FHSU Athletics
The Fort Hays State women's basketball team held steady at No. 7 in the latest WBCA Division II Coaches Poll while moving up one spot to No. 14 in this week's D2CSC Media Poll.
Now 22-2 on the season, the Tigers have been ranked seventh in the coaches rankings five times this season. FHSU racked up 438 points in the balloting process, up from 432 one week ago.
Fort Hays State is one of two MIAA programs in the top 10 this week, with Pittsburg State occupying the number five spot in both national polls. The Tigers and Gorillas will battle for the only time during the regular season on Saturday (Feb. 22) beginning at 2 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.
The Tigers have now been ranked seventh in the coaches poll 11 times in the DII era, going 16-1 when ranked in that position. The Tigers are 179-45 all-time when ranked, including a 126-26 mark when ranked inside the top 10. FHSU has now been in the top 25 in 117 separate releases of the poll, including 77 appearances inside the top 10.
Fort Hays State is one of five Central Region programs listed in each poll, with the Tigers and Gorillas joined by a trio of NSIC programs in Concordia-St. Paul, Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota State-Mankato. The Tigers are in a good position to be listed in the regional rankings, which will released for the first time this season later this afternoon.
Winners of nine in a row, Fort Hays State will play its next three games at home beginning Thursday (Feb. 20) when the Tigers host Missouri Southern at 5:30 p.m.
WBCA DII Coaches Poll - February 19, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Texas Woman's (12) - 25-1 - 563 - 2
2 - Cal State Dominguez Hills (7) - 26-0 - 550 - 3
3 - Grand Valley State (4) - 25-2 - 519 - 1
4 - Bentley - 24-1 - 518 - 4
5 - Pittsburg State - 23-2 - 460 - 5
6 - Texas-Tyler - 23-2 - 452 - 6|
7 - Fort Hays State - 22-2 - 438 - 7
8 - Ashland - 24-3 - 403 - 8
9 - North Georgia - 21-2 - 362 - 10|
10 - Embry-Riddle - 21-2 - 361 - 11
11 - Concordia-St. Paul - 24-2 - 313 - 12
12 - Lubbock Christian - 24-3 - 303 - 13
13 - Coker - 22-2 - 275 - 9
14 - Union (Tenn.) - 22-3 - 254 - 15
15 - Seton Hill - 20-3 - 251 - 14
16 - Montana State Billings - 23-4 - 238 - 16|
17 - Southwest Minnesota State - 24-2 - 219 - 17
18 - Azusa Pacific - 20-4 - 177 - 18
19 - Alaska Anchorage - 22-3 - 166 - 20
20 - Cal Poly Pomona - 20-4 - 148 - 21
21 - Lewis - 21-2 - 114 - 22
22 - Gannon - 22-5 - 81 - 23t
23 - Tampa - 22-5 - 66 - 19
24 - Fairmont State - 20-4 - 58 - RV
25 - Minnesota State Mankato - 21-5 - 52 - 25
Dropped Out: No. 23t Nova Southeastern (19-5)
Receiving Votes: Colorado Mesa (19-4) 23; Chowan (17-3) 22; Clark Atlanta (19-5) 14; Nova Southeastern (19-5) 12.
D2CSC Media Poll - February 18, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Texas Woman's (7) - 25-1 - 342 - 2
2 - Cal State-Dominguez Hills (5) - 26-0 - 337 - 3
3 - Bentley (1) - 24-1 - 310 - 4
4 - Grand Valley State (1) - 25-2 - 308 - 1
5 - Pittsburg State - 23-2 - 297 - 5
6 - Embry-Riddle - 21-2 - 269 - 7
7 - Texas Tyler - 23-2 - 265 - 6
8 - Ashland - 24-3 - 238 - 9
9 - Concordia-St. Paul - 24-2 - 234 - 10
10 - North Georgia - 21-2 - 228 - 14
11 - Seton Hill - 20-3 - 210 - 12
12 - Lubbock Christian - 24-3 - 187 - 11
13 - Union - 22-3 - 184 - 13
14 - Fort Hays State - 22-2 - 167 - 15
15 - Coker - 22-2 - 164 - 8|
16 - Alaska-Anchorage - 22-3 - 149 - 16
17 - Southwest Minnesota St. - 24-2 - 108 - 17
18 - Lewis - 21-2 - 93 - 20
19 - Cal Poly- Pomona - 20-4 - 92 - 18
20 - Holy Family - 20-4 - 77 - 22
21 - Fairmont State - 20-4 - 69 - RV
22 - Tampa - 22-5 - 64 - 19
23 - Montana State Billings - 23-4 - 56 - 25
24 - Colorado Mesa - 19-4 - 32 - 24
25 - Gannon - 22-5 - 29 - RV
Receiving Votes: Nova Southeastern (16); Azusa Pacific (14); Minnesota State-Mankato (6); Lee (3); Southern Connecticut State (1)