For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Full Regional Rankings

INDIANAPOLIS - The second edition of the NCAA Division II women's basketball regional rankings were released and the NSIC continues to have four of the top ten teams in the central region.  Northern State jumped from fifth to third, while MSU Moorhead dropped from third to fourth.  Augustana dropped from fourth to fifth while Wayne State moved up a spot to ninth. 

The NSIC, the Great American Conference (GAC) and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) make up the 42-team NCAA Central Region again this year.  The top eight teams in the region advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament on March 9-10, 12.  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 Women's Basketball Selection Show is set to air on NCAA.com at 9 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, March 4. The NCAA Elite 8 will take place on March 19-21-23 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
 

Rank	Team (Conf)	DII Rec	In-Reg	LW
1	Southwestern Oklahoma State (GAC)	23-2	23-2	1
2	Central Missouri State (MIAA)	20-2	20-2	2
3	Northern State (NSIC)	23-4	23-4	5
4	MSU Moorhead (NSIC)	22-4	20-4	3
5	Augustana (NSIC)	22-3	20-3	4
6	Pittsburg State (MIAA)	20-5	20-5	8
7	Central Oklahoma (MIAA)	20-6	20-6	9
8	Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA)	16-5	16-5	6
9	Wayne State (NSIC)	22-6	20-6	10
10	Arkansas Tech (GAC)	20-3	20-3	NR

Dropped Out: #7 Emporia State (MIAA)