Back on top... BYU to #2!

A very Happy Valentine's Day to the BYU Rugby team who rose to #2 this past weekend after beating #14 Texas A&M, 36-15, and #8 Central Washington, 43-5 at the San Diego Invitational! I spoke briefly with team captain Steve St. Pierre about the close score (at least compared to other recent matches) of the Texas A&M game to which he replied that the match never felt in jeopardy at all.

Although I was away in Reno the better part of the week in a competition of my own, nevertheless I am pleased that BYU has returned to their rightful place at #2 in the nation as they have done over the past three years* (*when you're at the top, breaking even does not signify mediocrity).

And we'll worry about ascending to that #1 spot a little later...

Here are the current Top 25 standings according to AmericanRugbyNews.com:

1 (1) California (18-0)
2 (4) BYU (6-0)
3 (2) St Mary’s (11-0-1)
4 (6) Arkansas State (8-0)
5 (3) Utah (12-2-1)
6 (7) LSU (9-1)
7 (9) San Diego State (4-0)
8 (5) Kutztown (7-2)
9 (8) Central Washington (9-2)
10 (10) Penn State (9-3)
11 (12) Army (8-0)
12 (11) Cal Poly (6-3)
13 (13) Dartmouth (9-1)
14 (15) Bowling Green (13-0)
15 (14) Texas A&M (7-3)
16 (17) Virginia Tech (6-2)
17 (16) Wyoming (5-2)
18 (18) Navy (6-4-1)
19 (19) Oklahoma (9-1)
20 (20) Sacramento State (5-2)
21 (21) Florida (9-2)
22 (22) Syracuse (8-2)
23 (23) Minnesota (6-1)
24 (24) Stanford (6-4)
25 (unranked) Sam Houston State (8-3)