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Week 11 NSIC Preview & Playoff Outlook
My column this week will be a brief look at each game, while also taking a peak at the Regional Rankings and how things might play out come Sunday with the D2 playoff pairings being announced.

Thursday, November 9
Augustana (4-6) at Winona State (9-1)Saturday, November 11
Minnesota-Duluth (8-2) at Mary (1-9)Northern State (5-5) at Minnesota-Crookston (0-10)Bemidji State (7-3) at Minnesota State-Moorhead (5-5)Upper Iowa (6-4) at Wayne State (5-5)
Southwest Minnesota State (2-8) at Concordia-St. Paul (1-9)Minot State (2-8) at St. Cloud State (6-4) Minnesota State-Mankato (10-0) at Sioux Falls (9-1)The teams..
MSU-MankatoCentral WashingtonMidwest StateWinona StateSioux FallsColorado MesaTexas A/M Commerce Minnesota-Duluth Eastern New MexicoHumboldt StateColorado State-Pueblo-The reason I have CSUP listed at all is that I feel they are laying in the weeds and could sneak up and possibly get a spot. They are a longshot for certain, but if Mesa loses, and then some of the others in front of them, CSUP could land in the 8 spot. If so, they would get in the dance due to Earned Access (EA). If so, a NSIC team could be pretty upset about that.