Winona State
6-5 2025 finalWinona State is a Minnesota regional program that navigated a 2025 coaching transition with poise — interim HC Brian Curtin earned the permanent role after stabilizing a 6-5 season following Brian Bergstrom's departure to South Dakota State.
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Winona State is a Minnesota regional program that navigated a 2025 coaching transition with poise — interim HC Brian Curtin earned the permanent role after stabilizing a 6-5 season following Brian Bergstrom's departure to South Dakota State.
Winona State went 6-5 overall and 6-4 in the NSIC in 2025 following the departure of head coach Brian Bergstrom to South Dakota State. Interim HC Brian Curtin stabilized the program during transition; his performance earned a perm…
Offseason
69 days
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The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Winona State
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Winona State
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Winona State · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Winona State · low confidence
Growing (60)
Home-Field Advantage · Winona State · 2018-present
Elite
71% home win rate vs 39% on the road. margin runs +14.4 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Northern Sun Standing · 2025
8th in the Northern Sun
Winona State is 8th of 13 in the Northern Sun at 6-5. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Duluth | 10-2 |
| 2 | Minnesota State Mankato | 10-4 |
| 3 | Augustana University (SD) | 9-2 |
| 4 | Minnesota State Moorhead | 8-3 |
| 5 | Northern State | 7-4 |
| 6 | Sioux Falls | 7-4 |
| 7 | Wayne State (NE) | 7-4 |
| 8 | Winona State | 6-5 |
| 9 | Bemidji State | 4-7 |
| 10 | University of Mary | 4-7 |
| 11 | Minot State | 3-8 |
| 12 | Concordia University St Paul | 2-9 |
| 13 | Southwest Minnesota State | 1-10 |
Schedule Strength · Winona State · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 51% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Winona State · 2025
Won 30-6 vs Southwest Minnesota State
Week 12 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Winona State
2025: Won 21-14 vs Wayne State (NE)
In 2025, the program won 21-14 vs Wayne State (NE) — a tight home result that left the 7-point margin on the books.
Go Warriors.