Augustana Hockey Opens Season Ranked 15th After NCAA Tournament Near Miss
The Augustana Hockey team in Sioux Falls is motivated by narrowly missing the NCAA Tournament last year, using that experience to drive their current season. They are currently ranked 15th after a successful opening weekend.
Sioux Falls, SD, October 14, 2026 —
Augustana Hockey is carrying the memory of last season’s narrow miss of the NCAA Tournament into its current campaign. The team, based in Sioux Falls, is ranked 15th after what was described as a successful opening weekend.
The missed tournament appearance has become a source of motivation for the team, according to the available information. That experience is shaping the outlook for the current season, though no details were provided about how players or coaches have translated that motivation into specific goals or changes.
The 15th-place ranking offers an early measure of the team’s standing, but the ranking system and the date it was issued were not specified. The information also did not identify the opponents or results from the opening weekend, so the nature of the team’s success cannot be described more precisely.
Further details about Augustana’s schedule, roster, coaching staff and tournament prospects were not provided. The available account does not say how narrowly the team missed the NCAA Tournament last year or identify the circumstances behind that outcome.
For now, the stated story is an early-season one: Augustana has begun the current season with a successful weekend, holds a No. 15 ranking and is drawing motivation from last year’s disappointment. Additional results and season developments would provide more context on how that experience relates to the team’s progress.
Story summarized from the original created by Mark Ovenden on www.dakotanewsnow.com, see more information here.
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