D2 Men's Soccer Ratings

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

Rankings · South Atlantic Conference · Super Region 2

Emory & Henry University

Ranked 86th of 202 D2 teams (likely between 49th and 123rd) and 6th of 11 in the SAC. 27% chance of making the NCAA tournament.

Record 4-1-5 (W-L-T) · 4-1-5 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

27%

With 2 or more wins from its last 5 games against D2 teams, its NCAA chance is about 34%; with fewer, about 9%.

Top-four seed in Super Region 2 (first chance to host games): 6%

Rank

86 of 202

Likely between 49th and 123rd

6th of 11 in the SAC (likely 3rd to 9th)

Rating

+0.19

Would beat an average D2 team by about 0.2 goals a game, on a neutral field.

Likely range −0.15 to +0.56

Attack and defense

Attack −0.17: scores 0.17 fewer goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.37: concedes 0.37 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 5% about 10%
1 23% about 10%
2 33% about 20%
3 28% about 35%
4 10% about 75%
5 (all) 1% 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 Emory & Henry 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.

−1.0−0.50+0.5+1.0Oct

How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. Emory & Henry likely (8 in 10) ranks between 49th and 123rd.

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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 Carson-Newman W 42% · T 28% · L 30% likeliest 1–0
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W 27% · T 28% · L 45% likeliest 0–1
Oct 17 v Newberry W 61% · T 23% · L 16% likeliest 1–0
Oct 24 at Wingate W 32% · T 29% · L 39% likeliest 0–1
Oct 28 v Tusculum W 53% · T 27% · L 19% likeliest 1–0

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 29 at Mars Hill W 2–0 Rating +0.07
Sep 26 v Coker W 3–1 Rating +0.06
Sep 23 at Lenoir-Rhyne W 4–1 Rating +0.09
Sep 19 at Catawba T 0–0 Rating +0.04
Sep 15 v Anderson (SC) T 2–2 Rating +0.01
Sep 12 v Palm Beach Atl. T 0–0 Rating +0.04
Sep 9 at Chowan T 1–1 Rating +0.03
Sep 6 v Lynn T 1–1 Rating +0.03
Aug 29 at Rollins L 1–2 Rating −0.03
Aug 27 at Florida Tech W 3–1 Rating +0.07