2006 VRU Div II League Standings and Matches

[Kris]

League Standings

Team	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Mary Washington	4	1	153	22	+131
University of Richmond	4	1	256	58	+198
William & Mary	4	1	153	90	+63
Virginia Commonwealth University	1	4	83	77	+6
Radford	1	4	25	255	-230
Longwood University	1	4	40	208	-168

Top 4 teams advance to state playoffs.
The tie-breaker for 4-1 teams is by point differentials between the tied teams. The point differentials are:
Mary Washington +27
University of Richmond +22
William & Mary -49

The tie-breaker for 1-4 teams is by point differentials between the tied teams. The point differentials are:
Virginia Commonwealth University +24
Radford University -10
Longwood University -14

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Matches and Results

Sept 9
Virginia Commonwealth University 39 - Longwood 10

Sept 16
Radford 15 - Virginia Commonwealth University 10
University of Richmond 88 - Longwood 0
William & Mary 12 - Mary Washington 5

Sept 23
Mary Washington 74 - Radford 0
University of Richmond 15 - Virginia Commonwealth University 12

Sept 30
Mary Washington 30 - Longwood 5
William & Mary 61 - Radford 0

Oct 5
Mary Washington 34 - University of Richmond 0

Oct 7
University of Richmond hosts Radford (postponed - rain)
Virginia Commonwealth University hosts William & Mary (postponed - rain)

Oct 14
Mary Washington 10 - Virginia Commonwealth University 5

Oct 21
William & Mary 46 - Longwood 5

Oct 28
Longwood 20 - Radford 5
University of Richmond hosts William & Mary (postponed - rain)

Oct 29
William & Mary 27 - Virginia Commonwealth University 17 (postponed from Oct 7)
University of Richmond 63 - William & Mary 7 (postponed from Oct 28)

Nov 3
Richmond 90 - Radford 5

Post Season
Nov 4 - Semifinals
Richmond 21 - William & Mary 10
Mary Washington 46 - Virginia Commonwealth University 0

Nov 5
1st Place
Mary Washington 39 - University of Richmond 0
3rd Place
William & Mary 21 - Virginia Commonwealth University 10

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VRU Tie Breaking Procedure
1. Head-to-head record among the tied teams.
2. Largest point differential (points for minus points against) between tied teams (e.g., teams with the same record).
3. Largest point differential (points for minus points against) in all divisional games.
4. Most points for.
5. Team among those tied which advanced the farthest in the most recent National Championships (regional and finals).
6. Team among those tied which advanced the farthest in the most recent MARFU Championships.
7. Team among those tied which advanced the farthest in the most recent LAU Championships.
8. Team drawn at random from among the tied teams (this procedure shall be performed by the Division’s Coordinator and witnessed by the President of the Virginia Rugby Union.

Note: For ties between three or more clubs, if two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the process.

[jenn]

soooo does that mean mary wash is currently ranked first??

[Kris]

Well.... since you asked, here is what it means:

Right now, there is one unplayed match: Richmond hosts Radford
The original match was postponed due to the school pulling the field because of weather. The match was not replayed. The match may be replayed Friday night before the Ed & Sandy Lee Cup.

The Virginia Rugby Union Executive Committee (VRU EC) has recently approved the following:

For collegiate league matches, points will be awarded for each match played. Four points will be awarded for a victory, two points awarded for a tie, and one point awarded for a loss. Teams will advance into post season play based upon total match points awarded. For teams having the same number of match points, the VRU tiebreaker procedure, as outlined in the handbook, will be used.

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If the match between Richmond and Radford is not played:

Team	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Match Pts
William & Mary	4	1	153	90	+63	17
Mary Washington	4	1	153	22	+131	17
University of Richmond	3	1	166	53	+113	13
Virginia Commonwealth University	1	4	83	77	+6	8
Longwood University	1	4	40	208	-168	8
Radford	1	3	20	165	-145	7

William & Mary ahead of Mary Wash based upon head-to-head record.
Virginia Commonwealth University ahead of Longwood based upon head-to-head record.

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If the match is played and Richmond beats Radford:

Team	W	L
Mary Washington	4	1
University of Richmond	4	1
William & Mary	4	1
Virginia Commonwealth University	1	4
Radford	1	4
Longwood University	1	4

The tie-breaker for 4-1 teams is by point differentials between the tied teams. The match scores were:
William & Mary 12 - Mary Washington 5
Mary Washington 34 - University of Richmond 0
University of Richmond 63 - William & Mary 7

The point differentials are:
Mary Washington +27
University of Richmond +22
William & Mary -49

The tie-breaker for 1-4 teams is by point differentials between the tied teams. The match scores were:
Virginia Commonwealth University 39 - Longwood University 10
Radford University 15 - Virginia Commonwealth University 10
Longwood University 20 - Radford University 5

The point differentials are:
Virginia Commonwealth University +24
Radford University -10
Longwood University -14

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If the match is played and Radford beats Richmond:

Team	W	L
William & Mary	4	1
Mary Washington	4	1
University of Richmond	3	2
Radford	2	3
Virginia Commonwealth University	1	4
Longwood University	1	4

William & Mary ahead of Mary Wash based upon head-to-head record.
Virginia Commonwealth University ahead of Longwood University based upon head-to-head record.

[Kris]

Updated November 5, 6:45 p.m.