPebble Beach, Calif."Penalty Kick Gives SDSU Rugby Title". (May 4, 1987). Los Angeles Times, p.J9 col.4 1988 California Dartmouth Air Force Bowling GreenPebble Beach, Calif. 1989 Air Force Long Beach ArmyPenn StateColorado Springs, Colo. 1990 Air Force Army Ohio State Long BeachPebble Beach, Calif. 1991California Army Ohio State WyomingHouston, Tex. 1992California Army Air Force Penn StateColorado Springs, Colo. 1993 California Air Force Harvard Wisconsin Houston, TX 1994 California Navy Air Force Penn State Dufour Stadium, Catholic University, D.C. 1995 California Air Force Penn State Army Berkeley, CA 1996 California Penn State Stanford Navy Colorado Springs, CO 1997 California Penn State UC Davis Stanford Witter Rugby Field, Berkeley, Calif. 1998 California Stanford Navy IUP Balboa Park, San Francisco, CA 1999 California Penn State Navy Army Balboa Park, San Francisco, CA 2000 California Wyoming Army IUP Tampa, FL 2001 California Penn State Navy Army Virginia Beach, VA 2002 California Utah Army Wyoming Virginia Beach, VA 2003 Air Force Harvard California Army Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA 2004 California Cal Poly-SLO Air Force / Navy Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA 2005 California Utah BYU / Navy Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA 2006 California BYU Utah / Penn State Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA 2007 California BYU Navy / Penn State Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA 2008 California BYU St. Mary's / Colorado Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA 2009 BYU CaliforniaArmy / San Diego State Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA 2010 California BYU Arkansas State / Army Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA 2011 California BYU Arkansas State / Utah Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT 2012 BYU Arkansas State Life / St. Mary's Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT 2013 Life St. Mary's Cal Poly SLO / Arkansas State Greensboro, NC 2014 St. Mary's Life University Arkansas State / Lindenwood Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA 2015 St. Mary's Life University Lindenwood / Davenport Kennesaw State University Stadium, Kennesaw, GA 2016 Life St. Mary's Utah / Lindenwood Moraga, CA 2017 St. Mary's Life University Arizona / BYU Moraga, CA 2018 Life California Lindenwood / Penn State Santa Clara, CA 2019 Life California St. Mary's / Lindenwood Stevens Stadium, Santa Clara, CA 2020 2021 2022 Army St. Mary's California / Lindenwood Houston, Tex. 2023 Navy California BYU / Lindenwood Houston, Tex. 2024 St. Mary's Navy BYU / Life Houston, Tex. 2025 California Life St. Mary's / Lindenwood Indianapolis, Ind. 2026 California Navy St. Mary's / Life Indianapolis, Ind.
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Titles by University
Team Titles won Finals lost Years won 4 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2025, 2026 5 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024 5 1989, 1990, 2003 2009, 2012 2023 32022 1984 1987
Finals appearances by state StateTitlesUniversityRunners-upUniversity California 33 California (28), St. Mary's (4), San Diego State (1) 11 California (4), St. Mary's (3), Stanford (2), Long Beach (1), Cal Poly-SLO (1) Georgia 4 Life University (4)5 Life University (5) Colorado 3 Air Force (3) 6 Air Force (5), Colorado (1) Utah 2 BYU (2) 7 BYU (5), Utah (2) Maryland 1 Navy (1) 4 Navy (3) Maryland (1) New York 1 Army (1) 3 Army (3) Massachusetts 1 Harvard (1) 2 Harvard (2) Pennsylvania 0 4 Penn State (4) New Hampshire 0 2 Dartmouth (2) Arkansas 0 1 Arkansas State (1) Wyoming 0 1 Wyoming (1)
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See also Collegiate Rugby Championship College rugby Division 1-A Rugby Intercollegiate sports team champions USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships Varsity Cup Championship
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