INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The UCCS volleyball team remained No. 9 in the fourth NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings, holding its position for the third consecutive week.
The Mountain Lions closed the regular season on the road with two key conference wins: a 3-1 victory at New Mexico Highlands University on Friday, Nov. 6, followed by a 3-0 win at Adams State University on Saturday. The results secured UCCS the No. 4 seed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament.
UCCS will host No. 5 seed South Dakota Mines on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. inside Gallogly Events Center. The winner will advance to face the winner of the matchup between No. 1 seed MSU Denver and No. 8 seed Adams State.
Ferris State leads NCAA Division II with an NPI score of 73.172. Angelo State remains the top-ranked team in the South Central Region and is fifth nationally with a score of 67.232.
South Central Region NPI Rankings
| Rank |
Team |
Conference |
National Rank |
NPI |
| 1 |
Angelo State |
Lone Star |
5 |
67.232 |
| 2 |
Colorado School of Mines |
RMAC |
13 |
64.004 |
| 3 |
DBU |
Lone Star |
22 |
61.924 |
| 4 |
Colorado Mesa |
RMAC |
28 |
61.196 |
| 5 |
MSU Denver |
RMAC |
36 |
60.362 |
| 6 |
UT Tyler |
Lone Star |
49 |
58.435 |
| 7 |
South Dakota Mines |
RMAC |
68 |
55.837 |
| 8 |
St. Edward's |
Lone Star |
72 |
55.607 |
| 9 |
UCCS |
RMAC |
74 |
55.538 |
| 10 |
Texas A&M–Kingsville |
Lone Star |
100 |
53.872 |
The NCAA Power Index evaluates Division II teams and helps determine postseason selections and tournament seeding. Introduced at the Division II level this season, the NPI is the primary selection tool for determining the NCAA Tournament field in most team sports.
The formula considers wins, strength of schedule, quality wins and match location, including home, away and neutral-site results.
The South Central Region includes teams from the Lone Star Conference and the RMAC. After conference postseason play, the top eight teams advance to the South Central Regional Tournament. Conference automatic qualifiers are also factored into the respective fields.
The first NCAA tournament fields of the fall season will be announced tonight. The men's soccer selection show begins at 4:30 p.m. MT, followed by the women's selection show at 5 p.m. MT on
NCAA.com. The 64-team NCAA Division II volleyball tournament field will be announced Sunday, Nov. 15.
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