INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – In the second of three NCAA Division II Softball Regional Rankings, Winona State University has risen one spot to No. 2 in this week's Central Region Ranking.

The Warriors (39-5, 24-0 NSIC) will put their program-record 24-game winning streak on the line Wednesday afternoon with a doubleheader at Wayne State. WSU is currently ranked No. 7 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Poll.

Winona State was positioned at No. 3 in last week's initial Central Region Ranking. WSU is one of five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) teams in the Central Region Top 10 this week. Other NSIC teams include: No. 3 Augustana University, No. 7 Minnesota Duluth, No. 9 St. Cloud State and No. 10 Minnesota State Mankato.

The Warriors have swept Augustana, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Mankato and St. Cloud State already this season.

The 42-team NCAA Central Region is made up of teams from the NSIC, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC). Automatic bids are awarded to the tournament champions from each conference with the final five spots awarded on an at-large basis. In all, eight teams will advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament on May 9-11, with the top two seeds in the region hosting. 

The NCAA softball selections will be announced on www.NCAA.com on Monday, May 6 at 9 a.m. (CT). The NCAA Championships are set for May 23-27 at Regency Athletic Complex hosted by Metro State University of Denver.

The NSIC Softball Tournament is set for May 2-4 at RYFSA Complex in Rochester, Minnesota. The top-ten teams in the NSIC standings will participate in the double-elimination tournament.