FHSU Athletics
LILBURN, Ga. - Following a pair of home conference wins over the weekend, the Fort Hays State women's basketball team moved up four spots to 15th in this week's WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll, released Tuesday (Jan. 30). The Tigers (16-3, 10-3 MIAA) are the lone MIAA program listed in this week's national top 25.This is the second time the Tigers have been slotted 15th in the coaches poll this season, with FHSU also sitting in that spot in the January 9 release. The Tigers went 1-1 that week, including a road win over 20th-ranked Pittsburg State.
The Tigers have now been included in nine-straight top 25 polls and have been ranked 103 times in the program's DII history. Fort Hays State is 157-41 all-time when ranked in the poll and 1-1 when ranked 15th.While no other MIAA team cracked the top 25 this week, three league rivals are listed in the also receiving votes category, including Missouri Southern, Central Missouri and Missouri Western.
Four central region opponents join the Tigers in the top 25 in No. 5 Southern Nazarene, No. 11 Harding, No. 22 Minnesota State and No. 23 Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Fort Hays State will head to Missouri for a pair of conference matchups this weekend, taking on Missouri Western on Thursday in St. Joseph before battling Northwest Missouri State on Saturday in Maryville. The Tigers will then return home to play five of their final seven regular season games at home.
WBCA Coaches Poll - Released January 30, 2024
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Ashland (18) - 17-1 - 568 - 1
2 - Gannon (1) - 21-1 - 540 - 2
3 - Union (Tenn.) - 20-1 - 512 - 3
4 - Grand Valley State - 17-2 - 481 - 5
5 - Southern Nazarene (4) - 18-0 - 475 - 4
6 - Thomas Jefferson - 18-1 - 455 - 6
7 - Ferris State - 14-2 - 441 - 7
8 - Bentley - 16-2 - 391 - 11
9 - Colorado Mines - 17-2 - 357 - 12
10 - Texas Woman's - 18-3 - 331 - 13
11 - Harding - 16-2 - 310 - 14
12 - Valdosta State - 18-2 - 292 - 15
13 - Western Washington - 16-3 - 263 - 17
14 - Catawba - 13-3 - 236 - 8
15 - Fort Hays State - 16-3 - 200 - 19
16 - Virginia State - 17-2 - 194 - 18
17 - Montana State Billings - 17-4 - 176 - 9
18 - Miles - 15-1 - 162 - 20
19 - Fairmont State - 15-3 - 153 - 10
20 - Tampa - 18-4 - 142 - 21
21 - Azusa Pacific - 18-3 - 134 - 22
22 - Minnesota State Mankato - 16-4 - 98 - 25
23 - Northwestern Oklahoma State - 17-3 - 84 - 23
24 - Assumption - 15-3 - 59 - RV
25 - Georgia Southwestern - 14-2 - 57 - RV
Dropped Out: No. 16 Central Missouri (14-5); No. 24 Texas-Tyler (18-4).
Receiving Votes: Lock Haven (17-1) 50; Fayetteville State (16-2) 47; Missouri Southern State (15-4) 38; Drury (15-4) 34; Central Missouri (14-5) 23; Texas A&M International (17-4) 18; Glenville State (14-4) 11; Missouri Western State (15-4) 11; Nova Southeastern (15-3) 11; Texas-Tyler (18-4) 6; Lander (14-4) 5.