National Collegiate Rugby Championship results

This is a list of results and records for the USA Rugby National Collegiate Men's Rugby Championships, which began in 1980.[1] 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.[2] This list does not include records from the breakaway invitational Varsity Cup Championship held between 2013 and 2017,[3] nor from the rival National Collegiate Rugby Organization's D1 championship that began in 2021.[4]

Performances

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Championship results

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Tournament names
  • 1980–2011: "National Collegiate Championship"
  • 2011–present: "Division 1-A"
Ed. Season Champion Runner-Up Third / Semi-finalists Fourth Location Match Report
1
1980 California Air Force Illinois Navy Davenport, Iowa [5]
2
1981 California Harvard Miami, Ohio Kansas State Dayton, Ohio [6]
3
1982 California Life University Michigan (Disqualified for using an ineligible player) New Mexico State. Greeley, Colo. [7]
4
1983 California Air Force Navy Illinois Athens, Ga. [8]
5
1984 Harvard Colorado Long Beach Miami, Ohio Pebble Beach, Calif. [9]
6
1985 California Maryland Colorado Illinois Pebble Beach, Calif. [10]
7
1986 California Dartmouth Air Force Bowling Green Pebble Beach, Calif. [11]
8
1987 San Diego State Air Force Bowling Green Dartmouth Pebble Beach, Calif. [12]
9
1988 California Dartmouth Air Force Bowling Green Pebble Beach, Calif. [13]
10
1989 Air Force Long Beach Army Penn State Colorado Springs, Colo. [14]
11
1990 Air Force Army Ohio State Long Beach Pebble Beach, Calif.
12
1991 California Army Ohio State Wyoming Houston, Tex.
13
1992 California Army Air Force Penn State Colorado Springs, Colo.
14
1993 California Air Force Harvard Wisconsin Houston, TX
15
1994 California Navy Air Force Penn State Dufour Stadium, Catholic University, D.C. [15]
16
1995 California Air Force Penn State Army Berkeley, CA [16]
17
1996 California Penn State Stanford Navy Colorado Springs, CO [17]
18
1997 California Penn State UC Davis Stanford Witter Rugby Field, Berkeley, Calif. [18]
19
1998 California Stanford Navy IUP Balboa Park, San Francisco, CA [19]
20
1999 California Penn State Navy Army Balboa Park, San Francisco, CA [20]
21
2000 California Wyoming Army IUP Tampa, FL [21]
22
2001 California Penn State Navy Army Virginia Beach, VA [22]
23
2002 California Utah Army Wyonming Virginia Beach, VA [23]
24
2003 Air Force Harvard California Army Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA [24]
25
2004 California Cal Poly-SLO Air Force / Navy Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA [25]
26
2005 California Utah BYU / Navy Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA [26]
27
2006 California BYU Utah / Penn State Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA [27]
28
2007 California BYU Navy / Penn State Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA [28]
29
2008 California BYU St. Mary's / Colorado Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA [29]
30
2009 BYU California Army / San Diego State Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA [30]
31
2010 California BYU Arkansas State / Army Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA [31]
32
2011 California BYU Arkansas State / Utah Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT [32]
33
2012 BYU Arkansas State Life / St. Mary's Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT [33]
34
2013 Life St. Mary's Cal Poly SLO / Arkansas State Greensboro, NC [34]
35
2014 St. Mary's Life University Arkansas State / Lindenwood Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, CA [35]
36
2015 St. Mary's Life University Lindenwood / Davenport Kennesaw State University Stadium, Kennesaw, GA [36]
37
2016 Life St. Mary's Utah / Lindenwood Moraga, CA [37]
38
2017 St. Mary's Life University Arizona / BYU Moraga, CA [38][39]
39
2018 Life California Lindenwood / Penn State Santa Clara, CA [40]
40
2019 Life California St. Mary's / Lindenwood Stevens Stadium, Santa Clara, CA [41]
2020
Not held
2021
Not held
41
2022 Army St. Mary's California / Lindenwood Houston, Tex. [42]
42
2023 Navy California BYU / Lindenwood Houston, Tex. [43]
43
2024 St. Mary's Navy BYU / Life Houston, Tex. [44]

Sources:[45][46]

