For Immediate Release
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Full NCAA Rankings
INDIANAPOLIS- The third NCAA Volleyball Regional Rankings have been released and the NSIC continues to have six of the top ten teams in the central region. Northern State moved up two spots to second in the region while Minnesota Duluth dropped a spot to third. Concordia-St. Paul fell a spot to fourth while St. Cloud State was steady at sixth. Wayne State jumped up two spots to seventh while Winona State went up a spot to ninth. The NCAA Volleyball selection show will be streamed online on Monday, Nov. 25 at 6:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.
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 December 5-7. 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 championship quarterfinals, semifinals and final match will take place Thursday-Saturday, December 12-14, at the Auraria Event Center in Denver, hosted by Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Central Region
| Rank |
School (Conf) |
In-Reg |
DII Rec |
LW |
| 1 |
Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA) |
27-0 |
28-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Northern State (NSIC) |
24-4 |
24-4 |
4 |
| 3 |
Minnesota Duluth (NSIC) |
20-4 |
23-5 |
2 |
| 4 |
Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC) |
18-6 |
22-7 |
3 |
| 5 |
Washburn (MIAA) |
22-2 |
26-2 |
5 |
| 6 |
St. Cloud State (NSIC) |
18-5 |
23-5 |
6 |
| 7 |
Wayne State (NSIC) |
20-6 |
24-6 |
9 |
| 8 |
Central Missouri (MIAA) |
17-6 |
21-8 |
7 |
| 9 |
Winona State (NSIC) |
14-7 |
21-7 |
10 |
| 10 |
Northwest Missouri State (MIAA) |
18-8 |
20-8 |
8 |
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