ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – MoWest Volleyball moved up one spot to No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball National Performance Indicator (NPI) Central Region rankings, updated Sunday, Nov. 8.
The Griffons (22-4) had previously held the No. 4 spot in the Central Region rankings on Oct. 26 and Nov. 2. MoWest now holds an NPI value of 64.949, placing the Griffons third in the Central Region and ninth nationally heading into the 2026 MIAA Volleyball Championship.
MoWest is one of four MIAA programs ranked among the top 10 teams in the Central Region, joining Nebraska-Kearney, Emporia State and Washburn.
Wayne State (Neb.) leads the Central Region with an NPI value of 70.469, followed by Nebraska-Kearney (68.676), MoWest (64.949), Emporia State (64.878) and Concordia-St. Paul (63.404).
Central Region NPI Rankings (Nov. 8)
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Wayne State (Neb.) (27-2) | 70.469
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Nebraska-Kearney (23-2) | 68.676
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MoWest (22-4) | 64.949
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Emporia State (24-4) | 64.878
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Concordia-St. Paul (22-6) | 63.404
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Southwest Minnesota State (21-6) | 62.882
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Washburn (23-6) | 61.286
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Oklahoma Baptist (23-5) | 61.141
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St. Cloud State (21-8) | 60.749
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Harding (23-4) | 59.520
The NPI is used by the NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Committee as part of the postseason selection and seeding process. The metric evaluates teams based on results, strength of schedule and quality of wins.
What's Next
The No. 2-seeded Griffons will open the 2026 MIAA Volleyball Championship against No. 7-seeded Northwest Missouri State on Thursday, Nov. 12, at noon at Civic Arena in St. Joseph. A win would advance MoWest to Friday's semifinal match at 5 p.m.
