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 New Hampshire University

Ranked 1st of 202 D2 teams (likely between 1st and 4th) and 1st of 10 in the NE10. 98% chance of making the NCAA tournament.

Record 7-0-3 (W-L-T) · 7-0-3 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

98%

Almost certain to make the NCAA tournament.

Top-four seed in Super Region 1 (first chance to host games): 83%

Rank

1 of 202

Likely between 1st and 4th

1st of 10 in the NE10 (likely 1st to 1st)

Rating

+2.21

Would beat an average D2 team by about 2.2 goals a game, on a neutral field.

Likely range +1.67 to +2.76

Attack and defense

Attack +1.67: scores 1.67 more goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.54: concedes 0.54 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 6 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 under 1% –
1 2% –
2 7% about 90%
3 20% over 99%
4 32% over 99%
5 27% over 99%
6 (all) 11% 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 N.H. wins all 6: 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.

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How sure is the rank?

Taller bars are more likely. Southern N.H. likely (8 in 10) ranks between 1st and 4th.

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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 Bentley W 74% · T 16% · L 11% likeliest 2–0
Oct 7 at Saint Michael's W 81% · T 12% · L 8% likeliest 3–0
Oct 10 v Southern Conn. St. W 73% · T 16% · L 11% likeliest 2–0
Oct 17 at Adelphi W 66% · T 18% · L 16% likeliest 2–1
Oct 21 at Post W 56% · T 23% · L 21% likeliest 1–0
Oct 24 v Franklin Pierce W 59% · T 19% · L 22% 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 29 at Assumption T 1–1 Rating −0.16
Sep 26 at Pace W 7–0 Rating +0.24
Sep 23 v Saint Anselm W 3–0 Rating −0.02
Sep 19 v American Int'l W 2–1 Rating −0.05
Sep 16 at Bridgeport T 4–4 Rating −0.03
Sep 12 v Wilmington (DE) W 6–0 Rating +0.21
Sep 5 v Jefferson W 7–2 Rating +0.15
Sep 2 v Felician W 3–0 Rating +0.03
Aug 29 at Queens (NY) T 1–1 Rating −0.04
Aug 27 at St. Thomas Aquinas W 3–0 Rating +0.06