2025–26 Men’s Basketball: Central Region

Data through February 15 (first regional ranking)

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	PI	PI Rk	KPI	KPI Rk	RR
Arkansas Tech	GAC	7-16	.517	7-16	.464	31	19.696	35	-.114	34
Arkansas–Fort Smith	MIAA	15-6	.509	15-6	.559	7	28.714	8	.120	7	X
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	6-15	.484	6-15	.435	38	18.190	38	-.175	39
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	16-8	.509	16-8	.553	11	27.792	11	.084	12
Bemidji State	NSIC	7-17	.462	6-16	.415	40	17.792	39	-.172	38
Central Missouri	MIAA	19-7	.549	16-5	.591	2	30.154	3	.208	2	X
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	12-12	.489	11-10	.505	18	23.292	20	.017	18
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	18-8	.496	18-7	.551	12	28.115	9	.085	11
East Central	GAC	10-11	.454	10-11	.459	33	21.619	26	-.100	32
Emporia State	MIAA	6-17	.581	6-17	.500	21	21.130	30	-.011	22
Fort Hays State	MIAA	14-8	.538	14-8	.559	8	27.455	12	.132	6	X
Harding	GAC	15-7	.511	15-7	.554	10	27.955	10	.083	13	X
Henderson State	GAC	8-14	.470	8-14	.444	36	19.591	36	-.150	36
Jamestown i	NSIC	12-12	.477	12-12	.486	25	22.958	23	-.044	26
Mary	NSIC	4-21	.467	4-21	.393	42	15.000	42	-.262	42
Minnesota State	NSIC	16-10	.504	16-10	.535	15	26.615	14	.058	15
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	4-20	.471	4-20	.398	41	15.833	40	-.239	41
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	14-11	.474	14-11	.495	24	24.320	16	-.017	23
Minot State	NSIC	10-15	.462	10-15	.448	35	20.240	34	-.133	35
Missouri Southern	MIAA	11-10	.485	11-10	.496	23	23.476	19	.006	20
Missouri Western	MIAA	16-9	.568	16-8	.589	3	29.120	7	.177	3	X
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	12-14	.484	12-14	.480	26	22.577	25	-.068	27
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	11-14	.527	11-14	.500	20	22.920	24	.009	19
Newman	MIAA	2-20	.528	2-20	.420	39	15.727	41	-.177	40
Northeastern State	MIAA	9-12	.490	8-12	.470	29	21.429	27	-.041	25
Northern State	NSIC	10-16	.493	10-15	.467	30	21.192	29	-.095	31
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	9-14	.591	9-14	.542	14	24.304	17	.081	14
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	8-14	.490	8-14	.458	34	20.591	32	-.113	33
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	21-2	.464	21-2	.578	4	31.870	2	.167	4	X
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	17-4	.489	17-4	.570	6	29.952	5	.110	8	X
Pittsburg State	MIAA	13-10	.487	12-7	.533	16	24.261	18	.023	17
Rogers State	MIAA	14-8	.515	14-8	.550	13	27.227	13	.100	9	X
St. Cloud State	NSIC	20-5	.494	20-5	.571	5	30.120	4	.143	5	X
Sioux Falls	NSIC	11-13	.511	11-12	.502	19	23.083	22	-.019	24
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	6-17	.501	6-17	.441	37	18.391	37	-.167	37
Southern Arkansas	GAC	10-14	.492	10-14	.475	28	21.375	28	-.089	28
Southern Nazarene	GAC	17-6	.496	17-6	.558	9	29.261	6	.087	10
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	14-10	.501	14-10	.526	17	25.667	15	.038	16
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	8-13	.486	8-13	.461	32	20.476	33	-.092	29
Washburn	MIAA	22-1	.563	18-1	.647	1	35.522	1	.382	1	X
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	12-12	.491	12-12	.498	22	23.292	20	-.006	21
Winona State	NSIC	9-16	.504	9-14	.478	27	20.720	31	-.093	30

