In 2025, the ASR will be hosted by NERFU (site TBA) on the weekend of May 3-4, 2025

Review current schedules on the Empire GU website.


D2 Women: a division with four (4) teams, each team plays the other home and away for a total of six (6) games.  

D1 Men: cross GU competition (EGU and NERFU) with four (4) teams that will play home and away in spring 2025 for a total of six (6) games.  

D2 Men: a division with five (5) teams.  The teams play each other home and away for a total of eight (8) games.  


In these divisions, the winner of the regular season advances to the ASR. 

Determination of the winner of these divisions will be as follows:

1. Competition Points (PTS), if still tied, then
2. Number of Wins (W), if still tied, then
3. Head-to-Head Competition Points (PTS), if still tied, then
4. Head-to-Head Number of Wins (W), if still tied, then
5. Head-to-Head Points Differential (PD), if still tied, then
6. Head-to-Head Tries Differential (TD), if still tied, then
7. Head-to-Head Points For (PF), if still tied, then
8. Head-to-Head Tries For (TF), if still tied, then
9. Overall Points Differential (PD), if still tied, then
10. Overall Tries Differential (TD), if still tied, then
11. Overall Points For (PF), if still tied, then
12. Overall Tries For (TF), if still tied, then
13. Coin Flip


D3 Women: a division with six (6) teams, each team plays five (5) games.  The top four teams advance to the semi-finals on 10/19/2024.   The semi-finals will be #4 @ #1 and #3 @ #2, the winners of these advance to the final on 10/26/2024 at the higher remaining seed.  The winner of the final advances to the ASR.

Seeding of the teams will be as follows:

1. Competition Points (PTS), if tied, then
2. Number of Wins (W), if still tied, then
3. Points Differential (PD), if still tied, then
4. Tries Differential (TD), if still tied, then
5. Points For (PF), if still tied, then
6. Tries For (TF), if still tied, then
7. Coin Flip


D3 Men: the division has four (4) groups.

  • Connecticut D3- a group of five (5) teams that will play six (6) games
  • Metro D3- group of seven (7) teams that will play six (6) games
  • New Jersey D3- a group of five (5) teams that will play six (6) games
  • Upstate D3- group of six (6) teams that will play six (6) games

Ranking with-in each group will be as described above for D2 women.  The #1 team from each group then will be seeded #1 to #4 using the criteria described above for D2 women.  On 11/2/2024 the semi-finals will be #4 @ #1 and #3 @ #2.  The winners of the semis will advance to the final on 11/9/2024 at the higher remaining seed.  The winner of the final advances to the ASR.


D4 Men- the division has three groups

  • NJ D4: a group of four (4) teams that will play six (6) games
  • Metro D4: a group of three (3) teams that will play each other home and away for 4 games.  At the end of these games, teams will be ranked 1 to 3 as described above for D2 women.  #3 will play @ #2  on 10/19/2024.  The winner of that game will play @ #1 on 10/26/2024.  The winner of that game will host the best second place team from either NJ D4 or Upstate D4 on 11/2/2024.
  • Upstate D4: a group of six (6) teams that will play six (6) games

Ranking with-in NJ D4 and Upstate D4 will be as described above for D2 Women. The #1 team from NJ D4 and Upstate D4 will play each other in a semi-final on 11/2/2024 at the higher ranked team. The best second place team from either NJ D4 or Upstate D4 will play at Metro D4 winner in the second semi-final on 11/2/2024. The winners will play in the final on 11/9/2024 at the higher remaining seed. The winner of the final advances to the ASR.



Ranking with-in each group NJ D4 and Upstate D4 will be as described above for D2 women. The #1 team from each group NJ D4 and Upstate D4 will be seeded #1 to #3  play each other in a semi-final on 11/2/2024 and the best second place team will play at Metro D4 winner (as described above) in the second semi-final on 11/2/2024. be seeded #4. Seeding across groups will use the criteria described above for D2 women.   These teams will advance to the semi-finals on 11/2/2024 with #4 @ #1 and #3 @ #2. The winners will play in the final on 11/9/2024 at the higher remaining seed. The winner of the final advances to the ASR.