FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State Women's Basketball elevated to No. 4 in both the WBCA and D2SIDA Top 25 Polls released on Tuesday.
The Tigers moved up one spot in the WBCA poll and two spots in the D2SIDA Poll. FHSU is 28-3 overall on the season and holds the No. 1 seed in the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
Fort Hays State began the year as the No. 4 ranked team in the WBCA Top 25 Poll and will enter the postseason with that ranking as well. FHSU played six games this season with a No. 4 WBCA ranking and won all six. The Tigers have been inside the Top 10 of the WBCA poll the entire season, and for a while held the No. 1 ranking for a couple weeks that spanned late November and early December.
The Tigers are 16-1 all-time when ranked No. 4 in the WBCA poll and 139-34 overall when playing as a ranked team during the DII era.
Union (Tenn.) will enter the NCAA Tournament as the nation's top ranked team, followed by Ashland (Ohio), Glenville State (W.Va.), and Fort Hays State. All four are No. 1 seeds in their respective regions of the NCAA Tournament.
Fort Hays State remains the lone MIAA program in both top 25 polls, while Missouri Southern is the top receiving votes team in the WBCA poll and ranked No. 23 in the D2SIDA poll. Three other schools participating in the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament hold a top 25 ranking in the WBCA poll, which includes No. 10 Southwestern Oklahoma State, No. 12 Minnesota Duluth, and No. 16 St. Cloud State. All eight teams participating in the regional have 21 or more wins.
Fort Hays State will play Minnesota State (21-6) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 5 pm. The winner of that contest will move on to meet either Missouri Southern or No. 16 St. Cloud State in the regional semifinals on Saturday. FHSU is 1-1 against Missouri Southern and 1-0 against St. Cloud State this season.