D2 Men's Soccer Ratings

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

Rankings · Northeast-10 Conference · Super Region 1

Southern Connecticut State University

Ranked 66th of 202 D2 teams (likely between 32nd and 108th) and 5th of 10 in the NE10. 12% chance of making the NCAA tournament, mostly through an at-large place.

Record 2-2-4 (W-L-T) · 2-1-4 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

12%

With 3 or more wins from its last 7 games against D2 teams, its NCAA chance is about 18%; with fewer, about 5%.

Top-four seed in Super Region 1 (first chance to host games): 1%

Rank

66 of 202

Likely between 32nd and 108th

5th of 10 in the NE10 (likely 3rd to 7th)

Rating

+0.39

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

Likely range +0.01 to +0.76

Attack and defense

Attack +0.01: scores 0.01 more goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.38: concedes 0.38 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 15% under 5%
2 28% about 5%
3 24% under 5%
4 20% about 15%
5 8% about 45%
6 2% –
7 (all) under 1% over 99%

– 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 Southern Conn. St. wins all 7: it makes the NCAA tournament as an at-large team, even without 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.

−0.20+0.2+0.5+0.8+1.0Oct

How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. Southern Conn. St. likely (8 in 10) ranks between 32nd and 108th.

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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 Saint Michael's W 46% · T 26% · L 28% likeliest 1–1
Oct 7 v Adelphi W 40% · T 27% · L 33% likeliest 1–1
Oct 10 at Southern N.H. W 11% · T 16% · L 73% likeliest 0–2
Oct 13 v Molloy W 47% · T 29% · L 24% likeliest 1–0
Oct 16 v Assumption W 59% · T 21% · L 20% likeliest 1–0
Oct 21 at American Int'l W 37% · T 29% · L 34% likeliest 1–0
Oct 24 at Bentley W 32% · T 29% · L 39% likeliest 0–1

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 29 v St. Thomas Aquinas W 2–0 Rating +0.09
Sep 26 v Saint Anselm W 1–0 Rating +0.01
Sep 23 at Pace T 1–1 Rating −0.02
Sep 18 v Franklin Pierce T 2–2 Rating +0.02
Sep 13 v Mercy L 1–2 Rating −0.04
Sep 5 v Felician T 1–1 Rating −0.00
Aug 30 at Bridgeport T 2–2 Rating +0.00
Aug 27 v Monroe · not a D2 team, not rated L 1–3