Last week’s road wins at then No. 2 Emporia State and Washburn have jumped the Fort Hays State women three spots to No. 3 in the latest USA Today/WBCA Top-25. It’s the first time since moving to Division II in the early 90’s they’ve cracked the top-five.
Emporia State drops four spots to No. 6 and Pittsburg State falls one to No. 10. Washburn and Missouri Southern continue to receive votes.
Four other schools from the Central Region are ranked. Northern State (S.D.) is 16th, Harding (Ark.) is 20th, Wayne State College (Neb.) is 22nd and Arkansas Tech 25th.
Complete poll below…
| Rank | Institution – First Place Votes |
Previous Rank
|
Record
|
Total Points
|
| 1. | Lewis (Ill.) – 31 |
1
|
21-0
|
799
|
| 2. | Alaska – Anchorage |
3
|
20-1
|
716
|
| 3. | Fort Hays State (Kan.) |
6
|
20-1
|
701
|
| 4. | Limestone College (S.C.) |
4
|
20-1
|
666
|
| 5. | Indiana (Pa.) |
5
|
18-1
|
652
|
| 6. | Emporia State (Kan.) |
2
|
17-2
|
617
|
| 7. | West Texas A&M |
7
|
16-2
|
554
|
| 8. | Livingstone College (N.C.) – 1 |
11
|
20-0
|
506
|
| 9. | Adelphi (N.Y.) |
8
|
19-2
|
496
|
| 10. | Pittsburg State (Kan.) |
9
|
20-3
|
485
|
| 11. | Columbus State (Ga.) |
12
|
20-1
|
477
|
| 12. | Wayne State (Mich.) |
10
|
17-2
|
463
|
| 13. | Michigan Tech |
15
|
17-1
|
409
|
| 14. | Rollins College (Fla.) |
13
|
16-2
|
394
|
| 15. | Stonehill College (Mass.) |
14
|
16-2
|
392
|
| 16. | Northern State (S.D.) |
17
|
19-3
|
293
|
| 17. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
18
|
17-2
|
285
|
| 18. | Florida Tech |
19
|
17-2
|
217
|
| 19. | Drury (Mo.) |
21
|
16-3
|
213
|
| 20. | Harding (Ark.) |
16
|
16-3
|
190
|
| 21. | Seattle Pacific (Wash.) |
22
|
16-3
|
168
|
| 22. | Wayne State College (Neb.) |
T23
|
19-3
|
121
|
| 23. | Humboldt State (Calif.) |
25
|
17-2
|
114
|
| 24. | Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
T23
|
15-4
|
87
|
| 25. | Arkansas Tech |
20
|
16-3
|
64
|
Dropped Out: None.
Others receiving votes: Midwestern State University (Texas) 55; Cedarville University (Ohio) 50; Union University (Tenn.) 30; California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) 29; University of New Haven (Conn.) 24; University of District of Columbia 22; California Baptist University 20; Washburn University (Kan.) 15; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 11; University of Colorado – Colorado Springs 11; California State Polytechnic University – Pomona 10; California State University – Dominguez Hills 8; California State University – San Bernardino 6; Ashland University (Ohio) 4; Missouri Southern State University 4; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 3; University of North Georgia 3; Hawaii Pacific University 2; Lander University (S.C.) 2; Lincoln University (Pa.) 2; Colorado Mesa University 1.