04/02/2016, 9:30am EDTBy MTB
Host Alabama finishes second
South Carolina claimed the first of two qualifying tournaments for the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference on Saturday with a decisive 33-0 victory over Alabama in the final.
Rankings going into the second tournament in Knoxville –
1. South Carolina
2. Alabama
3. Mississippi State
4. Auburn
5. Tennessee
6. Ole Miss
6. Georgia
8. Florida
Pools
Pool A
Alabama 2-0
Ole Miss 1-1
UAB 0-2
Pool B
Mississippi State 2-0
Auburn 1-1
Georgia II 0-2
Pool C
South Carolina 2-0
Florida 0-2
Tennessee II 1-1
Pool D
Tennessee 0-1-1
Georgia 0-1-1
South Carolina II 2-0
Tournament Roster
Competiton Rules
The teams are divided into pools based on 2015 finish, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool —3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss, 0 for a no-show. In case teams are tied after pool play, the tiebreakers are:
- Head-to-head result between the tied teams.
- Difference in points scored and allowed.
- Difference in tries scored and allowed.
- Points scored during pool play.
- Coin toss.
Preliminary Round Schedule
9:00 A1 – Alabama 19 A2 – Ole Miss 05
9:20 B1 – Miss State 24 B2 – Auburn 14
9:40 C1 – South Carolina 38 C2 – Florida 0
10:00 D1 – Tennessee 12 D2 – Georgia 12
10:20 A2 – Ole Miss 24 A3 – UAB 12
10:40 B2 – Auburn 33 B3 – Georiga II 0
11:00 C2 – Florida 7 C3 – Tennessee II 27
11:20 D2 – Georgia 10 D3 – USC II 26
11:40 A1 – Alabama 33 A3 – UAB 5
12:00 B1 – Miss State 45 B3 – Georiga II 0
12:20 C1 – South Carolina 33 C3 – Tennessee II 0
12:40 D1 – Tennessee 0 D3 – USC II 19
Playoff Round Schedule
1 1:00 Consolation 1 UAB 0, Tennessee 33
2 1:20 Consolation 2 Georgia II 5, Florida 26
3 1:40 Quarterfinal Alabama 41, Georgia 0
4 2:00 Quarterfinal Miss State 12, Tennessee II 0
5 2:20 Quarterfinal South Carolina 26, Auburn 7
6 2:40 Quarterfinal South Carolina 19, Ole Miss 12
7 3:00 Consolation Final Tennessee 38, Florida 0
8 3:20 Bowl Semifinal Tennessee II 29, Georgia 7
9 3:40 Bowl Semifinal Auburn 33, Ole Miss 19
10 4:00 Cup Semifinal Alabama 24, South Carolina II 7
11 4:20 Cup Semifinal South Carolina 33, Miss State 7
12 5:00 Bowl Final Auburn 24, Tennessee II 5
13 5:30 Cup Consolation USC II 19, MSU 15
14 6:00 Cup Final South Carolina 33, Alabama 0