For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Full Regional Rankings

INDIANAPOLIS - The second edition of the NCAA Division II men's basketball regional rankings were released and the NSIC continues to have three of the top ten teams in the central region.  Northern State moved up a spot to fourth and Minnesota Duluth dropped a spot to seventh sixth while Sioux Falls dropped from ninth to tenth in the second of three rankings. 

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 14-15, 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 Men's Basketball Selection Show is set to air on NCAA.com at 9:30 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, March 8. The NCAA Elite Eight quarterfinals and semifinals will take place on March 26 & 28 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The NCAA Division II National Championship will be played on Sunday, April 5 in Atlanta, Georgia. 
 

	CENTRAL	DII Record	In-Region	LW
1	Northwest Missouri State (MIAA)	23-1	22-1	1
2	Southern Nazarene (GAC)	20-7	20-7	4
3	Southeastern Oklahoma State (GAC)	18-7	17-6	2
4	Northern State (NSIC)	22-6	22-6	5
5	Rogers State (MIAA)	19-5	19-5	7
6	Missouri Southern State (MIAA)	16-7	16-6	3
7	Minnesota Duluth (NSIC)	20-8	19-8	6
8	Oklahoma Baptist (GAC)	17-8	17-8	8
9	Henderson State (GAC)	17-7	17-7	10
10	Sioux Falls (NSIC)	20-7	20-7	9

 
Dropped out: None