PRESS RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA has released the updated NPI rankings for women’s volleyball, with the Northern State University Wolves sitting ninth in the NCAA Central Region. The primary purpose of NPI is to compare teams within Division II for ranking and NCAA championship selection. Once automatic qualifiers are determined, remaining teams are considered for at-large selection based on NPI ranking until the championship field is filled.
The NCAA Power Index, or NPI, is a ranking system used in Division II and Division III to evaluate team performance. NPI considers game results and the strength of opponents to calculate a team’s NPI value and ranking. NPI calculations update throughout the season as teams play additional contests and opponent NPI values change. A team’s final NPI is not determined until the final games and rankings of the season are complete.
NPI evaluates a team’s season by considering both results and the strength of the teams it plays. Each contest produces a value based on whether the team won, lost or tied and the opponent’s NPI. A team’s NPI can change throughout the season as:
- The team plays additional contests
- Opponents’ NPI values change
- Strength of schedule changes
- Games are added to or removed from the team’s adjusted record
To learn more about the NPI process CLICK HERE.
CENTRAL REGION NPI RANKINGS
| Team | Conference | National NPI | NPI Value | Prev. NPI | Record | |
| 1 | Wayne St. (NE) | NSIC | 2 | 71.143 | — | 20-1 |
| 2 | Neb.-Kearney | MIAA | 4 | 67.809 | — | 18-2 |
| 3 | Emporia St. | MIAA | 7 | 65.322 | — | 19-3 |
| 4 | Missouri Western | MIAA | 11 | 64.286 | — | 17-3 |
| 5 | Southwest Minn. St. | NSIC | 12 | 63.984 | — | 17-3 |
| 6 | Concordia-St. Paul | NSIC | 14 | 63.000 | — | 16-4 |
| 7 | Okla. Baptist | GAC | 17 | 62.324 | — | 19-4 |
| 8 | Washburn | MIAA | 20 | 61.638 | — | 19-5 |
| 9 | Northern St. | NSIC | 31 | 60.208 | — | 15-6 |
| 10 | St. Cloud St. | NSIC | 33 | 60.015 | — | 15-6 |
| 11 | Minn. Duluth | NSIC | 37 | 59.457 | — | 16-5 |
| 12 | Pittsburg St. | MIAA | 44 | 58.992 | — | 17-6 |
View the full NCAA Division II volleyball NPI listing HERE.
