SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University volleyball team is listed at No. 2 in the second edition of the 2025 NCAA Atlantic Region rankings released Wednesday.
 
The NCAA regional rankings are annually used to determine the teams that qualify for the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championships.

Rankings are released every Wednesday afternoon until the announcement of the tournament field, which is set for 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24. Each set of rankings includes all matches played through the previous Sunday.
 
Gannon (20-6) currently ranks ahead of Shippensburg in the Atlantic Region. The rankings feature eight teams from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), with three teams from the Eastern Division: No. 4 East Stroudsburg (21-5) and No. 5 Shepherd (19-7).

The Atlantic Region is comprised of all 16 volleyball teams in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), all 12 teams in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and 10 of the 11 teams in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) – a total of 38 teams. Point Park is still ineligible for NCAA Championship competition as it completes its transition to NCAA Division II.

Each of the three conference champions will receive an automatic berth to the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships.

Eight teams from each region will qualify for the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championships. The NCAA Atlantic Region Championships will take place Thursday, Dec. 4 through Saturday, Dec. 6.
 
The winner of each of the eight regional tournaments will advance to the NCAA Division II National Championships in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Thursday, Dec. 11 through Saturday, Dec. 13.
 
QUALIFICATION
To be considered for regional rankings and the NCAA Championships selection process, a team must have played a minimum of 15 matches and 60 percent of its overall schedule against Division II teams. A team must have an overall won-lost record of .500 or better, with the only exception being an automatic qualifier (conference champion).
 
The following required criteria shall be employed by a governing sports committee in selecting participants for NCAA championships competition [Bylaw 31.3.3; Criteria for Selection of Participants]:
● Availability of student-athletes
● Application of nullification
● Division II in-region winning percentage
● Division II winning percentage
● Division II strength of schedule (opponents' average winning percentage and opponents' opponents' average winning percentage)
● Division II head-to-head competition
● Results versus Division II common opponents Sport-Specific Criteria

Specific to volleyball, the regional championships committee will also consider three additional criteria:
● In-Region rating percentage index (RPI)
● Kevin Pauga Index (KPI)
● Late-season performance (last 10 matches before the selection call)

Additionally, input is provided by regional advisory committees for consideration by the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championships Committee. A Division II governing sports committee must contact a regional advisory committee before making its final selection of teams or individuals if the committee selection differs from the regional advisory committees. Coaches' polls and/or any other outside polls or rankings are not used for selection purposes.