Northern State Drops to #3 in North Central Region
Indianapolis, Ind. - Northern State was ranked third in the second North Central Regional Ranking of 2006. The Wolves dropped from the number one spot following a 1-1 weekend where they lost on the road to now second ranked Winona State and defeated eighth ranked Concordia St. Paul. The Wolves are currently 15-2 overall and 5-1 in the NSIC. Regionally the Wolves are 9-2 with 10 regular season games remaining on their schedule.
Filling out the top five in the region are #1 Fort Hays State ( RMAC), #2 Winona State ( NSIC), #4Minnesota State (NCC) and #5 Nebraska-Kearney ( RMAC). The NSIC’s other team was Concordia St. Paul at the number eight spot.
Metro State ( Colo.) dropped out of this week's poll, allowing South Dakota to move up a spot to number nine. The NCC's St. Cloud State made its first appearance in the poll this week as they came in at number ten.
Eight teams from the region will qualify for the national tournament, with automatic bids granted to the champions of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, the North Central Conference, and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Post-Season Tournaments. Of the 10 teams listed in the poll, three are from the NSIC, three are NCC schools (#4 Minnesota State, #9 South Dakota and #10 St. Cloud State) while the RMAC has four schools (#1 Fort Hays State, #5 Nebraska-Kearney, #6 Fort Lewis and #7 Mesa State).
Northern State is currently ranked #13 in the NABC/DII Coaches Poll, which has no bearing on post-season play. The Wolves will host MSU Moorhead this Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. at Barnett Center.
Northern State University (located in Aberdeen, S.D.) is an NCAA DII institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ( NSIC).
DII Rec |
Reg Rec |
Last |
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1 |
Fort Hays State (RMAC) | 11-1 |
9-0 |
2 |
2 |
Winona State (NSIC) | 12-4 |
12-2 |
3 |
3 |
Northern State (NSIC) | 10-2 |
9-2 |
1 |
4 |
Minnesota State (NCC) | 16-3 |
13-3 |
4 |
5 |
Neb-Kearney (RMAC) | 9-3 |
9-3 |
5 |
6 |
Fort Lewis (RMAC) | 8-5 |
7-3 |
7 |
7 |
Mesa State (RMAC) | 10-5 |
8-4 |
6 |
8 |
Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC) | 8-6 |
8-5 |
8 |
9 |
South Dakota (NCC) | 11-4 |
7-4 |
10 |
10. |
St. Cloud State (NCC) | 9-6 |
8-5 |
NR |
Dropped out of the rankings: |
Metro State |
 |
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Northern State University (located in Aberdeen, SD) is an NCAA Division II institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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