The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers drop two spots to No. 6 in the latest USA Today/WBCA Division II rankings. Emporia State, who beat FHSU 49-46 in the MIAA tournament title game Sunday, jumps up one to No. 9 while Pittsburg State, who lost to the Lady Hornets in the semifinals, falls three spots to No. 16. Wayne State, who won the NSIC regular season title but lost in the finals of their conference tournament, drops two to No. 19. They are the top-four seeds in the NCAA II Central Regional which begins Friday at Gross Coliseum.
The rest of the regional field, Northern State, Arkansas Tech, Harding and Minnesota State, are all receiving votes.
| Rank | Institution – First Place Votes |
Previous Rank
|
Record
|
Total Points
|
| 1. | Alaska – Anchorage – 26 |
1
|
29-1
|
719
|
| 2. | Limestone College (S.C.) – 1 |
3
|
30-1
|
673
|
| 3. | Columbus State (Ga.) |
5
|
30-1
|
629
|
| 4. | Lewis (Ill.) |
2
|
28-2
|
594
|
| 5 | West Texas A&M |
6
|
27-2
|
585
|
| 6. | Fort Hays State (Kan.) |
4
|
28-3
|
563
|
| 7. | Drury (Mo.) |
8
|
26-3
|
539
|
| 8. | Michigan Tech |
9
|
27-2
|
537
|
| 9. | Emporia State (Kan.) |
10
|
25-4
|
514
|
| 10. | Adelphi (N.Y.) |
11
|
28-3
|
448
|
| 11. | Indiana (Pa.) |
7
|
25-3
|
401
|
| 12. | Union (Tenn.) |
15
|
26-3
|
357
|
| 13. | Stonehill College (Mass.) |
14
|
22-4
|
345
|
| 14. | California (Pa.) |
T18
|
26-4
|
322
|
| 15. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
12
|
24-4
|
292
|
| 16. | Pittsburg State (Kan.) |
13
|
26-6
|
266
|
| 17. | Cedarville (Ohio) |
22
|
27-3
|
212
|
| 18. | Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
24
|
24-5
|
183
|
| T19. | Wayne State College (Neb.) |
17
|
27-5
|
176
|
| T19. | Wayne State (Mich.) |
16
|
22-5
|
176
|
| 21. | Humboldt State (Calif.) |
T18
|
23-5
|
109
|
| 22. | University of District of Columbia |
23
|
25-4
|
103
|
| 23. | University of New Haven (Conn.) |
21
|
23-5
|
87
|
| 24. | Seattle Pacific (Wash.) |
20
|
21-6
|
84
|
| 25. | Hawaii Pacific |
NR
|
25-4
|
62
|
Dropped Out: Rollins College (Fla.).
Others receiving votes: University of Southern Indiana 57; California State University – Dominguez Hills 42; Colorado Mesa University 42; Northern State University (S.D.) 41; Arkansas Tech University 38; Rollins College (Fla.) 33; Midwestern State University (Texas) 31; California Baptist University 18; Harding University (Ark.) 17; Kentucky State University 17; West Chester University of Pennsylvania 16; Northern Michigan University 15; Ashland University (Ohio) 14; Minnesota State University – Mankato 13; Lander University (S.C.) 9; Florida Institute of Technology 8; Benedict College (S.C.) 7; University of Central Missouri 6; University of Charleston (W.Va.) 6; California State Polytechnic University – Pomona 5; University of West Florida 4; West Liberty University (W.Va.) 4; Missouri Southern State University 3; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 2; Western Washington University 1.