Tiger women continue to receive votes in WBCA rankings

Fort Hays State continued to receive votes in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Women’s Basketball Top 25 Poll, grabbing 25 votes in the most recent rankings, releasedTuesday (Dec. 2) by the organization. The Tigers (5-1) have received votes in the first two regular season polls, and open MIAA play this week with the No. 21 team in the nation while riding a four-game win streak.Emporia State moved into the No. 1 spot after sitting second in last week’s poll, carrying a perfect 5-0 record, while No. 7 Washburn (6-0) and No. 8 Pittsburg State (7-1) join the Hornets in the Top 10.

Central Missouri arrives in Hays this week ranked 21st, matching the Tigers with a 5-1 record on the year. Both FHSU and UCM dropped contests to NSIC foes earlier this season. The Tigers fell to then-No. 10 Concordia-St. Paul (70-68) in the second game of the year, while the Jennies dropped their season opener to Minnesota State-Mankato, 70-68. UCM has been ranked in the Top 25 for 32 straight weeks, dating back to January 2013.

Game time for Thursday, Dec. 4 is 5:30 p.m. from Gross Memorial Coliseum, and is the only regular season matchup between the two teams this year. FHSU last defeated UCM in 2012, knocking off the Jennies (ranked No. 23 at the time), 95-50, in Hays. This year, the Tigers were picked fourth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches’ Poll, while UCM was tabbed fifth.

FHSU is joined in the receiving votes section by Missouri Southern, which grabbed 29 tallies in this weeks’ release.

The complete WBCA Top 25 poll for Dec. 2 is below…

Rank	Institution – First Place Votes	Previous Rank	Record	Total Points
1	Emporia State University (Kan.) – 22	2	5-0	773
2	Wayne State College (Neb.) – 4	3	7-0	756
3	Lewis University (Ill.) – 6	4	5-0	725
4	Nova Southeastern University (Fla)	1	5-1	630
5	Northern State University (S.D.)	12	7-0	607
6	West Texas A&M University	T8	4-1	524
7	Washburn University (Kan.)	18	6-0	515
8	Pittsburg State University (Kan.)	10	7-1	504
9	University of Tampa (Fla.)	6	5-1	408
10	Stonehill College (Mass.)	23	5-0	376
11	Wayne State University (Mich.)	13	2-0	355
12	Limestone College (S.C.)	15	5-1	315
13	Drury University (Mo.)	7	4-2	312
14	Colorado Mesa University	16	3-1	307
15	Rollins College (Fla.)	14	5-1	304
16	Adelphi University (N.Y.)	25	6-0	275
17	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	20	4-1	272
18	University of Alaska – Anchorage	NR	5-0	247
19	Union University (Tenn.)	NR	4-0	231
20	Harding University (Ark.)	T8	4-2	217
21	University of Central Missouri	24	5-1	149
22	California State Polytechnic University – Pomona	17	2-2	137
23	Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)	NR	5-0	135
24	West Liberty University (W.Va.)	21	4-1	126
25	Gannon University (Pa.)	5	3-2	110

Dropped out: Edinboro University (Pa.); Bentley University (Mass.); California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.).

Others receiving votes: Edinboro University (Pa.) 106; Bentley University (Mass.) 97; Arkansas Tech University (Ark.) 88; California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) 82; University of North Georgia 77; Assumption College (Mass.) 64; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 60; West Chester University of Pennsylvania 56; California State University – San Bernardino 44; Michigan Technological University 38; Midwestern State University (Texas) 33; Western Washington University 32; Missouri Southern State University (Mo.) 29; Florida Institute of Technology (Fla.) 28; University of District of Columbia (D.C.) 28; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 27; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 25; Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) 22; Simon Fraser University (B.C.) 20; California Baptist University 18; Concordia University (Minn.) 17; Philadelphia University (Pa.) 15; Humboldt State University (Calif.) 14; Virginia State University (Va.) 13; Columbus State University (Ga.) 8; Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Okla.) 8; Texas A&M International University 8; University of New Haven (Conn.) 8; Minnesota State University – Mankato 5; Rockhurst University (Mo.) 5; University of Findlay (Ohio) 4; California State University – East Bay 2; Minot State University (N.D.) 2; Tarleton State University (Texas) 2; University of North Alabama (Ala.) 2; Northern Michigan University 1; University of Wisconsin – Parkside 1.