September 28, 2011

For Immediate Release

Kansas City, MO – The tough early season schedule is paying off for the Indiana Tech men’s soccer team who grabbed the 23rd spot in the first official NAIA Men’s Soccer Modified Ratings Percentage Index (MRPI) announced by the national office on Wednesday. The Warriors, also receiving votes in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll, have key wins over 19th ranked Bethel College and #RV Illinois Tech.

The MRPI was introduced in 2010 and consists of the team’s modified winning percentage, their opponents’ winning percentage and the cumulative ranking points from the current 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.

The MRPI will select the at-large qualifying teams and seed the 31-team national championship field – Mobile (Ala.) automatically qualifies as the national championship final site host institution. The next official MRPI announcement will be on Oct. 26.

The Tech men begin conference play this Saturday, October 1 when they travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan to face off with Concordia University at 2:30 p.m. The Cardinals currently hold a 1-5-1 record this season.

To see the complete rankings please visit http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/092811aaa.html

For more information on Indiana Tech athletics please call the Athletic Office at 260-422-5561 ext. 2262 or visit our website at http://www.indianatech.edu/athletics