For Immediate Release
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
Full NCAA Rankings

INDIANAPOLIS - The second NCAA Division II Volleyball Regional Rankings have been released and the NSIC continues to have five of the top ten teams in the central region. St. Cloud State moved up two spots to fourth, while Winona State dropped from second to fifth.  Concordia-St. Paul dropped two spots to seventh while Wayne State stayed at eight and SMSU at ten in the second of three rankings. 

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 2-4 or 3-5.  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 Monday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) on NCAA.com.

The championship quarterfinals, semifinals and final match will take place Thursday-Saturday, December 9-11, at the Bob Martinez Athletics Center in Tampa, Florida.

Central Region  Through games on NOV. 7, 2021

RK	School (Conf)	In-Reg	DII Rec	LW
1	Central Missouri (MIAA)	19-2	23-3	1
2	Northwest Missouri State (MIAA)	21-4	22-4	3
3	Washburn (MIAA)	22-3	24-3	4
4	St. Cloud State (NSIC)	21-1	22-4	6
5	Winona State (NSIC)	21-3	24-3	2
6	Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA)	16-5	20-5	7
7	Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC)	19-5	20-7	5
8	Wayne State (NSIC)	18-6	19-6	8
9	Oklahoma Baptist (GAC)	14-3	19-3	9
10	Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC)	15-7	19-7	10

Dropped Out: None

Selection Information  | Central Region  

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 24 team national championships and crowned 81 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.