By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA released its first set of football super region rankings on Monday (Oct. 22). At the end of the regular season, the top seven teams in each of the four super regions will be selected for the NCAA Playoffs. Looking for an appearance in the playoffs for a second-straight year, Fort Hays State sits at No. 7 in the first release of the Super Region 3 rankings.
The Tigers are the top two-loss team in the Super Region, a group that also includes Harding (Ark.), Pittsburg State (Kan.), and Saginaw Valley State (Mich.). Harding advanced through the Super Region 3 bracket last year and reached the national semifinals before getting knocked out of the playoffs.
Ferris State (Mich.), the school FHSU lost to in the Super Region semifinals last year, holds the No. 1 ranking in the first release. The Bulldogs are a perfect 8-0 so far this year. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) is also perfect on the season at 8-0 and holds the No. 2 ranking. Grand Valley State (Mich.), Northwest Missouri State, Indianapolis, and Southern Arkansas all have one loss, sitting in front of the Tigers in the rankings.
Fort Hays State (6-2) hosts Lindenwood (3-5) this Saturday in Hays at 2 pm.
Below are the Super Region 3 rankings for October 22, 2018.
| Rank | Team | In-Region Record | Division II Record |
| 1 | Ferris State (Mich.) | 7-0 | 8-0 |
| 2 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 8-0 | 8-0 |
| 3 | Grand Valley State (Mich.) | 5-1 | 7-1 |
| 4 | Northwest Missouri State | 7-1 | 7-1 |
| 5 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 6-1 | 6-1 |
| 6 | Southern Arkansas | 7-1 | 7-1 |
| 7 | Fort Hays State (Kan.) | 6-2 | 6-2 |
| 8 | Harding (Ark.) | 6-2 | 6-2 |
| 9 | Pittsburg State (Kan.) | 6-2 | 6-2 |
| 10 | Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) | 6-2 | 6-2 |