Tigers check in at No. 6 in latest WBCA Division II Poll

Fort Hays State University was tabbed as the No. 6 ranked team in the latest WBCA Division II Poll, released on Tuesday. The Tigers enter the NCAA Tournament at 28-3 overall and host the Central Regional on their home floor this weekend as the region’s No. 1 seed.FHSU joins three other teams in this week’s rankings that are participating in the Central Regional this weekend. Emporia State moved up one spot from the previous week to No. 9, while Pittsburg State slid three spots to No. 16. Wayne State (Neb.) is tied in the No. 19 slot. The four remaining teams competing in the regional (Harding, Northern State, Arkansas Tech, and Minnesota State-Mankato) all are receiving votes in the latest poll.

FHSU spends its seventh-consecutive week in the Top 10 of the WBCA Rankings and eighth-consecutive week in the poll this year. The Tigers were No. 4 in the nation in the past two polls and ranked as high as No. 2 nationally at one point.

FHSU is also ranked in among the top two in two other services: No. 1 in Massey Ratings and No. 2 in BennettRank. The Central Regional features five of the top 20 teams in the BennettRank system, including three top 10 programs.

The complete WBCA/USA Today Top 25 Poll for Mar. 10 is below.

Rank	Institution – First Place Votes	Previous Rank	Record	Total Points
1	University of Alaska – Anchorage – 26	1	29-1	719
2	Limestone College (S.C.) – 1	3	30-1	673
3	Columbus State University (Ga.)	5	30-1	629
4	Lewis University (Ill.)	2	28-2	594
5	West Texas A&M University	6	27-2	585
6	Fort Hays State University (Kan.)	4	28-3	563
7	Drury University (Mo.)	8	26-3	539
8	Michigan Technological University – 1	9	27-2	537
9	Emporia State University (Kan.)	10	25-4	514
10	Adelphi University (N.Y.)	11	28-3	448
11	Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Pa.)	7	25-3	401
12	Union University (Tenn.)	15	26-3	357
13	Stonehill College (Mass.)	14	22-4	345
14	California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.)	T18	26-4	322
15	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	12	24-4	292
16	Pittsburg State University (Kan.)	13	26-6	266
17	Cedarville University (Ohio)	22	27-3	212
18	Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)	24	24-5	183
T19	Wayne State College (Neb.)	17	27-5	176
T19	Wayne State University (Mich.)	16	22-5	176
21	Humboldt State University (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 University (Wash.)	20	21-6	84
25	Hawaii Pacific University	NR	25-4	62

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.