FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State moved up five spots to No. 18 in the latest NABC Top 25 Poll, released on Tuesday (Feb. 13). This is the third straight week the Tigers are in the NABC Top 25, after holding the No. 24 and No. 23 rank in the previous two polls.
The Tigers are coming off a 2-0 week at home with wins over Newman and Central Oklahoma. The Tigers are now 18-5 overall on the season. Northwest Missouri State moved up one spot in the rankings to No. 11 after a 2-0 week as well with wins at Emporia State and Washburn. The Tigers and Bearcats are the only MIAA schools in the Top 25, while Washburn continues to receive votes.
This is the 111th time the Tigers have been ranked in the NABC Top 25 during their NCAA Division II history. They are 184-47 all-time when holding an NABC ranking.
The Central Region continues to have the most teams in the NABC Top 25 with six. The group includes Minnesota State (No. 5), MSU Moorhead (No. 8), Northwest Missouri State (No. 11), Minnesota Duluth (No. 17), Fort Hays State (No. 18), and Minot State (No. 23). The South Central Region has five teams in the Top 25, which includes four teams in the top 10, headed by No. 1 ranked West Texas A&M.
Both Northwest Missouri State and Fort Hays State are referenced in the latest D2CSC Top 25 Poll. The Bearcats are No. 11 this week, while the Tigers remained among the receiving votes list just five voting points shy of the Top 25.
Fort Hays State heads on the road this week to Lincoln (Thur.) and Central Missouri (Sat.). The Tigers won the first meeting of the season with both teams in Hays back in early January.
NABC Top 25 Poll – February 13, 2024
Rank Team Points Record Prev
1 West Texas A&M (16) 22-1 400 1
2 Nova Southeastern, Fla. 19-2 383 3
3 Fort Lewis, Colo. 20-2 364 4
4 Dallas Baptist, Texas 20-2 343 5
5 Minnesota State 23-2 336 2
6 West Georgia 20-2 303 6
7 Gannon, Pa. 21-2 287 8
8 MSU Moorhead, Minn. 21-3 282 9
9 Colorado Mesa 19-3 255 12
10 East Stroudsburg, Pa. 20-2 247 13
11 Northwest Missouri State 19-4 246 15
12 North Georgia 19-3 221 16
13 Saint Martin's, Wash. 19-3 207 7
14 California, Pa. 20-3 196 11
15 St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y. 19-3 155 19
16 Charleston, W.Va. 18-3 154 14
17 Minnesota Duluth 20-5 129 10
18 Fort Hays State, Kan. 18-5 106 22
19 Lander, S.C. 18-4 101 23
20 Benedict, S.C. 18-4 84 25
21 Colorado School of Mines 20-5 82 NR
22 Cal State Dominguez Hills 19-4 69 NR
23 Minot State, N.D. 18-6 46 24
24 Northern Michigan 19-6 31 21
25 Chico State, Calif. 17-5 27 18
Receiving Votes: Lubbock Christian (Texas) 26, Cal State San Bernardino 18, West Liberty (W.Va.) 18, Catawba (N.C.) 15, Wingate (N.C.) 11, Cal State LA 10, Walsh (Ohio) 10, Saint Michael's (Vt.) 9, Concord (W.Va.) 8, Lee (Tenn.) 6, USC Aiken (S.C.) 6, Indianapolis (Ind.) 4, UNC Pembroke (N.C.) 2, Washburn (Kan.) 2, Clark Atlanta (Ga.) 1.
D2CSC Top 25 Poll – February 13, 2024
Rank Team Points Record Prev
1 West Texas A&M (10) 384 22-1 1
2 Minnesota State (4) 370 23-2 3
3 Nova Southeastern (2) 364 19-2 2
4 Gannon 327 21-2 4
5 Dallas Baptist 324 20-2 5
6 West Georgia 280 20-2 8
7 East Stroudsburg 272 20-2 7
8 Saint Martin's 267 19-3 T9
9 MSU Moorhead 252 21-3 11
10 North Georgia 249 19-3 6
11 Northwest Missouri State 240 19-4 T9
T12. Fort Lewis 225 20-2 13
T12. St. Thomas Aquinas 225 19-3 12
14 Colorado Mesa 168 19-3 17
15 Lander 163 18-4 15
16 Northern Michigan 141 19-6 16
17 Charleston (W.Va.) 140 18-3 18
18 California (Pa.) 137 20-3 19
19 Cal State Dominguez Hills 128 19-4 14
20 Colorado School of Mines 84 20-5 22
21 Saint Michael's 57 18-5 RV
22 Florida Southern 48 17-7 21
23 Benedict 43 18-4 23
T24. Minnesota Duluth 37 20-5 NR
T24. Cal State San Bernardino 37 18-5 RV
Receiving Votes: USC Aiken – 34; Fort Hays State – 32; Chico State – 28; Emmanuel – 25; Lake Superior State – 22; Cal State LA – 19; West Liberty – 12; Ferris State – 12; Indianapolis – 9; Minot State – 4.