KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team dipped one spot in the latest release of the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Poll. The Tigers dropped one spot to No. 11 in the nation, released Tuesday (Nov. 6). The Tigers finished off the regular season with a program record 12-match winning streak.

Fort Hays State wrapped up their regular season with a 2-0 victory over the University of Mary on Saturday (Nov. 3). Junior midfielder Mauricio Etcheverry pushed the ball ahead to Abdoulaye Cisse, who then fed the ball to Alonso Rodriguez in the box. Rodriguez headed the ball into the back of the net for the first goal. On the second score, Arsenio Chamorro fired a shot towards the goal that was deflected by the Marauder keeper, then Cisse took advantage and shot the ball off the rebound and connected on his fourth goal of the season.

The Black and Gold received the No. 1 seed in the Central Region on Monday (Nov. 5), announced by the NCAA Selection Show. The Tigers will host the Central Region and the Super Regional Nov. 15-18.

Below is the United Soccer Coaches Men’s Division II Poll for November 6, 2018.

 

Rank	School	Prev,	W-L-T
1	Young Harris College	2	16-0-1
2	Palm Beach Atlantic	3	16-1-0
3	Univ. of Charleston	4	17-0-2
4	Simon Fraser	1	17-1-0
5	Colorado School of Mines	5	18-1-1
6	Midwestern State	6	16-1-2
7	Azusa Pacific	8	16-1-0
8	Lander University	7	14-1-3
9	Adelphi University	NR	15-3-2
10	Spring Hill College	12	16-1-0
11	Fort Hays State	10	15-2-1
12	Tiffin University	22	15-4-0
13	West Texas A&M	14	14-2-3
14	LIU Post	NR	13-4-1
15	Univ. of Southern Indiana	16	13-3-1
16	Notre Dame College	21	14-3-1
17	Limestone College	19	13-3-1
18	CSU-Los Angeles	25	14-2-3
19	Northeastern State	18	15-2-1
20	Barry University	17	11-4-1
21	Mercy College	9	12-3-1
22	Saginaw Valley State	11	9-2-6
23	West Chester	13	12-2-5
24	Lynn University	23	10-4-1
25	Colorado Mesa	NR	13-3-4

Records shown are through games of Nov. 4, 2018.

Also receiving votes: Cal Poly Pomona, Wilmington University, Nova Southeastern University, Bellarmine University

INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 10 ranked Fort Hays State men’s soccer team will play host to the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Tournament for the second time in three years. The Super Regionals are scheduled to take place between Nov. 15-18. Game times and dates of competition will be announced soon. The Tigers earned the No. 1 seed in the Central Region on Monday. The Tigers are 15-2-1 overall, while Northeastern State also enters at 15-2-1 on the season.

FHSU will host No. 2 seed Northeastern State in the Central Regional Final. The Midwest Regional Final will also take place the same day in Hays. The winners of each match will meet in the Super Regional Final in Hays for the right to move on to the NCAA Championship site as one of the final four teams. The national semifinal and final matches will be held in Pittsburgh, Pa. at Highmark Stadium.

Fort Hays State fell in the Central Region Final last season to Northeastern State 1-0, after allowing the game-winning goal in the final minute of regulation. In 2016, the Tigers hosted the Super Regional and won the Central Region Final against Lindenwood, before falling to Rockhurst in the Super Regional Final.

More details on the NCAA Super Regional in Hays will become available soon as game times are set and the teams representing the Midwest Region are determined this weekend.

INDIANAPOLIS – Fort Hays State moved up to No. 5 in the third release of the NCAA Super Region 3 Rankings on Monday (Nov. 5). Fort Hays State will not only be seeking a second-straight MIAA Championship on Saturday (Nov. 10) in Hays when it hosts Northeastern State, but looks to solidify its spot in the NCAA Playoffs for a second straight year.

Playing for their playoff lives last week as the No. 7 ranked team in the super region, the Tigers defeated Northwest Missouri State for a second straight year in Maryville, this time by a score of 17-16. The Bearcats were No. 4 in the super region last week and fall behind the Tigers to No. 6 this week with the loss.

Ferris State and Ouachita Baptist continue to lead the rankings with undefeated records, while one-loss teams Grand Valley State and Indianapolis sit at No. 3 and No. 4 respectively. Behind FHSU and Northwest Missouri State is Southern Arkansas at No. 7, which slipped down a spot from No. 6 last week after a loss to Ouachita Baptist. The top seven teams at the end of the regular season will receive a bid into the NCAA Playoffs.

