By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
Fort Hays State moved up one more spot in the D2Football.com Top 25 Media Poll on Tuesday (Oct. 30). The Tigers are No. 22 this week after holding the No. 23 ranking last week. The Tigers climbed back into the D2Football.com Top 25 Poll after their win over nationally ranked Pittsburg State in Hays and have slowly moved up the last two weeks.
Northwest Missouri State remains No. 5 in the poll for a third straight week, though it holds the No. 10 ranking in the official AFCA Poll. Pittsburg State remains at No. 25 for a second straight week in the D2Football.com Poll. Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State are both among the top teams receiving votes in the AFCA Poll. Fort Hays State travels to Northwest Missouri State this weekend, looking to keep their hopes alive for a second-straight MIAA title with a win.
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 30, 2018.
| Team | Record | Previous | |
| 1 | Minnesota State | 9-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Ferris State | 9-0 | 2 |
| 3 | West Georgia | 9-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist | 9-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Northwest Missouri | 8-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | 9-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Valdosta State | 8-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Grand Valley State | 8-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Colorado Mines | 9-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Tarleton State | 8-0 | 10 |
| 11 | CSU-Pueblo | 8-1 | 12 |
| 12 | West Chester | 8-0 | 13 |
| 13 | Indianapolis | 7-1 | 14 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 9-0 | 16 |
| 15 | Tiffin | 9-0 | 17 |
| 16 | LIU-Post | 8-0 | 18 |
| 17 | Midwestern State | 6-2 | 11 |
| 18 | Central Washington | 7-2 | 19 |
| 19 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7-2 | 20 |
| 20 | Southern Arkansas | 8-1 | 21 |
| 21 | Harding | 7-2 | 22 |
| 22 | Fort Hays State | 7-2 | 23 |
| 23 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 8-1 | 24 |
| 24 | Kutztown | 7-1 | 15 |
| 25 | Pittsburg State | 7-2 | 25 |