INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The first NCAA Division II volleyball regional rankings were released on Wednesday and the Winona State Warriors are ranked fifth in the initial rankings. Eight teams from eight different regions advance to the NCAA Championships. The Central Region is made up of teams from the Northern Sun, MIAA and GAC. Each conference has an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which is handed out to the tournament champions from each conference.
| Rank |
Team |
In-Region W-L |
D2 W-L |
| 1 |
Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC) |
17-2 |
22-2 |
| 2 |
Minnesota Duluth (NSIC) |
21-2 |
22-2 |
| 3 |
Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC) |
16-3 |
20-4 |
| 4 |
Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA) |
20-1 |
27-1 |
| 5 |
Winona State (NSIC) |
19-3 |
22-3 |
| 6 |
Augustana (S.D.) (NSIC) |
18-4 |
22-4 |
| 7 |
Wayne State (Nebraska) (NSIC) |
17-6 |
19-6 |
| 8 |
Central Oklahoma (MIAA) |
25-2 |
25-2 |
| 9 |
Washburn (MIAA) |
19-3 |
22-5 |
| 10 |
Northwest Missouri State (MIAA) |
20-4 |
21-4 |
This weekend the Warriors will travel to Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston for their final Northern Sun road trip of the regular season. You can get a full preivew by checking out this week's notes.
