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 Polytechnic University, Humboldt

Ranked 178th of 202 D2 teams (likely between 151st and 189th) and 13th of 13 in the CCAA. <1% chance of making the NCAA tournament.

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

NCAA tournament chance

<1%

Very unlikely to make the NCAA tournament, even with 8 games against D2 teams left.

Rank

178 of 202

Likely between 151st and 189th

13th of 13 in the CCAA (likely 12th to 13th)

Rating

−0.95

Would lose to an average D2 team by about 0.9 goals a game, on a neutral field.

Likely range −1.46 to −0.54

Attack and defense

Attack −0.36: scores 0.36 fewer goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense −0.60: concedes 0.60 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 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 29% under 5%
1 37% under 5%
2 22% under 5%
3 9% under 5%
4 3% under 5%
5 1% –
6 under 1% –
7 under 1% –
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 Cal Poly Humboldt wins all 8: its NPI would still fall short of the cut line, so it would also need to win the CCAA tournament.

Rating over the season

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

−2.0−1.5−1.0−0.50Oct

How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. Cal Poly Humboldt likely (8 in 10) ranks between 151st and 189th.

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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 Cal State LA W 8% · T 15% · L 77% likeliest 0–2
Oct 4 v Cal Poly Pomona W 13% · T 17% · L 70% likeliest 0–2
Oct 9 at Cal St. San Marcos W 13% · T 16% · L 71% likeliest 0–2
Oct 15 v UC Merced W 27% · T 25% · L 48% likeliest 1–1
Oct 17 at Fresno Pacific W 15% · T 17% · L 68% likeliest 1–2
Oct 22 at Cal St. Monterey Bay W 13% · T 15% · L 72% likeliest 1–2
Oct 24 at Stanislaus St. W 10% · T 16% · L 74% likeliest 0–2
Oct 29 v Chico St. W 22% · T 22% · L 56% 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. Dom. Hills L 0–4 Rating −0.08
Sep 25 at CSUSB L 1–3 Rating −0.00
Sep 20 v Cal St. East Bay L 1–4 Rating −0.11
Sep 18 v Menlo W 3–0 Rating +0.21
Sep 12 at Saint Martin's T 2–2 Rating −0.02
Sep 10 at Western Ore. T 1–1 Rating +0.13
Sep 5 at Jessup L 1–2 Rating −0.04
Sep 3 v Northwest Nazarene T 2–2 Rating +0.04
Aug 29 v Colo. Sch. of Mines W 1–0 Rating +0.07
Aug 27 at Fresno Pacific L 1–4 Rating −0.08