For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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 five of the eight teams in the central region.  MSU Moorhead, Northern State, Upper Iowa and Wayne State all appeared for the second week in a row, while Minnesota State replaced Augustana in the second of three rankings.

The NSIC and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) make up the NCAA Central Region this year.  The top six teams in the region advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament on March 13-14, 16 in Aberdeen, South Dakota.   Automatic bids are granted to the winners of the NSIC and MIAA postseason tournaments, with the remaining four 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 7. The NCAA Elite Eight will take place on March 24-27 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.  

Due to the disparity of games played this season and the limited data available, the schools below are listed as “under consideration” for championship selection in alphabetical order for this regional ranking.
 

Central Region	Overall	In-Region
MSU Moorhead (NSIC)	9-3	9-3
Minnesota State (NSIC)*	*10-6	10-6
Missouri Southern State (MIAA)	12-8	12-8
Nothern State (NSIC)	15-1	15-1
Northwest Missouri State (MIAA)	19-1	19-1
Upper Iowa (NSIC)	10-6	10-6
Washburn (MIAA)	14-5	14-5
Wayne State (NSIC)	10-6	10-6

Dropped out: Augustana (NSIC)