FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Coming off a strong season a year ago, Fort Hays State Men's Basketball is receiving votes in the NABC Division II Top 25 Poll going into the 2022-23 season. The Tigers are coming off a 23-6 overall record in 2021-22, a season in which the Tigers saw time in the NABC Top 25.
Fort Hays State finished third in the MIAA regular season standings in 2021-22, just one game back of co-champions Northwest Missouri State and Central Oklahoma. The Tigers made it to the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament. They unfortunately came up just short of an NCAA Tournament selection with one of the nation's top records among teams left out of the tournament.
Fort Hays State ranked as high as No. 18 in the NABC Top 25 last season on February 22. The Tigers enjoyed time among the Top 25 for three weeks, and were among the receiving votes section multiple weeks.
Defending national champion Northwest Missouri State and Central Oklahoma represent the MIAA among the Preseason Top 25 at No. 1 and 11 respectively. Seven teams from the Central Region will start the season in the Top 25.
Below is the NABC Preseason Top 25 for NCAA Division II.
Rank Team Record Pts
1. Northwest Missouri State (12) 34-5 386
2. Augusta (Ga.) (1) 33-4 358
3. Indiana (Pa.) (1) 33-3 344
4. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) (2) 31-1 336
5. West Texas A&M 29-7 304
6. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 26-5 272
7. Minnesota Duluth 25-6 270
8. West Liberty (W.Va.) 29-3 263
9. Cal State San Bernardino 24-4 259
10. Black Hills State (S.D.) 26-8 219
11. Central Oklahoma 24-7 193
12. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 21-10 138
13. Cal State San Marcos 20-5 136
14. Bentley (Mass.) 25-5 125
15. Chico State (Calif.) 22-5 116
16. Lubbock Christian (Texas) 27-4 114
17. UNC Pembroke 27-4 110
18. Augustana (S.D.) 26-4 106
19. Fairmont State (W.Va.) 23-8 101
20. Walsh (Ohio) 24-7 98
21. MSU Moorhead 19-12 84
22. Upper Iowa 26-6 78
23. Virginia Union 23-7 68
24. Alabama Huntsville 23-11 67
25. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 28-5 59
Others receiving votes: Northern State (S.D.) 53, Barry (Fla.) 52, Mercyhurst (Pa.) 47, Fayetteville State (N.C.) 46, Miles (Ala.) 39, Ferris State (Mich.) 33, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 31, Hillsdale (Mich.) 31, DBU (Texas) 29, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 22, Colorado Mesa 22, Angelo State (Texas) 15, Columbus State (Ga.) 15, Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 15, Colorado School of Mines 14, Saint Martin's (Wash.) 14, Findlay (Ohio) 13, Lee (Tenn.) 13, Missouri-St. Louis 13, Wayne State (Neb.) 12, Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 11, Fort Lewis (Colo.) 10, Rollins (Fla.) 8, New Haven (Conn.) 7, Indianapolis (Ind.) 6, Wingate (S.D.) 6, Point Loma (Calif.) 5, Washburn (Kan.) 5, Benedict (S.C.) 4, Flagler (Fla.) 2, West Alabama 2, Charleston (W.Va.) 1, Daemen (N.Y.) 1.