D2 Men's Soccer Ratings

Updated Oct 2, 6:34 a.m. ET · 2026 season · 915 games between D2 teams so far

Rankings · Gulf South Conference · Super Region 2

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Ranked 46th of 202 D2 teams (likely between 23rd and 88th) and 2nd of 11 in the Gulf South. 53% chance of making the NCAA tournament, mostly through an at-large place.

Record 7-1-1 (W-L-T) · 7-1-1 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

53%

With 3 or more wins from its last 5 games against D2 teams, its NCAA chance is about 73%; with fewer, about 25%.

Top-four seed in Super Region 2 (first chance to host games): 18%

Rank

46 of 202

Likely between 23rd and 88th

2nd of 11 in the Gulf South (likely 1st to 5th)

Rating

+0.54

Would beat an average D2 team by about 0.5 goals a game, on a neutral field.

Likely range +0.18 to +0.91

Attack and defense

Attack +0.08: scores 0.08 more goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.47: concedes 0.47 fewer goals a game than an average D2 team.

Attack + defense = rating.

What it takes to make the NCAA tournament

There are two ways in. How qualifying works.

How many more wins it needs

Its last 5 games against D2 teams: how many it might win, and its NCAA chance in each case. A tie counts as half a win.

WinsHow likelyNCAA chance then
0 2% about 10%
1 13% about 15%
2 27% about 30%
3 35% about 60%
4 18% about 90%
5 (all) 5% over 99%

– means too few simulated seasons to say. Which games are won matters as well as how many: wins over strong teams and away wins count for more.

If UAH wins all 5: it makes the NCAA tournament as an at-large team, even without the conference title.

Rating over the season

Line: rating after each daily update. Shaded: likely range. Above 0 is better than an average D2 team.

−0.50+0.5+1.0+1.5Oct

How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. UAH likely (8 in 10) ranks between 23rd and 88th.

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Still to play

win tie loss chances for each game. A tie can be the likeliest single score even when a win is more likely overall.

Oct 3 v Spring Hill W 74% · T 17% · L 9% likeliest 2–0
Oct 7 at Montevallo W 48% · T 26% · L 26% likeliest 1–0
Oct 10 v Christian Brothers W 52% · T 26% · L 22% likeliest 1–0
Oct 14 at Lee W 37% · T 33% · L 31% likeliest 0–0
Oct 23 v Mississippi Christian W 52% · T 22% · L 26% likeliest 1–1

Results

How much each result changed the rating. A win can lower it if the model expected a bigger win; a narrow loss to a strong team can raise it.

Sep 30 at Carson-Newman W 2–1 Rating +0.02
Sep 26 at AUM L 0–1 Rating −0.01
Sep 23 v Union (TN) W 1–0 Rating −0.00
Sep 19 at Delta St. W 1–0 Rating +0.00
Sep 16 v Trevecca Nazarene T 1–1 Rating −0.02
Sep 11 at West Ala. W 2–1 Rating +0.02
Sep 3 at Ga. Southwestern W 2–0 Rating +0.05
Aug 30 v Shawnee State W 6–0 Rating +0.15
Aug 27 at Ill. Springfield W 2–1 Rating −0.00