Harding, the Super Region 3 champion from last year, sits on the outside looking in at No. 8. Harding mirrors fellow GAC member Southern Arkansas’ record of 8-2, but SAU has the head-to-head win in that pairing that may keep last year’s national semifinalist out of the playoffs. Missouri S&T is No. 9 in the rankings and Pittsburg State slipped to No. 10 this week after a loss to Washburn.

Now in the No. 5 position, FHSU is on the cusp of possibly hosting an opening round home game on November 17. If the playoffs started today, FHSU would be going on the road in the opening round as the No. 2, 3, and 4 seeds host home games in the opening round. Should there be any shake up in front of FHSU, movement up to the No. 4 position or higher would give the Tigers an opening-round home game. Results on Saturday will have a big effect in shaping the playoff bracket, should any team within the top seven lose.

Below are the Super Region 3 rankings for November 5, 2018.

Rank Team In-Region Record Division II Record
1 Ferris State (Mich.) 9-0 10-0
2 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 10-0 10-0
3 Grand Valley State (Mich.) 7-1 9-1
4 Indianapolis 8-1 8-1
5 Fort Hays State (Kan.) 8-2 8-2
6 Northwest Missouri State 8-2 8-2
7 Southern Arkansas 8-2 8-2
8 Harding (Ark.) 8-2 8-2
9 Missouri S&T 6-1 8-1
10 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 7-3 7-3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State senior linebacker Jose Delgado earned MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week honors on Monday (Nov. 5) for his efforts in the 17-16 win over Northwest Missouri State this past Saturday.

Delgado led Fort Hays State with 10 tackles against Northwest Missouri State. He made eight solo stops on the day, the biggest coming early in the fourth quarter by stopping the Bearcats on 4th-and-1 for no gain at the FHSU 41-yard line. On Northwest Missouri’s final drive of the game, he made another solo tackle to drop a Bearcat ball carrier a yard short of a first down just before Sterling Swopes recorded a tackle for a loss on 3rd-and-1. He helped the FHSU defense limit NWMSU to just 178 yards of total offense on 57 plays (3.1 yards per play). FHSU held NWMSU without a first down for the first 25 minutes of the game and only one first down in the first half, forcing seven consecutive 3-and-outs to open the game.

Delgado joins Braxton Marstall from Emporia State (Offensive Athlete of the Week) and James Brania-Hopp from Washburn (Special Teams Athlete of the Week) as weekly honorees from the conference.

WACO, Texas – With a 17-16 win over Northwest Missouri State this past weekend, Fort Hays State moved back into the AFCA Top 25 on Monday (Nov. 5). The Tigers are No. 22 in the latest release of the poll, while Northwest Missouri State dropped from No. 10 to No. 19 this week.

Fort Hays State defeated Northwest Missouri State in Maryville for a second straight year on Saturday, evening the race for the MIAA title. Both teams are now 8-2 on the season. Fort Hays State is the only team to defeat Northwest Missouri in Maryville throughout the last four seasons (2015-2018). The last time a school other than FHSU claimed a win in Maryville was Pittsburg State in 2014. The Bearcats are 27-2 at home since that loss to Pittsburg State in 2014, both losses coming to FHSU.

Fort Hays State looks for its second straight MIAA Championship this week when it hosts Northeastern State in Hays. Kickoff is set for 2 pm on Saturday at Lewis Field Stadium.

The Tigers are back in the AFCA Top 25 after a four-week hiatus. FHSU was in the AFCA Top 25 for 16 consecutive releases of the poll until Monday, October 8 when they dropped to the receiving votes section.

Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll for November 5, 2018.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Record	Pts.	Prev.	Week 10	Next Game
1.	Minnesota St. (29)	10-0	818	1	D. Sioux Falls (S.D.), 31-21	Nov. 10 vs. Upper Iowa
2.	Ferris St. (Mich.) (4)	10-0	794	2	D. Davenport (Mich.), 41-17	Nov. 10 at William Jewell (Mo.)
3.	West Georgia	10-0	731	3	D. Delta St. (Miss.), 29-17	Nov. 10 at No. 5 Valdosta St. (Ga.)
4.	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	10-0	707	4	D. No. 20 Southern Arkansas, 35-10	Nov. 10 at Henderson St. (Ark.)
5.	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	9-0	661	7	D. West Florida, 48-21	Nov. 10 vs. No. 3 West Georgia
6.	Minnesota-Duluth	10-0	658	5	D. Mary (N.D.), 55-0	Nov. 10 vs. Northern St. (S.D.)
7.	Tarleton St. (Texas)	9-0	634	8	D. Lincoln (Mo.), 59-3	Nov. 10 vs. Western New Mexico
8.	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	9-1	593	9	D. Ashland (Ohio), 20-17	Nov. 10 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.)
9.	West Chester (Pa.)	9-0	554	11	D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 48-14	Nov. 10 at Slippery Rock (Pa.)
10.	Colorado St.-Pueblo	9-1	522	12	D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 59-0	Nov. 10 at Western St. Colorado
11.	Notre Dame (Ohio)	10-0	466	13	D. Virginia-Wise, 25-17	Nov. 10 at Seton Hill (Pa.)
12.	Indianapolis (Ind.)	8-1	419	14	D. Truman St. (Mo.), 31-7	Nov. 10 vs. No. 20 Hillsdale (Mich.)
13.	LIU-Post (N.Y.)	9-0	361	17	D. Southern Connecticut St., 24-13	Nov. 10 vs. New Haven (Conn.)
14.	Texas A&M-Commerce	8-2	354	16	D. Texas-Permian Basin, 20-17	Nov. 10 vs. Angelo St. (Texas)
15.	Colorado School of Mines	9-1	326	6	Lost to Dixie St. (Utah), 52-45	Nov. 10 vs. Chadron St. (Neb.)
16.	Midwestern St. (Texas)	7-2	279	18	D. Western New Mexico, 48-35	Nov. 10 vs. West Texas A&M
17.	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	9-1	275	21	D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 40-21	Nov. 10 vs. Catawba (N.C.)
18.	Central Washington	8-2	260	19	D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 74-28	Nov. 10 vs. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
19.	Northwest Missouri St.	8-2	232	10	Lost to Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 17-16	Nov. 10 at Central Missouri
20.	Hillsdale (Mich.)	9-1	197	25	D. No. 15 Tiffin (Ohio), 48-26	Nov. 10 at No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.)
21.	Kutztown (Pa.)	8-1	152	23	D. Millersville (Pa.), 62-10	Nov. 10 at Edinboro (Pa.)
22.	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	8-2	144	NR	D. No. 10 Northwest Missouri St., 17-16	Nov. 10 vs. Northeastern St. (Okla.)
23.	Indiana (Pa.)	8-2	136	22	D. Edinboro (Pa.), 13-6	Nov. 10 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.)
24.	Tiffin (Ohio)	9-1	125	15	Lost to No. 25 Hillsdale (Mich.), 48-26	Nov. 10 vs. Findlay (Ohio)
25.	Harding (Ark.)	8-2	113	24	D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 24-10	Nov. 10 vs. Arkansas Tech

Others Receiving Votes: Slippery Rock (Pa.), 87; New Haven (Conn.), 31; Southern Arkansas, 31; Ohio Dominican, 13; Bowie St. (Md.), 11; Central Oklahoma, 11; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 9; Chadron St. (Neb.), 6; Missouri S&T, 6; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 4; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 3; Virginia Union, 2.

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State held Northwest Missouri State to 178 yards of offense and got two big stops late in the game to beat the 10th-ranked Bearcats 17-16 at Bearcat Stadium.

It’s the second straight year the Tigers (8-2) have won by one-point in Maryville as they move into a first-place tie in the MIAA with the Bearcats (8-2) with one game remaining.

It’s also the first time the Bearcats have lost back-to-back home games to the same opponent since Pittsburg State beat them in 1994 and 1996.

Chris Brown Postgame Press Conference

Sterling Swopes Postgame Interview

Chance Fuller Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Bearcats threatened late in the game but Jose Delgado tackled Shawn Bane behind the line of scrimmage on fourth and one at the FHSU 41 with a little over eight minutes to play

Following a Tiger three and out, Northwest would get the ball back deep in their own territory but were turned back when Sterling Swopes tackled Josh Caldwell four yards behind the line of scrimmage forcing a punt with a little over two minutes to play.

The Bearcats forced the Tigers to punt on the next possession but were called for roughing the kicker which allowed the Tiger to run out the clock.

Redshirt freshman Chance Fuller made his first career start and led the Tigers to a 14-0 first quarter lead with touchdown passes to Harley Hazlett and Layne Bieberle. Hazlett’s five-yard TD catch capped an eight-play 54 yard drive on the Tigers second possession.

