Fort Hays State received 26 votes in the first regular season version of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Top 25 poll, released Monday, Nov. 25 by the organization.
FHSU (3-1) started the year with a regional victory over Bemidji State (71-65) before narrowly missing an upset against then-No. 10 Concordia-St. Paul (70-68). Over the past two games, FHSU has won by an average of 61 points, setting a school record for points in a game with a 120-39 victory over McPherson before taking down Cameron, 93-52 earlier this week.
Joining Fort Hays State in the poll from the MIAA are six other teams, including four ranked in the Top 25. Emporia State (No. 2), Pittsburg State (No. 10), Washburn (No. 18) and Central Missouri (No. 24) are nationally ranked, while Missouri Southern (14 votes) and Northeastern State (eight votes) join FHSU in the receiving votes section.
The Tigers are in action Tuesday (Nov. 25) evening in Wichita, Kan., taking on Newman at 5:30 p.m.
The complete WBCA Top 25 poll for Nov. 25 is below.
| Rank | Institution – First Place Votes | Previous Rank | Record | Points |
| 1 | Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) – 24 | 4 | 4-0 | 734 |
| 2 | Emporia State University (Kan.) – 2 | 7 | 3-0 | 673 |
| 3 | Wayne State College (Neb.) | 12 | 5-0 | 593 |
| 4 | Lewis University (Ill.) – 1 | 9 | 3-0 | 553 |
| 5 | Gannon University (Pa.) | 13 | 3-0 | 510 |
| 6 | University of Tampa (Fla.) | 14 | 3-0 | 505 |
| 7 | Drury University (Mo.) | 3 | 3-1 | 503 |
| T8 | Harding University (Ark.) | 15 | 4-0 | 470 |
| T8 | West Texas A&M University – 2 | 1 | 2-1 | 470 |
| 10 | Pittsburg State University (Kan.) | 24 | 5-0 | 389 |
| 11 | Edinboro University (Pa.) | 6 | 3-1 | 388 |
| 12 | Northern State University (S.D.) | T25 | 5-0 | 355 |
| 13 | Wayne State University (Mich.) | 17 | 2-0 | 347 |
| 14 | Rollins College (Fla.) | 23 | 4-0 | 299 |
| 15 | Limestone College (S.C.) | 11 | 3-1 | 269 |
| 16 | Colorado Mesa University | 8 | 1-1 | 239 |
| 17 | California State Polytechnic University – Pomona | 2 | 2-2 | 237 |
| 18 | Washburn University (Kan.) -1 | NR | 4-0 | 223 |
| 19 | Bentley University (Mass.) | 5 | 2-2 | 180 |
| 20 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | 16 | 2-1 | 152 |
| 21 | West Liberty University (W.Va.) | 18 | 3-1 | 146 |
| 22 | California University of Pennsylvania | NR | 4-0 | 145 |
| 23 | Stonehill College (Mass.) | NR | 4-0 | 132 |
| 24 | University of Central Missouri | 20 | 2-1 | 114 |
| 25 | Adelphi University (N.Y.) | NR | 4-0 | 100 |
Dropped Out: Concordia University (Minn.); Virginia State University; Western Washington University; Glenville State College (W.Va.); Delta State University (Miss.).
Others receiving votes: University of Alaska – Anchorage 85; Concordia University (Minn.) 81; Clayton State University (Ga.) 63; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 62; West Chester University of Pennsylvania 55; Union University (Tenn.) 50; Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 48; Virginia State University 48; University of District of Columbia 43; Minnesota State University – Mankato 41; Arkansas Tech University 37; Truman State University (Mo.) 32; University of North Georgia 31; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 26; Assumption College (Mass.) 25; Simon Fraser University (B.C.) 24; Midwestern State University (Texas) 23; Lubbock Christian University (Texas) 22; Montana State University – Billings 22; California Baptist University 19; California State University – Dominguez Hills 19; Texas A&M International University 15; Missouri Southern State University 14; University of New Haven (Conn.) 13; California State University – San Bernardino 12; Colorado State University – Pueblo 12; Western Washington University 10; Humboldt State University (Calif.) 9; University of North Alabama 9; Academy of Art University (Calif.) 8; Northeastern State University (Okla.) 8; Quincy University (Ill.) 8; University of Missouri – St Louis 8; Florida Institute of Technology 7; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 5; Philadelphia University (Pa.) 5; Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) 5; Michigan Technological University 4; Northern Michigan University 4; Shaw University (N.C.) 4; Glenville State College (W.Va.) 2; Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) 2; Minot State University (N.D.) 2; Bloomfield College (N.J.) 1; Southeastern Oklahoma State University 1.