FHSU Men’s Basketball Receiving Votes in DII National Poll

The Fort Hays State University men’s basketball team earned national recognition Friday by receiving votes in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Top 25 men’s basketball poll.

The Tigers received 12 votes in the preseason version of poll, and is one of two MIAA teams to represent the conference in the poll, joining Northeastern State. NSU was voted 17th with 166 points.

Metropolitan State of the RMAC topped the poll with 10 first-place votes and 393 overall voting points, followed by Seattle Pacific, West Liberty, Bellarmine and Minnesota State to round out the top five.

FHSU opened its season last Wednesday in a 94-68 exhibition victory over Bethel. The Tigers travel to Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., next Tuesday, Nov. 5 to take on Kansas University in an exhibition at 7 p.m.

Regular season play for the Tigers begins Nov. 9-10 at the Southwest Minnesota State Tournament in Marshall, Minn. FHSU will take on the Mustangs on Saturday (Nov. 9) at 5 p.m., and Upper Iowa on Sunday (Nov. 10) at 2 p.m.

— FHSU Sports Information —

Below is the complete NABC Division II Top 25 poll…

NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Nov. 1, 2013 – Pre-season poll)

Rank       Team (first-place votes)                     Record                   Points                     Pvs
1              Metropolitan State (10)                       32-3                        393                         3
2              Seattle Pacific (2) 27-4                        379                         2
3              West Liberty (2)                                    34-2                        355                         1
4              Bellarmine (1)                                      24-8                        335                         14
5              Minnesota State                                   28-5                        318                         6
6              South Carolina Aiken (1)                   25-8                        288                         20
7              Cal Poly Pomona 28-3                        282                         5
8              Drury                                                      31-4                        262                         7
9              Florida Southern                                  27-6                        227                         8
10           Western Washington                          31-3                        216                         4
11           Findlay                                                   22-8                        211                         22
12           Kentucky Wesleyan                            20-8                        202                         NR
13           Midwestern State                                 22-9                        197                         NR
14           Indiana (Pa.)                                         26-6                        185                         10
15           Lincoln Memorial 25-6                        172                         13
16           Saint Anselm                                        23-6                        169                         11
17           Northeastern State                              19-9                        166                         NR
18           Southern Indiana                                 23-8                        112                         15
19           Alabama-Huntsville                            25-6                        85                           9
20           Winona State                                        27-8                        80                           NR
21           Winston-Salem State                          21-7                        69                           16
22           Carson-Newman                                 20-8                        61                           NR
23           North Alabama                                    19-9                        57                           NR
24           Livingstone                                           22-7                        41                           NR
25           Harding                                                 22-10                     38                           NR

Others receiving votes: Christian Brothers 30, Philadelphia 30, Fort Lewis 27, Augustana (S.D.) 25, Cal State-San Bernardino 20, Montevallo 20, Tarleton State 20, Bowie State 18, Alaska-Anchorage 16, Franklin Pierce 16, Benedict 15, Dixie State 13, Fort Hays State 12, Arkansas Tech 8, Alderson-Broaddus 7, Anderson 5, New Haven 5, East Stroudsburg 4, Florida Tech 4, Stillman 3, Bridgeport 1, St. Cloud State 1.

Records are from 2012-13 season. Previous ranking was final ranking from 2012-13 season.