[COLLEGE MEN] Reflecting the balance in men’s soccer, seven conferences have at least two teams represented in the the top five in Men’s Division I RPI indexthe NCAA released Tuesday. For the RPI Top 50 …
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The RPI — RatingsPercentage Index — is the most important of the criteria the NCAA uses to determine the 48-team field for the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament. The RPI is a mathematical formula designed toobjectively compare results and strength of schedule.
Connecticut, the No. 1 team in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25, is first in the RPI index and one of four Big East teams represented.The ACC also has four teams in the Top 25.
The CAA has three teams in the Top 25 and the Big Ten, Big West, Conference USA and Missouri Valley have two apiece. Six other conferences haveone team apiece in the Top 25.
NCAA MEN’S SOCCER RPI
1 Connecticut Big East 13-0-1
3 Creighton Missouri Valley 11-2-0
4 UC Irvine BigWest 12-3-0
5 St. John’s Big East 9-3-2
6 Akron Mid-American 10-1-2
7 North Carolina ACC 11-1-1 0-0-0
8 USF Big East 9-2-2
9 New Mexico MPSF 11-0-2
11 SMU Conference USA 8-4-1
12 CharlotteAtlantic 10 10-2-1
13 Coastal Carolina Big South 11-2-0
14 UC Santa Barbara Big West 9-4-1
16 Louisville Big East 8-4-1
17 James Madison CAA9-2-1
18 UCLA Pac-12 10-3-1
19 Indiana Big Ten 8-3-2
20 William &Mary CAA 8-5-0
21 Boston College ACC 9-4-0
22 Wisconsin Big Ten 7-4-2
23 Iona MAAC 12-2-0
24 UAB Conference USA 8-3-2
25 Bradley Missouri Valley 9-3-2
27 Georgia State CAA 10-3-1
28 Drake Missouri Valley9-4-1
29 Northern Illinois Mid-American 8-4-0
30 South Carolina Conference USA 6-5-1
32 Memphis Conference USA 8-3-1
33 ProvidenceBig East 7-5-1
34 Notre Dame Big East 6-3-4
35 West Virginia Big East 7-5-1
37 Yale Ivy 6-5-1
38 VCU CAA 8-6-0
40 Cornell Ivy 8-1-3
41 FGCU Atlantic Sun6-4-2
42 Monmouth Northeast 9-4-0
43 Xavier Atlantic 10 8-2-2
44UIC Horizon 7-3-3
45 Delaware CAA 8-3-1
46 Cal State Fullerton Big West 6-4-3
48 Appalachian State Southern 8-2-2
49 San DiegoWCC 7-5-1
50 Marquette Big East 7-5-2