GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas continues to be represented in the NCAA NPI rankings for football, men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball.
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. This metric will determine the NCAA Division II championship fields in 2026-27.
NCAA NPI INFORMATION
In men's soccer, 10 teams will qualify for the NCAA Division II Championship in Super Region 2 and in football, eight teams will qualify in Super Region 2. In both women's soccer and women's volleyball, eight teams will qualify for the NCAA Division II Championship in the Southeast Region. Following the automatic qualifiers in each sport, the next ranked teams will qualify for the NCAA Division II Championship.
FOOTBALL NPI
Eight teams will be selected in Super Region 2 in football as Conference Carolinas has one team ranked in the top 10. North Greenville University is ranked sixth in the first NPI rankings.
The NPI rankings will be released the next two Sunday's, November 2 and November 9 before selections on November 15.
WOMEN'S SOCCER NPI
In women's soccer, Conference Carolinas has four teams ranked in the top 10. UNC Pembroke leads that contingent as they are ranked fourth in the region, followed by Francis Marion University at fifth and Lees-McRae College at sixth. Belmont Abbey College rounds out the group at eighth.
MEN'S SOCCER NPI
In men's soccer, 10 teams will qualify for the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship in Super Region 2 which combines the South and Southeast Regions. Conference Carolinas has three teams ranked in the top 12, led by Lees-McRae College at sixth. Young Harris College is ranked 10th and Francis Marion follows at 12th.
Both the men's and women's soccer rankings will be updated daily though the selections on November 9.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL NPI
Conference Carolinas has four teams ranked in the top 10 of the women's volleyball southeast region rankings. Francis Marion leads the way at fifth, followed by Emmanuel University at sixth. UNC Pembroke and Converse University are ranked ninth and 10th, respectively.
The women's volleyball rankings will be released daily from November 2 through the selections on November 15.