Titles by University

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Life
 
Air Force
 
BYU
 
Army
 
Harvard
 
Navy
 
San Diego State
 
San Francisco
Bay Area

  California
  St. Mary's
National Championships by school
  – 26 championships,   – 4 championships,   – 3 championships,   – 2 championships,   – 1 championships
Team Titles won Finals lost Years won
California
26
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
Life
4
4 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
St. Mary's
4
3
2014, 2015, 2017, 2024
Air Force
3
5 1989, 1990, 2003
BYU
2
5
2009, 2012
Army
1
3 2022
Harvard
1
2
1984
Navy
1
2
2023
San Diego State
1
0
1987
Penn State
0
4
Stanford
0
2
Dartmouth
0
2
Utah
0
2
Colorado
0
1
Maryland
0
1
Long Beach
0
1
Wyoming
0
1
Cal Poly
0
1
 Arkansas State 
0
1

Finals appearances by state

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State Titles University Runners-up University
  California 31 California (26), 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) 4 Life University (4)
  Colorado 3 Air Force (3) 6 Air Force (5), Colorado (1)
  Utah 2 BYU (2) 7 BYU (5), Utah (2)
  Maryland 1 Navy (1) 3 Navy (2) 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)

Playoff Results

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1980s

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1980

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
March 23 - Pebble Beach, CA
 
 
California9
 
May 17 – Davenport, IA
 
Santa Monica7
 
California (Pacific)15
 
April 6 - Blacksburg, VA
 
Navy (East)0
 
Navy 15
 
May 18 – Davenport, IA
 
Army6
 
California15
 
May 4 - Lawrence, KS
 
Air Force9
 
Air Force
 
May 17 – Davenport, IA
 
Northern Colorado
 
Air Force (West)15
 
April - Dayton, OH
 
Illinois (Midwest)4 Third place
 
Illinois 7
 
May 18 – Davenport, IA
 
Minnesota 6
 
Illinois10
 
 
Navy0
 

Sources:[5]

1981

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 11 - Santa Barbara, CA
 
 
California12
 
May 9 – Dayton, OH
 
BYU11
 
California (Pacific)30
 
April 26 - Denver, CO
 
Kansas State (West)15
 
Kansas State 13
 
May 10 – Dayton, OH
 
New Mexico State11
 
California6
 
April 12 - Blacksburg, VA
 
Harvard3
 
Harvard26
 
May 9 – Dayton, OH
 
Army12
 
Harvard (East)25
 
May 3 - Bowling Green, OH
 
Miami (Midwest)7 Third place
 
Miami
 
May 10 – Dayton, OH
 
Stevens Point
 
Miami10
 
 
Kansas State0
 

Sources:[6]

1982

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 11 - Santa Barbara, CA
 
 
California16
 
May 8 – Greeley, CO
 
UCLA6
 
California (Pacific)19
 
May 2 - Bowling Green, OH
 
Michigan (Midwest)8
 
Michigan 40
 
May 9 – Greeley, CO
 
Bowling Green7
 
California15
 
April 12 - Princeton, NJ
 
Life College14
 
Life College21
 
May 8 – Greeley, CO
 
Virginia Tech4
 
Life College (East)34
 
April 24
 
New Mexico State (West)11 Third place
 
New Mexico State 13
 
May 9 – Greeley, CO
 
Kansas State10
 
Michigan26
 
 
New Mexico State3
 

Sources:[7]

1983

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 10 - Provo, UT
 
 
California44
 
May 8 – Athens, GA
 
BYU6
 
California (Pacific)20
 
May 1 - Bowling Green, OH
 
Illinois (Midwest)0
 
Illinois 7*
 
May 9 – Athens, GA
 
Palmer10
 
California13
 
April 24 - College Station, TX
 
Air Force3
 
Air Force13
 
May 8 – Athens, GA
 
Oklahoma9
 
Air Force (West)6
 
 
 
Navy (East)3 Third place
 
Navy
 
May 9 – Athens, GA
 
 
 
Navy32
 
 
Illinois3
 

*awarded due to ineligible players Sources:[8]

1984

 
Regional SemifinalRegional FinalNational SemifinalNational Final
 
              
 
