Indianapolis – The Northern State University soccer team moved up one spot to No. 7 in the final NCAA Central Region Rankings, released today. The Wolves fell in the opening round of the NSIC Tournament to UMary on Monday and hold a record of 9-3-5.
 
Northern is joined by NSIC opponents No. 2 St. Cloud State, No. 3 Minnesota State, No. 8 Augustana, No. 9 Bemidji State, and No. 10 Minnesota Duluth.
 
The NSIC, the Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC) make up the 34-team NCAA Central Region. The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA region tournament, with the two top-seeded teams in each region offered the opportunity to host, provided minimum site selection criteria are met and a bid has been submitted. 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 Women's Soccer selection show will be streamed online at 5:30 p.m. (CT) on Monday, November 13 at NCAA.com. The first/second round matches of the regional tournament will take place on campus on November 16-19 while third/quarterfinal rounds will be slated for November 30-December 3. The 2023 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Semifinal and Championship will take place on December 7 and 9 at Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina; hosted by Wingate University.
 
CENTRAL REGION 

Rk	Team (Conf)	DII Rec	In-Reg	LW
1	Washburn (MIAA)	16-2-1	16-2-1	1
2	St. Cloud State (NSIC)	13-3-2	13-3-2	2
3	Minnesota State (NSIC)	11-2-5	11-2-5	3
4	Central Missouri (MIAA)	14-3-2	14-3-2	4
5	Emporia State (MIAA)	10-5-4	10-3-4	7
6	Fort Hays State (MIAA)	12-3-3	12-3-3	6
7	Northern State (NSIC)	9-3-5	9-3-5	8
8	Augustana (NSIC)	9-6-3	9-6-3	5
9	Bemidji State (NSIC)	9-3-6	9-3-6	NR
10	Minnesota Duluth (NSIC)	6-6-6	6-6-6	9

Selection Information  | Central Region