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

Lee University

Ranked 81st of 202 D2 teams (likely between 51st and 116th) and 4th of 11 in the Gulf South. 12% chance of making the NCAA tournament, mostly by winning the Gulf South tournament.

Record 6-3-2 (W-L-T) · 6-3-2 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

12%

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

81 of 202

Likely between 51st and 116th

4th of 11 in the Gulf South (likely 3rd to 7th)

Rating

+0.22

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

Likely range −0.10 to +0.54

Attack and defense

Attack −0.21: scores 0.21 fewer goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.43: concedes 0.43 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 4% about 5%
1 16% about 5%
2 32% about 10%
3 30% about 15%
4 15% about 15%
5 (all) 2% about 55%

– 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 Lee wins all 5: its NPI clears the cut line in 57% of simulated seasons, without needing 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.

−0.5−0.20+0.2+0.5+0.8Oct

How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. Lee likely (8 in 10) ranks between 51st and 116th.

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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 at Union (TN) W 50% · T 28% · L 23% likeliest 1–0
Oct 10 v Spring Hill W 65% · T 22% · L 13% likeliest 1–0
Oct 14 v UAH W 31% · T 33% · L 37% likeliest 0–0
Oct 17 at Christian Brothers W 35% · T 30% · L 35% likeliest 0–0
Oct 23 v Delta St. W 63% · T 24% · L 13% 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 30 at Catawba L 1–2 Rating −0.02
Sep 26 v Mississippi Christian W 2–1 Rating +0.03
Sep 23 at Trevecca Nazarene W 3–1 Rating +0.05
Sep 19 at Montevallo L 0–1 Rating −0.04
Sep 16 v West Ala. W 1–0 Rating +0.02
Sep 12 at AUM L 0–1 Rating −0.01
Sep 9 at Newberry W 2–1 Rating +0.01
Sep 5 v Tusculum W 1–0 Rating +0.01
Sep 2 at Lenoir-Rhyne T 1–1 Rating −0.00
Aug 29 v King (TN) W 1–0 Rating +0.00
Aug 27 at Emmanuel (GA) T 1–1 Rating −0.01