# 2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament played from April 28–30, 2023 at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland. The tournament is also known as May Madness. It was the 13th annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the first year that the tournament was held in Maryland. The men's Premier Cup competition consisted of 32 teams, while the women's premier cup competition featured 16 teams. The men's tournament as a whole featured 74 teams competing across four divisions. All teams in the Premier bracket competed in a single elimination bracket. Kutztown entered the tournament as defending champions. Lindenwood entered the tournament as four-time defending champions of the women's tournament. The matches were shown on The Rugby Network and National Collegiate Rugby's YouTube channel. Mount Saint Mary's won the men's Premier Cup defeating Indiana 19–5 in the final.

## Premier Cup Bracket

| First Round April 28 | First Round April 28 | First Round April 28 | Second Round April 29 | Second Round April 29 | Second Round April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 |
| 1 | Indiana | 22 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 0 | 1 | Indiana | 31 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Dartmouth | 5 | | | |
| 5 | Marian | 5 | 4 | Dartmouth | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Dartmouth | 7 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Dartmouth | 7 | | | | 1 | Indiana | 32 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Queens | 5 |
| 6 | Air Force | 19 | | | | | | | 3 | Queens | 5 |
| 3 | Queens | 26 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Queens | 26 | 3 | Queens | 14 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Brown | 12 | | | |
| 7 | Navy | 0 | 2 | Brown | 12 | | | |
| 2 | Brown | 26 | | | | | | |
| First Round April 28 | First Round April 28 | First Round April 28 | Second Round April 29 | Second Round April 29 | Second Round April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 |
| 1 | Kutztown | 31 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nazareth College (NY) | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nazareth College (NY) | 0 | 1 | Kutztown | 19 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Northeastern | 12 | | | |
| 5 | Northeastern | 17 | 5 | Northeastern | 12 | | | |
| 4 | South Carolina | 12 | | | | | | |
| 4 | South Carolina | 12 | | | | 1 | Kutztown | 21 |
| | | | | | | 2 | St Bonaventure | 12 |
| 6 | USC | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | St Bonaventure | 12 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 17 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 17 | 3 | Notre Dame | 7 | | | |
| | | | 2 | St Bonaventure | 12 | | | |
| 7 | Rio Grand | 7 | 2 | St Bonaventure | 12 | | | |
| 2 | St Bonaventure | 24 | | | | | | |
| First Round April 28 | First Round April 28 | First Round April 28 | Second Round April 29 | Second Round April 29 | Second Round April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 |
| 1 | Wheeling | 26 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Howard | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Howard | 0 | 1 | Wheeling | 22 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Thomas More | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Thomas More | 10 | 5 | Thomas More | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Fairfield | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Fairfield | 5 | | | | 1 | Wheeling | 5 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 7 |
| 6 | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 7 |
| 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 41 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 41 | 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 21 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Adrian | 7 | | | |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 2 | Adrian | 7 | | | |
| 2 | Adrian | 17 | | | | | | |
| First Round April 28 | First Round April 28 | First Round April 28 | Second Round April 29 | Second Round April 29 | Second Round April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 | Quarterfinals April 29 |
| 1 | Notre Dame College | 41 | | | | | | |
| 8 | East Carolina | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | East Carolina | 0 | 1 | Notre Dame College | 7 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Belmont Abbey | 12 | | | |
| 5 | Belmont Abbey | 19 | 5 | Belmont Abbey | 12 | | | |
| 4 | Siena | 17 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Siena | 17 | | | | 5 | Belmont Abbey | 14 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mary Washington | 7 |
| 6 | Iona | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Mary Washington | 7 |
| 3 | Aquinas | 17 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Aquinas | 17 | 3 | Aquinas | 14 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mary Washington | 19 | | | |
| 7 | James Madison | 0 | 2 | Mary Washington | 19 | | | |
| 2 | Mary Washington | 27 | | | | | | |

## Final Four

| National Semifinals April 30 | National Semifinals April 30 | National Semifinals April 30 | National Championship Game April 30 | National Championship Game April 30 | National Championship Game April 30 |
| 1 | Indiana | 26 | | | |
| 1 | Kutztown | 5 | | | |
| 1 | Kutztown | 5 | 1 | Indiana | 5 |
| | | | 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 19 |
| 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 22 | 3 | Mount St. Mary's | 19 |
| 5 | Belmont Abbey | 5 | | | |

## Women's D1 Premier final

Brown 21 – 19 Army

## D1 Club finals

Men's final: University of San Diego 15 – 7 Clemson Women's final: Clemson 29 – 17 Massachusetts

## Players
### Most Valuable Player

* Chris Cleland (Mount St. Mary's)