D2 Men's Soccer Ratings

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

Rankings · Lone Star Conference · Super Region 4

Lubbock Christian University

Ranked 102nd of 202 D2 teams (likely between 63rd and 134th) and 7th of 11 in the Lone Star. 4% chance of making the NCAA tournament, mostly by winning the Lone Star tournament.

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

NCAA tournament chance

4%

Most of its chance comes from winning the Lone Star tournament (the auto bid).

Rank

102 of 202

Likely between 63rd and 134th

7th of 11 in the Lone Star (likely 3rd to 9th)

Rating

+0.08

Would beat an average D2 team by about 0.1 goals a game, on a neutral field.

Likely range −0.28 to +0.41

Attack and defense

Attack −0.16: scores 0.16 fewer goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.24: concedes 0.24 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 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 3% under 5%
1 14% under 5%
2 27% under 5%
3 29% about 5%
4 20% about 5%
5 7% about 5%
6 1% –
7 (all) under 1% about 20%

– 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 Lubbock Christian wins all 7: its NPI clears the cut line in 18% 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. Lubbock Christian likely (8 in 10) ranks between 63rd and 134th.

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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 UT Tyler W 46% · T 27% · L 28% likeliest 1–0
Oct 7 v UT Dallas W 33% · T 28% · L 39% likeliest 1–1
Oct 10 at Okla. Christian W 30% · T 29% · L 41% likeliest 0–1
Oct 14 v West Tex. A&M W 54% · T 25% · L 21% likeliest 1–0
Oct 17 at DBU W 28% · T 30% · L 42% likeliest 0–1
Oct 21 at Midwestern St. W 8% · T 17% · L 75% likeliest 0–2
Oct 28 v Sul Ross St. W 75% · T 16% · L 9% likeliest 2–0

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 Tex. A&M Int'l L 1–2 Rating −0.05
Sep 26 v St. Edward's W 2–0 Rating +0.09
Sep 23 at St. Mary's (TX) L 1–4 Rating −0.11
Sep 19 v Sul Ross St. W 4–0 Rating +0.09
Sep 12 v Fort Hays St. T 1–1 Rating +0.04
Sep 10 v Newman W 3–1 Rating +0.06
Sep 6 at UCCS L 1–2 Rating +0.00
Sep 4 at MSU Denver L 0–2 Rating −0.05
Aug 29 v Adams St. W 2–0 Rating −0.02
Aug 27 v Fort Lewis L 1–2 Rating −0.01