FHSU Athletics
The Fort Hays State women's basketball team moved up in both national polls after picking up a pair of wins last week, including one win over a top five team in the country. The Tigers enter the final week of the regular season ranked sixth in the latest WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll while FHSU moved up to No. 10 in the latest D2CSC Media Poll, both released Tuesday.
Now 24-2 on the year, the Tigers accumulated 466 points in the voting process of the coaches poll, up from 438 when they were ranked seventh last week. FHSU is just eight points behind fourth-ranked Texas-Tyler.
This is the second time the Tigers have been ranked sixth this season after also occupying that spot in December. It is the ninth time the Tigers have been slotted sixth in the coaches poll all-time, with FHSU picking up a 12-2 record when ranked sixth.
Fort Hays State has been in the WBCA Top 25 118 times during the DII era, including 78 appearances in the top 10. The Tigers are 181-45 when ranked and 128-26 when listed in the top 10.The Tigers are now the highest-ranked MIAA team in the country after knocking off then-No. 5 Pittsburg State on Saturday. The Gorillas dipped to No. 10 this week, with region rival Concordia-St. Paul right behind at No. 11.
Fort Hays State wraps up the regular season this week with two games against Nebraska-Kearney. The Tigers and Lopers will first meet in Hays on Wednesday (Feb. 26) beginning at 5:30 p.m. before facing off three days later in Kearney beginning at 2 p.m.
WBCA DII Coaches Poll - February 25, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Texas Woman's - 27-1 - 572 - 1
2 - Grand Valley State - 27-2 - 541 - 3
3 - Bentley - 26-1 - 526 - 4
4 - Texas-Tyler - 25-2 - 474 - 6
5 - Cal State Dominguez Hills - 27-1 - 471 - 2
6 - Fort Hays State - 24-2 - 466 - 7
7 - Ashland - 25-3 - 422 - 8
8 - North Georgia - 24-2 - 399 - 9
9 - Embry-Riddle - 23-2 - 383 - 10
10 - Pittsburg State - 24-3 - 355 - 5
11 - Concordia-St. Paul - 26-2 - 338 - 11
12 - Lubbock Christian - 26-3 - 317 - 12
13 - Coker - 24-2 - 274 - 13
14 - Union (Tenn.) - 24-3 - 261 - 14
15 - Alaska Anchorage - 24-3 - 255 - 19
16 - Cal Poly Pomona - 22-4 - 215 - 20
17 - Lewis - 23-2 - 178 - 21
18 - Gannon - 24-5 - 138 - 22
19 - Southwest Minnesota State - 25-3 - 128 - 17
20 - Seton Hill - 21-4 - 120 - 15
21 - Montana State Billings - 24-5 - 119 - 16
22 - Fairmont State - 22-4 - 111 - 24
23 - Tampa - 24-5 - 106 - 23
24 - Chowan - 18-3 - 63 - RV
25 - Colorado Mesa - 21-4 - 59 - RV
Dropped Out: No. 18 Azusa Pacific (20-5); No. 25 Minnesota State Mankato (22-6).
Receiving Votes: Azusa Pacific (20-5) 51; Clark Atlanta (21-5) 21; Minnesota State Mankato (22-6) 19; Southern Nazarene (20-6) 13; Nova Southeastern (21-5) 10; Virginia State (21-5) 4; Point Loma Nazarene (21-5) 3.
D2CSC Media Poll - February 25, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Texas Woman's (12) - 27-1 - 371 - 1
2 - Grand Valley State (1) - 27-2 - 346 - 4
3 - Bentley (1) - 26-1 - 345 - 3
4 - Cal State-Dominguez Hills (1) - 27-1 - 331 - 2
5 - Embry-Riddle - 23-2 - 305 - 6
6 - Texas Tyler - 25-2 - 297 - 7
7 - Concordia-St. Paul - 26-2 - 278 - 9
T8 - Ashland - 25-3 - 267 - 8
T8 - North Georgia - 24-2 - 267 - 10
10 - Fort Hays State - 24-2 - 225 - 14
11 - Lubbock Christian - 26-3 - 213 - 12}
12 - Union - 24-3 - 207 - 13
13 - Coker - 24-2 - 191 - 15
14 - Pittsburg State - 24-3 - 175 - 5
15 - Alaska-Anchorage - 24-3 - 171 - 16
16 - Fairmont State - 22-4 - 165 - 21
17 - Lewis - 23-2 - 135 - 18
T18 - Cal Poly- Pomona - 22-4 - 110 - 19
T18 - Seton Hill - 21-4 - 110 - 11
20 - Tampa - 24-5 - 93 - 22
21 - Southwest Minnesota St. - 25-3 - 69 - 17
22 - Holy Family - 21-5 - 56 - 20
23 - Colorado Mesa - 21-4 - 44 - 24
24 - Gannon - 24-5 - 40 - 25
T25 - Montana State Billings - 24-5 - 24 - 23
T25 - Nova Southeastern - 21-5 - 24 - RV
Receiving Votes: Francis Marion (10); Lee (4); Minnesota State-Mankato (2)Dropped Out: None