Bieberle hauled in a 25-yard strike on the next possession to cap a four-play, 80-yard drive.
Northwest picked off a Fuller pass at the Tiger 13 yard-line but was held to a 25-yard field goal. Shawn Bane later returned a punt 53 yards for a touchdown to pull Northwest within 14-10 with 1:52 to play in the second quarter.

The Bearcats grabbed the lead on an Alec Tatum 19-yard touchdown catch capped a six-play 78-yard scoring drive on the opening possession of the third quarter, however the blocked the extra point and only trailed 16-14.

FHSU would answer on their first possession with a 42-yard Dante Brown field goal to retake the lead.

Fuller finished 22-of-35 for 240 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.

Harley Hazlett hauled in a career-high 13 passes for 121 yards.

HAYS, Kan. – The No. 10 ranked Fort Hays State men’s soccer team used two goals in the final five minutes to defeat the University of Mary in the Tigers’ regular season finale on Saturday (Nov. 3), 2-0. The Tigers completed the regular season with a 15-2-1 overall record and an 8-0 conference record, while the Marauders ended their season 4-9-1.

In the second matchup of the season pitting these two squads that started with FHSU blowing out Mary 7-0, ended with a much different outcome the second time around.

The first period featured defensive battle from both the Tigers and Marauders. The Tigers held the 13-1 edge in shots taken, however, neither team could break the threshold of the goal. Both teams went into the locker rooms scoreless.

For much of the second half, it was a carbon copy of the first 45 minutes. At the 85:00 mark, Mauricio Etcheverry pushed ahead the ball to Abdoulaye Cisse, who then fed the ball to Alonso Rodriguez in the box. Rodriguez headed the ball into the back of the net, beating goalkeeper Lukas Billhardt to his right and the Tigers held the 1-0 advantage late in the match.

FHSU was not done, however, when Arsenio Chamorro fired a shot towards the goal that was deflected by Billhardt, then Abdoulaye Cisse took advantage and shot the ball and beat the keeper to increase the Tiger lead to 2-0 in the 87th minute of the contest. The 2-0 score would prove to be the final.

Tiger keeper Fernando Pina picked up the victory in goal for FHSU, improving his overall record to 10-0-1. Rodriguez and Cisse scored their fourth goals and Cisse picked up his sixth assist on the season, while Etcheverry grabbed his third assist and Chamorro picked up his second assist on the year. Santiago Agudelo led the Tiger offense with five shots.

The Tigers will find out their postseason fate on Monday when the NCAA Selection Show takes place to let the teams know where and when they will play.

HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State volleyball team grabbed the opening set against Missouri Western Saturday (Nov. 3) on Senior Day, but the Griffons rallied to take the regular season finale, 3-1. The Tigers wrap up the regular season 8-22 overall and 2-16 in MIAA play, while the Griffons move to 15-16 and 7-11 in league competition.

The Tigers were firing on all cylinders in the opening set, hitting .270 while making just four errors and holding the Griffons to a .098 attack percentage. The teams alternated points early, with neither side leading by more than two. With the score tied at 10, Fort Hays State took the lead for good thanks to a 6-1 run. Four consecutive MWSU errors gave the Tigers an advantage before Kayla Vitztum dropped in a pair of kills, putting FHSU in front 16-11. The visitors closed within 22-19 after a run of their own, but two more kills from Vitztum and a final kill from Ashley Webb handed the Tigers a 25-20 win.

Fort Hays State continued the momentum into the second set, using a nine-point run to go in front by as many as 11-4. Isabelle Reynolds contributed two kills and a solo block during the run before a service ace from Bre Becker put the Tigers in front by six and forced a Griffon timeout. MWSU then rallied to take a 16-13 lead with a 12-2 run. Two Tatum Bartels kills and a Griffon error tied things up at 16 before the teams traded points over the next several minutes. Again tied at 20, Missouri Western scored five of the final six points to level the match as the teams left for the locker room, 25-21.

Missouri Western used big runs to take control in the third and fourth sets, securing the match after wins of 25-15 and 25-19.

The Tigers finished the match with a .120 attack percentage compared to a .196 swing rate for the visitors. Both sides totaled seven blocks, including five from Bartels.

