INDIANAPOLIS – The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team stayed at No. 4 in the Atlantic Region NCAA Power Index Rankings for the fourth straight week when the rankings were released Monday.
The NCAA Power Index (NPI) is a rankings 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.
NPI calculations update throughout the season as teams play additional contests and opponent NPI values change. A team's final NPI is not determined until the final games and rankings of the season are complete.
The NPI takes place of the NCAA's previous regional rankings system and will determine the at-large teams selected to the championship after the automatic qualifiers have been decided.
For more information on the NCAA Power Index click
HERE.
The Division II women's soccer playoff field features 56 teams from across the nation, with each region receiving a pre-determined amount of berths based on access ratio.
The Atlantic Region has seven spots in the NCAA Tournament this season as the conference champions from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and the Mountain East Conference will earn automatic berths in addition to five at-large selections determined by the final NPI rankings.
The fourth set of rankings includes six teams from the PSAC and three from the MEC. Inside the PSAC, there were two schools in the rankings from the PSAC West and four from the PSAC East.
Slippery Rock enters the PSAC Tournament Quarterfinal Tuesday versus Millersville University with a 14-2-2 overall record and the fourth-best NPI among all teams in the region. The three teams ahead of SRU are No. 4 Kutztown (61.872/ 14-1-2), No. 20 Fairmont State University (60.000/ 15-1-3) and No. 10 West Chester University (59.661 / 13-2-1). SRU is 1-1-2 against the top nine teams in the Atlantic Region in the fourth set of rankings, going 1-0-0 against Frostburg State University, 0-0-2 against Gannon University and 0-1-0 against Fairmont State.
At the top of the region, Kutztown jumped West Chester and Fairmont State to slide into the No. 1 position in the Atlantic Region. Also, Millersville and Point Park University each jumped up one spot to the seven and eight spots, respectively. Shepherd University got bumped two positions from No. 7 in the region to No. 9.
The NCAA will continue to release its NPI Rankings daily until Selection Monday Nov. 9, where it will hold its rankings to be released until after the selection show. To follow along with the daily NPI Rankings, click
HERE.
The Rock are looking to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019. Slippery Rock was a staple in the NCAA Tournament under current head coach
Noreen Herlihy during her first stint at SRU. She led the program to the national playoffs nine times between 2001 and 2013.
Slippery Rock will be back in action against Millersville in the PSAC Tournament Quarterfinals 1 p.m. Tuesday at James Egli Field. A full preview for the contest will be released later today.
A look at the top nine teams based on NPI in the Atlantic Region can be seen below.
ATLANTIC REGION RANKINGS
Nov. 2, 2026
| Rank |
Team |
NPI |
Record |
| 1 |
Kutztown |
61.872 |
15-1-2 |
| 2 |
Fairmont State |
60.000 |
15-1-3 |
| 3 |
West Chester |
59.661 |
13-2-1 |
| 4 |
Slippery Rock |
59.194 |
14-2-2 |
| 5 |
Frostburg State |
57.938 |
14-2-3 |
| 6 |
Gannon |
57.600 |
13-2-3 |
| 7 |
Millersville |
55.399 |
11-4-3 |
| 8 |
Point Park |
55.297 |
13-5-1 |
| 9 |
Shepherd |
54.681 |
11-5-1 |
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