Participating conference champions were Clemson, American International College, Stony Brook, Bowling Green, Life University, West Virginia, Army, South Carolina, and North Texas.

[3] The 2015 ACRC Bowl Series were memorable, marked by close contests and dramatic finishes, including the down-to-the-wire Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference Championship and an Indiana-Kutztown game Alex Goff called an "instant classic".

[5] The 2016 Bowl Series returned to Iona College, New Rochelle, New York on November 19 and 20, for a 2-day 24-team collegiate championship event.

The tenth, dubbed the Quinn For the Win Ice Bucket Challenge, took place at Iona College in New York.

The game between Iona College and the University of Delaware raised money for former rugby player and Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder Pat Quinn's Quinn For the Win foundation, which raises money for ALS research.