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INDIANAPOLIS - The first NCAA Power Index (NPI) ranking have been releasd. At-large teams will be selected using the NCAA Power Index (NPI), the system that houses the division’s statistical data and objectively applies the selection criteria to the data based on the sport committee’s established weighted criteria. NPI will determine the at-large teams selected to the championship after the Automatic Qualifiers (AQ) have been designated.
The NSIC, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Great Lakes Valley Conference and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference make up the 41-team Super Region 3. There will be eight teams selected per super region to make up the field of 32 teams. The teams bracketed within each super region will play each other in the first, second and quarterfinal rounds, with the super region winners playing in the semifinals and those four super region winners will be seeded one through four by the Division II Football Committee.
NPI rankings will be announced October 25, November 1 and November 8. NPI rankings will be pushed daily starting with the third ranking (Nov. 1). The NPI rankings used for selections will be posted after the selection show airs on NCAA.com. on November 15 at 5 p.m. (CT).
SUPER REGION THREE
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INDIANAPOLIS - The first NCAA Power Index (NPI) ranking have been releasd. At-large teams will be selected using the NCAA Power Index (NPI), the system that houses the division’s statistical data and objectively applies the selection criteria to the data based on the sport committee’s established weighted criteria. NPI will determine the at-large teams selected to the championship after the Automatic Qualifiers (AQ) have been designated.
The NSIC, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Great Lakes Valley Conference and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference make up the 41-team Super Region 3. There will be eight teams selected per super region to make up the field of 32 teams. The teams bracketed within each super region will play each other in the first, second and quarterfinal rounds, with the super region winners playing in the semifinals and those four super region winners will be seeded one through four by the Division II Football Committee.
NPI rankings will be announced October 25, November 1 and November 8. NPI rankings will be pushed daily starting with the third ranking (Nov. 1). The NPI rankings used for selections will be posted after the selection show airs on NCAA.com. on November 15 at 5 p.m. (CT).
SUPER REGION THREE
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| RANK | SCHOOL | CONF | NAT'L RANK | NPI | D2 Record |
| 1 | Northwood | GMAC | 3 | 63.760 | 7-0 |
| 2 | Ferris State | GLIAC | 5 | 63.531 | 6-0 |
| 3 | Minnesota State-Mankato | NSIC | 7 | 61.783 | 7-0 |
| 4 | Davenport | GLIAC | 10 | 59.733 | 7-0 |
| 5 | Michigan Tech | GLIAC | 11 | 59.614 | 6-1 |
| 6 | Findlay | GMAC | 19 | 57.768 | 6-1 |
| 7 | Minnesota-Duluth | NSIC | 23 | 56.949 | 5-2 |
| 8 | Augustana | NSIC | 33 | 55.117 | 5-2 |
| 9 | Minnesota State-Moorhead | NSIC | 41 | 54.202 | 5-2 |
| 10 | Tiffin | GMAC | 43 | 53.788 | 5-2 |
| 11 | Northern State | NSIC | 46 | 53.261 | 5-2 |
| 12 | Wayne State (NE) | NSIC | 47 | 53.226 | 6-1 |
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