ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Griffon Volleyball (21-7, 13-3 MIAA) has earned a spot in the NCAA Central Region Tournament for the second straight year and the fourth time in program history.

MoWest enters as the No. 5 seed and will take on No. 4 seed St. Cloud State (26-6, 18-2 NSIC). The Huskies are coming off an NSIC Tournament championship win over Concordia–St. Paul, securing their sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and the 11th in program history.

The NCAA Central Region Tournament site is set, as No. 1 seed Nebraska Kearney will host the entire regional bracket at the UNK Health and Fitness Center. The Griffons will face off with the Huskies on Thursday, December 4 at  4:30 p.m.

In 2024 MoWest faced off against Concordia–St. Paul in another No. 5 seed vs No. 4 seed matchup last season.

The full bracket is on NCAA.com.

Seed    National Rank/School/Record/Bid Type
1.        #2 UNK (29-3) … Automatic bid from the MIAA
2.        #6 Concordia-St. Paul (26-5) … At-Large
3.        #4 Wayne State (27-4) … At-Large
4.        #5 St. Cloud State (26-6) … Automatic bid from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
5.        #17 Missouri Western (21-7) … At-Large
6.        #7 Washburn (27-4) … At-Large
7.        #11 Central Oklahoma (27-5) … At-Large
8.        Oklahoma Baptist (22-9) … Automatic bid from the Great American Conference

Thursday, Dec. 4
11 a.m. - No. 3 WSC vs. No. 6 WU
1:30 p.m. - No. 2 CU vs. No. 7 UCO
4:30 p.m. No. 4 SCSU vs. No. 5 MW
7 p.m. - No. 1 UNK vs. No. 8 OBU
 
Friday, Dec. 5
4 p.m. - WSC/WU Winner vs. CU/UCO Winner
7 p.m. - SCSU/MW Winner Vs. UNK/OBU Winner
 
Saturday, Dec. 6
5 p.m. - Championship Match