NCAA NPI Info
Full NPI Ranking

INDIANAPOLIS - The first NCAA Power Index (NPI) ranking have been releasd for women's volleyball.  At-large teams will be selected using the NCAA Power Index (NPI), the system that houses the division’s statistical data and objectively applies the selection criteria to the data based on the sport committee’s established weighted criteria. NPI will determine the at-large teams selected to the championship after the Automatic Qualifiers (AQ) have been designated.

The NSIC, the Great American Conference (GAC), and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) make up the 41-team Central Region. There will be eight teams selected per region to make up the field of 64 teams. Regional competition will be single-elimination, best three-of-five-set matches played on the final campuses of participating institutions during a three-day period. Participating teams will be seeded according to their NPI.

NPI rankings will be announced October 26, November 2 and November 9. NPI rankings will be pushed daily starting with the third ranking (Nov. 2). The NPI rankings used for selections will be posted after the selection show airs on NCAA.com. on November 15 at 9 p.m. (CT).
 

Central Region Rank	Conf	Nat. Rank	NPI	DII Rec
Wayne St. (NE)	NSIC	2	71.143	20-1
Neb.-Kearney	MIAA	4	67.809	18-2
Emporia St.	MIAA	7	65.322	19-3
Missouri Western	MIAA	11	64.286	17-3
Southwest Minn. St.	NSIC	12	63.984	17-3
Concordia-St. Paul	NSIC	14	63.000	16-4
Okla. Baptist	GAC	17	62.324	19-4
Washburn	MIAA	20	61.638	19-5
Northern St.	NSIC	31	60.208	15-6
St. Cloud St.	NSIC	33	60.015	15-6
Minn. Duluth	NSIC	37	59.457	16-5

NCAA DII Volleyball Prechampionship Manual 

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 128 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.