D2 Men's Soccer Ratings

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

Rankings · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Super Region 4

California State University, Stanislaus

Ranked 61st of 202 D2 teams (likely between 31st and 104th) and 5th of 13 in the CCAA. 6% chance of making the NCAA tournament, mostly by winning the CCAA tournament.

Record 2-4-4 (W-L-T) · 2-4-4 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

6%

Most of its chance comes from winning the CCAA tournament (the auto bid).

Top-four seed in Super Region 4 (first chance to host games): <1%

Rank

61 of 202

Likely between 31st and 104th

5th of 13 in the CCAA (likely 3rd to 8th)

Rating

+0.42

Would beat an average D2 team by about 0.4 goals a game, on a neutral field.

Likely range +0.04 to +0.78

Attack and defense

Attack +0.14: scores 0.14 more goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.29: concedes 0.29 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 8 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 1% –
1 4% under 5%
2 14% under 5%
3 24% under 5%
4 26% about 5%
5 19% about 10%
6 10% about 10%
7 3% about 20%
8 (all) under 1% under 5%

– 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 Stanislaus St. wins all 8: its NPI clears the cut line in 4% of simulated seasons, without needing 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.

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How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. Stanislaus St. likely (8 in 10) ranks between 31st and 104th.

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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 2 v CSUSB W 31% · T 27% · L 42% likeliest 1–1
Oct 4 at Cal St. East Bay W 56% · T 20% · L 24% likeliest 2–1
Oct 11 v UC Merced W 56% · T 24% · L 20% likeliest 1–0
Oct 15 v Cal Poly Pomona W 38% · T 26% · L 36% likeliest 1–1
Oct 17 at Menlo W 42% · T 24% · L 34% likeliest 1–1
Oct 22 at Chico St. W 43% · T 26% · L 31% likeliest 1–1
Oct 24 v Cal Poly Humboldt W 74% · T 16% · L 10% likeliest 2–0
Oct 29 at Fresno Pacific W 44% · T 24% · L 33% 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 27 at Cal St. San Marcos L 1–3 Rating −0.07
Sep 25 at Cal State LA L 1–2 Rating −0.01
Sep 20 v Cal St. Dom. Hills T 0–0 Rating +0.01
Sep 18 v Cal St. Monterey Bay T 1–1 Rating −0.02
Sep 12 v Dominican (CA) W 2–0 Rating +0.04
Sep 10 v Hawaii Pacific T 3–3 Rating −0.04
Sep 5 v Simon Fraser T 1–1 Rating −0.02
Sep 3 v Saint Martin's W 3–1 Rating −0.00
Aug 29 at Western Wash. L 1–2 Rating −0.03
Aug 27 at Seattle Pacific L 1–3 Rating −0.05