FHSU Athletics
After three wins last week, the Fort Hays State women's basketball team again climbed in the latest release of both national polls, moving to No. 7 in the WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll and sliding up to a tie for No. 14 in the D2CSC National Media Poll released Tuesday.
Fort Hays State (7-0) leapt five spots in the coaches poll, earning 408 points in the balloting process after picking up 299 points one week ago. The Tigers are still the highest-ranked team from the MIAA, but FHSU is followed closely by No. 8 Pittsburg State and No. 9 Northwest Missouri State. Only one other league has three teams in the top 10, while the MIAA is the only conference with three teams in the top 17.
This is the seventh time in program history that the Tigers have been ranked No. 7 in the coaches poll. FHSU was last seventh in the final poll of the 2021-22 season. The Tigers are 10-0 all-time when ranked seventh in the country. The Tigers have been listed in 107 weekly releases of the WBCA Coaches Poll during their DII era.
This is the 69th time FHSU has been ranked in the top 10, and the first time the Tigers have cracked the top 10 since January 2, 2024. FHSU is 164-43 all-time when ranked, including a 113-24 record when ranked in the top 10.The Tigers moved up one spot in the media poll. FHSU is tied with Gannon with 202 points, while the two schools are just three points behind No. 13 Lee.
Fort Hays State returns to Gross Memorial Coliseum this weekend to open conference play on Thursday (Dec. 5) when they battle Central Missouri beginning at 5:30 p.m.
WBCA NCAA DII National Coaches Poll - December 3, 2024
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (22) - 7-0 - 574 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's (1) - 7-1 - 510 - 4
3 - Montana State Billings - 7-1 - 505 - 3
4 - Lubbock Christian - 8-0 - 450 - 11
5 - Bentley - 7-1 - 436 - 6
6 - Gannon - 9-1 - 429 - 2
7 - Fort Hays State - 7-0 - 408 - 12
8 - Pittsburg State - 6-1 - 336 - 13
9 - Northwest Missouri State - 7-1 - 333 - 15
10 - Ashland - 6-2 - 323 - 14
11 - Carson-Newman - 6-1 - 314 - 5
12 - Cal State Dominguez Hills - 8-0 - 289 - 18
13 - Thomas Jefferson - 5-1 - 263 - 7
14 - Azusa Pacific - 5-1 - 245 - 16
15 - Lee (Tenn.) - 6-0 - 234 - 17
16 - Minnesota State Mankato - 5-2 - 179 - 9
17 - Tampa - 6-2 - 167 - 8
18 - Texas Tyler - 5-0 - 162 - 23
19 - Concordia-St. Paul - 7-0 - 157 - 21
20 - Union (Tenn.) - 4-2 - 148 - 10
21 - Seton Hill - 8-0 - 142 - 25
22 - Assumption - 7-1 - 141 - 20
23 - Ferris State - 5-2 - 139 - 19
24 - Nova Southeastern - 6-1 - 110 - 22
25 - Cal Poly Pomona - 5-1 - 75 - 24
Dropped Out: None
Receiving Votes: Northern Michigan (6-0) 47; North Georgia (5-0) 46; West Virginia State (5-0) 32; Fairmont State (5-2) 28; Colorado Mesa (4-1) 27; Central Washington (6-0) 26; Southwest Minnesota State (7-0) 26; Embry Riddle (7-0) 24; California State L.A. (4-1) 21; Indiana (Pa.) (5-0) 18; Miles (3-1) 18; Belmont Abbey (6-2) 11; Columbus State (5-2) 11; Virginia State (5-2) 10; Valdosta State (5-1) 4.
D2CSC National Media Poll - December 3, 2024
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (15) - 7-0 - 398 - 1
2 - Lubbock Christian (1) - 8-0 - 383 - 5
3 - Pittsburg State - 6-1 - 352 - 6
4 - Northwest Missouri State - 7-1 - 318 - 7
5 - Texas Tyler - 5-0 - 307 - T10
T6 - Ashland - 7-2 - 272 - 9
T6 - Carson-Newman - 6-1 - 272 - 4
8 - Bentley - 7-1 - 271 - 14
9 - Embry-Riddle - 7-0 - 267 - 18
10 - Cal State-Dominguez Hills - 8-0 - 260 - 19
11 - Seton Hill - 8-0 - 236 - RV
12 - Texas Woman's - 7-1 - 216 - 13
13 - Lee - 6-0 - 205 - 12
T14 - Fort Hays State - 7-0 - 202 - 15
T14 - Gannon - 9-1 - 202 - 2
16 - Montana State Billings - 7-1 - 199 - T10
17 - Southern Connecticut State - 7-0 - 168 - 22
18 - Indiana (Pa.) - 5-0 - 104 - 20
19 - Northern Michigan - 6-0 - 95 - 24
20 - North Georgia - 5-0 - 92 - RV
21 - Jefferson - 5-1 - 89 - 8
22 - Azusa Pacific - 5-1 - 78 - 25
23 - Concordia-St. Paul - 7-0 - 60 - RV
24 - Nova Southeastern - 6-1 - 34 - NR
25 - Ferris State - 5-2 - 23 - 16
Receiving Votes: Southwest Minnesota State (19); Assumption (17); Cal State- Los Angeles (13); Valdosta State (12; Tampa (9); Minnesota State Mankato (8); Colorado Mesa (8); Union (7); Francis Marion (3); West Virginia State (1)Dropped Out: (3) Tampa; (17) UNC Pembroke; (21) Minnesota State-Mankato; (23) Union