FHSU Athletics
INDIANAPOLIS - The seventh-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team is one of 10 teams currently under consideration for selection into the 2025 NCAA Division II Central Region Championships, announced Wednesday by the NCAA office.
In recent years the NCAA has released its first set of region rankings in alphabetical order before announcing the teams in rank order in two subsequent releases. Final selections for the field of eight teams will be announced on Sunday, March 9. The regional tournament will run March 14-17 at the top overall seed with the regional champion moving on to Pittsburgh, Pa. March 24-28 for the DII Elite Eight.
The Tigers are one of four MIAA programs in the region's top 10, joined by four school representing the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and two institutions from the Great American Conference.
While the Tigers are 22-2 on the year, one win came against an NAIA opponent, giving FHSU an overall DII record of 21-2. All but one of those DII matchups are considered in-region opponents, giving the Tigers an in-region record of 20-2.
Fort Hays State has played in eight of the last 10 regional championship tournaments, serving as the top overall seed four times and playing in three regional finals.
Two of the statistical metrics that the regional selection committee takes into consideration are KPI and in-region RPI. Fort Hays State currently has the third-best KPI in the region of .242 while the Tigers are sixth in in-region RPI at .590.
The Tigers will have a chance to boost those metrics in the final two weeks of the regular season with three games against teams also listed as under consideration, including one matchup with Pittsburg State and two games against Nebraska-Kearney.
The Tigers open a three-game homestand Thursday (Feb. 20) against Missouri Southern beginning at 5:30 p.m.
2025 NCAA DII Central Region Rankings - February 19
School • Overall DII Record • In-Region Record
Concordia-St. Paul • 24-2 • 24-2
Fort Hays State • 21-2 • 20-2
Harding • 17-6 • 16-6
Minnesota State Mankato • 20-5 • 19-4
Missouri Western • 16-7 • 16-5
Nebraska-Kearney • 16-5 • 16-5
Northern State • 16-10 • 16-10
Pittsburg State • 22-2 • 22-0
Southern Nazarene • 18-6 • 18-6
Southwest Minnesota State • 22-2 • 22-2
*teams listed in alphabetical order*