FHSU Athletics
The Fort Hays State women's basketball team slid back in both national polls this week (March 4), moving to No. 9 in the WBCA Division II Coaches Poll and 15th in the D2CSC Media Poll.
The Tigers accumulated 370 points in the voting process of the coaches poll, 15 behind eighth-ranked Pittsburg State.
Fort Hays State finished the regular season 25-3 overall and 16-3 in MIAA play, reaching the 25-win plateau for the eighth time in team history.
This is the fifth time the Tigers have been ranked ninth in the program's DII history, and the first since February 15, 2022. FHSU is 7-1 when ranked ninth in the coaches poll.
Fort Hays State has now been listed in the top 25 119 times. This is the Tigers' 79th appearance inside the top 10. FHSU is 182-46 when ranked and 129-27 when ranked inside the top 10. The Tigers are 11-3 in the MIAA Championship while ranked.
The Tigers will open the postseason on Thursday (March 6, 8:15 p.m.) when they play either Central Missouri or Emporia State in the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Basketball Championship presented by Southern Bank.
WBCA DII Coaches Poll - March 4, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last|
1 - Texas Woman's (21) - 28-1 - 573 - 1
2 - Grand Valley State (2) - 29-2 - 549 - 2
3 - Bentley - 28-1 - 523 - 3
4 - Cal State Dominguez Hills - 29-1 - 500 - 5
5t - Ashland - 27-3 - 453 - 7
5t - Texas Tyler - 25-3 - 453 - 4
7 - North Georgia - 26-2 - 438 - 8
8 - Pittsburg State - 26-3 - 385 - 10
9 - Fort Hays State - 25-3 - 370 - 6
10 - Concordia-St. Paul - 27-2 - 367 - 11
11 - Lubbock Christian - 27-3 - 350 - 12
12 - Union (Tenn.) - 26-3 - 316 - 14
13 - Cal Poly Pomona - 24-4 - 277 - 16
14 - Lewis - 25-2 - 249 - 17
15 - Embry-Riddle - 23-4 - 208 - 9
16 - Gannon - 24-5 - 204 - 18
17 - Southwest Minnesota State - 26-3 - 194 - 19
18 - Tampa - 25-5 - 149 - 23
19 - Fairmont State - 24-4 - 143 - 22
20 - Alaska Anchorage - 25-4 - 130 - 15
21 - Colorado Mesa - 23-4 - 129 - 25
22 - Coker - 24-4 - 121 - 13
23 - Seton Hill - 22-5 - 75 - 20
24 - Azusa Pacific - 22-5 - 69 - RV
25 - Montana State Billings - 25-6 - 52 - 21
Dropped Out: No. 24 Chowan (18-5).
Receiving Votes: Nova Southeastern (23-5) 37; Chowan (18-5) 29; Minnesota State Mankato (23-6) 28; Southern Nazarene (22-6) 16; Point Loma Nazarene (23-5) 15.
D2CSC Media Poll - March 4, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Texas Woman's (10) - 28-1 - 368 - 1
2 - Grand Valley State (2) - 29-2 - 352 - 2
3 - Cal State-Dominguez Hills (2) - 29-1 - 342 - 4
4 - Bentley (1) - 28-1 - 340 - 3
5 - Concordia-St. Paul - 27-2 - 306 - 7
6 - North Georgia - 26-2 - 292 - 9
7 - Ashland - 27-3 - 290 - 8
8 - Lubbock Christian - 27-3 - 267 - 11
9 - Pittsburg State - 26-3 - 226 - 14
10 - Texas Tyler - 25-2 - 219 - 6
T11 - Union - 26-3 - 216 - 12
T11 - Embry-Riddle - 23-4 - 216 - 5
13 - Fairmont State - 24-4 - 197 - 16
14 - Lewis - 25-2 - 189 - 17
15 - Fort Hays State - 25-3 - 166 - 10
16 - Cal Poly- Pomona - 24-4 - 161 - 18
17 - Gannon - 24-5 - 120 - 24
18 - Tampa - 25-5 - 116 - 20
19 - Southwest Minnesota St. - 26-3 - 92 - 21
20 - Alaska-Anchorage - 25-4 - 81 - 15
21 - Francis Marion - 22-6 - 72 - RV
22 - Colorado Mesa - 23-4 - 71 - 23
23 - Seton Hill - 22-5 - 45 - 19
24 - Coker - 24-4 - 44 - 13
25 - Holy Family - 21-6 - 35 - 22
Receiving Votes: Nova Southeastern (33); Jefferson (10); Point Loma (6); Minnesota State-Mankato (2)
Dropped Out: (25) Montana State Billings