By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
Fort Hays State Football moved up to No. 23 in the latest D2Football.com Top 25 Poll, released on Tuesday (Oct. 23). The Tigers moved up two spots from No. 25 last week. Northwest Missouri State and Pittsburg State are also in this week’s Top 25.
Northwest Missouri State is No. 5 in the poll for a second straight week, though it holds the No. 11 ranking in the official AFCA Poll. Pittsburg State jumps into the Top 25 this week at No. 25. Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State are both among the top receiving votes teams in the AFCA Poll.
Nine of the 10 teams referenced in the first release of the NCAA Super Region 3 rankings are in the D2Football.com Top 25. Super Region 3 teams make up nearly 40 percent of the Top 25.
Below is the D2Football.com Top 25 Poll for October 23, 2018.
| Team | Record | Previous | |
| 1 | Minnesota State | 8-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Ferris State | 8-0 | 2 |
| 3 | West Georgia | 8-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist | 8-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 7-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | 8-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Valdosta State | 8-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Grand Valley State | 7-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Colorado Mines | 8-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Tarleton State | 7-0 | 10 |
| 11 | Midwestern State | 6-1 | 11 |
| 12 | CSU-Pueblo | 7-1 | 12 |
| 13 | West Chester | 7-0 | 13 |
| 14 | Indianapolis | 6-1 | 14 |
| 15 | Kutztown | 7-0 | 15 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 16 |
| 17 | Tiffin | 8-0 | 19 |
| 18 | LIU-Post | 7-0 | 18 |
| 19 | Central Washington | 6-2 | 20 |
| 20 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-2 | 22 |
| 21 | Southern Arkansas | 7-1 | 21 |
| 22 | Harding | 6-2 | 23 |
| 23 | Fort Hays State | 6-2 | 25 |
| 24 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 7-1 | NR |
| 25 | Pittsburg State | 6-2 | NR |