Fort Hays State Women’s Basketball moved up to No. 9 in the latest WBCA Division II Poll, released on Tuesday (Feb. 23). The Tigers move up one spot from last week, continuing their season-long run in the top 10 of the WBCA Poll.
The Tigers benefitted from a loss by West Texas A&M to move up a spot in the poll. WTAMU was No. 9 in the poll last week, but suffered its third loss of the season.
Fort Hays State joins Missouri Western as MIAA schools in the top 10 of the poll. The Griffons hold steady at No. 7 in the latest poll. Pittsburg State and Emporia State also remained in the same position in the poll, PSU at No. 19 and ESU at No. 22.
The Tigers go on the road for the final week of the regular season. The Tigers play at Northeastern State on Thursday and Central Oklahoma on Saturday. FHSU is only a game back of Missouri Western for first place in the MIAA, while Pittsburg State is lurking only a half game back of FHSU in third place with one game to play.
Below is the WBCA Division II Poll for February 23, 2016.
| Rank | Institution – First Place Votes | Previous Rank | Record | Total Points |
| T1 | Lubbock Christian University (Texas) – 11 | T1 | 24-0 | 581 |
| T1 | University of Alaska – Anchorage – 11 | T1 | 30-1 | 581 |
| 3 | Limestone College (SC) – 2 | 3 | 25-0 | 550 |
| 4 | California Baptist University | 4 | 24-1 | 528 |
| 5 | Lewis University (Ill.) | 6 | 26-1 | 489 |
| 6 | Ashland University (Ohio) | 5 | 26-1 | 478 |
| 7 | Missouri Western State | 7 | 24-2 | 429 |
| 8 | Winona State University (Minn.) | 8 | 27-2 | 425 |
| 9 | Fort Hays State University (Kan.) | 10 | 23-3 | 387 |
| 10 | Union University (Tenn.) | 11 | 25-2 | 367 |
| 11 | Drury University (Mo.) | 12 | 22-3 | 330 |
| 12 | West Texas A&M University | 9 | 23-3 | 315 |
| 13 | Virginia Union University | 13 | 22-2 | 294 |
| 14 | Benedict College (S.C.) | 15 | 24-2 | 267 |
| 15 | Arkansas Tech University | 14 | 21-3 | 266 |
| 16 | West Liberty University (W.Va.) | 16 | 23-3 | 201 |
| 17 | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | 18 | 22-3 | 200 |
| 18 | Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) | 17 | 22-4 | 196 |
| 19 | Pittsburg State University (Kan.) | 19 | 23-4 | 177 |
| 20 | University of California – San Diego | 20 | 21-3 | 141 |
| 21 | Anderson University (S.C.) | 21 | 19-4 | 113 |
| 22 | Emporia State University (Kan.) | 22 | 21-5 | 103 |
| 23 | Quincy University (Ill.) | 23 | 22-4 | 82 |
| 24 | Columbus State University (Ga.) | 24 | 21-4 | 63 |
| 25 | Bellarmine University (Ky.) | 25 | 20-3 | 50 |
Others receiving votes: University Of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 40; Kentucky State University 25; Ursuline College (Ohio) 24; Clayton State University (Ga.) 20; Wheeling Jesuit University (W.Va.) 19; California State University – East Bay 13; Lander University (S.C.) 11; Shaw University (N.C.) 7; Colorado State University – Pueblo 6; Northern State University (S.D.) 5; American International College (Mass.) 4.