2023–24 Men’s Basketball: Central Region

Data through February 18 (first regional ranking)

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	PI	PI Rk	RR
Arkansas Tech	GAC	16-6	.464	16-6	.528	17	27.273	9
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	9-11	.482	9-11	.472	26	21.900	25
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	14-10	.547	14-10	.557	9	26.917	11	X
Bemidji State	NSIC	11-13	.512	10-12	.505	21	22.333	22
Central Missouri	MIAA	10-13	.506	10-13	.485	25	21.957	24
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	16-8	.507	14-8	.534	14	27.250	10
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	9-18	.516	9-18	.470	27	19.889	31
East Central	GAC	9-13	.487	9-13	.466	29	21.136	29
Emporia State	MIAA	14-10	.534	12-9	.535	13	25.833	15
Fort Hays State	MIAA	17-5	.543	17-5	.598	4	30.636	5	X
Harding	GAC	11-12	.451	11-12	.456	31	21.522	27
Henderson State	GAC	6-16	.449	6-16	.402	41	16.591	39
Lincoln (MO)	MIAA	11-9	.511	11-9	.518	18	24.550	18
Mary	NSIC	3-19	.530	3-19	.432	38	15.818	41
Minnesota State	NSIC	21-2	.529	21-2	.626	1	33.217	1	X
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	6-20	.502	6-20	.435	37	17.154	38
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	22-5	.523	22-5	.596	5	31.074	4	X
Minot State	NSIC	17-7	.520	17-7	.567	7	28.333	6	X
Missouri Southern	MIAA	11-12	.533	11-12	.517	19	23.435	19
Missouri Western	MIAA	13-10	.520	13-10	.529	16	25.130	17
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	22-4	.517	22-4	.600	3	31.385	3	X
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	4-19	.509	4-19	.422	39	16.174	40
Newman	MIAA	5-16	.528	5-16	.452	33	18.000	36
Northeastern State	MIAA	6-15	.514	6-15	.455	32	18.667	35
Northern State	NSIC	8-16	.539	8-15	.487	24	20.625	30
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	20-4	.538	20-3	.612	2	31.708	2	X
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	12-10	.446	12-10	.468	28	22.818	21
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	7-14	.476	7-14	.438	36	18.810	34
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	6-15	.453	6-15	.410	40	17.238	37
Pittsburg State	MIAA	14-9	.513	14-9	.534	15	26.000	14
Rogers State	MIAA	13-10	.541	12-10	.548	11	25.739	16
St. Cloud State	NSIC	11-14	.514	11-14	.497	22	22.000	23
Sioux Falls	NSIC	11-14	.528	11-14	.507	20	23.040	20
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	17-7	.512	16-7	.551	10	28.250	7	X
Southern Arkansas	GAC	7-15	.483	7-15	.438	35	18.909	33
Southern Nazarene	GAC	10-12	.464	10-12	.459	30	21.318	28
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	16-10	.559	16-10	.575	6	28.077	8	X
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	8-15	.483	8-15	.446	34	19.696	32
Washburn	MIAA	13-9	.550	13-9	.558	8	26.864	12
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	8-13	.532	8-13	.495	23	21.619	26
Winona State	NSIC	16-9	.504	16-9	.539	12	26.120	13	X

Data through February 25 (second regional ranking)

