INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – South Dakota Mines Volleyball is ranked seventh in this week's NCAA Power Index (NPI) South Centra Region rankings.

After being ranked eighth last week, the Hardrockers jumped ahead of UCCS, who fell to ninth.

Ahead of the Rockers are Angelo State, Colorado School of Mines, Dallas Baptist, Colorado Mesa, MSU Denver and UT Tyler. South Dakota Mines, St. Edward's, UCCS, Oklahoma Christian and Colorado Christian are all separated by 2.4 points this week.

The NPI ranking system is used to evaluate team performance and took the place of the Regional Advisory Committees this season. The two conference champions between the RMAC and LSC along with the remaining top six institutions, based on the NPI rankings, will earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

South Dakota Mines resumes RMAC play with a 17-5 overall record and 7-3 conference clip. They are on a season-best six-game winning streak, along with a 10-3 record at the King Center, their most since 1995.

The next NPI rankings are scheduled for Nov. 2. After that date, they rankings will be updated daily until the selection show.

What's Next

South Dakota Mines will head to Spearfish to take on Black Hills State on Tuesday at 6 p.m. On Saturday, they will play their last regular season home game against #25 Colorado School of Mines.