April 28 - Conshohocken, PA
 
 
Harvard39
 
April 29 - Conshohocken, PA
 
Florida State3
 
Harvard9
 
April 28 - Conshohocken, PA
 
VPI3
 
VPI10
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Maryland7
 
Harvard (East)15
 
April 27 - Long Beach, CA
 
Long Beach (Pacific)11
 
Long Beach31
 
April 28 - Long Beach, CA
 
Oregon State9
 
Long Beach12
 
April 27 - Long Beach, CA
 
California9
 
BYU10
 
May 6 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
California15
 
Harvard12
 
April 22 - Boulder, CO
 
Colorado4
 
Colorado7
 
April 22 - Boulder, CO
 
Kansas State0
 
Colorado24
 
April 22 - Boulder, CO
 
Air Force5
 
New Mexico State4
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Air Force7
 
Colorado (West)18
 
April 28 - Muncie, IN
 
Miami (Midwest)0 Third place
 
Miami11
 
April 29 - Muncie, INMay 6 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Bowling Green7
 
Miami32Long Beach9
 
April 28 - Muncie, IN
 
UW Stevens Point6 Miami6
 
UW Stevens Point18
 
 
Ball State17
 

Sources:[9]

1985

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 27 - Corvallis, OR
 
 
California18
 
May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Long Beach12
 
California (Pacific)39
 
April
 
Colorado (West)21
 
Colorado
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
 
 
California31
 
April 21 - Baton Rouge, LA
 
Maryland6
 
Maryland16
 
May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Dartmouth15
 
Maryland (East)19
 
April 28 - Evanston, IL
 
Illinois (Midwest)14 Third place
 
Illinois 25
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Wisconsin12
 
Colorado26
 
 
Illinois8
 

Sources:[10]

1986

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 20 - Las Cruces, NM
 
 
Air Force24
 
May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Kansas State9
 
Air Force (West)4
 
April 20 - Marietta, GA
 
Dartmouth (East)18
 
Dartmouth 17
 
May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Virginia Tech0
 
Dartmouth4
 
April 20 - Champaigne, IL
 
California6
 
Bowling Green7
 
May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Wisconsin6
 
Bowling Green (Midwest)14
 
April 27 - Tucson, AZ
 
California (Pacific)31 Third place
 
California 34
 
May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
UCSB9
 
Air Force13
 
 
Bowling Green9
 

Sources:[11]

1987

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 19 - Dayton, OH
 
 
Bowling Green26
 
May 2 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Kentucky25
 
Bowling Green (Midwest)8
 
April 19 - Colorado Springs, CO
 
Air Force (West)15
 
Air Force 19
 
May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Colorado10
 
Air Force9
 
April 19
 
San Diego State10
 
Dartmouth6
 
May 2 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
Virginia Tech3
 
Dartmouth (East)6
 
April 11 - Santa Barbara, CA
 
San Diego State (Pacific)22 Third place
 
San Diego State 23
 
May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA
 
California12
 
Bowling Green25
 
 
Dartmouth7
 

Sources:[12]

1988

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 30 – Pebble Beach, Calif.
 
 
California (Pacific)19
 
May 1 – Pebble Beach, Calif.
 
Air Force (West)10
 
California9
 
April 30 – Pebble Beach, Calif.
 
Dartmouth3
 
Dartmouth (East)25
 
 
Bowling Green (Midwest)13
 
Third place
 
 
May 1 – Pebble Beach, Calif.
 
 
Air Force32
 
 
Bowling Green0

1989

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 6 – Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
 
Air Force (West)17
 
May 7 – Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
Army (East)16
 
Air Force25
 
May 6 – Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
Long Beach7
 
Long Beach (Pacific)18
 
 
Penn State (Midwest)9
 
Third place
 
 
May 7 – Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
 
Army38
 
 
Penn State10

Sources:[14][47]

1990s

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1990

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, Calif.
 
 
Air Force (West)37
 
May 6 – Pebble Beach, Calif.
 
Ohio State (Midwest)32
 
Air Force18
 
May 5 – Pebble Beach, Calif.
 
Army12
 
Long Beach (Pacific)19
 
 
Army (East)20
 
Third place
 
 
May 6 – Pebble Beach, Calif.
 
 
Ohio State7
 
 
Long Beach3

Sources:[47]

1994

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 7 – Dufour Stadium, Catholic University, D.C.
 
