The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team dropped five spots to No. 10 in the latest USA Today/WBCA Division II rankings. It matches their lowest ranking of the season when they were ranked 10th in the preseason poll.
The Tigers are one of four teams from the MIAA in this week’s poll. Missouri Western moves up a spot to No. 7, Pittsburg State jumps four to 19th and Emporia State falls one spot to No. 22.
Two other teams from the NCAA II Central Region are ranked. Winona State (Minn.) of the NSIC is 8th and Arkansas Tech of the GAC sits at 14th.
Complete poll below…
| Rank | Institution – First Place Votes | Previous Rank | Record | Total Points |
| T1 | Lubbock Christian University (Texas) – 12 | 2 | 22-0 | 580 |
| T1 | University of Alaska – Anchorage – 10 | 1 | 28-1 | 580 |
| 3 | Limestone College (S.C.) – 2 | 3 | 23-0 | 551 |
| 4 | California Baptist University | 4 | 23-1 | 519 |
| 5 | Ashland University (Ohio) | 6 | 24-1 | 477 |
| 6 | Lewis University (Ill.) | 7 | 24-1 | 476 |
| 7 | Missouri Western State | 8 | 23-2 | 420 |
| 8 | Winona State University (Minn.) | 9 | 25-2 | 416 |
| 9 | West Texas A&M University | 10 | 22-2 | 396 |
| 10 | Fort Hays State University (Kan.) | 5 | 21-3 | 384 |
| 11 | Union University (Tenn.) | 11 | 23-2 | 362 |
| 12 | Drury University (Mo.) | 12 | 20-3 | 330 |
| 13 | Virginia Union University | 13 | 20-2 | 292 |
| 14 | Arkansas Tech University | 15 | 19-2 | 275 |
| 15 | Benedict College (S.C.) | 16 | 22-2 | 248 |
| 16 | West Liberty University (W.Va.) | 18 | 21-3 | 200 |
| 17 | Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) | 14 | 20-4 | 193 |
| 18 | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | 19 | 21-3 | 190 |
| 19 | Pittsburg State University (Kan.) | 23 | 21-4 | 158 |
| 20 | University of California – San Diego | 22 | 20-3 | 123 |
| 21 | Anderson University (S.C.) | 17 | 17-4 | 121 |
| 22 | Emporia State University (Kan.) | 21 | 19-5 | 109 |
| 23 | Quincy University (Ill.) | 20 | 20-4 | 94 |
| 24 | Columbus State University (Ga.) | NR | 19-4 | 58 |
| 25 | Bellarmine University (Ky.) | NR | 18-3 | 42 |
Dropped Out: University Of Sioux Falls (S.D.); Bentley University (Mass).
Others receiving votes: University Of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 40; Colorado State University – Pueblo 23; Kentucky State University 23; Clayton State University (Ga.) 20; Bentley University (Mass.) 19; California State University – Dominguez Hills 17; California State University – East Bay 11; Ursuline College (Ohio) 9; Lander University (S.C.) 7; Augusta University (Ga.) 6; Northern State University (S.D.) 5; Wheeling Jesuit University (W.Va.) 5.