By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State remained in the receiving votes section of the latest AFCA Top 25 Poll, released on Monday (Oct. 15). The Tigers are the second-highest receiving votes team with 52 votes this week. Fort Hays State knocked Pittsburg State out of the Top 25 with their head-to-head result this past Saturday. The Gorillas are now receiving 36 votes in the poll.
Northwest Missouri State is now the only MIAA team in the Top 25, moving up to No. 11 this week with a record of 6-1. Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State, Emporia State, and Central Oklahoma are all receiving votes in this week’s poll. Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State are both 5-2 overall, while ESU and UCO are both 4-3.
Fort Hays State travels north to play a much-improved Nebraska-Kearney team this Saturday that owns a record of 4-3.
Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll for October 15, 2018.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. | Week 7 | Next Game |
| 1. | Minnesota St. (28) | 7-0 | 818 | 1 | D. Minot St. (N.D.), 62-13 | Oct. 20 at Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
| 2. | Ferris St. (Mich.) (5) | 7-0 | 797 | 3 | D. No. 2 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 35-31 | Oct. 20 at Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 3. | West Georgia | 7-0 | 753 | 4 | D. No. 10 West Florida, 27-7 | Oct. 20 vs. West Alabama |
| 4. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 7-0 | 688 | 5 | D. Oklahoma Baptist, 58-21 | Oct. 18 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
| 5. | Minnesota-Duluth | 7-0 | 661 | 6 | D. Southwest Minnesota St., 42-13 | Oct. 20 at Winona St. (Minn.) |
| 6. | Colorado School of Mines | 7-0 | 615 | 9 | D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 44-14 | Oct. 20 vs. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 7. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 7-0 | 612 | 8 | D. Florida Tech, 51-21 | Oct. 20 vs. North Greenville (S.C.) |
| 8. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 6-1 | 580 | 2 | Lost to No. 3 Ferris St. (Mich.), 35-31 | Oct. 20 at Davenport (Mich.) |
| 9. | Tarleton St. (Texas) | 6-0 | 523 | 16 | D. No. 7 Texas A&M-Commerce, 47-21 | Oct. 20 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 10. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 6-1 | 506 | 12 | D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 69-14 | Oct. 27 vs. No. 9 Tarleton St. (Texas) |
| 11. | Northwest Missouri St. | 6-1 | 495 | 13 | D. Nebraska-Kearney, 27-13 | Oct. 20 at Lindenwood (Mo.) |
| 12. | West Chester (Pa.) | 6-0 | 489 | 11 | Idle | Oct. 20 at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
| 13. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 6-1 | 445 | 14 | D. Colorado Mesa, 36-14 | Oct. 20 at Adams St. (Colo.) |
| 14. | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 7-0 | 392 | 17 | D. Urbana (Ohio), 45-14 | Oct. 20 at West Virginia Wesleyan |
| 15. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 6-0 | 330 | 19 | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 41-0 | Oct. 20 at Shippensburg (Pa.) |
| 16. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 5-1 | 268 | 20 | D. Quincy (Ill.), 35-7 | Oct. 20 vs. McKendree (Ill.) |
| 17. | Tiffin (Ohio) | 7-0 | 259 | 22 | D. Kentucky Wesleyan, 43-17 | Oct. 20 vs. No. 25 Ohio Dominican |
| 18. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 5-2 | 215 | 7 | Lost to No. 16 Tarleton St. (Texas), 47-21 | Oct. 20 at Western New Mexico |
| 19. | West Florida | 5-2 | 206 | 10 | Lost to No. 4 West Georgia, 27-7 | Oct. 20 vs. Florida Tech |
| 20. | LIU-Post (N.Y.) | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | D. St. Anselm (N.H.), 37-6 | Oct. 20 vs. Pace (N.Y.) |
| 21. | Central Washington | 5-2 | 174 | 21 | D. Western Oregon, 48-10 | Oct. 20 vs. Simon Fraser (B.C.) |
| 22. | Southern Arkansas | 6-1 | 136 | 15 | Lost to Southeastern Oklahoma St., 21-0 | Oct. 20 vs. East Central (Okla.) |
| 23. | Indiana (Pa.) | 5-2 | 102 | 23 | D. Clarion (Pa.), 24-23 | Oct. 20 at Gannon (Pa.) |
| 24. | Harding (Ark.) | 5-2 | 94 | 24 | D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 50-10 | Oct. 20 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma St. |
| 25. | Ohio Dominican | 6-1 | 89 | NR | D. Malone (Ohio), 57-17 | Oct. 20 at No. 17 Tiffin (Ohio) |
Others Receiving Votes: Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 68; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 52; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 38; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 36; Hillsdale (Mich.), 24; West Texas A&M, 20; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 19; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 13; Virginia Union, 8; Morehouse (Ga.), 6; Emporia St. (Kan.), 3; Central Oklahoma, 2; Davenport (Mich.), 1; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 1; Southeastern Oklahoma St., 1.