INDIANAPOLIS - The first NCAA Volleyball Regional Rankings have been released and Concordia-St. Paul is one of five NSIC teams in consideration in the central region.
CSP, Minnesota Duluth, SMSU, St. Cloud State and Wayne State all appeared in the first of three rankings. New this year for NCAA Division II sports with regional rankings, schools will be listed as under consideration in alphabetical order for the first ranking of the season. The Golden Bears have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 18 seasons, reaching the Elite Eight 15 times.
The
NSIC, the
Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) and the
Great American Conference (GAC) make up the 39-team NCAA Central Region. The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA region tournament on November 17-20. 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 Sunday, Nov. 13 at 9 p.m. (CT) on NCAA.com.
The championship quarterfinals, semifinals and final match will take place Thursday-Saturday, December 1-3, at the Royal Brougham Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.
Central Region
| School (Conf) |
In-Reg |
DII-Rec |
| Central Missouri (MIAA) |
14-4 |
16-8 |
| Central Oklahoma (MIAA) |
20-4 |
22-4 |
| Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC) |
16-2 |
21-2 |
| Minnesota Duluth (NSIC) |
17-2 |
21-2 |
| Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA) |
17-3 |
21-3 |
| Northwest Missouri State (MIAA) |
13-3 |
19-5 |
| Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC) |
16-3 |
20-3 |
| St. Cloud State (NSIC) |
13-4 |
19-4 |
| Washburn (MIAA) |
13-5 |
19-5 |
| Wayne State (NSIC) |
18-1 |
23-1 |
Selection Information |
Central Region
