FHSU Athletics
INDIANAPOLIS – Fort Hays State Men's Soccer sits ninth in the initial NPI rankings released by the NCAA on Monday, October 12. NPI rankings are a new system the NCAA is using in place of the previous regional rankings system used for several years in NCAA Division II.
The NCAA Power Index, or NPI, is a ranking system used in Division II and Division III to evaluate team performance. NPI considers game results and the strength of opponents to calculate a team's NPI value and ranking. NPI calculations update throughout the season as teams continue to play game and opponent NPI values change. A team's final NPI is not determined until the final games and rankings of the season are complete.
Four of 10 teams selected to the Super Region 3 field of the NCAA Tournament will be automatic selections, which includes conference tournament champions from the GAC, GLVC, GMAC, and GLIAC conferences. The six remaining at-large bids will be determined from the NPI rankings for each Super Region.
Below is the top 12 of the Super Region 3 NPI rankings for October 12, 2026.
Rank Team Conference Overall NPI Rank NPI DII Win/Loss
1 Saginaw Valley GLIAC 13 58.687 6-1-5
2 Lincoln (MO) GLVC 22 57.221 7-0-4
3 Roosevelt GLIAC 25 56.186 6-1-5
4 Drury GLVC 30 55.704 9-2-2
5 Northern Mich. GLIAC 34 55.473 7-4-2
6 Maryville (MO) GLVC 35 55.378 9-3-2
7 Purdue Northwest GLIAC 36 55.269 7-3-2
8 Thomas More G-MAC 39 54.907 9-2-2
9 Fort Hays St. GAC 44 54.468 8-2-3
10 Tiffin G-MAC 45 53.991 6-2-5
11 Findlay G-MAC 47 53.89 8-3-1
12 Rogers St. GAC 48 53.825 8-3-2