Data through February 22 (second regional ranking)

KPI from Faktor Sports

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	PI	PI Rk	KPI	KPI Rk	RR
Arkansas Tech	GAC	7-18	.511	7-18	.454	34	19.120	37	-.138	36
Arkansas–Fort Smith	MIAA	17-6	.510	17-6	.567	7	29.261	6	.146	6	4
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	7-16	.477	7-16	.434	38	18.739	38	-.176	39
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	17-9	.510	17-9	.551	13	27.462	11	.079	13
Bemidji State	NSIC	8-18	.454	7-17	.414	39	17.885	39	-.173	38
Central Missouri	MIAA	20-8	.544	17-6	.583	3	29.750	4	.190	2	3
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	12-14	.509	11-12	.507	19	23.000	22	.013	19
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	19-9	.507	19-8	.555	11	28.107	10	.088	10
East Central	GAC	12-12	.466	12-12	.475	28	22.500	25	-.064	27
Emporia State	MIAA	7-17	.566	7-17	.495	23	21.125	28	-.016	23
Fort Hays State	MIAA	15-9	.534	15-9	.555	12	27.208	12	.120	7	8
Harding	GAC	17-7	.505	17-7	.556	10	28.667	8	.083	12	10
Henderson State	GAC	8-16	.493	8-16	.453	35	19.875	35	-.136	35
Jamestown i	NSIC	13-13	.468	13-13	.479	26	22.769	23	-.058	26
Mary	NSIC	4-23	.468	4-23	.390	42	14.741	42	-.271	42
Minnesota State	NSIC	17-11	.502	17-11	.532	15	26.286	14	.051	15
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	4-22	.467	4-22	.392	41	15.154	41	-.257	41
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	16-11	.470	16-11	.501	21	25.037	16	-.005	20
Minot State	NSIC	11-16	.464	11-16	.451	36	20.593	33	-.135	34
Missouri Southern	MIAA	14-10	.489	14-10	.515	18	24.875	17	.038	17
Missouri Western	MIAA	17-10	.564	17-9	.582	4	28.630	9	.162	4	6
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	13-15	.483	13-15	.480	25	22.536	24	-.069	28
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	11-16	.522	11-16	.491	24	22.037	26	-.012	22
Newman	MIAA	2-21	.520	2-21	.413	40	15.261	40	-.191	40
Northeastern State	MIAA	9-14	.495	8-14	.466	30	20.652	31	-.050	25
Northern State	NSIC	12-16	.485	12-15	.472	29	21.786	27	-.085	29
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	10-15	.585	10-15	.539	14	24.160	18	.072	14
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	10-15	.476	10-15	.457	33	20.880	29	-.117	33
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	24-2	.473	24-2	.587	2	32.231	2	.175	3	2
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	17-6	.512	17-6	.569	6	29.609	5	.104	9	7
Pittsburg State	MIAA	14-12	.492	13-9	.525	17	23.538	19	.018	18
Rogers State	MIAA	15-9	.534	15-9	.559	8	27.083	13	.115	8	9
St. Cloud State	NSIC	22-5	.498	22-5	.579	5	30.630	3	.156	5	5
Sioux Falls	NSIC	12-14	.511	12-13	.503	20	23.231	21	-.017	24
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	8-18	.498	8-18	.451	37	19.346	36	-.143	37
Southern Arkansas	GAC	10-16	.487	10-16	.463	32	20.808	30	-.109	32
Southern Nazarene	GAC	19-7	.499	19-7	.557	9	29.000	7	.085	11
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	15-11	.504	15-11	.526	16	25.731	15	.039	16
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	9-15	.492	9-15	.463	31	20.625	32	-.100	31
Washburn	MIAA	24-1	.559	20-1	.645	1	35.720	1	.376	1	1
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	13-13	.493	13-13	.499	22	23.308	20	-.006	21
Winona State	NSIC	9-18	.513	9-16	.478	27	20.370	34	-.093	30

