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Feb. 19, 2020
With the first round of NCAA Division 2 Men's Basketball Regional Rankings released on Wednesday, the road to the Elite Eight appears that it will head through Maryville in the central region once again.
Northwest Missouri State (24-1, 14-1 MIAA) leads the pack, followed by Southeastern Oklahoma State and Missouri Southern.
The Bearcats dispatched the Lions 96-75 February 13 en route to their current 20-1 in-region record, with a second meeting with MSSU coming up February 20.
"There's no doubt that we're looking at a team very capable of a repeat run, they check all the boxes," Wayne Cavadi of NCAA.com said.
Northwest won its second national championship in 2019 posting a perfect 38-0 record.
The MIAA Tournament is on the horizon in Kansas City March 4-8. The NCAA Tournament begins March 14.
The full interview with Wayne Cavadi on Northwest Missouri State University and the upcoming NCAA Tournament is available in the player link above.
| CENTRAL | |||
| Rank | School | Overall DII Record | In-Region Record |
| 1 | Northwest Missouri State | 21-1 | 20-1 |
| 2 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 17-6 | 16-5 |
| 3 | Missouri Southern State | 16-5 | 16-4 |
| 4 | Southern Nazarene | 18-7 | 18-7 |
| 5 | Northern State | 20-6 | 20-6 |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | 19-7 | 18-7 |
| 7 | Rogers State | 17-5 | 17-5 |
| 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 15-8 | 15-8 |
| 9 | Sioux Falls | 19-6 | 19-6 |
| 10 | Henderson State | 15-7 | 15-7 |
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