FHSU Sports Information KWCH 12 Eyewitness News

3:13 p.m. CST, November 27, 2012
(HAYS, Kan.)—
Fort Hays State women's basketball has cracked the Top 25 of the national rankings for the first time since the 1996-97 season. The Lady Tigers are No. 23 in this week's WBCA NCAA Division II Poll, which is their highest ever national ranking in the program's NCAA Division II history. FHSU has started the season 6-0 and enter MIAA play next week against Central Missouri (Dec. 5), which is the fourth-highest receiving votes team in the poll.

The only time FHSU women's basketball graced the NCAA Division II national rankings prior to this week was for two weeks in 1996-97. The Tigers entered the national rankings for the first time ever on February 10, 1997 at No. 25, then remained in the poll in the same spot the following week before falling out on February 24. FHSU is 4-1 all-time while in the Top 25.

Fort Hays State moving into the rankings gives the MIAA four ranked schools, which are all of the Kansas MIAA schools. Pittsburg State holds its No. 3 ranking this week after starting the season 4-0, Washburn moved up one spot to No. 12, also at 4-0 overall, and Emporia State remained at No. 20 at 3-1 overall.

Below are the WBCA Division II Women's Basketball Rankings for November 27, 2012.
 WBCA Division II Rankings - November 27, 2012

Rank Institution - First Place Votes Previous Rank Record Total Points
1 Ashland University (Ohio) -30 1 6-0 774
2 Bentley University (Mass.) 2 3-0 738
3 Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 3 4-0 697
4 University of South Carolina - Aiken 5 4-0 636
5 Clayton State University (Ga.) 7 2-0 581
6 University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 8 4-0 548
7 Shaw University (N.C.) -1 6 1-0 537
8 Western Washington University 9 4-0 502
9 Wayne State College (Neb.) 10 3-0 466
10 Augustana College (S.D.) 12 4-0 447
11 Gannon University (Pa.) 11 4-1 441
12 Washburn University (Kan.) 13 4-0 427
13 Rollins College (Fla.) 4 5-1 374
14 Holy Family University (Pa.) 14 4-1 314
15 Edinboro University (Pa.) 15 2-1 290
16 Simon Fraser University (BC) 17 6-1 285
17 Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) 19 5-0 235
18 Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) 18 5-2 195
19 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 22 3-0 181
20 Emporia State University (Kan.) 20 3-1 157
21 University of Wisconsin - Parkside 16 3-1 115
22 Wingate University (N.C.) 23 4-1 107
23 Fort Hays State University (Kan.) NR 6-0 105
24 Assumption College (Mass.) NR 5-0 90
25 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania NR 3-0 80