By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team is receiving votes in the latest edition of the WBCA Division II Coaches Poll, released Tuesday (Feb. 11). The Tigers earned 10 points in the balloting process this week, sitting fifth in the receiving votes category.
After a 1-1 week last week, the Tigers dipped out of the top 25 after being ranked in 29 consecutive polls, the longest stretch in program history. Fort Hays State had been ranked in every poll released since the 2018-19 preseason poll. The Tigers reached a high ranking of No. 3 and accumulated a 49-7 overall record during the run, including a 6-1 record against ranked opponents.
Two MIAA rivals sit just inside the coaches top 25 this week, with Thursday’s opponent Central Missouri sitting in 24th and Nebraska-Kearney coming in tied for 25th.
The Tigers will look to hand the Jennies their second-straight loss Thursday (Feb. 13) when the teams battle in Warrensburg, Mo. beginning at 5:30 p.m.
| 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 (18) | 23-0 | 570 | 1 | 1 | Drury (16) | 23-0 | 400 | 1 |
| 2 | Ashland (5) | 23-0 | 557 | 2 | 2 | Ashland | 23-0 | 384 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 22-0 | 496 | 4 | 3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 22-0 | 365 | 3 |
| 4 | Indiana (Pa.) | 21-1 | 480 | 5 | 4 | Lee | 22-1 | 348 | 4 |
| 5 | Lee (Tenn.) | 22-1 | 468 | 6 | 5 | Hawaii Pacific | 20-1 | 331 | 6 |
| 6 | Grand Valley State | 21-2 | 456 | 3 | 6 | IUP | 21-1 | 325 | 7 |
| 7 | Hawaii Pacific | 20-1 | 449 | 7 | 7 | Adelphi | 21-2 | 284 | 8 |
| 8 | Alaska Anchorage | 23-2 | 391 | 8 | 8 | Grand Valley | 21-2 | 281 | 5 |
| 9 | Lubbock Christian | 19-3 | 375 | 9 | 9 | Alaska Anchorage | 23-2 | 270 | 9 |
| 10 | Adelphi | 21-2 | 354 | 10 | 10 | Sioux Falls | 22-3 | 234 | 13 |
| 11 | Walsh | 21-2 | 323 | 12 | 11 | Belmont Abbey | 21-2 | 231 | 14 |
| 12 | Sioux Falls | 22-3 | 306 | 13 | 12 | Walsh | 21-2 | 229 | 12 |
| 13 | Virginia Union | 18-3 | 270 | 14 | 13 | Colorado Mesa | 20-3 | 209 | 15 |
| 14 | Azusa Pacific | 18-3 | 227 | 15 | 14 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 23-1 | 160 | 16 |
| 15 | North Georgia | 19-3 | 203 | 17 | 15 | Tampa | 18-3 | 160 | 17 |
| 16 | Benedict | 20-3 | 186 | 11 | 16 | Central Missouri | 18-4 | 154 | 11 |
| 17 | Anderson (S.C.) | 19-3 | 185 | 19 | 17 | Lincoln | 22-3 | 144 | 18 |
| 17 | Tampa | 18-3 | 185 | 20 | 18 | USciences | 20-3 | 129 | 19 |
| 19 | Colorado Mesa | 20-3 | 150 | 21 | 19 | Lubbock Christian | 19-3 | 122 | 22 |
| 20 | West Texas A&M | 21-4 | 142 | 16 | 20 | Lander | 19-3 | 107 | 21 |
| 21 | Lander | 19-3 | 127 | 22 | 21 | UC San Diego | 18-4 | 93 | 20 |
| 22 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 23-1 | 93 | 24 | 22 | Nebraska-Kearney | 22-2 | 61 | 23 |
| 23 | University of the Sciences | 20-3 | 82 | 25 | 23 | West Texas A&M | 21-4 | 54 | 10 |
| 24 | Central Missouri | 18-4 | 71 | 18 | 24 | Union | 19-4 | 37 | 24 |
| 25 | Belmont Abbey | 21-2 | 49 | NR | 25 | Bowie State | 19-3 | 33 | RV |
| 25 | Nebraska Kearney | 22-2 | 49 | NR | |||||
| Receiving votes: Lincoln (Pa.) (22-3) 46; UC San Diego (18-4) 29; St. Thomas Aquinas (18-3) 25; Bowie State (19-3) 18; Fort Hays State (17-5) 10; Catawba (18-3) 8; Stonehill (16-5) 6. | Receiving votes: Azusa Pacific (22), Anderson (18), Virginia Union (9), North Georgia (6) |