FHSU Athletics
LILBURN, Ga. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team continued its run in the WBCA Division II Top 25 again this week (Nov. 22), sitting in 23rd in the first regular season poll of the 2022-23 season.
It is the 26th-consecutive release in which the Tigers have been ranked in the top 25 dating back to the first poll of the shortened 2020-21 season. The current streak is three shy of the program record of 29-straight weeks, set between the 2018-19 preseason poll and February 4, 2020.
This is the fifth time the Tigers have been ranked 23rd in the coaches poll during the program's DII era. The Tigers are 2-4 when playing as the 23rd-ranked team in DII, including a 1-1 record at home and a 1-3 mark on the road. Most recently, the Tigers were ranked 23rd late in the 2019-20 season (2/4/20). The Tigers went 1-1 at home that week before falling out of the polls the following week. Fort Hays State is 144-38 all-time when ranked in the top 25.
Fort Hays State is one of seven Central Region programs recognized in the latest poll. MIAA rival Missouri Southern moved up to No. 10 in the country, with Minnesota State close behind in 11th. Nebraska-Kearney, Augustana, Central Missouri and Minnesota Duluth are all receiving votes.
Fort Hays State will return to action after the Thanksgiving break on Saturday (Nov. 26) when the Tigers host Tabor beginning at 5 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.
WBCA DII Coaches Poll - 11/22/22
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (17) - 4-0 - 566 - 1
2 - West Texas A&M (2) - 5-0 - 516 - 6
3 - Ashland - 4-0 - 493 - 5
4 - Glenville State (4) - 3-0 - 487 - 8
5 - Eckerd - 3-0 - 435 - 11
6 - Union, Tenn. - 2-0 - 424 - 4
7 - Drury - 3-0 - 378 - 10
8 - Georgia Southwestern - 3-0 - 366 - 14
9 - Bentley - 3-0 - 358 - 13
10 - Missouri Southern State - 5-0 - 325 - 19
11 - Minnesota State Mankato - 3-0 - 312 - 15
12 - North Georgia - 4-0 - 277 - 18
13 - Western Washington - 1-1 - 273 - 2
14 - Tampa - 4-0 - 265 - 17
15 - Alaska Anchorage - 3-0 - 262 - RV
16 - Charleston, W.V. - 3-1 - 213 - 15
17 - Carson-Newman - 3-1 - 196 - 9
18 - California, Pa. - 2-1 - 177 - 7
19 - Cal State San Marcos - 2-1 - 132 - 12
20 - Gannon - 4-0 - 120 - RV
21 - Colorado Mines - 2-1 - 97 - 20
22 - Thomas Jefferson - 4-0 - 93 - RV
23 - Fort Hays State - 3-3 - 74 - 3
24 - Azusa Pacific - 3-2 - 72 - 21
25 - Savannah State - 2-0 - 68 - 25