FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State men’s basketball remained No. 6 in the latest NCAA Division II Central Region Rankings, released on Wednesday (Feb. 26). There was a shake-up at the top of the rankings with Winona State falling from the No. 1 spot last week to No. 5 this week with Minnesota State taking over the No. 1 spot, up one from last week.

Central Missouri jumped from No. 5 in the region all the way to No. 2, Northwest Missouri State moved up one spot to No. 3, and Missouri Southern fell back one spot from No. 3 to No. 4. The Tigers and Arkansas Tech maintained the No. 6 and No. 7 positions, while St. Cloud State jumped from No. 10 to No. 8 this week.

Fort Hays State closes out the regular season this week at home against Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State. Fort Hays State is 21-5 overall. Central Oklahoma is now in the region rankings at No. 9.

Eight teams from the region are selected for the NCAA Tournament at the completion of conference tournaments. Automatic bids go to the champions of the MIAA, NSIC, and GAC Tournaments.

Below are the region rankings for Wednesday, February 26.

	CENTRAL	DII Record	In-Region Record
1	Minnesota State-Mankato	21-4	20-3
2	Central Missouri	18-4	18-3
3	Northwest Missouri State	17-6	17-5
4	Missouri Southern State	16-5	14-5
5	Winona State	19-5	19-5
6	Fort Hays State	19-5	19-5
7	Arkansas Tech	16-7	16-7
8	St. Cloud State	16-7	16-7
9	Central Oklahoma	13-7	13-7
10	Minnesota State-Moorhead	15-7	15-7