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

Christian Brothers University

Ranked 98th of 202 D2 teams (likely between 56th and 135th) and 6th of 11 in the Gulf South. 6% chance of making the NCAA tournament, mostly by winning the Gulf South tournament.

Record 3-5-2 (W-L-T) · 3-5-2 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

6%

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

Top-four seed in Super Region 2 (first chance to host games): <1%

Rank

98 of 202

Likely between 56th and 135th

6th of 11 in the Gulf South (likely 3rd to 8th)

Rating

+0.11

Would beat an average D2 team by about 0.1 goals a game, on a neutral field.

Likely range −0.31 to +0.49

Attack and defense

Attack +0.02: scores 0.02 more goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.09: concedes 0.09 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 7% under 5%
1 27% under 5%
2 33% under 5%
3 23% about 10%
4 9% about 15%
5 (all) 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 Christian Brothers wins all 5: its NPI would still fall short of the cut line, so it would also need to win the Gulf South tournament.

Rating over the season

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

−1.0−0.50+0.5+1.0Oct

How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. Christian Brothers likely (8 in 10) ranks between 56th and 135th.

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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 at West Ala. W 34% · T 22% · L 44% likeliest 1–1
Oct 7 v Delta St. W 64% · T 20% · L 15% likeliest 1–0
Oct 10 at UAH W 22% · T 26% · L 52% likeliest 0–1
Oct 14 at Union (TN) W 49% · T 24% · L 27% likeliest 1–1
Oct 17 v Lee W 35% · T 30% · L 35% likeliest 0–0

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 26 v Trevecca Nazarene L 0–1 Rating −0.03
Sep 23 at Mississippi Christian T 2–2 Rating +0.03
Sep 19 at AUM L 0–1 Rating +0.02
Sep 16 v Montevallo T 2–2 OT Rating −0.02
Sep 12 v Spring Hill W 3–0 Rating +0.08
Sep 9 at Delta St. W 4–0 Rating +0.12
Sep 6 v Union (TN) L 1–2 Rating −0.07
Sep 4 at Harding W 2–1 Rating −0.02
Aug 29 at North Georgia L 1–4 Rating −0.09
Aug 27 at Clayton St. L 0–3 Rating −0.09