INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Winona State men's basketball is ranked No. 5 in the most recent NCAA Division II Central Region Rankings, as released by the NCAA today. 

The Warriors will open the 2025 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament this evening against Wayne State in McCown Gymnasium on the campus of Winona State University.

The Warriors are joined by seven other NSIC schools in the second of three regional rankings. Concordia-St. Paul (2), Southwest Minnesota State (3), MSU Moorhead (4), Minnesota Duluth (6), Minnesota State (7), Minot State (8) St. Cloud State (10) are also ranked this week.

The NSIC and the Great American Conference and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) make up the 41-team NCAA DII Central Region this year.  The top eight teams in the region advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament on March 15-16, 18. Automatic bids are granted to the winners of the NSIC, GAC and MIAA postseason tournaments, with the remaining five spots being awarded on an at-large basis.

The NCAA Men's Basketball Selection Show will air on www.NCAA.com on Sunday, March 9 at 10 p.m. (CT). The NCAA Elite Eight will take place on March 25, 27, 29 at The Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. 
 
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