KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State continued to receive votes in the latest NABC Top 25 Poll, released on Tuesday (Jan. 2). At 9-3 overall on the season, the Tigers are among the receiving votes section for a third-straight release of the poll.
Central Oklahoma and Northwest Missouri State represent the MIAA in the Top 25. Central Oklahoma slipped from No. 5 to No. 12 this week after a loss to Fort Hays State this past weekend. Northwest Missouri State moved up two spots to No. 19 this week.
Fort Hays State impressively is 3-0 against NABC Top 25 ranked teams so far this season. FHSU won its first meeting of the season with both Central Oklahoma and Northwest Missouri State. The Tigers have received votes in four of the NABC polls released this year, which includes the preseason poll.
Joining the Tigers in the receiving votes section from the MIAA are Washburn and Missouri Western. The Tigers knocked off Missouri Western earlier this season when MWSU was inside the Top 25.
The next release of the D2CSC Top 25 Poll will be on January 9. In the most recent edition of that poll, Central Oklahoma was the only MIAA team inside the Top 25 at No. 8.
Below is the NABC Top 25 Poll for January 2, 2024.
Rank Team Record Points
1. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) (16) 10-0 400
2. MSU Moorhead (Minn.) 12-0 382
3. Minnesota State 13-0 370
4. West Texas A&M 10-1 336
5. Saint Martin's (Wash.) 11-1 308
6. Dallas Baptist (Texas) 9-1 298
7. North Georgia 9-1 278
8. Benedict (S.C.) 10-0 262
9. California (Pa.) 11-0 255
10. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 9-1 245
11. Angelo State (Texas) 10-1 243
12. Central Oklahoma 12-2 232
13. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 11-1 206
14. Colorado Mesa 9-2 181
15. Ferris State (Mich.) 11-2 177
16. Cal State San Bernardino 9-2 140
17. Gannon (Pa.) 10-1 124
18. Post (Conn.) 10-1 112
19. Northwest Missouri State 9-3 94
20. Chico State (Calif.) 8-2 69
21. USC Aiken (S.C.) 9-1 66
22. West Liberty (W.Va.) 9-3 59
23. Minnesota Duluth 10-3 57
24. West Georgia 9-2 53
25. Florida Tech 9-1 32
Receiving Votes: Eastern New Mexico 26, Ashland (Ohio) 25, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 24, Colorado School of Mines 15, West Alabama 15, Catawba (N.C.) 14, Charleston (W.Va.) 11, Washburn (Kan.) 11, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 8, Lander (S.C.) 7, Illinois Springfield 6, Minot State (N.D.) 6, Augusta (Ga.) 5, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 4, Concord (W.Va.) 4, Dominican (N.Y.) 4, Lake Superior State (Mich.) 4, Cal State East Bay 3, Saint Michael's (Vt.) 3, Cal State Dominiguez Hills 1, Cal State LA 1, Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 1, Missouri Western 1, Southern New Hampshire 1.