Women’s basketball tops media poll

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION

For the second time in program history, the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team is ranked first in the country according to the latest D2SIDA Media Poll, released Tuesday (Jan. 15). The Tigers also slid up one spot in the WBCA Division II Coaches Poll, climbing to third in the coaches rankings.

Fort Hays State was listed atop nine ballots in the media poll and two in the coaches poll. The Tigers were one of two programs to receive first-place votes in the coaches poll alongside top-ranked Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

The Tigers were previously ranked first in the country in the media poll on December 15, 2015 season after a 9-0 start to the 2015-16 season, including a victory over top-ranked Emporia State. FHSU also spent two weeks atop the coaches poll during the same span.

The Black and Gold are ranked in the top three nationally in the coaches poll for the first time since January 19, 2016. This is the 15th weekly coaches poll in which the Tigers have been ranked in the top five in the nation. FHSU has spent two weeks ranked No. 1 in the country, one week at No. 2, five weeks at No. 3, three weeks at No. 4 and four weeks at No. 5. The Tigers are 7-1 all-time while ranked third in the coaches poll.

Tony Hobson‘s squad is the lone MIAA program recognized in the latest media poll, while No. 24 Lindenwood is the only other conference school ranked according to the coaches association.

The Tigers will take their undefeated record on the road again this week, with trips to Emporia, Kan. and Topeka, Kan. on the horizon. FHSU opens the road trip against Emporia State Wednesday (Jan. 16) at 5:30 p.m. inside White Auditorium.

Below are the complete national polls for January 15, 2019.

WBCA Division II Coaches Poll – Week 8 D2SIDA National Media Poll – Week 8
Rk. Team (1st) Rcd. Pts. Prev. Rk. Team (1st) Rcd. Pts. Prev.
1 Indiana (Pa.) (22) 13-0 596 1 1 Fort Hays State (9) 15-0 388 2
2 Drury 15-0 572 3 2 Northwest Nazarene 14-0 374 3
3 Fort Hays State (2) 15-0 551 4 3 Drury (2) 15-0 354 6
4 Northwest Nazarene 14-0 525 5 4 IUP (1) 13-0 353 5
5 UC San Diego 14-0 490 6 T5 Jefferson 17-0 331 7
6 Ashland 14-1 452 7 T5 West Texas A&M (4) 13-1 331 1
7 Union (Tenn.) 15-1 428 8 7 UC San Diego 14-0 306 8
8 West Texas A&M 13-1 409 2 8 Florida Southern 14-1 294 9
9 Grand Valley State 15-1 407 9 9 Union 15-1 251 10
10 Thomas Jefferson Univ. 17-0 384 12 10 Lewis 13-2 246 4
11 University of the Sciences 14-1 373 11 11 USciences 14-1 244 11
12 Alaska Anchorage 13-1 329 14 12 California 13-1 213 13
12 Virginia Union 14-1 329 12 13 Anderson (S.C.) 14-2 204 14
14 Florida Southern 14-1 272 15 14 Grand Valley 15-1 201 12
15 California (Pa.) 13-1 250 16 15 Alaska Anchorage 13-1 177 15
16 Bentley 14-2 236 10 16 Southwestern Okla. 13-1 171 18
17 Southwestern Oklahoma St. 13-1 214 20 17 Virginia Union 13-1 123 19
18 Lewis 13-2 202 17 18 Ashland 15-1 114 20
19 Angelo State 10-2 119 18 19 Colorado Mesa 12-1 111 RV
20 Charleston (W.V.) 13-1 118 25 20 North Georgia 10-2 101 21
21 Anderson (S.C.) 14-2 114 24 21 Bentley 14-2 93 17
22 North Georgia 9-2 82 23 22 MSU Moorehead 14-2 73 23
23 Colorado Mesa 12-1 80 NR 23 Lee 13-3 55 24
24 Lindenwood 11-1 48 NR 24 Angelo State 10-2 37 16
25 Truman State 14-2 33 NR 25 Newberry 11-2 14 25
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