D2 Men's Soccer Ratings

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

Rankings · Peach Belt Conference · Super Region 2

Georgia Southwestern State University

Ranked 148th of 202 D2 teams (likely between 112th and 169th) and 5th of 7 in the Peach Belt. 2% chance of making the NCAA tournament, mostly by winning the Peach Belt tournament.

Record 2-6-2 (W-L-T) · 1-6-2 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

2%

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

Rank

148 of 202

Likely between 112th and 169th

5th of 7 in the Peach Belt (likely 5th to 6th)

Rating

−0.45

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

Likely range −0.86 to −0.05

Attack and defense

Attack −0.24: scores 0.24 fewer goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense −0.22: concedes 0.22 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 7 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 23% under 5%
2 33% under 5%
3 25% under 5%
4 9% under 5%
5 3% under 5%
6 1% –
7 (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 Ga. Southwestern wins all 7: its NPI would still fall short of the cut line, so it would also need to win the Peach Belt tournament.

Rating over the season

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

−1.5−1.0−0.50+0.5Oct

How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. Ga. Southwestern likely (8 in 10) ranks between 112th and 169th.

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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 Lander W 26% · T 24% · L 50% likeliest 1–1
Oct 7 at Flagler W 14% · T 18% · L 69% likeliest 0–2
Oct 10 at Middle Georgia W 51% · T 21% · L 28% likeliest 1–1
Oct 17 v North Georgia W 19% · T 19% · L 62% likeliest 1–2
Oct 21 at Clayton St. W 14% · T 17% · L 69% likeliest 0–2
Oct 24 v USC Aiken W 52% · T 23% · L 25% likeliest 1–1
Oct 27 at Tuskegee W 38% · T 22% · L 40% 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 v Clayton St. L 1–3 Rating −0.04
Sep 26 at USC Aiken L 0–1 Rating −0.03
Sep 23 at North Georgia T 1–1 Rating +0.07
Sep 16 v Middle Georgia T 1–1 Rating −0.02
Sep 12 at Lander L 0–2 Rating −0.03
Sep 9 v Flagler L 0–2 Rating −0.02
Sep 5 v West Ala. W 2–0 Rating +0.11
Sep 3 v UAH L 0–2 Rating −0.04
Aug 29 at Embry-Riddle (FL) L 2–3 Rating −0.05
Aug 27 v Andrew (GA) · not a D2 team, not rated W 4–0