For Immediate Release
Sunday, May 9, 2021
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. –  The 2021 NSIC Softball Tournament bracket has been set as regular season play concluded Sunday afternoon.  The top ten teams in the final regular season standings will participate in the double-elimination tournament, which will be held May 13-15 at RYFSA Complex in Rochester, Minnesota.
 
Augustana earned the number one seed after winning the NSIC Regular Season Championship with its 28-2 league record. The league championship marks the fourth title for the Vikings and their first since 2015.  

Day one match-ups are listed below:

Time	Field	Teams
Thursday, May 13, 2021
10 a.m.	Field A	(8) Minot State vs. (9) Sioux Falls
10 a.m.	Field B	(7) SMSU vs. (10) Northern State
12 p.m.	Field A	(4) Minnesota Duluth vs. (5) Concordia-St. Paul
12 p.m.	Field B	(3) Winona State vs. (6) St. Cloud State
2 p.m.	Field A	(1) Augustana vs. Lower Seed of game 1&2 winner
2 p.m.	Field B	(2) Minnesota State vs. Higher Seed of game 1&2 winner

 
The winner of the NSIC Softball Tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Region Tournament.  The 42-team NCAA Central Region is made up of teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC). Automatic bids are awarded to the tournament champions from each conference with the final three spots awarded on an at-large basis. In all, six teams will advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament. 

The NCAA softball selections will be announced on www.NCAA.com on Sunday, May 16 at 9 p.m. (CT).  The NCAA Championships are set for May 27-31 at Regency Athletic Complex hosted by Metro State University of Denver.