After turning in a 22-4 overall record, winning the MIAA regular season championship, reaching the title game of the MIAA Championship Tournament and reaching the NCAA Division II Central Region semifinals, the Fort Hays State women's basketball team finished the 2020-21 season ranked 10th in the final WBCA Division II Coaches Poll and ranked No. 15 in the final D2SIDA Media Poll.
This is the third time the Tigers have been ranked in the top 10 of the final coaches poll. FHSU was slotted eighth at the conclusion of the 2014-15 season and came in fifth following the 2018-19 campaign.
At 22-4 overall, the Tigers were one of just eight Division II programs to reach the 20-win threshold this season. It was the 10th-consecutive season in which the Tigers reached 20 wins, the longest active streak in Division II (Drury, eight years).
Fort Hays State distributed 421 assists on the year, second-most in Division II. The Tigers ranked sixth nationally with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.38. They also ranked in the top 10 nationwide in blocked shots (fourth, 108), free throw attempts (sixth, 476), free throws made (third, 352), rebounds (seventh, 965) and turnovers per game (eighth, 11.7).
Fort Hays State also led the nation in attendance, averaging 778 fans inside the reduced-capacity Gross Memorial Coliseum per game. The home-court advantage helped the Tigers go 12-2 inside the Coliseum, reaching double figures in home wins for the 11th year in a row.
The Tigers won 17 games in a row from January through early March, tied for the third-longest winning streak in program history.
Lubbock Christian topped the poll after winning its second-consecutive national championship.
The complete final national polls from March 27, 2021 can be found below.
2020-21 Postseason WBCA DII Coaches Poll
1. Lubbock Christian (23) 23-0
2. Drury 24-2
3. Lander 20-2
4. Central Missouri 23-5
5. Charleston 19-3
6. North Georgia 18-2
7. Belmont Abbey 22-3
8. Daemen 14-3
9. Nebraska Kearney 23-4
10t. Fort Hays State 22-4
10t. Michigan Tech 20-2
12. Minnesota Duluth 14-2
13. Valdosta State 18-4
14. Hawaii Pacific 13-1
15. Southwestern Oklahoma State 18-4
16. Azusa Pacific 12-5
17. Texas A&M-Commerce 14-4
18. Tusculum 19-4
19. Arkansas Tech 14-2
20. Ashland 16-9
21. Colorado School of Mines 17-3
22. Union 19-6
23. Glenville State 12-4
24. Carson-Newman 15-4
25. Tuskegee 12-2
2020-21 Postseason D2SIDA Media Poll
1. Lubbock Christian (16) 23-0
2. Drury 24-2
3. Central Missouri 23-5
4. Lander 20-2
5. Charleston 19-3
6. Belmont Abbey 22-3
7. Azusa Pacific 12-5
8. Daemen 14-3
9. North Georgia 18-2
10. Nebraska-Kearney 23-4
11. Southwestern Oklahoma State 18-4
12. Barton 13-3
13. Ashland 16-9
14. Michigan Tech 20-2
15. Fort Hays State 22-4
16. Minnesota-Duluth 14-2
17. Colorado School of Mines 17-3
18. Hawaii Pacific 13-1
19. Valdosta State 18-4
20. Westminster 13-6
21. Tiffin 18-9
22. Texas A&M-Commerce 14-4
23. Glenville State 12-4
T24. Dominican 12-2
T24. Truman State 17-5
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