2021–22 Men’s Basketball: Central Region

Regional spots available: 8

Conferences with auto bids: 3 (GAC, MIAA, NSIC)

At-large spots: 5

Final data for the 2021–22 regular season

Team Conf Record SOS In-region RPI RPI Rk PI PI Rk Seed
Arkansas Tech GAC 9-18 .510 9-18 .464 32 20.037 32
Arkansas–Monticello GAC 8-18 .485 8-18 .439 37 18.462 36
Augustana (SD) NSIC 22-3 .540 22-3 .626 1 32.920 1 1
Bemidji State NSIC 7-17 .509 6-16 .454 34 18.583 34
Central Missouri MIAA 11-14 .507 11-14 .489 29 21.920 29
Central Oklahoma MIAA 22-6 .513 22-6 .581 5 30.071 5 5
Concordia (St. Paul) NSIC 3-25 .534 3-23 .428 38 15.786 40
East Central GAC 9-18 .508 9-18 .463 33 19.926 33
Emporia State MIAA 18-9 .495 18-9 .537 13 26.889 13
Fort Hays State MIAA 20-6 .505 20-6 .569 7 29.192 7
Harding GAC 5-21 .495 5-21 .418 40 16.385 39
Henderson State GAC 16-12 .493 16-12 .511 22 24.714 20
Lincoln (MO) MIAA 3-23 .499 3-23 .401 41 14.692 41
Mary NSIC 11-16 .540 11-16 .508 23 22.481 28
Minnesota State NSIC 13-10 .525 13-10 .536 14 25.565 15
Minnesota–Crookston NSIC 7-19 .521 6-19 .452 35 18.538 35
Minnesota–Duluth NSIC 24-5 .525 24-5 .601 4 31.276 4 2
Minot State NSIC 12-10 .493 12-10 .506 25 23.773 21
Missouri Southern MIAA 13-15 .533 13-15 .514 20 23.571 23
Missouri Western MIAA 14-17 .527 13-16 .497 27 23.032 26
MSU Moorhead A NSIC 17-11 .560 16-9 .568 8 27.607 9 6
Nebraska–Kearney MIAA 10-17 .499 10-17 .465 31 20.519 31
Newman MIAA 3-21 .492 3-21 .400 42 14.667 42
Northeastern State MIAA 13-14 .509 13-14 .501 26 23.593 22
Northern State NSIC 19-12 .540 19-12 .559 10 27.097 11
Northwest Missouri State A MIAA 26-5 .526 25-5 .602 3 31.742 3 3
Northwestern Oklahoma State GAC 16-9 .501 16-9 .535 15 26.360 14
Oklahoma Baptist GAC 20-9 .506 20-9 .549 11 27.517 10
Ouachita Baptist GAC 5-21 .498 5-21 .420 39 16.538 38
Pittsburg State MIAA 7-20 .517 7-20 .451 36 18.259 37
Rogers State MIAA 14-14 .496 14-14 .496 28 23.107 25
St. Cloud State NSIC 11-17 .509 11-17 .480 30 21.143 30
Sioux Falls NSIC 10-14 .544 10-14 .513 21 22.917 27
Southeastern Oklahoma State GAC 23-6 .491 22-6 .563 9 29.448 6
Southern Arkansas GAC 16-12 .509 16-12 .523 19 25.214 17
Southern Nazarene GAC 21-10 .493 21-10 .537 12 26.968 12
Southwest Minnesota State NSIC 14-12 .526 14-12 .531 17 25.462 16
Southwestern Oklahoma State A GAC 14-16 .522 14-16 .506 24 23.300 24 8
Upper Iowa NSIC 25-5 .530 24-5 .606 2 31.867 2 4
Washburn MIAA 19-10 .555 19-10 .579 6 28.517 8 7
Wayne State (NE) NSIC 12-11 .536 12-11 .533 16 24.913 19
Winona State NSIC 14-11 .516 14-11 .528 18 25.200 18