For Immediate Release
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Full Regional Rankings

INDIANAPOLIS - The third and final NCAA Division II women's basketball regional rankings were released and the NSIC continues to have three of the top ten teams in the central region.  MSU Moorhead dropped a spot to fourth, Minnesota Duluth stays in fifth and Concordia-St. Paul dropped two spots to ninth. The rankings are based off games played through March 3.  UMD earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with its win on Tuesday night in the NSIC/Sanford Health Women's Basketball Tournament.

The NSIC, the Great American Conference (GAC) and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) make up the 42-team NCAA Central Region again this year.  The top eight teams in the region advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament on March 15-16, 18.  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 set to air on NCAA.com at 9 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, March 10. The NCAA Elite 8 will take place on March 26-27, 29 at the Alumni Hall in Columbus, Ohio.
 

Rank	School	DII Record*	In-Region*	LW
1	Southwestern Oklahoma State (GAC)	27-1	27-1	1
2	Fort Hays State (MIAA)	24-1	24-1	2
3	Central Missouri (MIAA)	22-5	20-4	4
4	MSU Moorhead (NSIC)	25-5	23-5	3
5	Minnesota Duluth (NSIC)	21-6	21-6	5
6	Emporia State (MIAA)	19-7	19-7	6
7	Lindenwood (MIAA)	20-6	20-6	8
8	Pittsburg State (MIAA)	18-7	17-7	9
9	Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC)	19-7	19-7	7
10	East Central (GAC)	21-7	21-7	NR

 Dropped out: #10 Washburn (MIAA)
* Through Games MAR. 3, 2019