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	PI	PI Rk	RR
Arkansas Tech	GAC	18-6	.465	18-6	.534	15	28.167	7
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	9-13	.484	9-13	.463	29	21.318	27
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	16-10	.533	16-10	.554	9	27.038	12	9
Bemidji State	NSIC	11-15	.522	10-14	.504	21	22.154	24
Central Missouri	MIAA	10-15	.511	10-15	.480	24	21.800	25
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	17-9	.504	15-9	.530	16	27.269	11
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	10-18	.513	10-18	.474	27	20.357	30
East Central	GAC	10-14	.476	10-14	.459	30	21.250	28
Emporia State	MIAA	16-10	.531	14-9	.541	12	26.962	13
Fort Hays State	MIAA	18-6	.539	18-6	.589	5	30.458	5	5
Harding	GAC	11-14	.452	11-14	.448	33	21.160	29
Henderson State	GAC	7-17	.459	7-17	.414	40	17.875	36
Lincoln (MO)	MIAA	11-11	.512	11-11	.506	20	24.136	18
Mary	NSIC	3-21	.526	3-21	.426	38	15.542	41
Minnesota State	NSIC	23-2	.515	23-2	.618	1	32.960	1	1
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	6-22	.515	6-22	.441	36	17.357	39
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	23-5	.519	23-5	.595	4	31.250	4	4
Minot State	NSIC	18-8	.519	18-8	.562	7	28.038	8	6
Missouri Southern	MIAA	12-13	.522	12-13	.509	18	23.880	19
Missouri Western	MIAA	13-11	.528	13-11	.529	17	25.167	17
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	24-4	.518	24-4	.603	3	31.964	3	3
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	4-21	.506	4-21	.417	39	16.200	40
Newman	MIAA	5-18	.519	5-18	.441	35	17.652	37
Northeastern State	MIAA	7-16	.511	7-16	.456	31	19.261	35
Northern State	NSIC	8-18	.534	8-17	.477	25	20.000	32
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	21-4	.539	21-3	.614	2	32.240	2	2
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	13-11	.456	13-11	.475	26	23.292	20
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	8-15	.470	8-15	.438	37	19.391	34
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	6-17	.464	6-17	.411	41	17.478	38
Pittsburg State	MIAA	16-9	.505	16-9	.536	14	26.840	14
Rogers State	MIAA	15-10	.536	14-10	.553	10	26.680	15
St. Cloud State	NSIC	11-16	.516	11-16	.489	23	21.630	26
Sioux Falls	NSIC	11-16	.539	11-16	.507	19	22.778	21
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	19-7	.500	18-7	.549	11	28.846	6	10
Southern Arkansas	GAC	8-16	.481	8-16	.442	34	19.500	33
Southern Nazarene	GAC	12-12	.459	12-12	.467	28	22.292	22
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	17-11	.568	17-11	.579	6	28.000	9	7
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	9-16	.488	9-16	.453	32	20.280	31
Washburn	MIAA	15-9	.541	15-9	.559	8	27.500	10
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	10-13	.517	10-13	.497	22	22.217	23
Winona State	NSIC	18-9	.495	18-9	.538	13	26.519	16	8

Data through March 3 (third regional ranking)

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	PI	PI Rk	RR
Arkansas Tech	GAC	20-6	.461	20-6	.536	15	28.154	8
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	11-13	.479	11-13	.472	28	22.000	24
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	17-11	.537	17-11	.555	8	27.071	13
Bemidji State	NSIC	11-16	.519	10-15	.497	20	21.963	26
Central Missouri	MIAA	12-15	.506	12-15	.487	24	22.074	22
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	18-10	.507	16-10	.530	16	26.607	15
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	10-18	.513	10-18	.474	27	20.571	29
East Central	GAC	11-15	.473	11-15	.459	30	20.846	28
Emporia State	MIAA	17-11	.537	15-10	.544	14	26.786	14
Fort Hays State	MIAA	19-6	.528	19-6	.583	6	29.960	5	5
Harding	GAC	11-16	.450	11-16	.438	36	19.889	32
Henderson State	GAC	8-18	.468	8-18	.426	38	18.308	36
Lincoln (MO)	MIAA	11-13	.507	11-13	.492	22	22.500	21
Mary	NSIC	3-21	.524	3-21	.424	39	15.667	41
Minnesota State	NSIC	24-2	.516	24-2	.619	1	33.231	1	1
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	6-22	.512	6-22	.439	35	17.357	37
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	24-5	.522	24-5	.599	3	31.552	3	4
Minot State	NSIC	18-9	.521	18-9	.558	7	27.815	9	8
Missouri Southern	MIAA	12-15	.529	12-15	.506	19	22.889	20
Missouri Western	MIAA	14-12	.523	14-12	.525	17	24.769	17
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	24-5	.519	24-5	.597	4	31.517	4	3
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	4-22	.511	4-22	.419	40	16.000	40
Newman	MIAA	5-20	.521	5-20	.437	37	17.280	38
Northeastern State	MIAA	8-17	.505	8-17	.456	31	19.200	35
Northern State	NSIC	8-19	.538	8-18	.477	26	20.000	31
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	23-4	.540	23-3	.618	2	32.444	2	2
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	14-12	.468	14-12	.483	25	23.308	18
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	9-16	.478	9-16	.446	34	19.600	34
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	6-19	.463	6-19	.406	41	16.640	39
Pittsburg State	MIAA	18-9	.508	18-9	.544	13	27.296	11	9
Rogers State	MIAA	16-11	.530	15-11	.546	11	26.074	16
St. Cloud State	NSIC	11-17	.521	11-17	.490	23	21.679	27
Sioux Falls	NSIC	12-17	.543	12-17	.512	18	23.103	19
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	20-8	.499	19-8	.545	12	28.250	7	10
Southern Arkansas	GAC	9-17	.486	9-17	.449	33	19.692	33
Southern Nazarene	GAC	13-13	.461	13-13	.469	29	22.038	23
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	19-11	.568	19-11	.585	5	28.667	6	6
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	10-17	.487	10-17	.456	32	20.296	30
Washburn	MIAA	16-10	.538	16-10	.554	9	27.077	12
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	10-14	.520	10-14	.495	21	22.000	24
Winona State	NSIC	20-9	.502	20-9	.549	10	27.414	10	7

