Women's Basketball | 10/9/2019 9:38:09 AM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 2018-19 MIAA regular season and tournament champions, Fort Hays State, was picked atop of the 2019-2020 MIAA preseason women’s basketball coaches and media poll. Below are the complete results and information of each preseason poll.
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Coaches Poll
In the coaches poll, FHSU received 10 first-place votes for a total of 166 points. Central Missouri trailed the Tigers by six points and received four first-place votes. Both Fort Hays State and UCM qualified for the NCAA Division II Central Regional a season ago. Washburn was slotted third with 134 points followed by Pittsburg State in fourth with 131 points. Emporia State rounded out the top-five after being narrowly edged out of the fourth spot. Both PSU and ESU made the Central
Regional in 2019.
Nebraska Kearney was voted sixth followed by Central Oklahoma at seventh and Newman in eighth. The ninth position went to Missouri Southern as 10th belonged to Northwest Missouri and Missouri Western finished 11th. Northeastern State was in the 12th spot with Rogers State tabbed at the 13th spot and Lincoln closed out the poll.
2019-2020 MIAA Women’s Basketball Preaseason Coaches Poll
1. Fort Hays State (10) - 166 points
2. Central Missouri (4) - 160 points
3. Washburn - 134 points
4. Pittsburg State - 131 points
5. Emporia State - 130 points
6. Nebraska Kearney - 100 points
7. Central Oklahoma - 97 points
8. Newman - 83 points
9. Missouri Southern - 67 points
10. Northwest Missouri - 64 points
11. Missouri Western - 62 points
12. Northeastern State - 37 points
13. Rogers State - 25 points
14. Lincoln - 17 points
Coaches Are Not Allowed To Vote For Their Own Team
Media Poll
The media tagged Fort Hays State with its top position. The Tigers received 14 first-place votes and 271 points. Central Missouri followed FHSU with six first-place votes and 263 points. In third was Pittsburg State with 227 points and Washburn was fourth with 217 points. Emporia State rounded out the top-five with 213 points.
Nebraska Kearney anchored the sixth position as Central Oklahoma finished seventh by a narrow margin. Missouri Western was tabbed eighth as Newman came in ninth and Missouri Southern finished 10th. The 11th spot went to Northwest Missouri as Rogers State was 12th and Northeastern State ended at 13th. The final spot in the poll went to Lincoln.
2019-2020 MIAA Women's Basketball Preseason Media Poll
1. Fort Hays State (14) - 271 points
2. Central Missouri (6) - 263 points
3. Pittsburg State - 227 points
4. Washburn - 217 points
5. Emporia State - 213 points
6. Nebraska Kearney - 161 points
7. Central Oklahoma - 160 points
8. Missouri Western - 131 points
9. Newman - 120 points
10. Missouri Southern - 109 points
11. Northwest Missouri - 84 points
12. Rogers State - 73 points
13. Northeastern State - 47 points
14. Lincoln - 23 points