By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
WACO, Texas – With a 17-16 win over Northwest Missouri State this past weekend, Fort Hays State moved back into the AFCA Top 25 on Monday (Nov. 5). The Tigers are No. 22 in the latest release of the poll, while Northwest Missouri State dropped from No. 10 to No. 19 this week.
Fort Hays State defeated Northwest Missouri State in Maryville for a second straight year on Saturday, evening the race for the MIAA title. Both teams are now 8-2 on the season. Fort Hays State is the only team to defeat Northwest Missouri in Maryville throughout the last four seasons (2015-2018). The last time a school other than FHSU claimed a win in Maryville was Pittsburg State in 2014. The Bearcats are 27-2 at home since that loss to Pittsburg State in 2014, both losses coming to FHSU.
Fort Hays State looks for its second straight MIAA Championship this week when it hosts Northeastern State in Hays. Kickoff is set for 2 pm on Saturday at Lewis Field Stadium.
The Tigers are back in the AFCA Top 25 after a four-week hiatus. FHSU was in the AFCA Top 25 for 16 consecutive releases of the poll until Monday, October 8 when they dropped to the receiving votes section.
Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll for November 5, 2018.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. | Week 10 | Next Game |
| 1. | Minnesota St. (29) | 10-0 | 818 | 1 | D. Sioux Falls (S.D.), 31-21 | Nov. 10 vs. Upper Iowa |
| 2. | Ferris St. (Mich.) (4) | 10-0 | 794 | 2 | D. Davenport (Mich.), 41-17 | Nov. 10 at William Jewell (Mo.) |
| 3. | West Georgia | 10-0 | 731 | 3 | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 29-17 | Nov. 10 at No. 5 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 4. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 10-0 | 707 | 4 | D. No. 20 Southern Arkansas, 35-10 | Nov. 10 at Henderson St. (Ark.) |
| 5. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 9-0 | 661 | 7 | D. West Florida, 48-21 | Nov. 10 vs. No. 3 West Georgia |
| 6. | Minnesota-Duluth | 10-0 | 658 | 5 | D. Mary (N.D.), 55-0 | Nov. 10 vs. Northern St. (S.D.) |
| 7. | Tarleton St. (Texas) | 9-0 | 634 | 8 | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 59-3 | Nov. 10 vs. Western New Mexico |
| 8. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 9-1 | 593 | 9 | D. Ashland (Ohio), 20-17 | Nov. 10 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.) |
| 9. | West Chester (Pa.) | 9-0 | 554 | 11 | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 48-14 | Nov. 10 at Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
| 10. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 9-1 | 522 | 12 | D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 59-0 | Nov. 10 at Western St. Colorado |
| 11. | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 10-0 | 466 | 13 | D. Virginia-Wise, 25-17 | Nov. 10 at Seton Hill (Pa.) |
| 12. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 8-1 | 419 | 14 | D. Truman St. (Mo.), 31-7 | Nov. 10 vs. No. 20 Hillsdale (Mich.) |
| 13. | LIU-Post (N.Y.) | 9-0 | 361 | 17 | D. Southern Connecticut St., 24-13 | Nov. 10 vs. New Haven (Conn.) |
| 14. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 8-2 | 354 | 16 | D. Texas-Permian Basin, 20-17 | Nov. 10 vs. Angelo St. (Texas) |
| 15. | Colorado School of Mines | 9-1 | 326 | 6 | Lost to Dixie St. (Utah), 52-45 | Nov. 10 vs. Chadron St. (Neb.) |
| 16. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 7-2 | 279 | 18 | D. Western New Mexico, 48-35 | Nov. 10 vs. West Texas A&M |
| 17. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 9-1 | 275 | 21 | D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 40-21 | Nov. 10 vs. Catawba (N.C.) |
| 18. | Central Washington | 8-2 | 260 | 19 | D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 74-28 | Nov. 10 vs. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 19. | Northwest Missouri St. | 8-2 | 232 | 10 | Lost to Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 17-16 | Nov. 10 at Central Missouri |
| 20. | Hillsdale (Mich.) | 9-1 | 197 | 25 | D. No. 15 Tiffin (Ohio), 48-26 | Nov. 10 at No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.) |
| 21. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 8-1 | 152 | 23 | D. Millersville (Pa.), 62-10 | Nov. 10 at Edinboro (Pa.) |
| 22. | Fort Hays State (Kan.) | 8-2 | 144 | NR | D. No. 10 Northwest Missouri St., 17-16 | Nov. 10 vs. Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
| 23. | Indiana (Pa.) | 8-2 | 136 | 22 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 13-6 | Nov. 10 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.) |
| 24. | Tiffin (Ohio) | 9-1 | 125 | 15 | Lost to No. 25 Hillsdale (Mich.), 48-26 | Nov. 10 vs. Findlay (Ohio) |
| 25. | Harding (Ark.) | 8-2 | 113 | 24 | D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 24-10 | Nov. 10 vs. Arkansas Tech |
Others Receiving Votes: Slippery Rock (Pa.), 87; New Haven (Conn.), 31; Southern Arkansas, 31; Ohio Dominican, 13; Bowie St. (Md.), 11; Central Oklahoma, 11; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 9; Chadron St. (Neb.), 6; Missouri S&T, 6; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 4; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 3; Virginia Union, 2.