Soccer Squads Improve in Second MRPI
William Penn University Athletics
Oskaloosa–The William Penn soccer programs each gained a few positions as the NAIA’s second Modified Ratings Percentage Indexes were released Wednesday.
Despite falling in three of their last four games, the men (8-6-1, 4-3 Heart) actually moved up three slots to a program-best #44 (out of 192 teams) with a mark of .477169, while the women (5-9, 2-5 Heart), who have also faced adversity lately, jumped five notches to #137 (191 total teams) at .295631.
The men are ranked fifth among Heart of America Athletic Conference programs; three league teams are in the top 10. Vanguard (Calif.) takes over the top spot at .907191, just .000017 ahead of Northwestern Ohio. Rio Grande (Ohio), Davenport (Mich.), and Oklahoma Wesleyan round out the top five.
The complete men’s MRPI list can be found here http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/RegularSeason/MRPI/2015/MSOC_MRPI_Oct21.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27900
Northwestern Ohio, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Mobile (Ala.), Benedictine of the Heart, and William Carey (Miss.) are the first five teams in the women’s rating.
The complete women’s MRPI list can be found here http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/RegularSeason/MRPI/2015/WSOC_MRPI_Oct21.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27900
For more information on the MRPI, click here (Appendix C)
One final poll, which will be released on November 16, will determine the at-large programs for NAIA Nationals.
Next Up: The soccer teams continue Heart action Saturday by traveling to Atchison, Kan. to face Benedictine. The women play at 5 p.m. and the men will follow at 7:30 p.m.
