Fort Hays State softball is ranked No. 17 in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Wednesday. The Tigers dropped six spots in the rankings after a pair of losses last week amid a six game stretch in which they went 4-2.

Fort Hays State entered the poll for the first time in the school’s NCAA history three weeks ago on March 13 at No. 21 in the nation. Following a 4-0 week on the road in conference play, FHSU jumped all the way to No. 11 in last week’s poll, before sliding back to No. 17 this week.

Fort Hays State is one of three schools from the MIAA referenced in the Top 25 this week, which includes Central Oklahoma at No. 9 and Missouri Western at No. 24.

The Tigers return to conference action this week with a pair of road doubleheaders at Truman and Lindenwood. Following the trip, FHSU returns home for six consecutive doubleheaders. The Tigers have only played four contests at home so far this season.

Below is the complete Top 25 Poll for March 27, 2013…

Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 West Texas A&M (16) 24-2 400 1
2 Indianapolis 24-2 380 2
3 Valdosta State 23-6 364 3
4 Armstrong 22-3-1 358 4
5 Southeastern Oklahoma State 27-6 310 5
6 North Georgia 30-7 304 6
7 Rollins 32-4 299 10
8 Texas Woman’s University 30-7 285 9
9 Central Oklahoma 20-5 239 16
10 California (Pennsylvania) 14-0 233 12
11 Molloy 16-4 216 14
12 Colorado School of Mines 22-3-1 211 13
13 Tampa 19-8 207 7
14 Humboldt State 24-9 181
15 Grand Valley State 14-2 178 17
16 Sonoma State 21-8 175 15
17 Fort Hays State 23-5 162 11
18 Grand Canyon 24-9 123 8
19 Columbus State 25-11 112 20
20 Gannon 13-2 97 22
21 West Alabama 18-10 70 18
22 St. Mary’s (Texas) 28-10 58 25
23 North Alabama 25-9 45 24
24 Missouri Western 20-8 40
25 Lenoir-Rhyne 22-7 37

-FHSU Sports Information-