Indianapolis – In the second NCAA Regional Rankings of the 2024-25 season the Northern State University women's basketball team comes in holding down the eighth spot. Northern holds both an in-region and Division II record of 18-10 this season. They open the NSIC Tournament on Sunday from the Sanford Pentagon against the winner of tonight's Minnesota Crookston and Sioux Falls match-up. For full conference tournament details
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The NSIC, the Great American Conference (GAC) and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) make up the 41-team NCAA Central Region in 2024-25. The top eight teams in the region advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament on March 14-17. Automatic bids are granted to the winners of the NSIC, GAC and MIAA postseason tournaments, with the remaining five spots being awarded on an at-large basis.
The NCAA Women's Basketball Selection Show is on Sunday, March 9 at 9:30 p.m. (CT). The NCAA Elite Eight will take place on March 24, 26, 28 at UMPC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
NCAA CENTRAL REGION
| Rank |
School |
Overall DII Record |
In-Region Record |
| 1 |
Pittsburg State |
23-3 |
23-1 |
| 2 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
26-2 |
26-2 |
| 3 |
Fort Hays State |
23-2 |
22-2 |
| 4 |
Missouri Western |
17-8 |
17-6 |
| 5 |
Minnesota State Mankato |
21-6 |
20-5 |
| 6 |
Southern Nazarene |
20-6 |
20-6 |
| 7 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
23-3 |
23-3 |
| 8 |
Northern State |
18-10 |
18-10 |
| 9 |
Harding |
19-6 |
18-6 |
| 10 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
16-7 |
16-7 |
Central Region Breakdown
