2025–26 Women’s Basketball: Central Region

Data through February 15 (first regional ranking)

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	KPI	KPI Rk	RR
Arkansas Tech	GAC	17-4	.527	17-4	.596	4	.219	4	X
Arkansas–Fort Smith	MIAA	4-20	.542	4-20	.447	38	-.136	41
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	4-18	.500	4-18	.420	41	-.125	40
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	8-16	.542	8-16	.483	31	-.034	32
Bemidji State	NSIC	6-16	.514	5-15	.442	39	-.093	38
Central Missouri	MIAA	17-5	.529	15-5	.590	5	.197	6	X
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	7-15	.504	7-15	.456	36	-.079	36
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	19-6	.534	19-6	.585	6	.199	5	X
East Central	GAC	12-9	.490	12-9	.509	26	.049	21
Emporia State	MIAA	11-12	.523	10-11	.508	28	.011	30
Fort Hays State	MIAA	22-2	.514	21-2	.611	3	.262	3	X
Harding	GAC	21-3	.537	20-3	.616	2	.278	2	X
Henderson State	GAC	13-8	.512	13-8	.538	17	.106	13
Jamestown i	NSIC	5-17	.505	5-17	.428	40	-.123	39
Mary	NSIC	19-8	.540	17-8	.567	9	.155	9	X
Minnesota State	NSIC	25-0	.517	21-0	.630	1	.326	1	X
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	8-18	.529	8-18	.465	34	-.070	35
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	17-7	.528	17-7	.565	10	.159	8	X
Minot State	NSIC	9-16	.518	9-16	.471	33	-.041	33
Missouri Southern	MIAA	16-7	.488	16-7	.539	14	.083	17
Missouri Western	MIAA	8-15	.589	8-14	.529	19	.023	26
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	12-12	.501	11-12	.497	29	.022	27
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	12-14	.484	12-14	.479	32	-.030	31
Newman	MIAA	4-18	.470	4-17	.394	42	-.208	42
Northeastern State	MIAA	15-8	.502	15-8	.538	15	.089	15
Northern State	NSIC	15-11	.506	15-11	.518	22	.047	22
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	12-10	.531	12-8	.531	18	.064	18
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	13-8	.557	13-8	.571	8	.185	7	X
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	11-12	.525	11-12	.512	24	.032	24
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	12-10	.539	12-10	.540	13	.097	14
Pittsburg State	MIAA	17-6	.495	16-5	.549	11	.119	11
Rogers State	MIAA	8-14	.480	8-14	.451	37	-.083	37
St. Cloud State	NSIC	13-12	.524	12-12	.519	21	.050	20
Sioux Falls	NSIC	11-15	.548	11-15	.511	25	.015	29
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	12-11	.505	12-11	.508	27	.044	23
Southern Arkansas	GAC	11-13	.503	11-13	.491	30	.021	28
Southern Nazarene	GAC	8-13	.566	8-13	.517	23	.024	25
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	14-11	.551	13-10	.540	12	.106	12
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	9-13	.568	9-13	.526	20	.057	19
Washburn	MIAA	17-7	.515	16-6	.572	7	.137	10	X
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	9-16	.507	9-16	.463	35	-.053	34
Winona State	NSIC	15-11	.532	15-11	.538	16	.088	16

Data through February 22 (second regional ranking)