 
California
 
May 8 – Dufour Stadium, Catholic University, D.C.
 
Air Force
 
California27
 
May 7 – Dufour Stadium, Catholic University, D.C.
 
Navy13
 
Navy
 
 
Penn State
 
Third place
 
 
May 8 – Dufour Stadium, Catholic University, D.C.
 
 
Air Force24
 
 
Penn State14

Sources:[15][48]

1995

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May – Berkeley, CA
 
 
California
 
May – Berkeley, CA
 
Penn State
 
California48
 
May – Berkeley, CA
 
Air Force16
 
Air Force19
 
 
Army18
 
Third place
 
 
May – Berkeley, CA
 
 
Penn State
 
 
Army

Sources:[16]

1996

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 4 – Colorado Springs, CO
 
 
California32
 
May 5 – Colorado Springs, CO
 
Navy15
 
California47
 
May 4 – Colorado Springs, CO
 
Penn State6
 
Penn State42
 
 
Stanford29
 
Third place
 
 
May 5 – Colorado Springs, CO
 
 
Stanford
 
 
Navy

Sources:[17]

1997

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 3 – Witter Rugby Field, Berkeley, CA
 
 
California62
 
 
 
UC Davis14
 
California41
 
May 3 – Witter Rugby Field, Berkeley, CA
 
Penn State15
 
Penn State
 
 
Stanford
 
Third place
 
 
May 4 – Witter Rugby Field, Berkeley, CA
 
 
UC Davis52
 
 
Stanford31

Sources:[49]

1999

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 2 – San Francisco, Calif.
 
 
California50
 
May 3 – Balboa Park, San Francisco, Calif.
 
Navy17
 
California36
 
May 2
 
Penn State5
 
Penn State57
 
 
Army20
 
Third place
 
 
May 3 – Balboa Park, San Francisco, Calif.
 
 
Navy44
 
 
Army22

Sources:[20][50][51]

2000s

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2000

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 6 – Tampa, FL
 
 
California49
 
May 7 – Tampa, FL
 
Army19
 
California62
 
May 6 – Tampa, FL
 
Wyoming16
 
Wyoming39
 
 
IUP21
 
Third place
 
 
May 7 – Tampa, FL
 
 
Army43
 
 
IUP20

Sources: [21][52]

2001

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 5 – Virginia Beach, VA
 
 
California34
 
May 6 – Virginia Beach, VA
 
Navy27
 
California86
 
May 5 – Virginia Beach, VA
 
Penn State11
 
Penn State27
 
 
Army25
 
Third place
 
 
May 6 – Virginia Beach, VA
 
 
Navy34
 
 
Army22

Sources: [22][53][54]

2002

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 4 – Virginia Beach, VA
 
 
California53
 
May 5 – Virginia Beach, VA
 
Army5
 
California43
 
May 4 – Virginia Beach, VA
 
Utah22
 
Utah38
 
 
Wyoming12
 
Third place
 
 
May 5 – Virginia Beach, VA
 
 
Army
 
 
Wyoming

Sources: [23][55]

2003

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 3 – Steuber Rugby Field, Stanford, CA
 
 
Air Force46
 
May 4 – Steuber Rugby Field, Stanford, CA
 
California28
 
Air Force45
 
May 3 – Steuber Rugby Field, Stanford, CA
 
Harvard37
 
Harvard27
 
 
Army26
 
Third place
 
 
May 4 – Steuber Rugby Field, Stanford, CA
 
 
California
 
 
Army

Sources: [24][56][57][58]

2009

Round of 16
(April 17–18)
Round of Eight
(April 19)
Semifinal
(May 1)
National Championship Game
(May 2)
            
1 California 67
16 Minnesota 0
1 California 76
8 Cal Poly 10
8 Cal Poly 61
9 Air Force 10
1 California 42
13 Army 17
5 Penn State 26
12 Tennessee 12
5 Penn State 20
13 Army 19
13 Army 33
4 Saint Mary's 26
1 California 22
2 BYU 25
2 BYU 26
15 Dartmouth 5
2 BYU 13
10 Arkansas State 3
7 Navy 50
10 Arkansas State 7
2 BYU 31
6 San Diego State 13
6 San Diego State 55
11 Bowling Green 12
6 San Diego State 44
3 LSU 30
14 Utah 47
3 LSU 5

