For Immediate Release
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Full NCAA Rankings

INDIANAPOLIS - The first NCAA Volleyball Regional Rankings have been released and the NSIC has seven teams in consideration in the central region. Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota Duluth, Northern State, SMSU, St. Cloud State, Wayne State and Winona State all appeared in the first of three rankings. Again this year, for NCAA Division II sports with regional rankings, schools will be listed as under consideration in alphabetical order for the first ranking of the season.

The NSIC, the Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC) make up the 38-team NCAA Central Region.  The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA region tournament on November 30- December 3.  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, November 20 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) on NCAA.com.

The championship quarterfinals, semifinals and final match will take place Thursday-Saturday, December 7-10, at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.

Central Region  

School (Conf)	In-Reg	DII Rec
Central Missouri (MIAA)	14-4	17-7
Central Oklahoma (MIAA)	20-4	22-4
Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC)	19-2	21-2
Minnesota Duluth (NSIC)	12-6	15-7
Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA)	21-3	21-3
Northern State (NSIC)	16-6	17-6
Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC)	19-2	21-3
St. Cloud State (NSIC)	13-5	17-6
Wayne State (NSIC)	21-1	22-1
Winona State (NSIC)	15-6	16-7

Selection Information  | Central Region  

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 110 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.