Indianapolis – The Northern State University volleyball team moved up two spots in the Central Region to No. 8 in the latest NCAA release. The release includes games through Sunday, November 12.
NSU is joined by NSIC opponents No. 1 Wayne State, No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 3 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 7 St. Cloud State, No. 9 Minnesota Duluth, and No. 10 Winona State. Wayne State and St. Cloud State will face-off in the NSIC semifinals, while Minnesota Duluth will face Concordia-St. Paul.
The
NSIC, the
Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) and the
Great American Conference (GAC) make up the 38-team NCAA Central Region. The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA region tournament on November 30- December 3. Automatic bids are granted to the winners of the MIAA, GAC and NSIC postseason tournaments, with the remaining five spots awarded on an at-large basis.
The NCAA Volleyball selection show will be streamed online on Monday, November 20 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) on NCAA.com. The championship quarterfinals, semifinals and final match will take place Thursday-Saturday, December 7-10, at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
Central Region
| RK |
School (Conf) |
In-Reg |
DII Rec |
LW |
| 1 |
Wayne State (NSIC) |
25-1 |
26-1 |
1 |
| 2 |
Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC) |
23-2 |
25-2 |
2 |
| 3 |
Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC) |
21-4 |
23-5 |
3 |
| 4 |
Central Missouri (MIAA) |
18-4 |
21-7 |
5 |
| 5 |
Central Oklahoma (MIAA) |
24-4 |
26-4 |
6 |
| 6 |
Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA) |
24-4 |
24-4 |
4 |
| 7 |
St. Cloud State (NSIC) |
16-6 |
20-7 |
8 |
| 8 |
Northern State (NSIC) |
18-8 |
19-8 |
10 |
| 9 |
Minnesota Duluth (NSIC) |
14-8 |
17-9 |
7 |
| 10 |
Winona State (NSIC) |
17-8 |
18-9 |
9 |
Selection Information |
Central Region
