Fort Hays State University Women’s Soccer stayed seventh in the second version of the NCAA Regional Rankings, released Wednesday. The top six teams in the region will advance to the NCAA Regionals, Nov. 14-16.
The Central Region is made up of teams from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and the Great American Conference. Automatic bids are granted to the winners of the MIAA and NSIC tournaments, with the remaining four spots awarded on an at-large basis.
The Tigers are one of five MIAA teams listed in the Top 8, joining conference opponents Central Missouri (No. 2), Southwest Baptist (No. 5), Central Oklahoma (No. 6) and Missouri Western (No. 8). FHSU closes out the regular season with a road match at Nebraska-Kearney on Oct. 30 before a Senior Day contest on Nov. 2 against Washburn. A complete preview of this weekend’s matches is here.
FHSU Women’s Soccer has made one NCAA Tournament appearance in school history (after winning the 2012 MIAA Tournament Championship), and will be looking to return for the second time in its brief program history. FHSU is 10-4-2 so far this season, including an 8-2-2 record in MIAA competition. The Tigers have won four straight matches and are unbeaten in their last six, stringing together five shutouts during that span. Overall, FHSU has won seven of its last nine matches.
Complete Central Region Rankings for Oct. 29
Rank Team Overall Record In-Region Record
1 Minnesota State Mankato 16-0-0 16-0-0
2 Central Missouri 15-0-1 15-0-1
3 Augustana (SD) 13-3-0 13-3-0
4 Winona State 13-2-1 13-2-1
5 Southwest Baptist 13-3-0 13-3-0
6 Central Oklahoma 10-4-2 10-4-2
7 Fort Hays State 10-4-2 10-4-2
8 Missouri Western 9-6-1 9-6-1
9 Bemidji State 9-5-1 9-5-1
10 Upper Iowa 9-5-1 9-5-1