The Fort Hays State softball team drops a spot in the latest NCAA II Central Region rankings. The Tigers fall to No. 9 after spending the last couple of weeks in the No. 8 position. Arkansas Tech jumps past the Tigers to the No. 8 spot.
Winona State (Minn.) takes over the top spot with last week’s No. 1, Emporia State, falling to No. 2. Defending national champ Central Oklahoma and Missouri Western are also ranked from the MIAA.
The top eight teams in the final region ranking advance to next week’s NCAA tournament.
Fort Hays State is the four-seed and opens with Central Missouri in the MIAA tournament Thursday at 6pm in Overland Park, Kan. You can hear the game on KAYS (1400-AM).
| Central Region | Overall DII | In-Region | ||||
| 1 | Winona State | 38-6 | 28-6 | |||
| 2 | Emporia State | 43-10 | 42-10 | |||
| 3 | Minnesota State-Mankato | 41-9 | 36-7 | |||
| 4 | Augustana (S.D.) | 40-11 | 34-11 | |||
| 5 | Central Oklahoma | 39-13 | 39-13 | |||
| 6 | Missouri Western State | 34-16 | 34-16 | |||
| 7 | Southeastern Oklahoma | 35-15 | 35-15 | |||
| 8 | Arkansas Tech | 31-25 | 31-25 | |||
| 9 | Fort Hays State | 28-18 | 26-17 | |||
| 10 | Southern Arkansas | 31-23 | 28-21 |