Data through March 1 (third regional ranking)

KPI from Faktor Sports

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	PI	PI Rk	KPI	KPI Rk	RR
Arkansas Tech	GAC	7-20	.502	7-20	.441	37	18.333	38	-.163	37
Arkansas–Fort Smith	MIAA	17-8	.509	17-8	.552	12	28.000	10	.121	7	8
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	7-18	.491	7-18	.438	38	18.640	37	-.166	38
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	18-9	.511	18-9	.554	11	27.704	11	.081	11
Bemidji State	NSIC	8-18	.457	7-17	.416	39	17.885	39	-.172	39
Central Missouri	MIAA	22-8	.544	19-6	.591	2	30.067	4	.195	2	3
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	13-15	.507	12-13	.506	21	23.000	23	.014	20
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	19-10	.510	19-9	.552	13	27.483	12	.081	13
East Central	GAC	13-13	.479	13-13	.485	25	23.038	22	-.054	26
Emporia State	MIAA	7-19	.564	7-19	.489	23	20.269	31	-.026	24
Fort Hays State	MIAA	16-9	.529	16-9	.554	10	27.440	13	.121	8
Harding	GAC	19-7	.496	19-7	.555	9	28.846	7	.081	12	9
Henderson State	GAC	9-17	.493	9-17	.456	34	20.269	31	-.127	34
Jamestown i	NSIC	13-13	.470	13-13	.480	27	22.769	24	-.057	27
Mary	NSIC	4-23	.470	4-23	.392	42	14.741	42	-.271	42
Minnesota State	NSIC	19-11	.502	19-11	.539	14	26.667	14	.062	15
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	4-22	.470	4-22	.394	41	15.154	40	-.257	41
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	18-11	.479	18-11	.515	19	25.828	15	.014	19
Minot State	NSIC	11-17	.470	11-17	.452	35	20.250	33	-.136	36
Missouri Southern	MIAA	14-12	.509	14-12	.516	18	24.500	18	.034	16
Missouri Western	MIAA	19-10	.548	19-9	.577	5	28.690	8	.157	5	5
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	14-16	.486	14-16	.483	26	22.733	25	-.064	28
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	11-17	.524	11-17	.489	24	21.750	26	-.015	22
Newman	MIAA	2-23	.519	2-23	.410	40	14.760	41	-.193	40
Northeastern State	MIAA	10-15	.494	9-15	.468	30	21.040	29	-.051	25
Northern State	NSIC	12-17	.490	12-16	.472	29	21.552	27	-.092	29
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	12-15	.567	12-15	.536	15	24.630	17	.071	14
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	10-17	.495	10-17	.464	32	20.963	30	-.112	32
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	26-2	.470	26-2	.586	3	32.464	2	.173	3	2
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	19-6	.504	19-6	.568	6	29.720	5	.103	9	6
Pittsburg State	MIAA	14-14	.510	13-11	.525	16	23.500	20	.016	18
Rogers State	MIAA	17-9	.533	17-9	.565	7	28.154	9	.130	6	7
St. Cloud State	NSIC	23-5	.501	23-5	.583	4	30.750	3	.160	4	4
Sioux Falls	NSIC	13-15	.519	13-14	.509	20	23.536	19	-.012	21
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	9-19	.502	9-19	.457	33	19.857	36	-.133	35
Southern Arkansas	GAC	11-17	.490	11-17	.467	31	21.107	28	-.099	31
Southern Nazarene	GAC	21-7	.492	21-7	.557	8	29.143	6	.087	10	10
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	15-12	.508	15-12	.524	17	25.370	16	.033	17
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	9-17	.486	9-17	.451	36	20.038	35	-.125	33
Washburn	MIAA	26-1	.558	22-1	.648	1	35.741	1	.371	1	1
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	13-14	.492	13-14	.493	22	23.074	21	-.016	23
Winona State	NSIC	9-19	.515	9-17	.477	28	20.250	33	-.096	30

