MANKATO, Minn. -- The No. 7 Minnesota State women's soccer team sits third in the first update of the DII Women's Soccer NPI Rankings, while comfortably being first in the central region.

The NCAA Power Index (NPI) is a ranking system used in college athletics that is used to evaluate a team's performance beyond just record. NPI considers game results, and strength of schedule to determine a team's NPI ranking. Calculations update throughout the season as teams play more games and opponents NPI value changes. The final NPI ranking cannot be determined until all games and rankings of the season are complete.

The Mavericks sit third with an NPI of 62.088 trailing only DBU (63.769), and Florida Tech (63.286). The two top opponents MSU have defeated this year are Central Missouri who are 15th (59.103) and Grand Valley State who are 17th (58.922).

The NSIC, the Mid America Athletic Association (MIAA), and the Great American Conference (GAC) make up the 36 team NCAA Central Region. Automatic bids will be awarded to the winners of each conferences postseason tournament. 

CENTRAL REGION:

Team (Conference)	NPI Rank	NPI	D2 Record
1. Minnesota State (NSIC)	3rd	62.088	11-1-1
2. Washburn (MIAA)	13th	59.389	10-1-2
3. Pittsburg State (MIAA)	14th	59.344	10-0-4
4. Central Missouri (MIAA)	15th	59.103	10-1-2
5. UMary (NSIC)	39th	56.664	8-2-3
6. Missouri Western (MIAA)	61st	54.636	6-2-5
7. Central Oklahoma (MIAA)	68th	53.956	6-4-3
8. Augustana (NSIC)	70th	53.892	7-2-4
9. Northern State (NSIC)	75th	53.613	7-3-2
10. Bemidji State (NSIC)	83rd	53.187	6-3-4

You can follow along with the NPI rankings with the link below, rankings are updated daily.
Division II Women's Soccer NPI Rankings