NCAA Regional Volleyball Rankings
Wayne State College is ranked first in the second of three NCAA Division II Central Region Volleyball Rankings announced Wednesday afternoon by NCAA. The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA Division II National Tournament November 17-20. Automatic bids are granted to the winners of the GAC, MIAA and NSIC Postseason Tournaments with the remaining five spots awarded on an at-large basis.
Wayne State is one of five NSIC schools listed in the rankings and is first with a 26-1 NCAA overall record as of October 31. Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota Duluth from the NSIC are second and third followed by Northwest Missouri State and Nebraska Kearney from the MIAA in fourth and fifth.
Central Missouri is sixth and Southwest Minnesota State seventh. Central Oklahoma, Washburn and St. Cloud State close out the top 10 teams in the region. The NCAA selection show is set for Sunday, November 13
th at 9 p.m. Central Time on ncaa.com.
Wayne State, ranked second in this week's AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, is 27-1 on the season and first place in the NSIC with a 17-1 league record. The Wildcats close out the NSIC regular season this weekend on the road at Minnesota State Friday evening at 6 p.m. and #3 Concordia-St. Paul Saturday in a 2 p.m. contest.
NCAA Central Region Volleyball Rankings
(records as of October 31, 2022)
Overall In-Region
- Wayne State 26-1 21-1
- Concordia-St. Paul 23-3 18-3
- Minnesota Duluth 23-3 19-3
- Northwest Missouri St. 21-5 15-3
- Nebraska Kearney 22-4 18-4
- Central Missouri 18-8 16-4
- Southwest Minnesota 21-5 17-5
- Central Oklahoma 23-5 21-5
- Washburn 20-6 14-6
- St. Cloud State 21-5 15-5