Sources:[59][60][61][62][63][30]

2010s

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2010

Round of 16
(April 16)
Round of Eight
(April 17)
Semifinal
(April 30)
National Championship Game
(May 1)
            
1 BYU 33
16 Delaware 13
1 BYU 46
8 Arizona 10
8 Arizona 25
9 Syracuse 20
1 BYU 63
4 Army 28
5 Texas A&M 34
12 Utah 36
12 Utah 24
4 Army 31
13 Tennessee 10
4 Army 46
1 BYU 7
2 California 19
2 California 65
15 UCLA 32
2 California 61
7 Penn State 19
7 Penn State 31
10 LSU 25
2 California 83
6 Arkansas State 37
6 Arkansas State 29
11 Saint Mary's 23
6 Arkansas State 17
3 San Diego State 10
14 Bowling Green 15
3 San Diego State 32

Sources:[64]

2011

Quarterfinals (May 7–8)
@Higher Seed
Semi-Finals (May 14)
Infinity Park, Glendale, Colo.
ESPN3
Championship (May 21)
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
ESPN3/ESPNU
         
W1 Brigham Young 64
E2 Navy 12
W1 Brigham Young 36
MS1 Arkansas State 15
MS1 Arkansas State 30
PC2 St. Mary's (Calif.) 17
W1 Brigham Young 14
PC1 California 21
PC1 California 43
MS2 Life University 10
PC1 California 62
W2 Utah 14
E1 Army 26
W2 Utah 32

Sources:[65]

2012

Quarterfinals (May 5)
@Higher Seed
Semi-Finals (May 12)
Location determined by Quarterfinal results
Championship (May 19)
Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah
ESPN3
         
W1 Brigham Young 103
PC2 UCLA 24
W1 Brigham Young 26
MS1 Life University 20
MS1 Life University 75
E2 Penn State 3
W1 Brigham Young 49
MS2 Arkansas State 42
E1 Army 20
MS2 Arkansas State 36
MS2 Arkansas State 31
PC1 Saint Mary's 17
PC1 Saint Mary's 24
W2 Utah 15

2013

Quarterfinals (April 27)
@ Higher Seed
Semi-Finals (May 4)
@ Higher Seed
Final (May 18)
Greensboro, NC
ESPN3/ESPNU
         
Cal1 St. Mary's 65
W2 Colorado 25
Cal1 St. Mary's 58
Cal2 Cal Poly SLO 24
W1 Colorado State 19
Cal2 Cal Poly SLO 40
Cal1 St. Mary's 14
M/S2 Life University 16
M/S1 Arkansas State 31
East2 Kutztown 10
M/S1 Arkansas State 13
M/S2 Life University 18
East1 Army 29
M/S2 Life University 55

2014

Quarterfinals (April 26)
@ Higher Seed
Semifinals (May 3)
@ Higher Seed
Final (May 10)
Stanford, Calif.
USA Rugby TV
         
St. Mary's 103
Santa Clara 10
St. Mary's 72
Lindenwood 7
Lindenwood 64
Davenport 32
St. Mary's 21
Life University 6
Arkansas State 43
Cal Poly SLO 12
Arkansas State 27
Life University 34
Life University 57
Colorado 3

2015

Quarterfinals (April 25) Semifinals (May 2) Final (May 9)
         
M1 Life 64
E2 Penn State 3
M1 Life 43
M3 Lindenwood 14
W1 Air Force 12
M3 Lindenwood 59
M1 Life 24
C1 St. Mary's 30
E1 Army 24
M2 Davenport 50
M2 Davenport 32
C1 St. Mary's 48
C1 St. Mary's 72
Utah 26

2016

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 St. Mary's (Calif.) 77
Air Force 17
St. Mary's (Calif.) 81
Utah 32
4 Utah 36
Arizona 14
St. Mary's (Calif.) 20
Life Univ 24
2 Life Univ 44
Davenport 0
Life Univ. 41
Lindenwood 7
3 Lindenwood 36
Indiana 28

