Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney volleyball team remains first in the second edition of the NCAA Regional Rankings.

These rankings determine the 64-teams (eight teams from Division II's eight regions) that make up the NCAA Tournament field. They'll be released next Wednesday with the field announced on Monday, November 25. 

The AVCA National Division II Top 25 poll has no bearing on these rankings. This week, the Central has 12 teams in the Top 25 including nine of the top 16; UNK is currently ranked second. 

The MIAA, along with the GAC (Great American Conference) and NSIC (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference), make up the Central Region. Conference tournament winners receive an automatic bid to the NCAA's with the top seed hosting the Central Regional December 5-7.

The only change this week comes with Washburn and St. Cloud State flipping spots. Things might change a bit more with the next rankings as Wayne State swept Concordia-St. Paul last night in Minnesota with more key matches set for this weekend. 
 
Below are the complete region rankings; note matches against NAIA competition don't count in a team's overall record. UNK (28-0, 18-0) hosts Missouri Southern State Friday and Pittsburg State on Saturday to finish up the regular season. 


Matches played through Sunday, November 10

Rank	School	In-Region Record	Overall D2 Record
1.	Nebraska-Kearney	25-0	26-0
2.	Minnesota-Duluth	20-2	23-3
3.	Concordia-St. Paul	16-5	20-6
4.	Northern State	22-4	22-4
5.	Washburn	20-2	24-2
6.	St. Cloud State	16-5	21-5
7.	Central Missouri	16-5	20-7
8.	NW Missouri State	17-7	19-7
9.	Wayne State	18-5	22-5
10.	Winona State	13-6	20-6

GAC Top Teams: Oklahoma Baptist (24-5) and Northwestern Oklahoma State (22-9)