D2 Men's Soccer Ratings

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

Rankings · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Super Region 3

Tiffin University

Ranked 17th of 202 D2 teams (likely between 9th and 45th) and 1st of 11 in the G-MAC. 88% chance of making the NCAA tournament.

Record 6-1-3 (W-L-T) · 6-1-3 against D2 teams

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NCAA tournament chance

88%

With 5 or more wins from its last 8 games against D2 teams, its NCAA chance is about 99%; with fewer, about 77%.

Top-four seed in Super Region 3 (first chance to host games): 50%

Rank

17 of 202

Likely between 9th and 45th

1st of 11 in the G-MAC (likely 1st to 2nd)

Rating

+0.94

Would beat an average D2 team by about 0.9 goals a game, on a neutral field.

Likely range +0.62 to +1.31

Attack and defense

Attack +0.28: scores 0.28 more goals a game than an average D2 team.

Defense +0.66: concedes 0.66 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 8 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 50%
3 18% about 75%
4 22% about 90%
5 25% about 100%
6 16% over 99%
7 7% over 99%
8 (all) 2% 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 Tiffin wins all 8: 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. Tiffin likely (8 in 10) ranks between 9th and 45th.

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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 Lake Erie W 58% · T 25% · L 17% likeliest 1–0 · compare
Oct 8 at Ky. Wesleyan W 54% · T 26% · L 19% likeliest 1–0 · compare
Oct 10 at Cedarville W 49% · T 30% · L 21% likeliest 1–0 · compare
Oct 15 at Ohio Dominican W 80% · T 14% · L 6% likeliest 2–0 · compare
Oct 17 v Thomas More W 53% · T 27% · L 19% likeliest 1–0 · compare
Oct 22 v Cedarville W 56% · T 28% · L 16% likeliest 1–0 · compare
Oct 24 at Findlay W 45% · T 28% · L 26% likeliest 1–0 · compare
Oct 27 at Lake Erie W 50% · T 27% · L 23% likeliest 1–0 · compare

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.

Oct 1 at Northwood W 1–0 Rating −0.02
Sep 26 v Northwood W 2–1 Rating −0.03
Sep 19 at Walsh W 5–0 Rating +0.08
Sep 17 v Findlay T 1–1 Rating −0.02
Sep 12 v Malone W 2–0 Rating −0.01
Sep 10 v Ashland W 3–0 Rating +0.04
Sep 5 v Davenport T 0–0 Rating −0.07
Sep 3 v Saginaw Valley T 1–1 Rating −0.01
Aug 30 v Northern Mich. W 2–0 Rating +0.03
Aug 27 v Charleston (WV) L 2–3 Rating −0.02