Women’s basketball moves up in polls

BY FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION

The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team climbed up both national rankings in the first regular season version of each poll, released Tuesday (11/20). The Tigers are now ranked 11th in the WBCA Division II Coaches Poll and No. 16 in the D2SIDA Media Poll, up from 12th and 22nd in the preseason, respectively.

The Tigers opened the year 2-0 last weekend in Hays, defeating Southwest Minnesota State and Upper Iowa by a combined 68 points. FHSU ranks second in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 46 points per contest, while ranking third with a +12.0 turnover margin.

WBCA Coaches Poll – Week 1 (11/20/18) D2SIDA Media Poll – Week 1 (11/20/18)
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Pts. Prev. Rank School (First-Place Votes) W-L Pts. Prev.
1 Central Missouri (21) (3-0) 595 1 1 Central Missouri (15) 3-0 398 1
2 Ashland (3) (3-0) 577 2 2 Union 4-0 372 2
3 Carson-Newman (4-0) 524 3 3 Lubbock Christian 5-0 366 3
4 Union (TN) (4-0) 519 4 4 Carson-Newman 4-0 348 4
5 Indiana (PA) (3-0) 482 5 5 Ashland 3-0 342 6
6 Alaska Anchorage (4-0) 476 6 6 Alaska Anchorage (1) 4-0 326 7
7 West Texas A&M (4-0) 464 7 7 Bentley 4-0 309 8
8 Bentley (4-0) 431 8 8 Virginia Union 3-0 274 10
9 Drury (3-0) 407 9 9 West Texas A&M 4-0 263 11
10 Lubbock Christian (5-0) 383 10 10 Lewis 3-1 223 5
11 Fort Hays State (2-0) 373 12 11 Florida Southern 2-0 214 15
12 Virginia Union (3-0) 319 18 12 USciences 3-0 210 14
13 University of the Sciences (3-0) 287 15 13 Northwest Nazarene 4-0 202 T16
14 Florida Southern (2-0) 277 17 14 Drury 3-0 187 12
15 Black Hills State (4-0) 200 22 15 IUP 3-0 181 18
16 North Georgia (3-1) 196 14 16 Fort Hays State 2-0 178 22
17 UC San Diego (4-0) 163 NR 17 North Georgia 3-1 132 T16
18 Grand Valley State (3-1) 160 13 18 Valdosta State 2-0 112 23
19 Edinboro (2-1) 152 11 T19 Glenvile State 4-0 90 25
20 Northwest Nazarene (4-0) 135 24 T19 Black Hills State 4-0 90 RV
21 Azusa Pacific (3-1) 94 16 21 UC San Diego 4-0 89 RV
22 Stonehill (3-1) 70 19 22 Emporia State 3-0 76 NR
22 Valdosta State (2-0) 70 23 23 Jefferson 4-0 74 RV
24 Emporia State (3-0) 61 NR 24 Northern Michigan 4-1 44 RV
25 California (PA) (3-0) 59 NR 25 Angelo State 2-0 30 24

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