By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State moved up three positions in the latest AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Monday (Nov. 12). The Tigers are No. 19 in the latest poll as they enter the NCAA Playoffs for a second-straight year this week. Fort Hays State plays at University of Indianapolis in the first round Saturday (Nov. 17) at 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET.
Fort Hays State and Northwest Missouri State continue to represent the MIAA in the Top 25. Northwest Missouri State moved up one spot this week, right in front of Fort Hays State at No. 18.
All seven of the participants in Super Region 3 of the NCAA Playoffs are inside the Top 25. The top three seeds in the super region are all inside the Top 10.
Below is the AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll for November 12, 2018.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. | Week 11 | Next Game |
| 1. | Minnesota State (29) | 11-0 | 818 | 1 | D. Upper Iowa, 47-7 | Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 2. | Ferris State (Mich.) (3) | 11-0 | 789 | 2 | D. William Jewell (Mo.), 47-6 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 21 Harding (Ark.) |
| 3. | Valdosta State (Ga.) (1) | 10-0 | 738 | 5 | D. No. 3 West Georgia, 47-31 | Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 4. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 11-0 | 728 | 4 | D. Henderson St. (Ark.), 38-10 | Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 5. | Minnesota-Duluth | 11-0 | 682 | 6 | D. Northern St. (S.D.), 40-13 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 15 Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 6. | Tarleton State (Texas) | 10-0 | 664 | 7 | D. Western New Mexico, 58-0 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 24 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 7. | Grand Valley State (Mich.) | 10-1 | 608 | 8 | D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 45-21 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 18 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 8. | West Chester (Pa.) | 10-0 | 559 | 9 | D. Slippery Rock (Pa.), 33-10 | Nov. 17 vs. New Haven (Conn.) |
| 9. | Colorado State-Pueblo | 10-1 | 539 | 10 | D. Western St. Colorado, 41-3 | Nov. 17 at No. 14 Colorado School of Mines |
| 10. | West Georgia | 10-1 | 527 | 3 | Lost to No. 5 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 47-31 | Nov. 17 vs. Wingate (N.C.) |
| 11. | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 11-0 | 491 | 11 | D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 41-7 | Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 12. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 9-1 | 446 | 12 | D. No. 20 Hillsdale (Mich.), 34-24 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 19 Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 13. | LIU-Post (N.Y.) | 10-0 | 410 | 13 | D. New Haven (Conn.), 17-13 | Nov. 17 vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
| 14. | Colorado School of Mines | 10-1 | 395 | 15 | D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 49-20 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 9 Colorado St.-Pueblo |
| 15. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 9-2 | 366 | 14 | D. Angelo St. (Texas), 41-13 | Nov. 17 at No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth |
| 16. | Midwestern State (Texas) | 8-2 | 310 | 16 | D. West Texas A&M, 24-23 OT | Season Complete |
| 17. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 10-1 | 306 | 17 | D. Catawba (N.C.), 63-21 | Nov. 17 vs. Florida Tech |
| 18. | Northwest Missouri State | 9-2 | 297 | 19 | D. Central Missouri, 48-21 | Nov. 17 at No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 19. | Fort Hays State (Kan.) | 9-2 | 232 | 22 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 58-0 | Nov. 17 at No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.) |
| 20. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 9-1 | 214 | 21 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 33-32 OT | Nov. 17 vs. No. 23 Hillsdale (Mich.) |
| 21. | Harding (Ark.) | 9-2 | 186 | 25 | D. Arkansas Tech, 28-0 | Nov. 17 at No. 2 Ferris St. (Mich.) |
| 22. | Ohio Dominican | 9-2 | 91 | NR | D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 62-6 | Season Complete |
| 23. | Hillsdale (Mich.) | 9-2 | 68 | 20 | Lost to No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.), 34-24 | Nov. 17 at No. 20 Kutztown (Pa.) |
| 24. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 8-3 | 48 | NR | D. No. 18 Central Washington, 42-35 | Nov. 17 at No. 6 Tarleton St. (Texas) |
| 25. | Bowie State (Md.) | 9-2 | 46 | NR | D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 30-10 | Nov. 17 vs. West Alabama |
Others Receiving Votes: Central Washington, 30; New Haven (Conn.), 19; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 18; West Alabama, 18; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 17; Missouri S&T, 16; Tiffin (Ohio), 15; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 12; Virginia Union, 8; Indiana (Pa.), 6; Southern Arkansas, 6; Colorado Mesa, 1; Florida Tech, 1.