KPI from Faktor Sports

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	KPI	KPI Rk	RR
Arkansas Tech	GAC	17-6	.524	17-6	.577	6	.187	6	7
Arkansas–Fort Smith	MIAA	4-22	.532	4-22	.437	39	-.141	41
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	4-20	.500	4-20	.417	41	-.124	40
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	8-18	.539	8-18	.474	32	-.040	33
Bemidji State	NSIC	7-17	.508	6-16	.443	38	-.089	38
Central Missouri	MIAA	19-5	.519	17-5	.588	5	.203	5	5
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	7-17	.515	7-17	.458	34	-.073	35
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	21-6	.543	21-6	.596	4	.238	4	4
East Central	GAC	14-10	.504	14-10	.523	21	.077	19
Emporia State	MIAA	12-12	.513	11-11	.506	28	.017	29
Fort Hays State	MIAA	23-3	.531	22-3	.616	2	.275	2	2
Harding	GAC	22-4	.536	21-4	.608	3	.268	3	3
Henderson State	GAC	14-9	.506	14-9	.531	17	.100	14
Jamestown i	NSIC	6-18	.507	6-18	.436	40	-.103	39
Mary	NSIC	20-9	.532	18-9	.560	10	.145	10	10
Minnesota State	NSIC	26-1	.526	22-1	.627	1	.330	1	1
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	8-20	.524	8-20	.456	36	-.081	37
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	19-7	.522	19-7	.567	9	.168	8	9
Minot State	NSIC	10-17	.511	10-17	.470	33	-.040	32
Missouri Southern	MIAA	18-7	.492	18-7	.548	11	.112	12
Missouri Western	MIAA	10-15	.578	10-14	.533	16	.047	23
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	13-13	.501	12-13	.498	29	.029	27
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	13-15	.495	13-15	.488	30	-.008	31
Newman	MIAA	4-19	.466	4-18	.387	42	-.212	42
Northeastern State	MIAA	15-10	.501	15-10	.526	19	.070	21
Northern State	NSIC	16-12	.508	16-12	.518	23	.054	22
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	14-10	.526	14-8	.538	14	.086	17
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	16-8	.536	16-8	.567	8	.182	7	8
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	13-13	.517	13-13	.512	26	.047	24
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	12-12	.530	12-12	.521	22	.079	18
Pittsburg State	MIAA	17-8	.501	16-7	.537	15	.102	13
Rogers State	MIAA	8-16	.498	8-16	.456	37	-.074	36
St. Cloud State	NSIC	13-14	.528	12-14	.513	25	.046	25
Sioux Falls	NSIC	13-15	.537	13-15	.513	24	.032	26
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	14-12	.519	14-12	.523	20	.086	16
Southern Arkansas	GAC	11-15	.504	11-15	.483	31	.012	30
Southern Nazarene	GAC	9-15	.558	9-15	.510	27	.023	28
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	16-11	.540	15-10	.541	13	.114	11
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	12-13	.543	12-13	.526	18	.071	20
Washburn	MIAA	19-7	.509	18-6	.572	7	.148	9	6
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	9-18	.507	9-18	.457	35	-.057	34
Winona State	NSIC	16-12	.542	16-12	.544	12	.100	15

Data through March 1 (third regional ranking)

KPI from Faktor Sports

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	KPI	KPI Rk	RR
Arkansas Tech	GAC	17-8	.520	17-8	.559	9	.163	9	10
Arkansas–Fort Smith	MIAA	5-23	.518	5-23	.432	40	-.146	41
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	4-22	.509	4-22	.420	41	-.117	40
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	8-18	.539	8-18	.474	32	-.038	32
Bemidji State	NSIC	7-17	.509	6-16	.443	38	-.085	38
Central Missouri	MIAA	21-5	.527	19-5	.598	3	.226	5	5
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	8-18	.505	8-18	.454	36	-.074	35
Concordia (St. Paul)	NSIC	22-6	.541	22-6	.597	4	.242	4	3
East Central	GAC	15-11	.502	15-11	.519	20	.080	18
Emporia State	MIAA	12-14	.515	11-13	.499	29	.007	31
Fort Hays State	MIAA	23-4	.528	22-4	.605	2	.256	2	2
Harding	GAC	23-5	.527	22-5	.595	5	.251	3	4
Henderson State	GAC	16-9	.521	16-9	.549	11	.143	11
Jamestown i	NSIC	6-18	.507	6-18	.436	39	-.099	39
Mary	NSIC	21-9	.533	19-9	.564	8	.159	10	8
Minnesota State	NSIC	27-1	.528	23-1	.628	1	.338	1	1
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	8-21	.525	8-21	.456	35	-.079	37
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	20-7	.524	20-7	.572	7	.182	6	7
Minot State	NSIC	10-18	.513	10-18	.469	33	-.040	33
Missouri Southern	MIAA	18-9	.506	18-9	.545	12	.098	15
Missouri Western	MIAA	12-15	.565	12-14	.535	15	.053	22
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	14-14	.511	13-14	.507	28	.040	26
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	14-15	.503	14-15	.498	30	.016	30
Newman	MIAA	5-20	.468	5-19	.397	42	-.190	42
Northeastern State	MIAA	16-11	.493	16-11	.518	22	.052	24
Northern State	NSIC	16-13	.506	16-13	.512	25	.047	25
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	15-11	.516	15-9	.528	17	.066	19
Northwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	17-9	.529	17-9	.559	10	.178	7	9
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	14-14	.522	14-14	.516	24	.062	20
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	14-12	.516	14-12	.521	19	.087	16
Pittsburg State	MIAA	17-10	.510	16-9	.532	16	.087	17
Rogers State	MIAA	9-17	.490	9-17	.454	37	-.076	36
St. Cloud State	NSIC	14-15	.536	13-15	.519	21	.053	23
Sioux Falls	NSIC	13-16	.534	13-16	.507	27	.027	29
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	16-12	.514	16-12	.527	18	.101	13
Southern Arkansas	GAC	12-16	.510	12-16	.489	31	.028	28
Southern Nazarene	GAC	10-16	.555	10-16	.511	26	.038	27
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	17-12	.539	16-11	.539	14	.111	12
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	12-15	.542	12-15	.516	23	.061	21
Washburn	MIAA	21-7	.516	20-6	.583	6	.170	8	6
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	9-18	.505	9-18	.456	34	-.056	34
Winona State	NSIC	17-13	.542	17-13	.543	13	.100	14

