By FHSU Sports Information
WACO, Texas – Following a loss on the road at Missouri Western on Thursday, Fort Hays State moved down to No. 17 in the AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Monday (Sept. 10). The Tigers were No. 5 in the nation following one week of play, but slide down 12 spots after a 23-13 loss to the Griffons in St. Joseph.
The MIAA now has four teams in the Top 25 of the poll. Northwest Missouri State moved up two spots in the rankings from No. 6 to No. 4, benefitting from losses by West Florida (No. 2 last week) and Fort Hays State (No. 5 last week). Fort Hays State is at No. 17 and Central Missouri is No. 20, both at 1-1 so far on the season after FHSU defeated UCM in the season opener. Pittsburg State jumps in this week at No. 23 after a 2-0 start to the season.
Fort Hays State hosts Washburn this Saturday (Sept. 15) in Hays at 7 pm.
Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll for September 10, 2018.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. | Week 2 | Next Game |
| 1. | Texas A&M-Commerce (26) | 2-0 | 812 | 1 | D. William Jewell (Mo.), 27-17 | Sept. 15 at Eastern New Mexico |
| 2. | Minnesota St. (3) | 2-0 | 780 | 3 | D. Augustana (S.D.), 38-36 | Sept. 15 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) |
| 3. | Indiana (Pa.) (2) | 2-0 | 722 | 4 | D. Millersville (Pa.), 41-7 | Sept. 15 at Lock Haven (Pa.) |
| 4. | Northwest Missouri St. (1) | 2-0 | 719 | 6 | D. Washburn (Kan.), 38-17 | Sept. 15 vs. Missouri Southern St. |
| 5. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 2-0 | 684 | 8 | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 21-10 | Sept. 15 at Northern Michigan |
| 6. | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 2-0 | 658 | 9 | D. No. 19t Findlay (Ohio), 59-13 | Sept. 15 at Northwood (Mich.) |
| 7. | Midwestern St. (Texas) (1) | 2-0 | 656 | 10 | D. No. 2 West Florida, 38-17 | Sept. 15 at UT-Permian Basin (Texas) |
| 8. | West Alabama | 2-0 | 558 | 11 | D. Miles (Ala.), 37-21 | Sept. 15 vs. Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 9. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 2-0 | 531 | 12 | D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 34-13 | Sept. 15 at Colorado School of Mines |
| 10. | West Georgia | 2-0 | 485 | 13 | D. Limestone (S.C.), 42-14 | Sept. 15 at Albany St. (Ga.) |
| 11. | Winona St. (Minn.) | 2-0 | 470 | 15 | D. No. 14 Sioux Falls (S.D.), 16-15 | Sept. 15 at Upper Iowa |
| 12. | Ohio Dominican | 2-0 | 391 | 17 | D. No. 18 Ashland (Ohio), 24-17 | Sept. 15 vs. Hillsdale (Mich.) |
| 13. | West Florida | 1-1 | 384 | 2 | Lost to No. 10 Midwestern St. (Tex.), 38-17 | Sept. 15 vs. Shorter (Ga.) |
| 14. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 2-0 | 326 | 19t | D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 41-8 | Sept. 15 at Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
| 15. | Central Washington | 1-1 | 304 | 16 | D. Western Oregon, 50-17 | Sept. 15 vs. Humboldt St. (Calif.) |
| 16. | Minnesota-Duluth | 2-0 | 259 | 24 | D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 60-7 | Sept. 13 at St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
| 17. | Fort Hays St. (Kan.) | 1-1 | 245 | 5 | Lost to Missouri Western St., 23-13 | Sept. 15 vs. Washburn (Kan.) |
| 18. | West Chester (Pa.) | 2-0 | 206 | 23 | D. Gannon (Pa.), 31-7 | Sept. 15 at Seton Hill (Pa.) |
| 19. | Colorado Mesa | 2-0 | 201 | 25 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 34-21 | Sept. 15 at Western St. Colorado |
| 20. | Central Missouri | 1-1 | 199 | 21 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 62-10 | Sept. 15 vs. Missouri Western St. |
| 21. | Harding (Ark.) | 1-1 | 182 | 7 | Lost to Southern Arkansas, 28-23 | Sept. 15 at Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
| 22. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 1-1 | 169 | 22 | D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 28-6 | Sept. 22 vs. William Jewell (Mo.) |
| 23. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 2-0 | 126 | NR | D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 34-13 | Sept. 15 at Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
| 24. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 1-1 | 112 | 14 | Lost to No. 15 Winona St. (Minn.), 16-15 | Sept. 15 vs. Southwest Minnesota St. |
| 25. | Southern Arkansas | 2-0 | 92 | NR | D. No. 7 Harding (Ark.), 28-23 | Sept. 15 at Southwestern Oklahoma St. |