MARSHALL, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team will compete at the NCAA Super Regional V Tournament this Saturday starting at 9 a.m. inside Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, S.D.
The NCAA Super Regional Tournament V features all 10 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference teams. The top three finishers at each weight class will qualify for the NCAA Championships, with the fourth-place finisher serving as an alternate in the class. The NCAA Championships will be held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, starting on Friday, March 10, and running through Saturday, March 11.
The Super Regional V Tournament will have seven teams that, as of Feb. 18, rank in the Top 25 according to the NWCA Rankings. The five-time national champion St. Cloud State University Huskies enter the tournament ranked No. 3 in the country behind last year’s national runner-up, No. 1 Central Oklahoma, and No. 2 Lander. UW-Parkside comes in ranked sixth, with Upper Iowa three spots behind at No. 9. UMary (No. 12), Augustana (No. 19), Northern State (No. 22), and SMSU (No. 23) all find themselves ranked in the top 25, with Minnesota State receiving votes for the national poll.