D2 Men's Soccer Ratings

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

Rankings · Conference Carolinas · Super Region 2

Erskine College

Ranked 196th of 202 D2 teams (likely between 181st and 199th) and 14th of 15 in the Carolinas. <1% chance of making the NCAA tournament.

Record 0-8-1 (W-L-T) · 0-8-1 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

<1%

Very unlikely to make the NCAA tournament, even with 6 games against D2 teams left.

Rank

196 of 202

Likely between 181st and 199th

14th of 15 in the Carolinas (likely 13th to 15th)

Rating

−1.73

Would lose to an average D2 team by about 1.7 goals a game, on a neutral field.

Likely range −2.40 to −1.17

Attack and defense

Attack −0.49: scores 0.49 fewer goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense −1.22: concedes 1.22 more 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 6 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 21% under 5%
1 38% under 5%
2 29% under 5%
3 10% under 5%
4 2% –
5 under 1% –
6 (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 Erskine wins all 6: its NPI would still fall short of the cut line, so it would also need to win the Carolinas tournament.

Rating over the season

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

−3.0−2.0−1.00Oct

How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. Erskine likely (8 in 10) ranks between 181st and 199th.

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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 Barton W 26% · T 20% · L 54% likeliest 1–2
Oct 6 v Emmanuel (GA) W 16% · T 18% · L 66% likeliest 1–2
Oct 10 v Shorter W 57% · T 19% · L 24% likeliest 2–1
Oct 14 at Southern Wesleyan W 12% · T 16% · L 72% likeliest 0–2
Oct 17 v Converse W 8% · T 11% · L 81% likeliest 0–3
Oct 24 at Emmanuel (GA) W 11% · T 14% · L 75% likeliest 0–2

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 Young Harris L 0–2 Rating +0.14
Sep 26 at Lees-McRae L 0–2 Rating +0.03
Sep 19 at North Greenville L 1–4 Rating −0.13
Sep 16 v Southern Wesleyan L 0–2 Rating −0.01
Sep 12 at Chowan L 2–6 Rating −0.09
Sep 8 v Young Harris L 0–2 Rating +0.09
Sep 5 at Shorter L 2–3 Rating −0.13
Sep 1 at USC Aiken L 2–4 Rating −0.14
Aug 27 v Ferrum T 0–0 Rating +0.14