2016 Women’s Soccer Modified RPI – No. 1 (Sept. 28)
By: Spencer Scheve, Communications and Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Complete MRPI list) In the first edition of the 2016 NAIA Women’s Soccer Modified Ratings Percentage Index (MRPI), Keiser (Fla.) leads the way at No. 1, the national office announced Wednesday. The next MRPI poll will be released on Oct. 19.
MRPI Highlights (historical information dates back to 2010):
- Keiser (Fla.) is No. 1 in the MRPI poll for the first time in school history. The highest rank the Seahawks previously held was No. 6 on Sept. 30 of last season.
- Spring Arbor (Mich.) comes in at No. 2. The last time the Cougars were in the top five MRPI ratings was Oct. 24, 2012.
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) has the most number one MRPI rankings with four. Former NAIA-member Concordia (Ore.) is second with three.
- To round out the top five, Westmont (Calif.) comes in at No. 3, William Carey (Miss.) at No. 4 and Northwestern Ohio No.5.
- Only three teams have been inside the top 30 in every MRPI ballot since it was introduced in 2010 – Lindsey Wilson, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) and Olivet Nazarene (Ill.).
For the complete MRPI, click here.
For the complete ratings calendar, click here.
MRPI Methodology:
- The Women’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, click here.
- 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 Women’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 Women’s Soccer Modified Ratings Percentage Index (MRPI) – No. 1 (Sept. 28)
| Rank |
School |
MRPI |
| 1 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
0.95625 |
| 2 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
0.91927 |
| 3 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
0.88242 |
| 4 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
0.86213 |
| 5 |
Northwestern Ohio |
0.84124 |
| 6 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
0.81642 |
| 7 |
Biola (Calif.) |
0.79966 |
| 8 |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
0.79841 |
| 9 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
0.78941 |
| 10 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
0.78705 |
| 11 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
0.78077 |
| 12 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
0.77273 |
| 13 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
0.76427 |
| 14 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
0.75869 |
| 15 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
0.72709 |
| 16 |
Cuberland (Tenn.) |
0.71065 |
| 17 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
0.70807 |
| 18 |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
0.66557 |
| 19 |
Baker (Kan.) |
0.65786 |
| 20 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
0.65519 |
| 21 |
Siena Heights (Mich.) |
0.64583 |
| 22 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
0.63441 |
| 23 |
John Brown (Ark.) |
0.62248 |
| 24 |
Davenport (Mich.) |
0.61467 |
| 25 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
0.59001 |
| 26 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
0.58243 |
| 27 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
0.57292 |
| 28 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
0.56572 |
| 29 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
0.55855 |
| 30 |
Marian (Ind.) |
0.55629 |