For the first time this season, Fort Hays State has cracked the USA Today/WBCA top-25. The Lady Tigers debut at No. 17.
Emporia State moves up to No. 2 while Pittsburg State falls to No. 4. Washburn drops out of the top-25 but is still receiving votes along with Missouri Southern and Central Missouri.
It’s the first ranking for the Lady Tigers since February 11, 2014 and the 13th time they’ve been ranked since joining Division II in the early 90’s. FHSU’s highest ranking was No. 10 in December of 2013.
The Lady Tigers host South Dakota School of Mines Thursday before taking on No. 4 Pittsburg State Saturday.
Complete poll below…
| Rank | Institution – First Place Votes |
Previous
|
Record
|
Points
|
| 1. | Lewis (Ill.) – 29 |
1
|
17-0
|
749
|
| 2. | Emporia State (Kan.) |
3
|
14-1
|
692
|
| 3. | University of Alaska – Anchorage |
5
|
16-1
|
645
|
| 4. | Pittsburg State (Kan.) |
2
|
16-2
|
610
|
| 5. | Wayne State (Mich.) |
6
|
13-1
|
583
|
| 6. | Limestone College (S.C.) |
8
|
16-1
|
548
|
| 7. | Stonehill College (Mass.) |
9
|
13-1
|
542
|
| 8. | Seattle Pacific (Wash.) |
12
|
14-1
|
478
|
| 9. | Florida Institute of Technology |
16
|
15-0
|
433
|
| 10. | West Texas A&M University |
11
|
12-2
|
417
|
| 11. | Adelphi (N.Y.) |
7
|
15-2
|
377
|
| 12. | Arkansas Tech |
15
|
14-1
|
368
|
| 13. | Indiana (Pa.) |
17
|
15-1
|
360
|
| 14. | Rollins College (Fla.) |
10
|
12-2
|
331
|
| 15. | Northern State (S.D.) |
4
|
15-3
|
296
|
| 16. | Columbus State (Ga.) |
19
|
16-1
|
278
|
| 17. | Fort Hays State (Kan.) |
NR
|
16-1
|
229
|
| 18. | Livingstone College (N.C.) |
NR
|
16-0
|
224
|
| 19. | Michigan Tech |
23
|
13-1
|
217
|
| 20. | Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
13
|
12-3
|
191
|
| 21. | Drury (Mo.) |
14
|
12-3
|
165
|
| 22. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
21
|
13-2
|
162
|
| 23. | Harding (Ark.) |
25
|
13-2
|
150
|
| 24. | California (Pa.) |
22
|
14-2
|
145
|
| 25. | Humboldt State (Calif.) |
NR
|
14-1
|
137
|
Dropped Out: Wayne State College (Neb.); Midwestern State University (Texas); Washburn University (Kan).
Others receiving votes: Wayne State College (Neb.) 118; Midwestern State University (Texas) 58; Washburn University (Kan.) 53; Lander University (S.C.) 46; Union University (Tenn.) 29; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 19; Cedarville University (Ohio) 14; University of Colorado – Colorado Springs 13; University of District of Columbia 10; University of West Florida 10; Minnesota State University – Mankato 8; California State University – Dominguez Hills 7; California State University – San Bernardino 5; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 5; New York Institute of Technology (N.Y.) 5; California Baptist University 4; California State Polytechnic University – Pomona 4; Missouri Southern State University 4; University of California – San Diego 4; University of New Haven (Conn.) 3; University Of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 3; University of Central Missouri 1.