FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State Men's Basketball is back among the receiving votes section of the NABC Top 25 Poll. The Tigers have been among the receiving votes section in four releases of the poll this year, which includes the preseason poll and regular season polls released on November 29 and December 6.
The MIAA currently has three teams ranked among the Top 25. Northwest Missouri State checks in at No. 5 this week, while Central Oklahoma holds the No. 8 ranking. NWMSU and UCO have been responsible for two of FHSU's three losses this season. Emporia State, which handed Northwest Missouri State its only loss this season, is No. 20 this week.
Fort Hays State will play at home twice this week, facing Missouri Southern on Thursday (Jan. 5) and Pittsburg State on Saturday (Jan. 7). Missouri Southern is 8-4 overall and handed Central Oklahoma its only loss of the season so far, while Pittsburg State is 5-8 overall.
Below is the NABC Division II Poll for January 3, 2023.
Rk Team (1st) Record Points
1. Indiana, Pa. (9) 11-0 391
2. Nova Southeastern, Fla. (3) 12-0 383
3. Black Hills State, S.D. (2) 12-0 372
4. Missouri-St. Louis 12-0 346
5. Northwest Missouri State (2) 12-1 343
6. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 13-1 309
7. Colorado School of Mines 12-1 299
8. Central Oklahoma 12-1 281
9. West Liberty (W.Va.) 11-1 266
10. Augusta (Ga.) 11-1 249
11. Hillsdale (Mich.) 12-1 239
12. Cal State San Bernardino 8-1 210
13. UNC Pembroke 12-1 207
14. Bentley (Mass.) 10-1 192
15. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 11-1 183
16. Dominican (N.Y.) 13-1 156
17. West Virginia State 11-1 153
18. Young Harris (Ga.) 11-0 142
19. Virginia Union 11-2 94
20. Emporia State (Kan.) 10-2 70
21. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 12-2 63
22. North Georgia 9-1 55
23. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 10-1 39
24. Claflin (S.C.) 10-1 31
25. MSU Moorhead 11-2 27
Receiving Votes: Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 13, Indianapolis (Ind.) 13, Florida Southern 10, Mercyhurst (Pa.) 9, Point Loma (Calif.) 8, West Alabama 8, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 6, Pace (N.Y.) 5, Saint Martin's (Wash.) 5, Hawai'i Hilo 4, Minnesota State 11, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 3, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 3.