Tigers Continue to Receive Votes in AFCA Poll; Face No. 16 Mules This Week

FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT

WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State continues to receive votes in the first regular-season AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll for the 2016 season. After receiving six votes in the preseason poll, the Tigers received 13 votes in the first regular-season poll. The Tigers won their season opener against Missouri Southern last week 22-10.

Fort Hays State faces No. 16 ranked Central Missouri this week in Warrensburg, Mo. on Thursday. The Mules ranked No. 20 in the preseason poll, moved up four spots with a 34-27 win at Pittsburg State in the first week of play. FHSU defeated Central Missouri last year in Hays by a score of 28-14.

Northwest Missouri State continues its hold on the No. 1 ranking in the nation after a win over then No. 24 ranked Emporia State in the first week. Emporia State fell to the receiving votes section this week with 23 votes. Emporia State and FHSU are the only teams from the MIAA in the receiving votes section this week.

Below is the AFCA Top 25 for September 5, 2016.

Rank School (1st votes) Record Pts. Prev.
1. Northwest Missouri St. (30) 1-0 750 1
2. West Georgia 1-0 703 2
3. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 1-0 687 3
4. Shepherd (W.Va.) 1-0 650 4
5. Ashland (Ohio) 1-0 615 6
6. Minnesota St. 1-0 581 7
7. Ferris St. (Mich.) 1-0 493 12
8. Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 481 9t
9. Henderson St. (Ark.) 1-0 479 9t
10. Indiana (Pa.) 0-0 474 8
11. Colorado School of Mines 1-0 449 18
12. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 1-0 438 11
13. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 1-0 398 13
14. Midwestern St. (Texas) 1-0 376 14
15. Tuskegee (Ala.) 1-0 297 17
16. Central Missouri 1-0 290 20
17. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 1-0 207 23
18. Assumption (Mass.) 1-0 203 21
19. Colorado St.-Pueblo 0-1 198 5
20. North Alabama 0-1 189 15
21. Augustana (S.D.) 1-0 143 25
22. Florida Tech 1-0 108 NR
23. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 1-0 104 NR
24. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 1-0 83 NR
25. Colorado Mesa 1-0 45 NR

Dropped Out: Indianapolis (Ind.) (16), Minnesota-Duluth (19), Catawba (N.C.) (22), Emporia St. (Kan.) (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Harding (Ark.), 38; Indianapolis (Ind.), 34; West Chester (Pa.), 34; Western Oregon, 30; Delta St. (Miss.), 27; Minnesota-Duluth, 25; Emporia St. (Kan.), 23; Southwest Minnesota St., 20; Catawba (N.C.), 19; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 13; McKendree (Ill.), 12; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12; Hillsdale (Mich.), 11; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 9; Michigan Tech, 7; Miles (Ala.), 7; North Carolina-Pembroke, 7; Virginia St., 5; California (Pa.), 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 1; Notre Dame (Ohio), 1.

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