FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State went right back to where it started in the NSCAA Division II Rankings in the final poll of the season released on Tuesday (Dec. 8). Following yet another run to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, FHSU finished at No. 14 in the NSCAA Division II Poll, the same ranking it started with in the preseason poll.
Fort Hays State held a ranking as high as No. 11 in 2015 as they went on to set a new program record for wins (13) in a season. The Tigers claimed their second consecutive Central Region Championship in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the national quarterfinals for the second straight year. It was the fourth consecutive year the Tigers were selected to the NCAA Tournament in just the fifth year of the program’s existence.
Head coach Brett Parker has guided the program to an overall record of 58-27-13 in his five years at FHSU. The Tigers have won at least 11 matches in all five of years.
Fort Hays State and Upper Iowa (No. 23) were the only two schools from the MIAA to finish in the top 25. Northeastern State received a vote in the final poll.
Below is the final poll for the 2015 season.
| Rank | School | Prev. | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pfeiffer University | 1 | 25-0-0 |
| 2 | University Of Charleston | 6 | 20-3-0 |
| 3 | Rockhurst University | 5 | 18-2-3 |
| 4 | Cal Poly Pomona | 17 | 17-3-3 |
| 5 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 4 | 17-2-1 |
| 6 | Colorado School Of Mines | 8 | 18-1-3 |
| 7 | Midwestern State University | 2 | 17-1-1 |
| 8 | LIU Post | 12 | 15-3-3 |
| 9 | Southern New Hampshire University | 3 | 19-1-1 |
| 10 | Young Harris College | 16 | 17-4-0 |
| 11 | Seattle Pacific University | 7 | 14-1-4 |
| 12 | Northwood University (Mich.) | 9 | 17-2-1 |
| 13 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | 23 | 14-3-4 |
| 14 | Fort Hays State University | RV | 13-5-2 |
| 15 | St. Edward’s University | 13 | 15-3-2 |
| 16 | Urbana University | 21 | 13-4-2 |
| 17 | Rollins College | 18 | 13-8-0 |
| 18 | Wingate University | 11 | 14-4-4 |
| 19 | Merrimack College | 14 | 15-4-2 |
| 20 | Notre Dame College | 15 | 12-6-0 |
| 21 | Fresno Pacific University | 10 | 14-3-2 |
| 22 | Saginaw Valley State University | 20 | 15-4-1 |
| 23 | Upper Iowa University | 19 | 13-4-1 |
| 24 | Lander University | 22 | 13-3-2 |
| 25 | Millersville University | 25 | 14-5-1 |
Also receiving votes: Limestone College (14), Carson-Newman University (10), Wilmington University (8), California State University-Los Angeles (6), Colorado Mesa University (6), Cedarville University (5), Saint Leo University (4), University of West Alabama (2), Northeastern State University (1).