By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
ATLANTA – In addition to finishing fifth in the final national poll and second in the attendance standings, the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team also ranked towards the top of NCAA Division II academic charts in 2018-19. The Tigers’ cumulative team GPA of 3.708 ranked sixth in the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll, announced Tuesday (July 23) by the Coaches Association.
The Tigers’ grade point average of 3.708 was a program best since at least 2001 and the sixth-place ranking is the second best behind a fourth-place finish in 2011-12. FHSU earned a spot in the top 25 for the fifth year in a row and the ninth time over the last 10 seasons. It was the 10th time the Tigers were listed in the Academic Top 25 since 2002. The Tigers have been listed in the top 25 nine times during head coach Tony Hobson‘s 11-year tenure.
Fort Hays State was the only NCAA Division II program listed in the final WBCA Coaches Poll, the top 25 of the NCAA home attendance report and the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. Additionally, the Tigers recorded the top GPA in the MIAA for the second year in a row. Thirteen Tigers were listed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll this season (3.0 or higher cumulative GPA).
The WBCA Academic Top 25 annually recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III; NAIA; and junior/community college women’s basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point average (GPA) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season.
Fort Hays State’s historical rankings in the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll and the complete 2018-19 Top 25 can be found below.
| FHSU in the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll | ||
| Year | Rank | GPA |
| 18-19 | 6 | 3.708 |
| 17-18 | 13 | 3.667 |
| 16-17 | 13 | 3.624 |
| 15-16 | 22 | 3.559 |
| 14-15 | 23 | 3.536 |
| 12-13 | 14 | 3.500 |
| 11-12 | 4 | 3.628 |
| 10-11 | 12 | 3.523 |
| 09-10 | T14 | 3.473 |
| 02-03 | 16 | 3.444 |
| 2018-19 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll | ||
| Rank | Institution | GPA |
| 1 | Tiffin University | 3.809 |
| 2 | Lubbock Christian University | 3.767 |
| 3 | Rockhurst University | 3.737 |
| 4 | Seton Hill University | 3.734 |
| 5 | University of Findlay | 3.725 |
| 6 | Fort Hays State University | 3.708 |
| 7 | Lindenwood University | 3.691 |
| 8 | Lee University | 3.672 |
| 9 | Purdue University Northwest | 3.666 |
| 10 | Augustana University | 3.665 |
| 11 | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs | 3.652 |
| 12 | Wayne State College | 3.649 |
| 13 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 3.646 |
| 14 | Lenoir Rhyne University | 3.644 |
| 15 | University of the Sciences in Philadelphia | 3.630 |
| 16 | Urbana University | 3.628 |
| 17 | Chestnut Hill College | 3.626 |
| T18 | Truman State University | 3.598 |
| T18 | Point Loma Nazarene University | 3.598 |
| 20 | Michigan Technological University | 3.574 |
| 21 | Northwood University | 3.565 |
| 22 | Chadron State College | 3.560 |
| 23 | Walsh University | 3.558 |
| 24 | Southern New Hampshire University | 3.557 |
| 25 | Lewis University | 3.553 |