Azlyn Cassaday wrapped up her Tiger career with her third double-double, totaling 12 kills and 13 digs. The rest of the senior class contributed all afternoon, with Madison Elwood recording seven kills, three digs and two blocks, Ashley Webb totaling five kills and one block, Abby Groth contributing four digs and two assists and Becca Page tossing up a team-best 15 assists to go with seven digs.

HAYS, Kan. – The No. 17 ranked Fort Hays State wrestling team kicked off the 2016-17 season on Thursday (Nov. 1) with the annual Black and Gold Scrimmage inside Gross Memorial Coliseum. For the third time in four years, the black team came out on top, this time by a score of 34-29.

The scrimmage commenced with redshirt-freshman Jonathan Ball and newcomer freshman Jonathan Green. The 149-pound bout began with takedown in the first period from Ball. In the second frame, Ball escaped Green’s grasp, then picked up another two takedowns and was awarded a ride time point. Ball defeated Green with an 8-1 major decision. The black squad got off to a 4-0 lead in the match after the first bout.

In the second bout, freshman Nathan Dotson took on fellow newcomer Isaiah Luellen in a matchup of 165-pound wrestlers. Luellen took control after the first period with a 6-2 lead. In the second period, Luellen picked up 15 points and defeated Dotson with a 21-6 technical fall. After the first two bouts, the gold squad was on the board and led the match 5-4.

The third bout featured freshman Kody Collins and junior Jordan Davis. Davis fell behind early with a 2-0 takedown from Collins, but then picked up a reversal and pinned Collins in 1:32 into the first period. The fall increased the gold’s lead to 11-4.

The 125-pound exhibition match featured Mason Turner and Collin Cole. Turner reversed fortunes for the black squad when he pinned Cole just 1:36 into the first frame.

True freshmen Payton Sadowski and Broderick Green faced off in the other 125-pound bout. In the first period Sadowski earned two takedowns and took a 4-2 lead into the second frame. Sadowski led the rest of the second period and picked up a takedown along the way to a 6-4 lead over Green. After Green knotted the bout up at 6-6, Sadowski escaped Green’s grasp and pulled away with the 8-6 decision after being awarded a ride time point.

In the 133-pound exhibition bout, true freshmen Cole Zebley and Devin Onwugbufor took to the mat against each other. In the first period, Onwugbufor and Zebley exchanged a couple takedowns and escapes, while Onwugbufor led the bout 4-2. For the rest of the match, Onwugbufor took over and picked up a 12-5 major decision.

The other 133-pound bout, freshman Riley Tubbs faced off with junior Conrad Cole. Tubbs and Cole battled until the end when Tubbs was victorious with a 4-2 decision.

Senior Dy’Juan Carney and newcomer Josh Lenker battled each other in the 141-pound exhibition. Lenker took control of the match and downed Carney with a 12-8 sudden victory in overtime. At the halfway point in the scrimmage, the black squad held the close 18-15 lead.

In the other 141-pound weight class, junior Wyatt Alvis faced off with redshirt-freshman Pedro Ordonez. Ordonez controlled the entire match and walked away with a 16-1 technical fall victory over Alvis.

Anthony Scantlin and Efe Osaghae battled in the 157-pound bout. After Scantlin tied the match 2-2 with an escape in the first period, Osaghae picked up a takedown and never looked back. Coming off an All-American honor, Osaghae picked up a 12-6 decision to give the golf squad the 23-18 advantage in the match.

Moving up a weight class to 165 pounds, redshirt-freshmen Aryus Jones and Conrad Vajnar battled it out on the mat. Jones erupted to an 18-0 technical fall victory in the second period to knot the match up at 23 all.

The other 165-pound bout featured true freshmen Christopher Ball and Isaiah Luellen. This was Luellen’s second match of the night and he put up a tough fight in a rematch of the 2015 KSHSAA 3-2-1A state title bout in the 152-pound weight class. Ball came out on top with a narrow 11-8 decision to grab the 26-23 lead for the gold squad.

Sophomore Marty Verhaeghe took on senior transfer Nick Meck in the 174-pound bout. In a match where both wrestlers found hard until the end, Meck came out on top over Verhaeghe with the 6-3 decision.

At 184 pounds, senior Micquille Robinson battled against newcomer Tyler Boone. Neither wrestler could gain an advantage on the other in the first two periods. Robinson grabbed a quick reversal, takedown and a ride time point to defeat Boone with a 5-1 decision.

