Football continues to receive votes in AFCA poll

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION

WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State continues to receive votes in the latest AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Monday (Oct. 22). The Tigers are the third-highest listed team in the receiving votes section.

Northwest Missouri State (7-1) remains the only MIAA team inside the Top 25 currently, holding down the No. 11 ranking for the second straight week. Pittsburg State is the only other team from the MIAA listed with the Tigers in the receiving votes section, both teams at 6-2 overall.

Fort Hays State hosts Lindenwood this Saturday (Oct. 27) in Hays at 2 pm. The Lions are coming off a loss to Northwest Missouri State and sit at 3-5 overall, with all three of their wins coming in road games this season.

Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll for October 22, 2018.

Rank School (1st votes) Record Pts. Prev. Week 8 Next Game
1. Minnesota St. (30) 8-0 821 1 D. Bemidji St. (Minn.), 47-20 Oct. 27 at Wayne St. (Neb.)
2. Ferris St. (Mich.) (3) 8-0 768 2 D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 28-14 Oct. 27 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.)
3. West Georgia 8-0 755 3 D. West Alabama, 27-25 Oct. 27 at Mississippi College
4. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 8-0 678 4 D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 41-0 Oct. 27 at Arkansas-Monticello
5. Minnesota-Duluth 8-0 670 5 D. Winona St. (Minn.), 37-17 Oct. 27 at Minnesota-Crookston
6. Colorado School of Mines 8-0 646 6 D. Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 42-27 Oct. 27 vs. South Dakota Mines
7. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 8-0 630 7 D. North Greenville (S.C.), 44-21 Nov. 3 at West Florida
8. Tarleton St. (Texas) 7-0 582 9 D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 59-21 Oct. 27 at No. 10 Midwestern St. (Texas)
9. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 7-1 541 8 D. Davenport (Mich.), 19-14 Oct. 27 at Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
10. Midwestern St. (Texas) 6-1 524 10 Idle Oct. 27 vs. No. 8 Tarleton St. (Texas)
11. Northwest Missouri St. 7-1 513 11 D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 38-17 Oct. 27 at Northeastern St. (Okla.)
12. West Chester (Pa.) 7-0 459 12 D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 53-24 Oct. 27 at No. 15 Kutztown (Pa.)
13. Colorado St.-Pueblo 7-1 414 13 D. Adams St. (Colo.), 29-22 Oct. 27 vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.)
14. Notre Dame (Ohio) 8-0 406 14 D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 41-0 Oct. 27 vs. Charleston (W.Va.)
15. Kutztown (Pa.) 7-0 342 15 D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 42-28 Oct. 27 vs. No. 12 West Chester (Pa.)
16. Indianapolis (Ind.) 6-1 338 16 D. McKendree (Ill.), 48-10 Oct. 27 at Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
17. Tiffin (Ohio) 8-0 303 17 D. No. 25 Ohio Dominican, 24-23 Oct. 27 at Lake Erie (Ohio)
18. Texas A&M-Commerce 6-2 241 18 D. Western New Mexico, 55-7 Oct. 27 vs. West Texas A&M
19. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 7-0 237 20 D. Pace (N.Y.), 41-6 Oct. 27 at Assumption (Mass.)
20. Central Washington 6-2 175 21 D. Simon Fraser (B.C.), 60-19 Oct. 27 at Humboldt St. (Calif.)
21. Southern Arkansas 7-1 171 22 D. East Central (Okla.), 48-9 Oct. 27 vs. Henderson St. (Ark.)
22. Indiana (Pa.) 6-2 109 23 D. Gannon (Pa.), 43-34 Oct. 27 vs. Seton Hill (Pa.)
23. Harding (Ark.) 6-2 95 24 D. Northwestern Oklahoma St., 38-7 Oct. 27 at East Central (Okla.)
24. Lenoir-Rhyne (S.C.) 7-1 83 NR D. Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 30-22 Oct. 27 vs. North Carolina-Pembroke
25. Hillsdale (Mich.) 7-1 47 NR D. Walsh (Ohio), 28-9 Oct. 27 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan

Others Receiving Votes: Slippery Rock (Pa.), 42; Pittsburg State (Kan.), 37; Fort Hays State (Kan.), 30; West Texas A&M, 15; Morehouse (Ga.), 13; Florida Tech, 9; New Haven (Conn.), 7; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 5; Ohio Dominican, 4; West Florida, 4; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 3; Missouri S&T, 3; Bowie St. (Md.), 2; Davenport (Mich.), 2; Virginia Union, 1.

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