FHSU Athletics
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The ninth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team is once again ranked third in the latest NCAA Division II Central Region Rankings, released Wednesday by the NCAA office.
The same 10 teams are listed again this week, with the top seven spots remaining identical and the bottom three teams shuffling. FHSU is one of four MIAA teams listed, joined by four NSIC schools and two from the GAC.
The Tigers are 25-3 overall, however the team has an overall DII record of 24-3 after playing one NAIA opponent and an in-region record of 23-3 after playing one out of region DII team.
Fort Hays State has played in eight of the last 10 regional championship tournaments, serving as the top overall seed four times and playing in three regional finals.
Concordia-St. Paul, currently the No. 2 seed, has already secured the NSIC's automatic bid into the tournament by winning the conference tournament. They will be joined by the tournament champions of the MIAA and GAC in addition to five at-large selections.
Final selections for the field of eight teams will be announced on Sunday, March 9. The regional tournament will run March 14-17 at the top overall seed with the regional champion moving on to Pittsburgh, Pa. March 24-28 for the DII Elite Eight.
The Tigers will open the postseason Thursday (March 6) with the quarterfinals of the MIAA Basketball Championship presented by Southern Bank. FHSU will take on either Central Missouri or Emporia State beginning at 8:15 p.m.
2025 NCAA DII Central Region Rankings - March 5, 2025
School • Overall DII Record • In-Region Record
1 • Pittsburg State • 25-3 • 25-1
2 • Concordia-St. Paul • 27-2 • 27-2
3 • Fort Hays State • 24-3 • 23-3
4 • Missouri Western • 19-8 • 19-6
5 • Minnesota State Mankato • 22-6 • 21-5
6 • Southern Nazarene • 22-6 • 22-6
7 • Southwest Minnesota State • 24-3 • 24-3
8 • Nebraska-Kearney • 17-8 • 17-8
9 • Northern State • 19-10 • 19-10
10 • Harding • 21-6 • 20-6