Eagle Volleyball Remains Sixth In Midwest Region NPI Rankings

The fourth edition of the NCAA Power Index (NPI) regional rankings for Division II volleyball were revealed on Monday (Nov. 9) morning, and for the fourth week in a row, Ashland University is in the No. 6 spot in the Midwest Region.
 
In finishing the regular season at 21-5 overall and 15-1 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, the Eagles had the best intraconference record this fall. No. 1-seed Ashland will play host to a 2026 Great Midwest Tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday (Nov. 10) at 6 p.m. at the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium against Northwood.
 
Tickets for the quarterfinal are available HERE. All sales are online only, with no cash sales. Prices are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, and children age five and younger get in for free. All students who attend a Great Midwest institution are admitted for free, as well.
 
With a win on Tuesday, the Eagles will play host to the tourney Final Four on Friday and Saturday (Nov. 13-14).
 
"Immensely proud of our Eagles for tackling our regular-season goals of winning the G-MAC regular season and becoming regionally ranked in a highly-competitive region for D-II volleyball," said Ashland head coach Alicia Wood. "We are so grateful to have improved our NPI this week and remain sixth in the Midwest Region. We're so excited to be hosting this week in the G-MAC Championships."
 
NPI regional rankings will continue to be released in D-II volleyball daily until the NCAA Division II volleyball selection show on NCAA.com at 10 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 15).
 
Ashland volleyball has qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs nine previous times (2004-07, 2012-13, 2016, 2018 and 2022).
 
A 64-team tournament (eight teams in each of eight regions), the D-II postseason will begin on Nov. 19. The 2026 NCAA Division II Championships will be in Kansas City, Mo., from Dec. 3-5.
 
In the Midwest Region, three automatic bids come from the tournament champions in the Great Midwest, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The other five bids are at-large. Thirty-eight teams are eligible for postseason – 13 from the Great Midwest, 11 from the GLIAC and 14 from the GLVC.
 

TEAM	FOURTH RANKING	THIRD RANKING	SECOND RANKING	FIRST RANKING
Ferris State	1	1	1	1
Indianapolis	2	2	2	4
Grand Valley State	3	4	4	3
Rockhurst	4	5	5	5
Missouri-St. Louis	5	3	3	2
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY	6	6	6	6
Drury	7	8	9	12
Ohio Dominican	8	7	8	7
Davenport	9	10	7	13
Findlay	10	13	13	14