Wayne State College was announced as the #3 seed for the NCAA Division II Central Region Volleyball Tournament as pairings for the NCAA Division II National Tournament were announced Monday evening by NCAA.  It's the 14^th time in program history that the Wildcat program has qualified for the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
            Wayne State is 27-4 on the season and tied for first in the NSIC with a 19-1 league record this season to capture a third NSIC regular season title in the last four seasons.  The Wildcats will face #6 seed Washburn with a 26-4 record and it will mark the first-time ever that the two teams are meeting in NCAA post-season play.
            MIAA Tournament champion Nebraska-Kearney was awarded the top seed with a 29-3 record and will meet #8 seed Oklahoma Baptist (22-9), champions of the Great American Conference Tournament.  Concordia-St. Paul is the two seed at 26-5 and will meet #7 seed Central Oklahoma (27-5) who captured the Central Region title last year in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
            The other first-round match is #4 seed and NSIC Tournament champion St. Cloud State (26-6) battling #5 seed Missouri Western (21-7).
            Game times and dates for the NCAA Central Region Volleyball Tournament are expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon.
            Listed below are seedings and first-round pairings for the NCAA Central Region Volleyball Tournament in Kearney.
           
#1 seed Nebraska-Kearney (29-3) vs. #8 seed Oklahoma Baptist (22-9)
#2 seed Concordia-St. Paul (26-5) vs. #7 seed Central Oklahoma (27-5)
#3 seed Wayne State (27-4) vs. #6 seed Washburn (26-4)
#4 seed St. Cloud State (26-6) vs. #5 seed Missouri Western (21-7)