Indianapolis, IN (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern State University volleyball team moved up two spots in the Central Region to No. 8 in the latest NCAA release. The release includes games through Sunday, November 12.
NSU is joined by NSIC opponents No. 1 Wayne State, No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 3 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 7 St. Cloud State, No. 9 Minnesota Duluth, and No. 10 Winona State. Wayne State and St. Cloud State will face-off in the NSIC semifinals, while Minnesota Duluth will face Concordia-St. Paul.
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
| RK | School (Conf) | In-Reg | DII Rec | LW |
| 1 | Wayne State (NSIC) | 25-1 | 26-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC) | 23-2 | 25-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC) | 21-4 | 23-5 | 3 |
| 4 | Central Missouri (MIAA) | 18-4 | 21-7 | 5 |
| 5 | Central Oklahoma (MIAA) | 24-4 | 26-4 | 6 |
| 6 | Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA) | 24-4 | 24-4 | 4 |
| 7 | St. Cloud State (NSIC) | 16-6 | 20-7 | 8 |
| 8 | Northern State (NSIC) | 18-8 | 19-8 | 10 |
| 9 | Minnesota Duluth (NSIC) | 14-8 | 17-9 | 7 |
| 10 | Winona State (NSIC) | 17-8 | 18-9 | 9 |