ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Concordia University volleyball team remains in the top spot of the North Central Region poll as teams go into their final week of regular season play. A field of the top eight teams in the region will be selected this Sunday evening to advance to the NCAA Tournament.
The Northern Sun Conference continues to dominate the regional rankings, taking up six of the top eight positions. With a 21-0 regional record and 30-1 overall mark, the Golden Bears are the strong favorite as playoffs approach. Southwest Minnesota State has an 18-4 region record and is is second place in the poll. Nebraska-Kearney, a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) is the top-seeded non-NSIC program at third place.
The Golden Bears wrap up the regular season this Saturday, hosting St. Cloud State at 4:00 pm. They have made a bid to host the North Central Regional tournament, which will be held Nov. 20-22. Official word for the tournament site will be released with the final field of eight this Sunday evening. Log onto www.ncaa.com to watch the selection show, which starts around 7:00 pm.
Central Region
Overall Record In-Region Record
1. Concordia-St. Paul 30-1 21-0
2. Southwest Minnesota State 25-5 18-4
3. Nebraska-Kearney 31-2 27-2
4. Minnesota Duluth 22-8 19-7
5. Wayne State (Nebraska) 22-8 18-7
6. Minnesota State Mankato 18-11 16-8
7. Augustana (South Dakota) 21-10 15-9
8. Metropolitan State 18-8 17-6
9. Western New Mexico 20-7 17-5
10. Regis (Colorado) 16-11 13-9
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