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

St. Edward's University

Ranked 84th of 202 D2 teams (likely between 44th and 127th) and 5th of 11 in the Lone Star. 4% chance of making the NCAA tournament, mostly by winning the Lone Star tournament.

Record 2-5-2 (W-L-T) · 2-5-2 against D2 teams

NCAA tournament chance

4%

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

Rank

84 of 202

Likely between 44th and 127th

5th of 11 in the Lone Star (likely 2nd to 8th)

Rating

+0.21

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

Likely range −0.21 to +0.63

Attack and defense

Attack +0.13: scores 0.13 more goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.08: concedes 0.08 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 13% under 5%
2 25% under 5%
3 28% under 5%
4 19% about 5%
5 9% about 10%
6 3% about 15%
7 (all) under 1% under 5%

– 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 St. Edward's wins all 7: its NPI clears the cut line in 1% 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. St. Edward's likely (8 in 10) ranks between 44th and 127th.

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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 St. Mary's (TX) W 28% · T 25% · L 47% likeliest 1–1
Oct 7 v Tex. A&M Int'l W 55% · T 22% · L 23% likeliest 1–1
Oct 14 v Okla. Christian W 43% · T 26% · L 32% likeliest 1–1
Oct 17 at UT Tyler W 42% · T 25% · L 34% likeliest 1–1
Oct 21 at UT Dallas W 29% · T 25% · L 47% likeliest 1–1
Oct 24 v DBU W 40% · T 27% · L 33% likeliest 1–1
Oct 28 at West Tex. A&M W 51% · T 23% · L 26% likeliest 1–1

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 30 v Sul Ross St. W 5–0 Rating +0.09
Sep 26 at Lubbock Christian L 0–2 Rating −0.08
Sep 23 v Midwestern St. L 0–1 Rating +0.02
Sep 18 v Seattle Pacific L 1–3 Rating −0.07
Sep 16 v Western Wash. L 0–2 Rating −0.08
Sep 10 v Cal Poly Pomona T 1–1 Rating +0.01
Sep 3 at Fort Lewis L 1–3 Rating −0.04
Aug 30 at Cal St. Dom. Hills W 3–0 Rating +0.14
Aug 27 v Tex. A&M Int'l T 1–1 Rating −0.03