Indianapolis, IN – The NCAA released the second women’s volleyball rankings of the season earlier today with the Northern State University Wolves sitting tenth in the Central Region. Northern holds a Division II record of 17-8 and in-region record of 16-8.
NSU is joined by NSIC opponents No. 1 Wayne State, No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 3 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 7 Minnesota Duluth, No. 8 St. Cloud State, and No. 9 Winona State.
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 |
| 1 | Wayne State (NSIC) | 24-1 | 25-1 |
| 2 | Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC) | 21-2 | 23-2 |
| 3 | Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC) | 20-3 | 22-4 |
| 4 | Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA) | 23-3 | 23-3 |
| 5 | Central Missouri (MIAA) | 16-4 | 19-7 |
| 6 | Central Oklahoma (MIAA) | 22-4 | 24-4 |
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth (NSIC) | 13-7 | 16-8 |
| 8 | St. Cloud State (NSIC) | 15-5 | 19-6 |
| 9 | Winona State (NSIC) | 17-6 | 18-7 |
| 10 | Northern State (NSIC) | 16-8 | 17-8 |