D2 Men's Soccer Ratings

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

Rankings · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Super Region 3

Rockhurst University

Ranked 90th of 202 D2 teams (likely between 45th and 134th) and 8th of 15 in the GLVC. 4% chance of making the NCAA tournament, mostly by winning the GLVC tournament.

Record 3-4-3 (W-L-T) · 3-4-3 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

4%

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

Rank

90 of 202

Likely between 45th and 134th

8th of 15 in the GLVC (likely 4th to 10th)

Rating

+0.17

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

Likely range −0.29 to +0.60

Attack and defense

Attack +0.17: scores 0.17 more goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.01: concedes 0.01 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 2% under 5%
1 11% under 5%
2 24% under 5%
3 27% under 5%
4 23% under 5%
5 10% about 15%
6 2% –
7 (all) under 1% about 60%

– 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 Rockhurst wins all 7: its NPI clears the cut line in 58% 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.

−0.50+0.5+1.0Oct

How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. Rockhurst likely (8 in 10) ranks between 45th 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 Maryville (MO) W 26% · T 21% · L 53% likeliest 1–1
Oct 7 at Drury W 26% · T 22% · L 53% likeliest 1–1
Oct 10 at Mo.-St. Louis W 39% · T 25% · L 36% likeliest 1–1
Oct 14 at Southwest Baptist W 65% · T 18% · L 17% likeliest 2–1
Oct 17 v McKendree W 33% · T 25% · L 42% likeliest 1–1
Oct 21 v William Jewell W 61% · T 20% · L 19% likeliest 1–0
Oct 24 at Ill. Springfield W 52% · T 20% · L 28% likeliest 2–1

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 26 at Upper Iowa T 3–3 Rating −0.06
Sep 23 v Lincoln (MO) L 0–3 Rating −0.10
Sep 19 v Quincy T 0–0 Rating +0.02
Sep 16 at Missouri S&T W 5–2 Rating +0.10
Sep 12 at Lewis T 0–0 Rating +0.02
Sep 9 v Truman St. L 0–1 Rating −0.06
Sep 5 v UIndy W 2–1 Rating +0.04
Sep 2 v Rogers St. L 1–5 Rating −0.16
Aug 29 v Newman W 2–1 Rating +0.01
Aug 27 at Fort Hays St. L 1–4 Rating −0.07