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2016 Men’s Soccer Modified RPI – No. 1 (Sept. 28)

2016 Men’s Soccer Modified RPI – No. 1 (Sept. 28)

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CRB No. 12, RMC No. 20

By Chad Waller, Director of Communications and Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — (Complete MRPI list) Oklahoma Wesleyan is No. 1 in the first regular-season edition of the 2016 NAIA Men's Soccer Modified Ratings Percentage Index (MRPI). With a 5-0-1 record, the Eagles claim their first-ever top ranking in the MRPI. The second MRPI will be announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

MRPI Highlights (historical information dates back to 2010):
• Oklahoma Wesleyan becomes the 10th different NAIA Men’s Soccer program to earn the No. 1 MRPI ranking. The Eagles are also the top-ranked team in the latest NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, announced Tuesday.
• The Eagles, who are on a 21-match undefeated streak (19-0-2), had a previous MRPI best ranking of No. 2 during the 2013 season.
• No. 2 Hastings (Neb.), No. 3 Rio Grande (Ohio), No. 4 Davenport (Mich.) and No. 5 Thomas (Ga.) round out the top five in the MRPI.
• No. 22 Madonna (Mich.) is the highest mentioned team in the MRPI that was not ranked in the most recent Coaches’ Top 25 Poll from Sept. 27. 
• Rio Grande holds the most top mentions in the MRPI (seven) out of any NAIA program.
• Since 2010, the following teams have held the No. 1 position in a MRPI poll: Rio Grande (7), Hastings (3), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (2), former member Simon Fraser (B.C.) (2), former member Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (1), Davenport (1), Grand View (Iowa) (1), Mobile (Ala.) (1), Oklahoma Wesleyan (1) and Vanguard (Calif.) (1). 
• Rio Grande is the only team to earn a Top 30 position in each of the 19 MRPI rankings since it was introduced in 2010. Lindsey Wilson had its streak snapped at 18-straight mentions in today’s (Sept. 28) edition.
• For the complete MRPI, click here.

MRPI Methodology:
• The Men’s Soccer Modified Ratings Percentage Index (MRPI)—first adopted in 2010—will select the at-large qualifying teams and seed the 32-team national championship opening round field. For a MRPI calendar, clickhere
• The final MRPI, used to select the at-large teams, will occur on Monday, Nov. 14. 
• The MRPI consists of the team’s modified winning percentage, their opponents’ winning percentage and the cumulative ratings points from the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Each of the three values has a weighted percentage calculated in the MRPI. The MRPI modifies the value of home/away/neutral results and adds more value for games against opponents ranked in their respective national poll.
• For a complete description of the MRPI formula, go to Appendix B (page 33) in the Soccer Coaches’ Manual, or click here

2016 Men’s Soccer Modified Ratings Percentage Index (MRPI) – No. 1 (Sept. 28)
Rank School MRPI
1 Oklahoma Wesleyan 0.978
2 Hastings (Neb.) 0.902736
3 Rio Grande (Ohio) 0.899217
4 Davenport (Mich.) 0.847098
5 Thomas (Ga.) 0.825527
6 Northwestern Ohio 0.814189
7 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 0.805722
8 Campbellsville (Ky.) 0.804062
9 Vanguard (Calif.) 0.795026
10 Union (Ky.) 0.794857
11 Bryan (Tenn.) 0.772023
12 Corban (Ore.) 0.75675
13 WVU Tech 0.742639
14 Baker (Kan.) 0.739741
15 Grand View (Iowa) 0.739386
16 Biola (Calif.) 0.688594
17 Midland (Neb.) 0.65903
18 Reinhardt (Ga.) 0.630255
19 John Brown (Ark.) 0.620937
20 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 0.620646
21 Marymount (Calif.) 0.618406
22 Madonna (Mich.) 0.616907
23 Indiana Wesleyan 0.585342
24 Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 0.580676
25 William Carey (Miss.) 0.579047
26 Indiana Tech 0.569862
27 Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 0.567981
28 Spring Arbor (Mich.) 0.562576
29 Cumberland (Tenn.) 0.561918
30 SAGU (Texas) 0.556696

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