For Immediate Release
Monday, November 24, 2025
NCAA Bracket

INDIANAPOLIS - The NSIC will have three teams extend their seasons as Concordia-St. Paul (26-5), St. Cloud State (26-6) and Wayne State (27-4) will compete in the NCAA Central Region Tournament. The eight-team region tournament will be held in Kearney, Nebraska on December 4-6; hosted by top seeded University of Nebraska at Kearney.  SCSU earned an automatic bid via their NSIC Tournament win, while CSP and WSC earned at-large bids.

St. Cloud State earned the four seed and is making its sixth straight, and 11th overall NCAA postseason appearance. CSP, the second seed, has made it into the NCAA Tournament field in all 22 seasons under head coach Brady Starkey and has won 12 central region titles during that span. Wayne State earned the third seed and is making its 14th NCAA appearance. 

The eight regional champions will advance to Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on December 11-13; hosted by the Sioux Falls Sports Authority and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.  
 
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 three decades, 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.