BURNSVILLE, Minn. -  The 2026 NSIC Volleyball Tournament pairings have been determined following the conclusion of the NSIC regular season schedule.

After Saturday's match against St. Cloud State, Southwest Minnesota State earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament. SMSU won the tiebreaker against Northern State via points rating system (both teams were 15-5 in conference play).

The top eight teams from the conference standings advance to the single-elimination tournament. The quarterfinals will be hosted at the top four seeds on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. and the semifinals/championship matches hosted at the highest remaining seed. The semifinals/championship matches will take place on two consecutive days between Friday and Sunday, November 13-15 with the dates of competition determined by the host institution following the quarterfinal round.

Wayne State (19-1) won the 2026 NSIC Regular Season Championship and will be the top seed taking on eighth seeded Augustana (12-8).  Concordia-St. Paul (17-3) is the two seed and will host seventh seeded Jamestown (12-8). SMSU will host sixth seeded Minnesota Duluth (14-6) while fourth seeded Northern State (15-5) will host fifth seeded St. Cloud State (14-6).

The winner of the NSIC Tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Region Tournament.