INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Minnesota State women's basketball (29-2, 21-1 NSIC) remains No. 1 in the latest NCAA Division II Central Region rankings for the second straight week.

The Mavericks headline four Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) teams included in the rankings, joined by No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 7 Minnesota Duluth and No. 8 University of Mary.

The NCAA Central Region consists of 41 teams from the NSIC, the Great American Conference (GAC) and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The top eight teams in the final regional rankings will advance to the NCAA Central Regional Tournament, scheduled for March 13–14 and 16. Automatic bids are awarded to the champions of the NSIC, GAC and MIAA tournaments, while the remaining five spots are filled with at-large selections.

MSU now awaits the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Selection Show on Sunday, March 8 at 9:30 p.m. (CST), on NCAA.com, when the tournament field, regional locations and first-round matchups will be announced.

The NCAA Elite Eight will take place March 24, 26 and 28 at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Through Games MAR. 1, 2026

Central Division

1	Minnesota State	27-1	23-1
2	Fort Hays State	23-4	22-4
3	Concordia-St. Paul	22-6	22-6
4	Harding	23-5	22-5
5	Central Missouri	21-5	19-5
6	Washburn	21-7	20-6
7	Minnesota Duluth	20-7	20-7
8	Mary	21-9	19-9
9	Northwestern Oklahoma	17-9	17-9
10	Arkansas Tech	17-8	17-8