Fort Hays State Men's Basketball moved back into the D2SIDA Top 25 on Tuesday (Jan. 4), holding the No. 22 ranking this week. FHSU continues to receive votes for the fourth straight edition of the NABC Top 25 Poll, receiving the fifth-most votes of teams outside of the Top 25.
The Tigers entered the D2SIDA Top 25 Poll for the first time this season at No. 23 back on December 14 and then fell back out of the poll on December 21 after their first loss of the season. The Tigers are back in the Top 25 week, even though they took their second loss of the season on Monday night at Rogers State. The results from games on Monday were not figured into this week's poll.
This is the highest the Tigers have been ranked in the D2SIDA Top 25 Poll, which began back in 2014-15, even though they have been ranked as high as No. 1 several times in the NABC poll during the program's NCAA Division II history. Fort Hays State has now held the No. 22, 23, and 24 rankings in the D2SIDA Poll during the eight-year history of the poll.
Below are the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball national polls for Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
D2SIDA Top 25 Poll - January 4, 2022
Rank School Record
1 Lubbock Christian (9) 12-0
2 Northwest Missouri State (5) 12-1
3 Nova Southeastern (1) 12-0
4 West Liberty 10-1 5
5 Chico State 10-0
6 Minnesota Duluth 14-0
7 West Texas A&M 14-2
8 Mercyhurst 10-1
9 Indiana (Pa.) 10-1
10 Dominican (N.Y.) 9-1
11 CSU San Marcos 10-0
12 Queens (N.C.) 11-2
13 CSU San Bernardino 10-1
14 Truman State 9-2
15 Augusta 10-1
16 Ferris State 9-3
17 Embry-Riddle 11-3
18 Lincoln Memorial 10-2
19 Texas A&M-Commerce 10-1
20 UNC Pembroke 9-1
21 Hillsdale 9-2
22 Fort Hays State 10-1
23 Upper Iowa 12-2
24 Charleston (W.Va.) 9-2
25 St. Thomas Aquinas 10-3
Receiving Votes: St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 35, Southeastern Oklahoma State 34, Texas A&M International 23, Union (Tenn.) 22, Augustana (S.D.) 17, Barry (Fla.) 17, Flagler (Fla.) 13, Central Oklahoma 10, Fairmont State (W.Va.) 7, Regis (Colo.) 2..
NABC Top 25 Poll - January 4, 2022
Rank School Record Pts Prev
1 Lubbock
Christian (Texas) (13) 12-0
2 Northwest
Missouri State (2) 12-1
3 Nova
Southeastern (Fla.) (1) 12-0
4 Chico State
(Calif.) 10-0
5 Minnesota
Duluth 14-0
6 Cal State
San Bernardino 10-1
7 Mercyhurst
(Pa.) 10-1
8 West Liberty
(W.Va.) 10-1
9 Cal State
San Marcos 10-0
10 Indiana (Pa.) 9-1
11 West Texas
A&M 14-2=
12 Augusta (Ga.) 10-1
13 Dominican
(N.Y.) 9-1
14 Queens (N.C.) 11-2
15 Lincoln
Memorial (Tenn.) 10-2
16 Truman State
(Mo.) 9-2
17 Regis (Colo.) 10-1
18 Barry (Fla.) 9-2
19 Upper Iowa 12-2
20 Hillsdale
(Mich.) 9-2
21 Georgia
College 10-1
22 Embry-Riddle
(Fla.) 11-3
23 Fairmont
State (W.Va.) 9-2
24 UNC Pembroke 9-1
25 Flagler
(Fla.) 9-2
Receiving Votes: Texas A&M-Commerce 23, Union (Tenn.) 19, Augustana (S.D.) 18, Ferris State (Mich.) 15, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 11, Central Oklahoma 10, West Florida 10, Angelo State (Texas) 8, MSU Denver (Colo.) 6, Bentley (Mass.) 5, Texas-Tyler 4, Black Hills State (S.D.) 2, Charleston (WV) 2, Emporia State (Kan.) 1.