The Fort Hays State women's track and field squad is up one spot in this week's USTFCCA NCAA Division II National Team Rankings. Fort Hays State was No. 9 in the preseason poll on January 11 and has moved up one spot in the first set of rankings.

Fort Hays State's women are the fourth-highest ranked team from the MIAA, with Lincoln (Mo.) at No. 3, Nebraska-Omaha at No. 4, and Central Missouri at No. 7. Missouri Southern is also in the rankings at No. 18.

National team rankings are complied by mathematical formulae based on national descending order lists and data taken from previous seasons. For the preseason ranking and early-season rankings,

data will be taken from previous seasons as well as the current season. The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots at the national championships.