MANKATO, Minn. -- The No. 3 Minnesota State women's soccer team dropped one spot to No. 4  in the latest 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 62.0119 trailing only DBU (64.730), Florida Tech (62.975), and Fairmont State (62.24). MSU faced MSU Moorhead and Minnesota Crookston this past week and won both games 5-0 and 7-0 respectively. UMary is the next highest NSIC team who sit in 38th place. On the season the Mavericks are 13-1-1 while carrying a 10-1-1 record in the NSIC.

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)	4th	62.119	13-1-1
2. Washburn (MIAA)	11th	60.200	12-1-2
3. Pittsburg State (MIAA)	14th	60.021	12-0-4
4. Central Missouri (MIAA)	15th	59.850	12-1-2
5. UMary (NSIC)	38th	56.876	10-2-3
6. Northern State (NSIC)	58th	54.837	9-3-2
7. Missouri Western (MIAA)	62nd	54.595	7-3-5
8. Central Oklahoma (MIAA)	75th	53.700	7-5-3
9. Augustana (NSIC)	77th	53.502	8-3-4
10. Bemidji State (NSIC)	81st	53.333	7-3-5

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