The Fort Hays State softball team drops one spot to No. 18 in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Wednesday, April 3. The Tigers drop a spot despite going 4-0 in MIAA play last week. The Tigers had a record of 27-5 when the poll was conducted, but now sit at 29-5 after a doubleheader sweep of Panhandle State on Tuesday.

Fort Hays State, Central Oklahoma, and Missouri Western all remain in the poll this week as representatives from the MIAA. Central Oklahoma also dropped one spot in the rankings to No. 10 with a record of 25-7 and Missouri Western held steady in the No. 24 spot with a record of 24-8.

Fort Hays State and Missouri Western will have a Top 25 showdown in Hays on Friday, which begins a key weekend for the Tigers at home. FHSU also faces Northwest Missouri State on Saturday. Both Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State are in the upper half of the MIAA standings. Fort Hays State and Central Oklahoma lead the MIAA, each at 9-1, while Missouri Western is just a game back at 8-2 and Northwest Missouri is 6-4.

Below is the Top 25 poll for April 3, 2013…

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous
1	Indianapolis (11)	30-2	392	2
2	West Texas A&M (3)	27-4	382	1
3	Armstrong (1)	27-4-1	369	4
4	ValdostaState	26-8	352	3
5	Southeastern OklahomaState	28-7	324	5
6	North Georgia	30-9	291	6
7	Texas Woman’s University	33-7	281	8
8	Rollins	35-6	280	7
9	HumboldtState (1)	28-9	260	14
10	Central Oklahoma	25-7	244	9
11	California (Pennsylvania)	14-0	223	10
12	GrandValleyState	20-2	205	15
13	ColoradoSchool of Mines	25-4-1	197	12
14	Adelphi	20-6	185
15	North Alabama	28-10	180	23
16	SonomaState	25-8	172	16
17	Tampa	22-8	157	13
18	Fort Hays State	27-5	131	17
19	ColumbusState	29-11	110	19
20	Molloy	22-6	106	11
21	Grand Canyon	27-10	87	18
22	Gannon	15-2	76	20
23	AngeloState	24-10	48
24	MissouriWesternState	24-8	39	24
25	West VirginiaState	16-5	20

– FHSU Sports Information –