By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
After a one-week hiatus, Fort Hays State returned to the D2Football.com Top 25 Poll on Tuesday (Oct. 16). With the 50-21 win over Pittsburg State, the Tigers jump back in at No. 25 this week.
Fort Hays State fell out of both the AFCA and D2Football.com Top 25 after a Week 6 loss at Emporia State, but rebounded in Week 7 with the big win over AFCA No. 18 and D2Football.com No. 17 ranked Pittsburg State. The result pushed the Gorillas out of the Top 25 of both polls.
Northwest Missouri State moved up to No. 5 in this week’s poll. The Bearcats hold the No. 11 ranking in the official AFCA Poll.
Below is the D2Football.com Poll for October 16, 2018.
| Team | Record | Last Week | |
| 1 | Minnesota State | 7-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Ferris State | 7-0 | 2 |
| 3 | West Georgia | 7-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist | 7-0 | 6 |
| 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 6-1 | 7 |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | 7-0 | 8 |
| 7 | Valdosta State | 7-0 | 9 |
| 8 | Grand Valley State | 6-1 | 3 |
| 9 | Colorado Mines | 7-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Tarleton State | 6-0 | 16 |
| 11 | Midwestern State | 6-1 | 12 |
| 12 | CSU-Pueblo | 6-1 | 13 |
| 13 | West Chester | 6-0 | 15 |
| 14 | Indianapolis | 5-1 | 18 |
| 15 | Kutztown | 6-0 | 19 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | 20 |
| 17 | West Florida | 5-2 | 5 |
| 18 | LIU-Post | 6-0 | 22 |
| 19 | Tiffin | 7-0 | 24 |
| 20 | Central Washington | 5-2 | 21 |
| 21 | Southern Arkansas | 6-1 | 14 |
| 22 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 5-2 | 11 |
| 23 | Harding | 5-2 | 23 |
| 24 | Ohio Dominican | 6-1 | NR |
| 25 | Fort Hays State | 5-2 | NR |