FHSU Athletics
The Fort Hays State women's basketball team moved up in both national polls this week, climbing to No. 7 in the WBCA DII Coaches Poll and jumping to No. 15 in the D2CSC Media Poll.
Fort Hays State (20-2) is one of 18 teams with at least 20 wins this season. This is the 14th season in a row that the Tigers have reached the 20-win plateau, the longest active streak in Division II and tied for the fifth-longest across all levels of NCAA women's basketball. The next-best streak in DII is Drury with 11, while the next-best streak in the MIAA is just three (MSSU, MWSU, PSU).
The Tigers picked up 432 points in the balloting process of the coaches poll this week, up 39 points from last week's total of 393 points. FHSU is 17 points behind sixth-ranked Texas-Tyler and 25 points behind fifth-ranked Pittsburg State, the only other MIAA school recognized in either poll.
This is the fourth time this season the Tigers have been ranked seventh in the coaches ranks and the 10th-such occurrence all-time. Fort Hays State is 14-1 all-time when ranked seventh, including a 4-1 record this season. The Tigers are 177-45 all-time when ranked, including a 124-26 mark when ranked inside the top 10.
The Tigers have now been included in the WBCA Top 25 in 116 separate releases, including 76 appearances in the top 10.
Fort Hays State added 72 points to its total in the media poll this week, now with 186 points in the voting process. The Tigers were also ranked 15th in the media poll back in late November (11/26).
Winners of seven in a row, the Tigers will be on the road this week beginning Thursday when they take on Emporia State beginning at 5:30 p.m.
WBCA DII Coaches Poll - February 11, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (22) - 24-1 - 574 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's - 23-1 - 548 - 2
3 - Cal State Dominguez Hills (1) - 24-0 - 527 - 3
4 - Bentley - 22-1 - 508 - 4
5 - Pittsburg State - 21-2 - 457 - 6
6 - Texas-Tyler - 21-2 - 449 - 7
7 - Fort Hays State - 20-2 - 432 - 8
8 - Ashland - 22-3 - 380 - 10
9 - Coker - 21-1 - 349 - 12
10 - North Georgia - 19-2 - 348 - 5
11 - Embry-Riddle - 19-2 - 340 - 13
12 - Concordia-St. Paul - 22-2 - 296 - 14t
13 - Lubbock Christian - 22-3 - 278 - 14t
14 - Seton Hill - 20-3 - 270 - 9
15 - Union (Tenn.) - 20-3 - 253 - 17
16 - Montana State Billings - 21-4 - 236 - 18
17 - Southwest Minnesota State - 22-2 - 231 - 19
18 - Azusa Pacific - 19-4 - 152 - 14t
19 - Tampa - 21-4 - 147 - 23
20 - Alaska Anchorage - 20-3 - 136 - 25
21 - Cal Poly Pomona - 18-4 - 97 - 22
22 - Lewis - 19-2 - 89 - RV
23t - Gannon - 20-5 - 72 - 11
23t - Nova Southeastern - 18-4 - 72 - 20
25 - Minnesota State Mankato - 19-5 - 57 - 21
Dropped Out: No. 24 Fairmont State (18-4)
Receiving Votes: Chowan (15-2) 51; Fairmont State (18-4) 33; Belmont Abbey (18-4) 24; UNC Pembroke (17-6) 10; Colorado Mesa (17-4) 8.
D2CSC Media Poll - February 11, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (13) - 24-1 - 373 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's - 23-1 - 352 - 2
3 - Cal State-Dominguez Hills (2) - 24-0 - 350 - 3
4 - Bentley - 22-1 - 326 - 4
5 - Pittsburg State - 21-2 - 307 - 5
6 - Texas Tyler - 21-2 - 290 - 6
7 - Embry-Riddle - 19-2 - 277 - T8
T8 - Coker - 21-1 - 272 - T8
T8 - Ashland - 22-3 - 257 - 10
10 - Concordia-St. Paul - 22-2 - 235 - 13
11 - Lubbock Christian - 22-3 - 206 - 14
12 - Seton Hill - 20-3 - 204 - 12
13 - Union - 20-3 - 192 - 15
14 - North Georgia - 19-2 - 190 - 11
15 - Fort Hays State - 20-2 - 186 - 17
16 - Alaska-Anchorage - 20-3 - 142 - 25
17 - Southwest Minnesota St. - 22-2 - 113 - 22
18 - Cal Poly- Pomona - 18-4 - 101 - 19
19 - Tampa - 21-4 - 100 - 24
20 - Lewis - 19-2 - 94 - RV
21 - Edinboro - 19-4 - 74 - NR
22 - Holy Family - 19-4 - 72 - 20
23 - Nova Southeastern - 18-4 - 39 - 18
24 - Colorado Mesa - 17-4 - 37 - RV
25 - Montana State Billings - 21-4 - 24 - RV
Receiving Votes: Belmont Abbey (20); Fairmont State (17); Gannon (12); Lee (5); Azusa Pacific (4); Lee (4)Dropped Out: (7) Gannon; (16) Azusa Pacific: (21) Malone; (23) Fairmont State