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 |
