By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State remains No. 18 in the latest AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Monday (Oct. 1). The Tigers remain one of three MIAA teams in the Top 25.
Pittsburg State moved up to No. 8 this week as the only undefeated team remaining in the MIAA. Northwest Missouri State nudged up just one spot from No. 17 to No. 16. Undefeated Southern Arkansas jumped over the Tigers this week from No. 19 to No. 17.
The lone upset within the Top 10 last week was No. 2 Indiana (Pa.) falling to California (Pa.). Minnesota State remains the nation’s top ranked team.
Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll for October 1, 2018.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
| 1. | Minnesota State (28) | 5-0 | 818 | 1 | D. St. Cloud State (Minn.), 45-10 | Oct. 6 at Minnesota St.-Moorhead |
| 2. | Grand Valley State (Mich.) (1) | 5-0 | 778 | 3 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 52-7 | Oct. 6 vs. Dixie St. (Utah) |
| 3. | Ferris State (Mich.) (4) | 5-0 | 760 | 4 | D. Ashland (Ohio), 28-21 | Oct. 6 vs. Michigan Tech |
| 4. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 5-0 | 731 | 5 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 31-23 | Oct. 6 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 5. | West Georgia | 5-0 | 686 | 6 | D. Shorter (Ga.), 58-27 | Oct. 6 vs. North Greenville (S.C.) |
| 6. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 5-0 | 631 | 7 | D. Arkansas Tech, 24-7 | Oct. 6 at No. 19 Harding (Ark.) |
| 7. | Minnesota-Duluth | 5-0 | 571 | 8 | D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 32-3 | Oct. 6 at Augustana (S.D.) |
| 8. | Pittsburg State (Kan.) | 5-0 | 544 | 10 | D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 27-24 OT | Oct. 6 vs. No. 16 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 9. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4-1 | 529 | 9 | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 68-6 | Oct. 6 at No. 4 Midwestern St. (Texas) |
| 10. | Valdosta State (Ga.) | 5-0 | 465 | 13 | D. Mississippi College, 63-42 | Oct. 6 vs. Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 11. | West Florida | 4-1 | 463 | 11 | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 30-21 | Oct. 6 at North Alabama |
| 12. | Colorado School of Mines | 5-0 | 459 | 14t | D. No. 24 Colorado Mesa, 72-31 | Oct. 6 at Western St. Colorado |
| 13. | West Chester (Pa.) | 5-0 | 421 | 12 | D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 28-21 | Oct. 6 at Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
| 14. | Indiana (Pa.) (5) | 4-1 | 410 | 2 | Lost to California (Pa.), 36-24 | Oct. 6 vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
| 15. | Colorado State-Pueblo | 4-1 | 382 | 16 | D. South Dakota Mines, 41-14 | Oct. 6 vs. New Mexico Highlands |
| 16. | Northwest Missouri State | 4-1 | 341 | 17 | D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 41-0 | Oct. 6 at No. 8 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 17. | Southern Arkansas | 5-0 | 293 | 19 | D. Oklahoma Baptist, 55-45 | Oct. 6 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
| 18. | Fort Hays State (Kan.) | 4-1 | 278 | 18 | D. Central Oklahoma, 15-0 | Oct. 6 at Emporia St. (Kan.) |
| 19. | Harding (Ark.) | 4-1 | 217 | 20 | D. Arkansas-Monticello, 47-21 | Oct. 6 vs. No. 6 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
| 20. | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 5-0 | 190 | 23 | D. West Liberty (W.Va.), 55-21 | Oct. 4 at Fairmont St. (W.Va.) |
| 21. | Tarleton State (Texas) | 4-0 | 177 | 25 | D. Angelo St. (Texas), 54-33 | Oct. 6 vs. Eastern New Mexico |
| 22. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 3-1 | 160 | 22 | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 41-17 | Oct. 6 at Missouri S&T |
| 23. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 4-0 | 61 | NR | D. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 44-10 | Oct. 6 at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
| 24. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 4-1 | 55 | NR | D. Humboldt St. (Calif.), 37-21 | Oct. 6 vs. No. 25 Central Washington |
| 25. | Central Washington | 3-2 | 54 | 14t | Lost to West Texas A&M, 28-26 | Oct. 6 at No. 24 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
Others Receiving Votes: Sioux Falls (S.D.), 52; Tiffin (Ohio), 45; Ohio Dominican, 39; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 33; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 16; Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 10; Chadron St. (Neb.), 9; West Texas A&M, 9; Bowie St. (Md.), 7; Central Missouri, 7; Davenport (Mich.), 7; Florida Tech, 4; Hillsdale (Mich.), 4; West Alabama, 4; Colorado Mesa, 2; Charleston (W.Va.), 1; Morehouse (Ga.), 1; Virginia Union, 1.