The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers drop eight spots to No. 18 in the latest USA Today/WBCA Division II Top-25 Coaches Poll. FHSU is one of four teams from the MIAA in this week’s rankings. Washburn drops six spots to No. 12, Central Missouri is in at No. 15 and Pittsburg State falls three to No. 17.
The Lady Tigers host Washburn Thursday night at 5:30pm at Gross Coliseum.
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|
Rank
|
Institution – First Place Votes |
Previous Rank
|
Record
|
Total Points
|
|
1
|
Ashland (Ohio) -32 |
1
|
15-0
|
800
|
|
2
|
Bentley (Mass.) |
2
|
11-0
|
767
|
|
3
|
Clayton State (Ga.) |
4
|
11-0
|
703
|
|
4
|
University of South Carolina – Aiken |
3
|
11-0
|
691
|
|
5
|
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
7
|
9-1
|
652
|
|
6
|
Gannon (Pa.) |
8
|
13-1
|
632
|
|
7
|
Simon Fraser (BC) |
9
|
11-1
|
592
|
|
8
|
Colorado Mesa |
13
|
12-0
|
531
|
|
9
|
California State – Chico |
14
|
10-0
|
504
|
|
10
|
Tampa (Fla.) |
16
|
10-0
|
474
|
|
11
|
Western Washington |
20
|
10-2
|
423
|
|
12
|
Washburn (Kan.) |
6
|
8-2
|
373
|
|
13
|
Augustana (S.D.) |
5
|
9-2
|
370
|
|
14
|
Holy Family (Pa.) |
11
|
12-2
|
332
|
|
15
|
Central Missouri |
NR
|
10-1
|
272
|
|
16
|
Indiana of Pennsylvania |
12
|
10-3
|
258
|
|
17
|
Shaw (N.C.) |
18
|
10-2
|
257
|
|
18
|
Fort Hays State (Kan.) |
10
|
10-2
|
247
|
|
19
|
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) |
15
|
12-4
|
172
|
|
20
|
Pittsburg State (Kan.) |
17
|
9-3
|
166
|
|
21
|
Rollins (Fla.) |
23
|
8-3
|
146
|
|
22
|
Wayne State (Neb.) |
19
|
8-3
|
101
|
|
23
|
Stonehill (Mass.) |
NR
|
10-1
|
99
|
|
24
|
Minnesota State – Mankato |
NR
|
9-2
|
88
|
|
25
|
Bloomsburg of Pennsylvania |
22
|
8-3
|
84
|
Dropped Out: University of Wisconsin – Parkside; Limestone College (S.C.); Midwestern State University (Texas).
Others Receiving Votes: University of Wisconsin – Parkside 75; Limestone College (S.C.) 72; Assumption College (Mass.) 59; Dowling College (N.Y.) 56; Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) 52; Ouachita Baptist University (Ark.) 50; Newberry College (S.C.) 38; Augusta State University (Ga.) 35; Glenville State College (W.Va.) 22; Edinboro University (Pa.) 18; Academy of Art University (Calif.) 17; California University of Pennsylvania 16; Fayetteville State University (N.C.) 14; New York Institute of Technology 13; Montana State University – Billings 12; Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) 11; University of Alaska – Anchorage 10; East Central University (Okla.) 9; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 9; Saint Mary’s University (Texas) 9; Bellarmine University (Ky.) 8; Metropolitan State University of Denver (Colo.) 7; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 7; Valdosta State University (Ga.) 7; Tarleton State University (Texas) 6; Wingate University (N.C.) 6; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) 5; University of Central Oklahoma 5; Elizabeth City State University (N.C.) 4; Millersville University of Pennsylvania 3; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 3; Colorado State University – Pueblo 2; CW Post Campus – LIU (NY) 2; University of North Alabama 2; California State University – Los Angeles 1; Truman State University (Mo.) 1.