In the penultimate bout of the evening, No. 4 ranked Brandon Ball battle Jonathan Green. Ball picked up a takedown and 4-point near fall in the first period. In the second frame, Ball did the exact same thing and took a commanding 12-0 lead. Ball put away Green with another 4-point near fall and a ride time point to defeat Green with the 17-0 technical fall victory.

In the final match of the scrimmage, sophomore A.J. Cooper faced off against Jordan Davis. In his second bout of the night, Davis grabbed a 2-0 lead after a takedown in the early-going of the first period. From then on, Cooper used a reversal, a couple 2-point near falls and a ride time point to put away Davis with a 10-3 decision to give the black squad the ultimate 34-29 win.

The Tigers begin regular season action at the Bethany Swede Open next Saturday (Nov. 10). The tournament is set to commence from Lindsborg, Kan. at 9 a.m.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Fort Hays State led by nine with 2:35 to play in the third quarter then were held to one field goal the rest of the way and lost 48-46 to Kansas State Thursday at Bramlage Coliseum. Taylor Rolfs, who hit a 3-pointer to force overtime at Kansas Sunday, had her shot blocked at the end of regulation.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

 

Tatyanna Legette Postgame Interview

 

Game Highlights

The Tigers were 1-of-12 from the field in the fourth quarter and shot 23-percent for the game.

Kansas State was held to 1-of-20 from beyond the arc and shot 31-percent on the night.

Tatyanna Legette led FHSU with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The Wildcats were led by Rachel Ranke who scored 12.

LILBURN, Ga. – The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team will open the 2018-19 season next week ranked 12th in the country according to the WBCA Division II Preseason Coaches Poll, released Thursday (Nov. 1). This is the second time the Tigers have been ranked in the top 25 to open the season (10th, 2015-16).

Fort Hays State is one of two MIAA schools ranked in the top 25, with defending national champion Central Missouri topping the poll. Emporia State is the final league team mentioned in the standings, receiving 11 points among the 24 ballots.

This is the highest ranking for the Tigers in the coaches poll since March 1, 2016 when they were also ranked 12th.

The Tigers have now been recognized in the WBCA national poll in seven straight seasons and eight years overall. Fort Hays State holds a 51-22 all-time record while ranked and is 47-21 under head coach Tony Hobson.

The Tigers were also recognized with a No. 22 ranking in the D2SIDA Preseason Media Poll, released earlier this week.

Fort Hays State opens the regular season against Southwest Minnesota State inside Gross Memorial Coliseum on November 9. Opening tip is set for 7 p.m.

Below is the 2018-19 WBCA NCAA DII Preseason Coaches Poll.

 

Rank	School (Record)	Points	First-place votes	2017-18 Final Rank
1	Central Missouri (30-3)	595	20	1
2	Ashland (34-1)	579	4	2
3	Carson-Newman (32-3)	494	0	5
4	Union (TN) (32-4)	493	0	4
5	Indiana (PA) (30-4)	479	0	3
6	Alaska Anchorage (27-5)	456	0	11
7	West Texas A&M (29-5)	445	0	17
8	Bentley (28-4)	415	0	12
9	Drury (31-3)	410	0	7
10	Lubbock Christian (31-2)	356	0	6
11	Edinboro (27-4)	351	0	13
12	Fort Hays State (26-7)	310	0	NR
13	Grand Valley State (26-7)	267	0	24
14	North Georgia (29-5)	241	0	23
15	University of the Sciences (30-4)	239	0	15
16	Azusa Pacific (27-5)	226	0	22
17	Florida Southern (25-5)	225	0	NR
18	Virginia Union (28-3)	218	0	16
19	Stonehill (29-4)	165	0	8
20	Southwestern Oklahoma State (26-5)	155	0	20
21	Wingate (26-6)	106	0	19
22	Black Hills State (24-8)	101	0	NR
23	Valdosta State (23-9)	84	0	NR
24	Northwest Nazarene (22-5)	53	0	NR
25	Lewis (24-8)	52	0	NR

Dropped Out: 9 Augustana (SD) (29-4); 18 Southern Indiana (26-5); 21 UC San Diego (28-5); 22 Azusa Pacific (27-5); 24 Grand Valley State (26-7); 25 Hawaii Pacific (26-4)

Others receiving votes: Sioux Falls 47; Angelo State 35; UC San Diego 31; Augustana (SD) 17; Embry Riddle 15; Johnson C Smith 14; LIU Post 14; Southeastern Oklahoma State 14; Southern Indiana 14; Emporia State 11; Hawaii Pacific 10; California (PA) 4