DII Volleyball Regional Rankings
 
INDIANAPOLIS – The first ordered NCAA Division II volleyball regional rankings are out, and Colorado School of Mines is fourth in the South Central Region.
 
Mines debuted last week as a team under consideration on an alphabetical list of 10 squads. This weeks ranked list includes MSU Denver first, West Texas A&M second, UCCS third, Angelo State fifth, CSU Pueblo sixth, Lubbock Christian seventh, Texas Woman's eighth, Colorado Mesa ninth, and Texas A&M-Kingsville 10th. Only the top eight teams in the final edition of the regional rankings advance to the NCAA tournament. That puts CMU and TAMUK on the outside looking in with two weeks before the NCAA bracket is announced. If the season ended today, MSU Denver would host the South Central Region tournament and the Orediggers would face Angelo State in the first round.
 
Wednesday's announcement marks Mines' first appearance in the regional rankings since the 2022 season. The Orediggers are headed into the final weekend of the regular season with a record of 18-6 (8-4 RMAC). They are tied for fourth in the conference standings and face Chadron State and Regis on the road this Friday and Saturday. A pair of wins would bring a RMAC quarterfinal match to Golden on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Anything less than two wins leaves things up in the air for the Orediggers.
 
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