Playoff System Explained

New York State is split into what is called the Empire Rugby Conference.  There is an Empire West Conference and an Empire East Conference.  The West is made up of ourselves, Binghamton, Brockport, UB, and Syracuse.  The East is made up of Stony Brook, Iona, Merchant Marines, and Fordham.  After a 7-1 Fall Season, the Outlaws have secured the #1 seed in the West.  Finishing 6-2, Binghamton took home the #2 seed in the West.  Stony Brook and Iona both finished up at 5-1, with Stony Brook having the advantage as the #1 seed of the East, resulting in Iona as the #2 seed of the East.  This Saturday, at Iona's field, the #1 seed (our Outlaws) will take on the #2 seed from the East, Iona.  The winner of that will play the winner of #2 Binghamton vs #1 Stony Brook in the finals of the Empire Rugby Conference Playoffs.  The winner of the Empire league is given an automatic bid to the sweet 16 of D1-AA national playoffs.  This is something our team has yet to accomplish, so you can now understand better why the team has been putting in so much work.  The Outlaws will have one more practice tomorrow before they take off for Iona on Friday.