For Immediate Release
Saturday, November 15, 2025
NSIC Media Relations
Tournament Website

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2025 NSIC Volleyball Tournament pairings have been determined following the conclusion of the NSIC regular season schedule.  The top eight teams from the NSIC Volleyball Standings advance to the single-elimination tournament. The quarterfinals will be hosted at the top four seeds on Tuesday, November 18 at 6 p.m. and the semifinals/championship matches hosted at the highest remaining seed. The semifinals/championship matches will take place on two consecutive days between Friday and Sunday, November 21-23 with the dates of competition determined by the host institution following the quarterfinal round. 

Concordia St. Paul (19-1) and Wayne State (19-1) shared the 2025 NSIC Regular Season Championship. CSP will be the top seed via their strength of schedule while WSC will be the second seed.  St. Cloud State (18-2) earned the third seed while Minnesota State (15-5) earned the fourth seed.  Sioux Falls (14-6) and Southwest Minnesota State (14-6) tied in the standings, with USF earning the fifth seed via their two wins over the Mustangs during the regular season.  There was a three way tie between Northern State (11-9), Minnesota Duluth (11-9) and Winona State (11-9).  Northern State earned the seventh seed and UMD the eighth seed via strength of schedule. 

The quarterfinal round matches will be free to view on the NSIC Network.  The semifinals and championship matches will be behind a paywall as fans can purchase a match for $10 or a tournament pass (all three matches) for $15.  

The NSIC, the Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC) make up the 40-team NCAA Central Region.  The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA region tournament on December 4-7.  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 24 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) on NCAA.com. 
The championship quarterfinals, semifinals and final match will take place Thursday-Saturday, December 11-13, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-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 27 team national championships and crowned 122 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.