By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
LILBURN, Ga. – A historic season for the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team set another milestone over the weekend as the Tigers were ranked fifth in the final WBCA Coaches Poll, the highest ranking to conclude a season in the programs’ NCAA Division II era.
It is the third time the Tigers have been ranked in the final Top 25 poll. Fort Hays State wrapped up the 2014-15 season ranked eighth in the nation and came in at No. 24 following the 2015-16 season.
The Tigers are the lone MIAA program recognized in the final national poll.
Fort Hays State wrapped up the season with a 32-2 record, the second-most wins in program history and the most since FHSU moved to the NCAA. The Tigers lost just one game in the regular season, the fewest in program history.
The Tigers knocked down a program-record 223 three-pointers this season while scoring 2,607 points throughout the year, second-most in team history.
Fort Hays State won 18 games at home this season, matching the program record. They won 25 straight inside Gross Memorial Coliseum going back to 2017-18, also tied for the longest stretch in team history.
The complete final national poll from March 30, 2019 is below.
| WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll | |||
| Rk. | Team (Record) | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1 | Lubbock Christian (31-6) | 566 | 25 |
| 2 | Southwestern Oklahoma State (36-1) | 553 | 7 |
| 3 | Drury (35-1) | 533 | 1 |
| 4 | Indiana (PA) (30-4) | 490 | 14 |
| 5 | Fort Hays State (32-2) | 446 | 3 |
| 6 | UC San Diego (30-1) | 402 | 2 |
| 7 | Alaska Anchorage (30-3) | 366 | 8 |
| 8 | Grand Valley State (29-4) | 337 | 10 |
| 9 | Azusa Pacific (28-6) | 330 | 24 |
| 10 | Northwest Nazarene (29-3) | 315 | 5 |
| 11 | Ashland (29-3) | 290 | 4 |
| 12 | University of the Sciences (30-3) | 273 | 6 |
| 13 | Virginia Union (28-3) | 248 | 9 |
| 14 | Saint Anselm (22-10) | 221 | NR |
| 15 | North Georgia (30-5) | 214 | 27 |
| 16 | Nova Southeastern (21-12) | 174 | NR |
| 17 | Thomas Jefferson University (29-3) | 171 | 10 |
| 18 | Bentley (28-4) | 169 | 12 |
| 19 | Angelo State (26-6) | 167 | 21 |
| 20 | Florida Southern (30-4) | 163 | 17 |
| 21 | California (PA) (26-6) | 141 | 22 |
| 22 | Anderson (SC) (30-3) | 139 | 15 |
| 23 | West Texas A&M (29-4) | 129 | 16 |
| 24 | Union (TN) (27-4) | 127 | 13 |
| 25 | Glenville State (30-3) | 121 | 18 |