By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
Following an impressive come-from-behind overtime victory at Nebraska-Kearney over the weekend, the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team improved their placement in the WBCA Division II Coaches’ Poll with a No. 5 ranking. The Tigers also moved up from their previous position in the D2SIDA Media National rankings by coming in at No. 4 this week.
Both rankings were released Tuesday (Feb. 5).
In the media poll, Fort Hays State is just one of two programs to capture a first-place vote, with Drury claiming 15 compared to a single one for the Tigers. Fort Hays State earned 334 total points in the voting process. Drury also was placed at No. 1 in the WBCA Division II Coaches’ Poll with 24 first place votes. In that installment, FHSU captured 493 points.
This week, the Tigers are once again joined by fellow MIAA program Central Missouri in the rankings. The Jennies come in at No. 23 in the media poll and No. 21 in the coaches’ poll.
Fort Hays State is back on the road for two games this week before returning home on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) for a meeting with Lindenwood. Before then, the Tigers travel to Pittsburg State on Thursday (Feb. 7) and Missouri Southern on Saturday (Feb. 9).
Below are the complete national polls for February 5, 2019.
| WBCA DII Coaches Poll – Week 11 | D2SIDA Media Poll – Week 11 | |||||||||
| Rk. | Team (1st) | Rcd. | Pts. | Prev. | Rk. | Team (1st) | Rcd. | Pts. | Prev. | |
| 1 | Drury (24) | 21-0 | 600 | 1 | 1 | Drury (15) | 21-0 | 392 | 1 | |
| 2 | UC San Diego | 18-0 | 560 | 2 | 2 | Jefferson | 20-0 | 369 | 2 | |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson Univ. | 20-1 | 521 | 4 | 3 | UC San Diego | 18-0 | 350 | 3 | |
| 4 | Indiana (Pa.) | 18-1 | 506 | 5 | 4 | Fort Hays State (1) | 19-1 | 334 | 5 | |
| 5 | Fort Hays State | 19-1 | 493 | 6 | 5 | Florida Southern | 19-1 | 325 | 4 | |
| 6 | Union (Tenn.) | 21-1 | 447 | 7 | 6 | IUP | 18-1 | 283 | 10 | |
| 7 | Northwest Nazarene | 19-1 | 430 | 8 | 7 | Union | 21-1 | 278 | 7 | |
| 8 | University of the Sciences | 20-1 | 424 | 9 | 8 | University of the Sciences | 20-1 | 277 | 9 | |
| 9 | Virginia Union | 19-1 | 393 | 12 | 9 | Northwest Nazarene | 19-1 | 272 | 8 | |
| 10 | Alaska Anchorage | 19-1 | 385 | 11 | 10 | Colorado Mesa | 18-1 | 242 | 12 | |
| 11 | Ashland | 19-2 | 359 | 3 | 11 | Southwestern Oklahoma | 19-1 | 239 | 14 | |
| 12 | Florida Southern | 19-1 | 346 | 13 | 12 | Lewis | 18-2 | 236 | 11 | |
| 13 | Grand Valley State | 19-2 | 327 | 15 | 13 | Anderson (S.C.) | 19-2 | 205 | 13 | |
| 14 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 19-1 | 273 | 15 | 14 | Virginia Union | 19-1 | 184 | 17 | |
| 15 | Bentley | 19-2 | 256 | 17 | 15 | Alaska Anchorage | 19-1 | 180 | 15 | |
| 16 | Colorado Mesa | 18-1 | 233 | 19 | 16 | Angelo State | 16-2 | 155 | 18 | |
| 17 | California (Pa.) | 18-2 | 232 | 10 | 17 | Bentley | 19-2 | 134 | 19 | |
| 18 | Lewis | 18-2 | 214 | 18 | 18 | California | 18-2 | 122 | 6 | |
| 19 | Angelo State | 16-2 | 166 | 20 | 19 | Grand Valley | 19-2 | 119 | 24 | |
| 20 | Anderson | 19-2 | 146 | 20 | 20 | Cal Poly Pomona | 18-2 | 119 | 24 | |
| 21 | Central Missouri | 15-4 | 102 | 23 | 21 | Ashland | 19-2 | 58 | 16 | |
| 22 | West Texas A&M | 17-3 | 100 | 14 | 22 | Le Moyne | 18-2 | 55 | 25 | |
| 23 | Le Moyne (N.Y.) | 18-2 | 84 | 24 | 23 | Central Missouri | 15-4 | 47 | RV | |
| 24 | Lubbock Christian | 18-4 | 40 | NR | 24 | Glenville State | 18-2 | 28 | RV | |
| 25 | Minnesota State Moorhead | 18-4 | 26 | NR | 25 | Lee | 17-4 | 27 | RV |