FHSU Athletics
PHILADELPHIA - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team moved to 23rd in the latest D2CSC National Media Poll, released Tuesday. Despite a 2-0 start to the season, the Tigers moved down one spot in the national ranks after also moving down one spot in the Central Region poll.
The Tigers picked up 59 points in the balloting process, nine behind No. 22 Texas Tyler and 13 back of No. 21 Union University.
Wins over two preseason top six teams, including a victory over the defending national champion Minnesota State, allowed Northwest Missouri State to vault from sixth to first in the regional poll and from unranked to eighth in the national poll. Texas Woman's University is the new national No. 1 in the media poll, picking up 11 of 16 first-place votes.
Fort Hays State opened the year with two convincing wins at the 2024 Central Regional Crossover Challenge last weekend in St. Joseph, Mo., beating Augustana and MSU Moorhead by an average of 20 points.
The Tigers were ranked 23rd in the preseason WBCA DII Coaches Poll and will remain there for at least another week, with the first regular season coaches poll scheduled to be released next week.
Fort Hays State will make its home debut this weekend against a pair of former RMAC rivals in Adams State (Friday, 5:30 p.m.) and MSU Denver (Saturday, 5 p.m.)
D2CSC National Media Poll, Tuesday, November 13, 20204
Rank - School - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Texas Woman's (11) - 4-0 - 393 - 2
2 - Grand Valley State (3) - 5-0 - 386 - 3
3 - Gannon (2) - 5-0 - 369 - 5
4 - Tampa - 3-1 - 307 - 4
5 - Ashland - 3-1 - 305 - 6
6 - Bentley - 2-0 - 304 - 7
7 - Carson-Newman - 2-0 - 301 - 8
8 - Northwest Missouri State - 3-1 - 270 - NR
9 - Fayetteville State - 2-0 - 256 - 9
10 - Pittsburg State - 3-1 - 242 - 12
11 - Azusa Pacific - 2-0 - 234 - 16
12 - Lubbock Christian - 4-0 - 228 - 17
13 - Assumption - 2-0 - 205 - 14
14 - Minnesota State-Mankato - 1-1 - 187 - 1
15 - Lee - 2-0 - 172 - RV
16 - Ferris State - 3-1 - 171 - 15
17 - Nova Southeastern - 2-0 - 149 - 11
18 - Jefferson - 2-0 - 142 - 18
19 - Montana State Billings - 4-1 - 141 - 20
20 - Georgia Southwestern - 1-0 - 100 - RV
21 - Union - 2-1 - 72 - 13
22 - Texas Tyler - 2-0 - 68 - NR
23 - Fort Hays State - 2-0 - 59 - 22
24 - Cal State-Los Angeles - 2-0 - 39 - RV
25 - California (Pa.) - 2-0 - 36 - NR
Others Receiving Votes: Columbus State (17); Northern Michigan (13); Southern Connecticut St. (8) Fairmont State (6); Indiana (Pa.) (5); Colorado- Colorado Springs (5); Cal-Poly Pomona (4) Southern Nazarene (4); Anderson (1); Edinboro (1)
Dropped Out: Western Washington (10; Fairmont State (19); Anderson (21); Colorado Mesa (23); Southern Nazarene (24); UNC Pembroke (25)