INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs continues to make its mark in the latest NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings, with all three Mountain Lion programs remaining among the top 10 in their respective regions. UCCS women's soccer holds steady at No. 5 in the South Central Region, men's soccer ranks No. 7 in Super Region 4, and volleyball checks in at No. 9 in the South Central Region.
Entering Monday's rankings with 59.279 points, UCCS women's soccer remains at No. 5 in the South Central Region. The Mountain Lions finished with a 13-3-2 overall record and a 9-2-1 mark in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) play, earning the conference's second-best regular-season record.
UCCS opened postseason play with a 3-1 victory over No. 7 seed Westminster University in the RMAC quarterfinals on Sunday. The Mountain Lions will now face No. 3 seed Colorado School of Mines on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Denver, Colo., at Regis University.
Dallas Baptist University leads the South Central Region and all of NCAA Division II with 64.911 points.
UCCS men's soccer moves down one spot to No. 7 in Super Region 4, posting 57.166 points in the latest rankings.
The Mountain Lions (10-3-6, 5-2-3 RMAC) closed out the regular season with a 0-0 draw against No. 2 Colorado State University Pueblo last Wednesday. Earning the No. 4 seed in the RMAC Tournament, UCCS hosted No. 5 seed Westminster University in Sunday's quarterfinal matchup but fell 4-1 to the Griffins.
Cal State LA continues to lead NCAA Division II and Super Region 4, recording 63.329 points through Nov. 1. The Mountain Lions will now await the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship selections, which are scheduled to be announced Monday, Nov. 9.
In the third week of NCAA Power Index volleyball rankings, UCCS sits at No. 9 in the South Central Region with 55.299 points.
The Mountain Lions recently wrapped up their final home matches of the regular season, earning a five-set victory over Western Colorado University before falling to Fort Lewis College in five sets on Saturday.
UCCS will close out the regular season on the road this weekend, traveling to New Mexico Highlands University on Friday for a 6 p.m. matchup before taking on Adams State University on Saturday. The Mountain Lions enter the final week of the regular season owning a 14-10 overall record and are fourth in the league standings with a 9-3 mark.
Ferris State University leads all of NCAA Division II volleyball with 73.213 points, while Angelo State University paces the South Central Region and ranks fifth nationally with 67.129 points.
The NCAA Power Index is used to evaluate NCAA Division II teams and help determine postseason selections and tournament seedings. Implemented at the Division II level for the first time this season, the NPI serves as the primary selection tool for determining the NCAA Tournament field in most team sports.
The formula considers several factors, including wins, strength of schedule, quality wins and match location, accounting for home, away and neutral-site results.
In women's soccer and volleyball, the South Central Region includes programs from the Lone Star Conference and the RMAC. Following conference postseason play, the top six teams in the final women's soccer NPI rankings will be selected for the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship, while the top eight teams in volleyball will advance to the South Central Regional Tournament. Automatic qualifiers from each conference will also be factored into the respective fields.
In men's soccer, Super Region 4 includes programs from the RMAC, Lone Star Conference, California Collegiate Athletic Association, PacWest Conference and Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Following conference postseason play, the top 10 teams in the final NPI rankings will be seeded for the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Super Regional Tournament, with automatic qualifiers from each conference also factored into the field.
The NCAA soccer tournament fields will be announced on Monday, Nov. 9. The men's selection show will begin at 4:30 p.m. (MT), followed by the women's selection at 5 p.m. (MT) on
www.ncaa.com. Beginning today, the volleyball rankings will be updated daily leading up to selections.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
