KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The No. 15 Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team earned an at-large bid to the NAIA national tournament, the national office announced Sunday.
Six teams earned at-large bids to the national tournament. CSUSM was selected as At-Large No. 6, which makes the Cougars the final team to get into the postseason competition.
The at-large squads were
selected based on the final official NAIA Women's Soccer Modified Ratings Percentage Index (MRPI). 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.
The Cougars were 18th when the final MRPI was released Sunday. The five other at-large teams were listed higher than CSUSM.
Head coach Ron Pulvers' squad will play on Saturday, Nov. 17 at a site to be determined. First-round matchups will be decided on Monday.