Feb 28, 2023

🏀 Tiger men receiving votes in latest NABC poll

Posted Feb 28, 2023 10:00 PM
Fort Hays State center Iyen Eneruna drives to the basketball in an MIAA basketball game vs. Central Missouri in Hays, Kan. on February 11, 2023. (FHSU Athletics photo/Nicole Heitmann)
Fort Hays State center Iyen Eneruna drives to the basketball in an MIAA basketball game vs. Central Missouri in Hays, Kan. on February 11, 2023. (FHSU Athletics photo/Nicole Heitmann)

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State is among the receiving votes section of the latest NABC Division II Top 25 Poll released on February 28. This is the fifth time this season the Tigers have been in the receiving votes list.

For MIAA teams referenced in the poll, FHSU joins Emporia State in the receiving votes section, while Northwest Missouri State and Central Oklahoma continue to rank in the Top 25. Northwest Missouri State is ranked No. 2, while Central Oklahoma holds the No. 12 spot. The four teams are the top four seeds in the MIAA Tournament. FHSU and ESU tied for third in the MIAA standings, but FHSU received the No. 3 seed with its head-to-head win over ESU in the only matchup of the teams in the regular season.

Below is the latest NABC Top 25 Poll for Tuesday, February 28, 2023.
RankTeam (1st Place Votes)RecordVotes
1. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) (14) 27-0 398
2. Northwest Missouri State (2) 27-2 385
3. Indiana (Pa.) 27-1 368
4. Point Loma (Calif.) 25-3 344
5. West Liberty (W.Va.) 25-3 324
6. UNC Pembroke 26-2 315
7. Indianapolis (Ind.) 25-3 280
8. Cal State San Bernardino 25-3 263
9. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 26-3 262
10. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 25-3 252
11. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 25-3 242
12. Central Oklahoma 24-4 238
13. Colorado School of Mines 24-4 199
14. Colorado Mesa 24-4 193
15. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 22-4 184
16. Black Hills State (S.D.) 24-4 180
17. Northern State (S.D.) 24-5 148
18. Augusta (Ga.) 23-5 126
19. Angelo State (Texas) 23-5 115
20. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 24-4 79
21. West Alabama 23-5 71
22. West Texas A&M 22-6 62
23. Hillsdale (Mich.) 22-5 61
24. Bentley (Mass.) 21-5 51
25. Saint Martin's (Wash.) 23-5 28
Receiving Votes: Alabama Huntsville 15, MSU Moorhead (Minn.) 13, Southern New Hampshire 4, Daemen (N.Y.) 3, Emporia State (Kan.) 2, North Georgia 2, USC Aiken 2, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 1, Ferris State (Mich.) 1, Fort Hays St. (Kan.) 1.