Final data for the 2025–26 regular season

KPI from Faktor Sports

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	PI	PI Rk	KPI	KPI Rk	Seed
Arkansas Tech	GAC	7-20	.507	7-20	.445	37	17.889	39	-.160	37
Arkansas–Fort Smith	MIAA	17-9	.518	17-9	.553	12	27.308	11	.116	7
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	7-18	.494	7-18	.441	38	18.040	37	-.165	38
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	18-10	.516	18-10	.552	13	27.179	12	.071	13
Bemidji State	NSIC	8-18	.459	7-17	.418	39	18.000	38	-.170	39
Central Missouri	MIAA	22-9	.543	19-7	.584	3	29.129	5	.177	2	3
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	14-16	.519	13-14	.516	20	22.833	21	.018	19
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	19-10	.511	19-9	.553	11	27.483	10	.080	12
East Central	GAC	13-14	.491	13-14	.489	25	22.667	25	-.051	26
Emporia State	MIAA	7-19	.564	7-19	.489	24	19.923	33	-.031	24
Fort Hays State	MIAA	16-10	.535	16-10	.553	10	26.885	13	.114	8
Harding A	GAC	22-7	.511	22-7	.573	7	29.069	6	.113	9	7
Henderson State	GAC	9-18	.504	9-18	.462	33	19.778	34	-.124	34
Jamestown i	NSIC	13-13	.473	13-13	.483	27	22.769	22	-.055	27
Mary	NSIC	4-23	.474	4-23	.395	42	14.852	41	-.270	42
Minnesota State	NSIC	19-12	.508	19-12	.538	14	26.419	15	.055	15
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	4-22	.473	4-22	.396	41	15.269	40	-.256	41
Minnesota–Duluth A	NSIC	20-11	.493	20-11	.531	16	26.645	14	.045	17	8
Minot State	NSIC	11-17	.474	11-17	.456	35	20.357	31	-.134	36
Missouri Southern	MIAA	16-13	.517	16-13	.526	17	24.759	17	.054	16
Missouri Western	MIAA	20-11	.560	20-10	.582	5	28.355	8	.158	4	5
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	14-16	.490	14-16	.486	26	22.733	23	-.063	28
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	11-17	.525	11-17	.489	23	21.429	27	-.020	23
Newman	MIAA	2-23	.519	2-23	.410	40	14.280	42	-.195	40
Northeastern State	MIAA	10-15	.497	9-15	.471	31	20.560	29	-.051	25
Northern State	NSIC	12-17	.495	12-16	.475	29	21.552	26	-.092	29
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	12-16	.567	12-16	.531	15	23.786	18	.056	14
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	10-17	.499	10-17	.467	32	20.407	30	-.111	32
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	27-3	.480	27-3	.586	2	31.367	2	.167	3	2
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	20-7	.510	20-7	.568	9	29.037	7	.100	11
Pittsburg State	MIAA	14-15	.509	13-12	.520	19	22.724	24	.005	20
Rogers State	MIAA	19-10	.549	19-10	.576	6	28.138	9	.142	6	6
St. Cloud State	NSIC	24-6	.509	24-6	.583	4	30.367	3	.152	5	4
Sioux Falls	NSIC	13-15	.519	13-14	.509	21	23.321	19	-.014	21
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	9-20	.511	9-20	.461	34	19.517	35	-.128	35
Southern Arkansas	GAC	11-17	.496	11-17	.471	30	20.679	28	-.099	30
Southern Nazarene	GAC	23-8	.510	23-8	.569	8	29.323	4	.105	10
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	15-12	.507	15-12	.523	18	25.037	16	.030	18
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	9-18	.495	9-18	.455	36	19.444	36	-.119	33
Washburn A	MIAA	29-1	.564	25-1	.656	1	35.567	1	.377	1	1
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	13-14	.492	13-14	.494	22	22.963	20	-.018	22
Winona State	NSIC	9-19	.516	9-17	.477	28	20.036	32	-.099	31