FHSU Athletics
LILBURN, Ga. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team moved to 20th in this week's WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll, released Tuesday by the coaches association.
This is the first time in program history the Tigers (13-3, 7-3 MIAA) have been ranked 20th in the coaches poll, while this is the 101st weekly release in which the Tigers have been included in the top 25. Fort Hays State has been in each of the last seven top 25 polls, ranging from 22nd in November to as high as 10th earlier this month. Fort Hays State is 154-41 all-time when ranked in the coaches Top 25.
The Tigers are one of four MIAA programs mentioned in the poll this week, with Central Missouri sitting in 17th for the second week in a row and Pittsburg State moving to No. 25 after the Tigers defeated the Gorillas on the road on Saturday, 68-53. League-leading Missouri Southern is the final conference team mentioned, listed in the also receiving votes category.
The rest of the Central Region is also well represented, with three GAC teams ranked in the top 16 and one NSIC team also receiving votes.
The Tigers are not mentioned in this week's D2CSC National Media Poll, with FHSU sitting in sixth in the central region media ranks.
Fort Hays State will wrap up a three-game road trip on Saturday when they head north to battle rival Nebraska-Kearney before returning home next Thursday (Jan. 25, 5:30 p.m.) to host Washburn.
WBCA Division II Coaches Poll - January 16, 2024
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (21) - 14-1 - 573 - 1
2 - Ashland (1) - 14-1 - 551 - 2
3 - Gannon - 17-1 - 524 - 3
4 - Union (Tenn.) - 17-1 - 491 - 5
5 - Southern Nazarene (1) - 14-0 - 452 - 6
6 - Thomas Jefferson - 15-1 - 449 - 6
7 - Colorado Mines - 14-1 - 412 - 8
8 - Catawba - 11-2 - 363 - 4
9 - Ferris State - 10-2 - 347 - 11
10 - Northwestern Oklahoma State - 15-1 - 311 - 12
11 - Virginia State - 14-1 - 296 - 10
12 - Montana State Billings - 15-3 - 277 - 14
13 - Fairmont State - 12-2 - 263 - 9
14 - Texas Woman's - 14-3 - 255 - 16
15 - Bentley - 13-2 - 234 - 18
16 - Harding - 12-2 - 221 - 13
17 - Central Missouri - 12-3 - 196 - 17
18 - Valdosta State - 14-2 - 186 - 19
19 - Texas A&M International - 15-2 - 164 - 21
20 - Fort Hays State - 13-3 - 125 - 15
21 - Western Washington - 12-3 - 118 - 21
22 - Fayetteville State - 13-1 - 104 - 23
23 - Miles - 11-1 - 77 - 25
24 - Tampa - 14-4 - 70 - 24
25 - Pittsburg State - 12-3 - 50 - 20
Dropped Out: None
Receiving Votes: Azusa Pacific (14-3) 39; Minnesota State Mankato (12-4) 37; Assumption (11-3) 33; Texas-Tyler (15-3) 30; Drury (11-4) 27; Kentucky State (12-2) 23; Glenville State (10-4) 16; Georgia Southwestern (10-2) 15; Cal State San Marcos (11-3) 9; Missouri Southern State (11-4) 2.