LILBURN, Ga. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team is once again ranked fifth in this week's WBCA Division II Coaches Poll, released Monday (March 1) by the organization. The Tigers wrapped up the regular season as MIAA champions with a 20-2 record, the most wins by a Division II women's basketball team this season.

The Tigers are one of three conference schools listed in this week's top 25, joined by Nebraska-Kearney in 14th and Central Missouri in 15th. Minnesota Duluth is the only other ranked team from the central region, with the Bulldogs sitting in eighth this week.

FHSU is now 13-3 when playing as the fifth-ranked team in the country all-time after a 2-0 week last week.

Fort Hays State will open posteseason play on Wednesday (March 3) when they host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank & Trust. First tip is slated for 6 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.
 

WBCA DII Coaches Poll - Week 5
Rk.	School (1st)	W-L	Pts.	Last
1	Lubbock Christian (22)	15-0	550	1
2	Lander	16-0	523	2
3	Drury	17-1	501	3
4	Hawaii Pacific	11-0	466	4
5	Fort Hays State	20-2	445	5
6	North Georgia	15-1	425	6
7	Valdosta State	16-2	396	8
8	Minnesota Duluth	13-1	388	9
9	Michigan Tech	17-1	377	10
10	Texas A&M-Commerce	11-2	324	11
11	Carson-Newman	15-2	295	13
12	Daemen	11-1	294	12
13	Charleston, WV	14-2	266	7
14	Nebraska Kearney	19-3	258	14
15	Central Missouri	19-3	240	15
16	Southwestern Oklahoma State	16-2	217	19
17	Arkansas Tech	13-1	210	20
18	Glenville State	10-2	148	17
19	Tuskegee	12-1	143	22
20	Gannon	11-1	137	23
21	Belmont Abbey	19-2	126	24
22	West Texas A&M	14-5	95	16
23	Grand Valley State	14-4	81	18
24	Colorado Mines	15-3	62	NR
25	Benedict	11-3	51	NR