FHSU Athletics
The Fort Hays State women's basketball team slid to 11th in the latest WBCA Coaches Poll, released Tuesday by the coaches association. Fort Hays State fell out of the D2CSC Media Poll, moving into the top spot of the receiving votes category.
Fort Hays State now stands at 14-2 overall after splitting a pair of home games last week. All but one of FHSU's wins have been double-figure victories, including nine by 20 or more points, while both of the Tigers' losses have been by just one point.
This is the fourth time the Tigers have been ranked 11th in the coaches poll during the team's DII era, and the first since February 2, 2021. That poll was the first release of the coaches poll during the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season.
The Tigers are 7-0 when ranked 11th in the coaches poll and 171-45 all-time when listed in the poll. Fort Hays State has now been listed in 113 different releases of the WBCA DII Top 25.Fort Hays State topping the receiving votes category in the latest media poll is the first time the Tigers have not been listed in the top 25 in either poll this season.
Only one other MIAA program is listed in either poll this week, with Pittsburg State moving up to No. 8 in each release.
Fort Hays State will open a four-game road swing Thursday when the Tigers take on Rogers State in Claremore, Okla. beginning at 5:30 p.m.
WBCA NCAA DII Coaches Poll - January 21, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (22) - 17-1 - 574 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's - 17-1 - 548 - 2
3 - Cal State Dominguez Hills (1) - 18-0 - 526 - 3
4 - Bentley - 17-1 - 507 - 4
5 - Seton Hill - 16-1 - 447 - 9
6 - Minnesota State Mankato - 17-2 - 440 - 10
7 - North Georgia - 15-1 - 411 - 5
8 - Pittsburg State - 16-2 - 387 - 12
9 - Texas-Tyler - 15-2 - 375 - 13
10 - Embry-Riddle - 15-1 - 336 - 15
11 - Fort Hays State - 14-2 - 306 - 7
12 - Ashland - 16-3 - 297 - 14
13 - Azusa Pacific - 15-2 - 294 - 8
14 - Coker - 15-1 - 281 - 16
t15 - Gannon - 16-3 - 252 - 16
t15 - Cal Poly Pomona - 14-2 - 205 - 19
17 - Nova Southeastern - 15-2 - 192 - 20
18 - Lubbock Christian - 16-3 - 183 - 18
19 - Union, TN - 15-3 - 155 - 11
20 - Montana State Billings - 16-4 - 135 - 6
21 - Belmont Abbey - 14-2 - 121 - 21
t22 - Concordia-St. Paul - 16-2 - 117 - 21
t22 - Southwest Minnesota State - 16-2 - 110 - 23
24 - Tampa - 15-4 - 61 - 24
25 - Carson-Newman - 14-4 - 50 - 25
Dropped Out: None
Receiving Votes: Alaska Anchorage (16-2) 49; Fairmont State (13-3) 17; Miles (10-3) 12; Chowan (9-2) 9; Harding (13-3) 9; Lewis (13-2) 8; UNC Pembroke (14-4) 7; Indiana (Pa.) (13-3) 5; Malone (14-2) 2.
D2CSC Media Poll - January 21, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (13) - 17-1 - 373 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's - 17-1 - 354 - 2
3 - Cal State-Dominguez Hills (2) - 18-0 - 344 - 3
4 - Bentley - 17-1 - 321 - 4
5 - Seton Hill - 16-1 - 312 - 5
6 - Minnesota State-Mankato - 17-2 - 288 - 8
7 - Embry-Riddle - 15-1 - 285 - 7
T8 - Texas Tyler - 15-2 - 254 - 10
T8 - Pittsburg State - 16-2 - 254 - 11
10 - North Georgia - 15-1 - 251 - 6
11 - Ashland - 16-3 - 223 - 12
12 - Gannon - 16-3 - 187 - 17
13 - Nova Southeastern - 15-2 - 179 - 18
14 - Lubbock Christian - 16-3 - 173 - 16
15 - Coker - 15-1 - 158 - T19
16 - Cal Poly- Pomona - 14-2 - 152 - RV
17 - Concordia-St. Paul - 16-2 - 138 - 21
18 - Holy Family - 14-3 - 117 - T19
19 - Azusa Pacific - 15-1 - 116 - 14
20 - Union - 15-3 - 96 - 15
21 - Belmont Abbey - 14-2 - 76 - 25
22 - Southwest Minnesota St. - 16-2 - 62 - RV
23 - Malone - 14-2 - 33 - NR
24 - Alaska-Anchorage - 16-2 - 32 - RV
25 - Southern Connecticut State - 14-3 - 31 - 23
Receiving Votes: Fort Hays State (22); Fairmont State (20); Tampa (11); Carson-Newman (4); Black Hills State (4); Indiana (Pa.) (3); Alabama-Huntsville (1); Montana-State Billings (1)Dropped Out: (9) Montana State-Billings; (13) Fort Hays State; (22) Indiana (Pa.); (24) Lewis