Wayne State remains at the top of the latest NCAA Division II Central Region Volleyball rankings announced Wednesday by the NCAA.
Wayne State captured the Northern Sun Conference regular-season title last weekend with wins at Minnesota State and No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul, and sits atop the Central Region Rankings at 29-1 overall.
The top five teams in the poll remained the same as last week with Concordia-St. Paul second, Minnesota Duluth third, Northwest Missouri State fourth and Nebraska-Kearney fifth.
Southwest Minnesota State moved up one spot to sixth while Central Missouri slipped one to seventh this week. Central Oklahoma stayed eighth, St. Cloud State moved up one spot to ninth while GAC regular-season champion Harding (Ark) entered the regional rankings this week at No. 10.
The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA Division II National Tournament Nov. 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. The NCAA selection show is set for Sunday, Nov. 13 at 9:30 p.m. on ncaa.com.
NCAA Central Region Volleyball Rankings
(Conference, Overall record, In-region record)
1. Wayne State (NSIC, 29-1, 23-1)
2. Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC, 24-4, 19-4)
3. Minnesota Duluth (NSIC, 25-3, 21-3)
4. NW Missouri State (MIAA, 23-5, 17-3)
5. Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA, 24-4, 20-4)
6. SW Minnesota State (NSIC, 23-5, 19-5)
7. Central Missouri (MIAA, 19-10, 17-6)
8. Central Oklahoma (MIAA, 24-6, 22-6)
9. St. Cloud State (NSIC, 23-5, 17-5)
10. Harding (GAC, 27-1, 22-0)