Final data for the 2023–24 regular season

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	PI	PI Rk	Seed
Arkansas Tech A	GAC	23-6	.466	23-6	.546	12	28.862	6	8
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	11-14	.482	11-14	.470	29	21.640	26
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	17-11	.539	17-11	.556	10	26.964	11
Bemidji State	NSIC	11-16	.519	10-15	.497	21	21.741	24
Central Missouri	MIAA	12-15	.506	12-15	.487	25	21.741	24
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	18-11	.512	16-11	.529	17	26.034	14
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	10-18	.512	10-18	.474	28	20.357	29
East Central	GAC	11-15	.475	11-15	.461	30	20.846	28
Emporia State	MIAA	17-12	.537	15-11	.539	15	25.897	15
Fort Hays State	MIAA	20-7	.532	20-7	.582	6	29.370	5	6
Harding	GAC	11-17	.461	11-17	.443	35	19.857	32
Henderson State	GAC	8-18	.471	8-18	.428	38	18.192	36
Lincoln (MO)	MIAA	12-14	.516	12-14	.499	20	22.462	21
Mary	NSIC	3-21	.524	3-21	.424	39	15.417	41
Minnesota State A	NSIC	26-2	.530	26-2	.631	1	33.500	1	1
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	6-22	.513	6-22	.439	36	17.250	37
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	25-6	.535	25-6	.603	3	31.226	3	3
Minot State	NSIC	18-9	.520	18-9	.557	9	27.370	9
Missouri Southern	MIAA	12-16	.530	12-16	.503	19	22.107	22
Missouri Western	MIAA	15-13	.534	15-13	.533	16	24.571	17
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	24-5	.518	24-5	.596	4	31.207	4	4
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	4-22	.514	4-22	.422	40	15.423	40
Newman	MIAA	5-20	.522	5-20	.438	37	16.800	38
Northeastern State	MIAA	8-17	.507	8-17	.458	31	18.840	35
Northern State	NSIC	8-19	.540	8-18	.479	27	19.889	31
Northwest Missouri State A	MIAA	26-4	.546	26-3	.627	2	32.500	2	2
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	15-13	.476	15-13	.489	24	23.321	18
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	9-16	.480	9-16	.448	34	19.480	34
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	6-19	.466	6-19	.408	41	16.640	39
Pittsburg State	MIAA	20-10	.529	20-10	.561	8	27.367	10	5
Rogers State	MIAA	16-12	.531	15-12	.541	13	25.179	16
St. Cloud State	NSIC	11-17	.522	11-17	.491	23	21.250	27
Sioux Falls	NSIC	12-17	.546	12-17	.514	18	22.897	20
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	21-9	.498	20-9	.541	14	27.633	8
Southern Arkansas	GAC	9-18	.493	9-18	.450	33	19.556	33
Southern Nazarene	GAC	15-14	.479	15-14	.487	26	22.966	19
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	19-12	.575	19-12	.585	5	28.355	7	7
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	10-18	.489	10-18	.454	32	19.929	30
Washburn	MIAA	17-11	.549	17-11	.561	7	26.821	13
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	10-14	.521	10-14	.496	22	21.875	23
Winona State	NSIC	20-10	.508	20-10	.548	11	26.833	12