Final data for the 2025–26 regular season

KPI from Faktor Sports

Team	Conf	Record	SOS	In-region	RPI	RPI Rk	KPI	KPI Rk	Seed
Arkansas Tech	GAC	18-9	.527	18-9	.561	10	.156	9
Arkansas–Fort Smith	MIAA	5-23	.519	5-23	.434	40	-.150	41
Arkansas–Monticello	GAC	4-22	.510	4-22	.421	41	-.121	40
Augustana (SD)	NSIC	8-18	.540	8-18	.476	32	-.041	32
Bemidji State	NSIC	7-17	.509	6-16	.443	38	-.089	38
Central Missouri	MIAA	23-6	.538	21-6	.604	3	.225	5	4
Central Oklahoma	MIAA	8-18	.506	8-18	.455	36	-.077	35
Concordia (St. Paul) A	NSIC	24-6	.558	24-6	.612	2	.274	2	2
East Central	GAC	15-12	.509	15-12	.519	20	.072	19
Emporia State	MIAA	13-15	.524	12-14	.507	29	.013	30
Fort Hays State	MIAA	23-5	.531	22-5	.600	4	.243	3	3
Harding	GAC	24-6	.529	23-6	.592	6	.236	4	6
Henderson State	GAC	16-10	.522	16-10	.544	14	.126	11
Jamestown i	NSIC	6-18	.509	6-18	.438	39	-.102	39
Mary	NSIC	21-10	.544	19-10	.566	9	.153	10
Minnesota State	NSIC	28-2	.542	24-2	.631	1	.337	1	1
Minnesota–Crookston	NSIC	8-21	.525	8-21	.456	35	-.082	37
Minnesota–Duluth	NSIC	20-8	.534	20-8	.573	8	.173	8	8
Minot State	NSIC	10-18	.515	10-18	.470	33	-.041	33
Missouri Southern	MIAA	19-10	.513	19-10	.548	12	.095	15
Missouri Western	MIAA	14-16	.574	14-15	.548	11	.075	18
MSU Moorhead	NSIC	14-14	.514	13-14	.509	27	.040	25
Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	14-16	.506	14-16	.496	30	.005	31
Newman	MIAA	5-20	.470	5-19	.398	42	-.197	42
Northeastern State	MIAA	16-12	.493	16-12	.513	24	.037	26
Northern State	NSIC	16-13	.506	16-13	.511	25	.043	24
Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	15-12	.523	15-10	.529	18	.059	20
Northwestern Oklahoma State A	GAC	20-9	.536	20-9	.573	7	.194	7	7
Oklahoma Baptist	GAC	14-14	.522	14-14	.516	23	.057	21
Ouachita Baptist	GAC	14-13	.519	14-13	.518	21	.079	17
Pittsburg State	MIAA	17-11	.519	16-10	.533	17	.079	16
Rogers State	MIAA	9-17	.490	9-17	.453	37	-.082	36
St. Cloud State	NSIC	14-15	.539	13-15	.522	19	.052	23
Sioux Falls	NSIC	13-16	.535	13-16	.508	28	.026	28
Southeastern Oklahoma State	GAC	18-13	.527	18-13	.539	16	.117	12
Southern Arkansas	GAC	12-16	.510	12-16	.489	31	.023	29
Southern Nazarene	GAC	10-17	.561	10-17	.511	26	.033	27
Southwest Minnesota State	NSIC	17-12	.542	16-11	.541	15	.111	13
Southwestern Oklahoma State	GAC	12-15	.541	12-15	.516	22	.055	22
Washburn A	MIAA	24-7	.526	23-6	.596	5	.196	6	5
Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	9-18	.507	9-18	.458	34	-.059	34
Winona State	NSIC	17-13	.545	17-13	.545	13	.100	14