FHSU Athletics
The Fort Hays State women's basketball team held steady at No. 8 in this week's WBCA Division II Coaches Poll while moving up five spots to No. 17 in the latest release of the D2CSC Media Poll, both released Tuesday.
Now 18-2 on the year, Fort Hays State accumulated 393 points in the voting process, 40 points behind eighth-ranked Texas-Tyler. The top eight spots in the poll remained unchanged from last week.
This is the fifth time in program history that the Tigers have been ranked No. 8 in the coaches poll. The Tigers are now 6-0 when ranked eighth in the country, including a 4-0 record in home games.
Fort Hays State is 175-45 all-time when ranked in the coaches poll, including a 122-26 mark when ranked inside the top 10. The Tigers have now been listed in the poll 115 times, including 75 appearances in the top 10.
The Tigers climbed five spots in the media poll after moving from fourth to third in the D2CSC Central Region Rankings. FHSU is one of four teams in the region with only two losses on the year, joined by Pittsburg State, Concordia-St. Paul and Southwest Minnesota State.
Pittsburg State remains the only other MIAA program recognized in the national polls, with the Gorillas holding steady at No. 6 in the coaches poll and No. 5 in the media ranks.
The Tigers will return to Gross Memorial Coliseum for the first time in nearly three weeks on Thursday when FHSU hosts Northeastern State beginning at 5:30 p.m.
WBCA DII Coaches Poll - February 4, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (22) - 22-1 - 574 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's - 21-1 - 550 - 2
3 - Cal State Dominguez Hills (1) - 22-0 - 525 - 3
4 - Bentley - 20-1 - 508 - 4
5 - North Georgia - 18-1 - 470 - 5
6 - Pittsburg State - 19-2 - 437 - 6
7 - Texas-Tyler - 19-2 - 433 - 7
8 - Fort Hays State - 18-2 - 393 - 8
9 - Seton Hill - 19-2 - 362 - 10
10 - Ashland - 20-3 - 340 - 11
11 - Gannon - 20-3 - 298 - 13
12 - Coker - 19-1 - 295 - 12
13 - Embry-Riddle - 18-2 - 279 - 16
14t - Azusa Pacific - 18-3 - 242 - 9
14t - Concordia-St. Paul - 20-2 - 242 - 19
14t - Lubbock Christian - 20-3 - 242 - 17
17 - Union (Tenn.) - 18-3 - 211 - 18
18 - Montana State Billings - 19-4 - 168 - 20
19 - Southwest Minnesota State - 20-2 - 161 - 22
20 - Nova Southeastern - 17-3 - 149 - 21
21 - Minnesota State Mankato - 18-4 - 130 - 14
22 - Cal Poly Pomona - 17-3 - 120 - 15
23 - Tampa - 19-4 - 68 - 23
24 - Fairmont State - 17-3 - 65 - 25
25 - Alaska Anchorage - 19-3 - 53 - RV
Dropped Out: No. 24 Belmont Abbey (17-4).
Receiving Votes: Malone (18-2) 35; Lewis (17-2) 26; Chowan (13-2) 23; Belmont Abbey (17-4) 19; UNC Pembroke (17-4) 11; Eckerd (15-4) 3.
D2CSC Media Poll - February 4, 2025
Rk. - School (1st) - W-L - Pts. - Last
1 - Grand Valley State (13) - 22-1 - 372 - 1
2 - Texas Woman's - 21-1 - 353 - 2
3 - Cal State-Dominguez Hills (2) - 22-0 - 349 - 3
4 - Bentley - 20-1 - 323 - 4
5 - Pittsburg State - 19-2 - 303 - 5
6 - Texas Tyler - 19-2 - 283 - 6
7 - Gannon - 20-3 - 274 - 7
T8 - Coker - 19-1 - 267 - T8
T8 - Embry-Riddle - 18-2 - 260 - 10
10 - Ashland - 20-3 - 245 - T8
11 - North Georgia - 18-1 - 226 - 11
12 - Seton Hill - 19-2 - 211 - 13
13 - Concordia-St. Paul - 20-2 - 188 - 17
14 - Lubbock Christian - 20-3 - 179 - 15
15 - Union - 18-3 - 166 - 16
16 - Azusa Pacific - 18-3 - 130 - 18
17 - Fort Hays State - 18-2 - 114 - 22
18 - Nova Southeastern - 17-3 - 108 - 20
19 - Cal Poly- Pomona - 17-3 - 105 - 14
20 - Holy Family - 18-3 - 104 - 19
21 - Malone - 18-2 - 96 - 21
22 - Southwest Minnesota St. - 20-2 - 58 - 25
23 - Fairmont State - 17-3 - 56 - 24
24 - Tampa - 19-4 - 30 - RV
25 - Alaska-Anchorage - 19-3 - 23 - RV
Receiving Votes: Colorado Mesa (17); Minnesota State- Mankato (15); Montana State-Billings (8); Ferris State (4); Southern Connecticut State (2); UNC -Pembroke (2); Lewis (1)
Dropped Out: (12) Minnesota State- Mankato; (23) Belmont Abbey