INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The third and final NCAA Division II Softball Regional Rankings were released with Winona State ranked fifth.
The Warriors finished the regular season with a 47-8 overall record while being 26-4 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. WSU finished the regular season with two doubleheader sweeps over Minnesota State Moorhead and Minnesota State Crookston. NSIC opponent St. Cloud State was also a member of the regional rankings list, posted in the sixth spot.
Winona State is set to compete next, on Thursday, May 7th at 12:30pm in the NSIC tournament where they hold the one-seed. The NSIC Softball Tournament is set for May 6-9 at Bowden Field in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; hosted by Augustana University. The top 10 teams in the NSIC standings will participate in the single elimination tournament.
The 40-team NCAA Central Region is made up of teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, 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.
The championship provides for a field of 64 teams. Four teams will participate at each of 16 regional sites in a double elimination tournament. The 16 teams advancing from regional competition will participate in a two-team, best-of-three super regional at eight sites. The finals will include the eight super regional winners. The national champion will be determined in a best-of-three final series.
| RK |
School |
DII Rec |
In-Reg |
| 1 |
Mo. Southern St. |
45-7 |
41-7 |
| 2 |
Pittsburg St. |
45-8 |
38-8 |
| 3 |
Central Okla. |
41-12 |
39-12 |
| 4 |
Southern Ark. |
43-7 |
42-7 |
| 5 |
Winona St. |
45-8 |
37-6 |
| 6 |
St. Cloud St. |
44-12 |
37-8 |
| 7 |
Rogers St. |
34-18 |
30-16 |
| 8 |
Okla. Baptist |
40-13 |
40-13 |
| 9 |
Arkansas Tech |
40-13 |
38-12 |
| 10 |
Emporia St. |
28-17 |
26-16 |
The NCAA softball selections will be announced on www.NCAA.com on Monday, May 11. The NCAA Championships are set for May 28 to June 3 at Frost Stadium at Warner Park, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
