{"id":25711,"date":"2016-02-24T15:45:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T21:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=25711"},"modified":"2017-08-14T11:19:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T16:19:26","slug":"major-shake-up-in-ncaa-region-rankings-fhsu-women-move-up-to-no-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=25711","title":{"rendered":"Major Shake Up in NCAA Region Rankings; FHSU Women Move Up to No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

FHSU Sports Information Department<\/p>\n

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Central Region Rankings saw a major shake up on Wednesday (Feb. 24) among the top four teams, even though none of the four lost the previous week. Fort Hays State moved up to No. 2 this week from No. 3 last week, but the major shake up was at No. 1.
\nEven though Missouri Western won its only game played last week, the Griffons plummeted from the No. 1 ranking in the region to No. 4 this week. Taking over the No. 1 ranking this week is Pittsburg State, which sat at No. 2 in the first set of region rankings. The Gorillas went on the road for a pair of wins last week. Winona State, the No. 3 team this week, also picked up a pair of road wins in their final two regular season contests. Winona State starts NSIC Tournament play on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

What the shake up shows is just how close together all four teams are in the race for the No. 1 seed in the region and the right to host the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament. With the No. 1 through No. 4 teams winning all of their contests last week, Missouri Western dropping to No. 4 indicates that all four teams are tightly bunched in the ranking criteria. Several factors weigh into the rankings, but four-loss Pittsburg State is ahead of three-loss FHSU, and a pair of two-loss teams – Missouri Western and Winona State.<\/p>\n

Emporia State moved up to No. 5 in the rankings this week after Arkansas Tech took a loss last week. Arkansas Tech checks in at No. 6. Four NSIC teams round out the rankings from No. 7 to No. 10.<\/p>\n

Below are the NCAA Central Region Rankings for February 24, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nSchool<\/strong><\/td>\nOverall DII Record<\/strong><\/td>\nIn-Region Record<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nPittsburg State<\/td>\n22-4<\/td>\n22-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nFort Hays State<\/strong><\/td>\n22-3<\/strong><\/td>\n22-3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nWinona State<\/td>\n23-2<\/td>\n20-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nMissouri Western<\/td>\n21-2<\/td>\n21-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nEmporia State<\/td>\n20-5<\/td>\n18-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nArkansas Tech<\/td>\n21-3<\/td>\n20-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nNorthern State<\/td>\n21-6<\/td>\n21-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nMSU Moorhead<\/td>\n19-5<\/td>\n18-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSioux Falls<\/td>\n21-5<\/td>\n19-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nAugustana<\/td>\n18-7<\/td>\n18-7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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