FHSU Athletics
The Fort Hays State women's basketball team held steady at No. 7 in this week's WBCA Coaches Poll while the Tigers moved up one spot to No. 13 in the latest D2CSC Media Poll, both released Tuesday (Jan. 14).
Fort Hays State is now 13-1 on the year after defeating Emporia State 87-65 last week, the Tigers' third conference win by at least 20 points. FHSU accumulated 426 points in the coaches poll this week, up from 402 a week ago.
This is the third time this season that the Tigers have been slotted seventh in the coaches poll and the ninth-such occurrence all-time. Fort Hays State is now 13-0 all-time when playing as the seventh-ranked team in the DII coaches poll. The Tigers have more wins without a loss as the seventh-ranked team than any other spot in the poll. The next closest is No. 11, where the Tigers are 7-0.
Fort Hays State is 170-44 when ranked in the DII Coaches Poll, including a 119-25 mark when ranked inside the top 10. The Tigers have been listed in the WBCA Top 25 112 times, including 73 appearances in the top 10.
Pittsburg State is the only other MIAA program listed in either poll, with the Gorillas moving up one spot in each poll to No. 12 in the coaches rankings and No. 11 in the media poll.
The Tigers will play at home twice this week beginning Thursday (Jan. 16, 5:30 p.m.) when they look to avenge their lone loss of the season against Missouri Western.
WBCA NCAA DII Coaches Poll - January 14, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State - 16-1 - 571 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's - 15-1 - 544 - 2
3 - Cal State Dominguez Hills - 16-0 - 525 - 3
4 - Bentley - 15-1 - 503 - 4
5 - North Georgia - 13-0 - 469 - 6
6 - Montana State Billings - 16-2 - 468 - 5
7 - Fort Hays State - 13-1 - 426 - 7
8 - Azusa Pacific - 14-1 - 403 - 8
9 - Seton Hill - 15-1 - 371 - 10
10 - Minnesota State Mankato - 15-2 - 361 - 11
11 - Union (Tenn.) - 14-2 - 322 - 12
12 - Pittsburg State - 14-2 - 304 - 13
13 - Texas-Tyler - 13-2 - 274 - 14
14 - Ashland - 14-3 - 241 - 15
15 - Embry-Riddle - 13-1 - 237 - 16
16t - Coker - 13-1 - 205 - 17
16t - Gannon - 15-3 - 205 - 9
18 - Lubbock Christian - 14-3 - 171 - 18
19 - Cal Poly Pomona - 12-2 - 170 - 21
20 - Nova Southeastern - 13-2 - 165 - 20
21t - Belmont Abbey - 12-2 - 98 - 23
21t - Concordia-St. Paul - 14-2 - 98 - 24
23 - Southwest Minnesota State - 14-2 - 83 - 25
24 - Tampa - 13-4 - 50 - 19
25 - Carson-Newman - 12-4 - 39 - 22
Dropped Out: None
Receiving Votes: Alaska Anchorage (14-2) 33; Harding (12-2) 32; Indiana (Pa.) (12-2) 28; Fairmont State (11-3) 9; Chowan (9-0) 8; UNC Pembroke (13-3) 7; Lewis (12-1) 3; Miles (9-3) 2.
D2CSC Media Poll - January 14, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (14) - 16-1 - 374 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's - 15-1 - 354 - 2
3 - Cal State-Dominguez Hills (1) - 14-0 - 333 - 4
4 - Bentley - 15-1 - 328 - 3
5 - Seton Hill - 15-1 - 304 - 5
6 - North Georgia - 13-0 - 298 - 6
7 - Embry-Riddle - 13-1 - 277 - 7
8 - Minnesota State-Mankato - 15-2 - 272 - 8
9 - Montana State Billings - 16-2 - 264 - 9
10 - Texas Tyler - 13-2 - 243 - 11
11 - Pittsburg State - 14-2 - 231 - 12
12 - Ashland - 14-3 - 192 - 14
13 - Fort Hays State - 13-1 - 176 - 14
14 - Azusa Pacific - 14-1 - 164 - 17
15 - Union - 14-2 - 162 - 20
16 - Lubbock Christian - 14-3 - 154 - 18
17 - Gannon - 15-3 - 146 - 10
18 - Nova Southeastern - 13-2 - 120 - 15
T19 - Holy Family - 12-3 - 95 - 21
T19 - Coker - 13-1 - 95 - 23
21 - Concordia-St. Paul - 14-2 - 87 - 22
22 - Indiana (Pa.) - 12-2 - 61 - 19
23 - Southern Connecticut State - 13-2 - 36 - RV
24 - Lewis - 12-1 - 36 - RV
25 - Belmont Abbey - 12-2 - 29 - RV
Receiving Votes: Cal Poly-Pomona (27); Colorado State- Pueblo (6); Northern Michigan (6); Southwest Minnesota State (3); Alaska-Anchorage (1); Alabama-Huntsville (1)
Dropped Out: (16) Carson-Newman; (24) Northern Michigan; (25) Tampa