FHSU Athletics
The Fort Hays State women's basketball team jumped back into the top 10 in the latest WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll released Tuesday, with the Tigers now slotted eighth in the country. The Tigers also moved back into the top 25 of this week's D2CSC Media Poll, with FHSU sitting in 22nd in that top 25.The Tigers picked up 397 points in the balloting process of the coaches poll this week, up 91 points from 306 last Tuesday when FHSU was 11th in the country.
This is the fourth time in program history that the Tigers have been ranked eighth in the coaches poll and the first since February 16, 2021. The Tigers are 4-0 all-time when ranked eighth in the coaches poll, including home wins over Lincoln and #16 Central Missouri in 2021 and home wins over Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State in 2019. The Tigers were also ranked eighth in the final poll of the 2014-15 season.
Fort Hays State is 173-45 all-time when ranked in the coaches poll, including a 120-26 mark when ranked inside the top 10. The Tigers have now been listed in the poll 114 times, including 74 appearances in the top 10.The Tigers are back into the top 25 of the media poll after spending last week in the top spot of the receiving votes category. This is the second time FHSU has been 22nd in the media ranks after being in the same position during the 2024-25 preseason poll.
Pittsburg State is the only other MIAA program recognized in either poll, with the Gorillas now sixth in the coaches rankings and fifth in the media poll.
The Tigers will be on the road again this week beginning Thursday when they take on Washburn in Topeka, Kan.
WBCA NCAA DII Coaches Poll - January 28, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (22) - 20-1 - 574 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's - 19-1 - 548 - 2
3 - Cal State Dominguez Hills (1) - 20-0 - 526 - 3
4 - Bentley - 18-1 - 508 - 4
5 - North Georgia - 16-1 - 446 - 7
6 - Pittsburg State - 17-2 - 425 - 8
7 - Texas-Tyler - 17-2 - 409 - 9
8 - Fort Hays State - 16-2 - 397 - 11
9 - Azusa Pacific - 17-2 - 347 - 13
10 - Seton Hill - 17-2 - 346 - 5
11 - Ashland - 18-3 - 315 - 12
12 - Coker - 17-1 - 302 - 14
13 - Gannon - 18-3 - 293 - 15
14 - Minnesota State Mankato - 17-3 - 287 - 6
15 - Cal Poly Pomona - 16-2 - 249 - 16
16 - Embry-Riddle - 16-2 - 236 - 10
17 - Lubbock Christian - 18-3 - 202 - 18
18 - Union (Tenn.) - 17-3 - 161 - 19
19 - Concordia-St. Paul - 18-2 - 160 - 22
20 - Montana State Billings - 18-4 - 155 - 20
21 - Nova Southeastern - 15-3 - 137 - 17
22 - Southwest Minnesota State - 18-2 - 131 - 23
23 - Tampa - 17-4 - 62 - 24
24 - Belmont Abbey - 16-3 - 45 - 21
25 - Fairmont State - 15-3 - 37 - RV
Dropped Out: No. 25 Carson-Newman (15-5).
Receiving Votes: Harding (15-3) 34; Chowan (11-2) 22; Alaska Anchorage (17-3) 20; Carson-Newman (15-5) 20; Lewis (15-2) 18; Malone (16-2) 15; Indiana (Pa.) (15-3) 14; UNC Pembroke (15-4) 7.
D2CSC Media Poll - January 28, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (13) - 20-1 - 373 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's - 19-1 - 354 - 2
3 - Cal State-Dominguez Hills (2) - 20-0 - 350 - 3
4 - Bentley - 18-1 - 321 - 4
5 - Pittsburg State - 17-2 - 304 - T8
6 - Texas Tyler - 17-2 - 282 - T8
7 - Gannon - 18-3 - 266 - 12
T8 - Ashland - 18-3 - 254 - 11
T8 - Coker - 17-1 - 248 - 15
10 - Embry-Riddle - 16-2 - 245 - 7
11 - North Georgia - 16-1 - 209 - 10
12 - Minnesota State-Mankato - 17-3 - 202 - 6
13 - Seton Hill - 17-2 - 200 - 5
14 - Cal Poly- Pomona - 16-2 - 191 - 16
15 - Lubbock Christian - 18-3 - 176 - 14
16 - Union - 17-3 - 154 - 20
17 - Concordia-St. Paul - 18-2 - 140 - 17
18 - Azusa Pacific - 17-2 - 119 - 19
19 - Holy Family - 16-3 - 117 - 18
20 - Nova Southeastern - 15-3 - 86 - 13
21 - Malone - 16-2 - 71 - 23
22 - Fort Hays State - 16-2 - 61 - RV
23 - Belmont Abbey - 16-3 - 37 - 21
24 - Fairmont State - 15-3 - 30 - RV
25 - Southwest Minnesota St. - 18-2 - 28 - 22
Dropped Out: (24) Alaska-Anchorage; (25) Southern Connecticut State
Receiving Votes: Montana State-Billings (27); Southern Connecticut State (18); Tampa (7); Colorado Mesa (4); Alaska Anchorage (1)