Indianapolis, Ind.- The second Division II men's soccer NCAA Power Index (NPI) regional rankings were released on Monday, Oct. 19. The University of Findlay was tabbed sixth after being eleventh in the debut rankings last week. The Oilers sit at 10-3-1 overall and 7-3-1 in Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) play.
Super Region III NPI Rankings
- Saginaw Valley State
- Lincoln Mo.
- Northern Mich.
- Fort Hays St.
- Drury
- Findlay
- Maryville
- Lake Erie
- Tiffin
- Indianapolis
** The NPI is a ranking system used in Division II to evaluate team performance, and considers game results and the strength of opponents to calculate a team's NPI value and ranking. NPI provides an objective, data-driven method to evaluate teams across the NCAA membership while maintaining consistency across sports. It considers two key factors - strength of a schedule and team performance against its opponents, as measured by wins and losses. NPI also accounts for differences and sport-specific variances that occur on a sport-by-sport basis. These rankings replace the previous way NCAA Division II postseason qualification was determined, which was via regional committees.
