INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Women's Soccer Regional Rankings have been released and the NSIC has five teams ranked in the central region. Minnesota State tops the rankings, while Bemidji State is fifth and St. Cloud State is sixth. Concordia-St. Paul is eighth followed by Augustana in ninth in the second of three rankings. 

The NSIC, the Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC) make up the 36-team NCAA Central Region. The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA region tournament. The two top-seeded teams in each region shall be offered the opportunity to host, provided minimum site selection criteria are met and a bid has been submitted.  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 Women's Soccer selection show will be streamed online on Monday, Nov. 17 at NCAA.com at 5:30 p.m. (CT).

CENTRAL REGION 

Rk	School (Conf)	DII Record	In-Reg
1	Minnesota State (NSIC)	15-0-2	15-0-2
2	Washburn (MIAA)	11-2-4	11-2-4
3	Pittsburg State (MIAA)	13-2-2	13-2-2
4	Central Missouri (MIAA)	10-4-4	10-4-4
5	Bemidji State (NSIC)	12-2-3	12-2-3
6	St. Cloud State (NSIC)	12-1-4	12-1-4
7	Missouri Western (MIAA)	9-2-6	9-2-6
8	Concordia-St. Paul  (NSIC)	11-3-3	11-3-3
9	Augustana (NSIC)	10-4-3	10-4-3
10	Northwest Missouri State (MIAA)	10-5-1	10-5-1

Selection Information  | Central Region  

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.

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