2017

Quarterfinals
April 22
Semifinals
April 29
Final
May 6
         
1 St. Mary's (Calif.) 72
9 San Diego State 5
1 St. Mary's (Calif.) 43
14 Arizona 7
14 Arizona 48
16 Baylor 5
1 St. Mary's (Calif.) 30
2 Life Univ 24
Lindenwood 20
2 Life Univ. 37
2 Life Univ. 36
3 BYU 26
3 BYU 44
7 Indiana 17

2018

Sweet 16
(April 14)
Elite Eight
(April 21)
Final Four
(April 28)
National Championship Game
(May 5)
            
1 Saint Mary's 58
16 Cal Poly 22
1 Saint Mary's 22
9 Lindenwood 43
8 Texas A&M 12
9 Lindenwood 83
9 Lindenwood 22
3 California 43
6 Indiana 0
11 Navy 47
11 Navy 27
3 California 33
3 California 85
14 Grand Canyon 14
3 California 5
2 Life 60
2 Life 87
15 Central Washington 7
2 Life 44
10 Army 10
7 Colorado State 15
10 Army 52
2 Life 69
5 Penn State 14
5 Penn State 51
12 Arizona 34
5 Penn State 48
4 BYU 46
4 BYU 34
13 Arkansas State 23

2019

Sweet 16
(April 13)
Elite Eight
(April 20)
Final Four
(April 27)
National Championship Game
(May 4)
            
1 California 141
8 UC Davis 3
1 California 61
4 Arizona 16
4 Arizona 28
5 Central Washington 19
1 California 28
WEST
2 Saint Mary's 24
3 BYU 50
6 UCLA 12
3 BYU 12
2 Saint Mary's 71
2 Saint Mary's 74
7 Grand Canyon 12
1 California 26
1 Life 29
1 Life 34
8 Penn State 3
1 Life 40
5 Navy 25
4 Oklahoma 0
5 Navy 71
1 Life 27
EAST
6 Lindenwood 19
3 Wisconsin 0
6 Lindenwood 97
6 Lindenwood 22
7 Arkansas State 18
2 Army 24
7 Arkansas State 31

Sources:[66]

2020s

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2022

Round 1
(April 9)
Elite Eight
(April 16)
Final Four
(April 23)
National Championship Game
(April 30)
1 California 43
4 Central Washington 62 4 Central Washington 26
5 Cal Poly 17 1 California 26
2 Saint Mary's 35
2 Saint Mary's 24
3 BYU 59 3 BYU 22
6 Arizona 13 2 Saint Mary's 8
1 Army 20
1 Army 39
4 Life 26 4 Life 18
5 Navy 13 1 Army 19
2 Lindenwood 14
2 Lindenwood 41
3 Texas A&M w/o 6 Arkansas State 10
6 Arkansas State w/o

Source:[42][67]

2023

Round 1
(April 8)
Elite Eight
(April 15)
Final Four
(April 22)
National Championship Game
(May 6)
1 Central Washington 31
4 BYU 71 4 BYU 62
5 Arizona 33 4 BYU 31
3 California 55
2 Saint Mary's 28
3 California 82 3 California 29
6 Cal Poly 15 3 California 22
1 Navy 28
1 Navy 30
4 Army 36 4 Army 6
5 Davenport 34 1 Navy 12
2 Lindenwood 10
2 Lindenwood 29
3 Life 82 3 Life 8
6 Texas A&M 0

Sources:[68][69][70]

2024

Sweet 16
(April 6)
Elite Eight
(April 13)
Final Four
(April 20)
National Championship Game
(May 4)
            
1 Saint Mary's 78
8 Grand Canyon 7
1 Saint Mary's 34
4 California 16
4 California 70
5 Cal Poly 13
1 Saint Mary's 46
WEST
3 BYU 31
3 BYU 48
6 UCLA 15
3 BYU 40
2 Central Washington 26
2 Central Washington 23
7 Arizona 17
1 Saint Mary's 26
1 Navy 22
1 Navy 41
8 University of Mary Washington 7
1 Navy 57
4 Arkansas State 5
4 Arkansas State 23
5 Davenport 17
1 Navy 27
EAST
2 Life 17
3 Lindenwood 26
6 Mount St. Mary's 0
3 Lindenwood 10
2 Life 25
2 Life 24
7 Army 17

Sources:[71][72][73][44]

See also

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References

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