BY FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State Football continues to receive votes in the latest AFCA Division II Poll, released on Monday (Nov. 18) reflecting records through the end of the regular season. Fort Hays State completed the 2019 season at 8-3 overall, just shy of reaching the NCAA Playoffs for a third straight year. This is the final poll of the regular season.
Fort Hays State and Missouri Western tied for third in the MIAA standings, both at 8-3. Representing the MIAA in the NCAA Playoffs this year will be Northwest Missouri State and Central Missouri. The pair tied for the 2019 MIAA crown, each with a record of 10-1. Northwest Missouri is No. 10 in the latest poll, while Central Missouri is No. 15.
Below is the AFCA Poll for November 18, 2019.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. | Week 11 | Next Game |
| 1. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (30) | 10-0 | 774 | 1 | D. West Georgia, 42-14 | Nov. 30 TBD |
| 2. | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 10-0 | 739 | 2 | Idle | Nov. 30 TBD |
| 3. | Tarleton St. (Texas) (1) | 11-0 | 710 | 3 | D. Western New Mexico, 41-24 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 21 Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 4. | Minnesota St. | 11-0 | 688 | 4 | D. Upper Iowa, 73-21 | Nov. 30 TBD |
| 5. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 11-0 | 624 | 5 | D. No. 20 Henderson St. (Ark.), 24-21 | Nov. 23 vs. Lindenwood (Mo.) |
| 6. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 11-0 | 619 | 6 | D. Catawba (N.C.), 49-3 | Nov. 23 vs. Miles (Ala.) |
| 7. | Colorado School of Mines | 11-0 | 590 | 7 | D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 70-28 | Nov. 23 vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
| 8. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 11-0 | 564 | 8 | D. No. 12 Kutztown (Pa.), 37-35 | Nov. 30 TBD |
| 9. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 10-1 | 500 | 10 | D. Western Colorado, 34-7 | Nov. 23 vs. Augustana (S.D.) |
| 10. | Northwest Missouri St. | 10-1 | 490 | 12 | D. No. 9 Central Missouri, 45-23 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 12 Harding (Ark.) |
| 11. | Bowie St. (Md.) | 11-0 | 464 | 11 | D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 23-7 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 25 Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
| 12. | Harding (Ark.) | 10-1 | 416 | 14 | D. Arkansas Tech, 49-14 | Nov. 23 at No. 10 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 13. | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 10-1 | 358 | 15 | D. West Virginia St., 31-14 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 22 West Chester (Pa.) |
| 14. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 9-1 | 344 | 16 | D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 70-6 | Nov. 23 at No. 15 Central Missouri |
| 15. | Central Missouri | 10-1 | 339 | 9 | Lost to No. 13 Northwest Missouri St., 45-23 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 14 Indianapolis (Ind.) |
| 16. | Wingate (N.C.) | 10-1 | 321 | 17 | D. Mars Hill (N.C.), 64-34 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 19 West Florida |
| 17. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 10-1 | 303 | 13 | Lost to No. 8 Slippery Rock (Pa.), 37-35 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 20 Tiffin (Ohio) |
| 18. | Indiana (Pa.) | 10-1 | 272 | 18 | D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 54-24 | Nov. 23 vs. Shepherd (W.Va.) |
| 19. | Tiffin (Ohio) | 9-1 | 203 | 21 | D. Findlay (Ohio), 52-45 | Nov. 23 at No. 17 Kutztown (Pa.) |
| 20. | West Florida | 8-2 | 186 | 22 | D. West Alabama, 48-37 | Nov. 23 at No. 16 Wingate (N.C.) |
| 21. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 8-2 | 165 | 23 | D. Angelo St. (Texas), 17-3 | Nov. 23 at No. 2 Tarleton St. (Texas) |
| 22. | West Chester (Pa.) | 9-2 | 104 | 24 | D. California (Pa.), 20-19 | Nov. 23 at No. 13 Notre Dame (Ohio) |
| 23. | Truman St. (Mo.) | 9-2 | 83 | 25 | D. Urbana (Ohio), 24-14 | Dec. 7 vs. Ohio Dominican |
| 24. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 9-2 | 75 | 20 | Lost to No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 24-21 | Dec. 7 vs. Missouri Western St. |
| 25. | Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | 8-2 | 51 | NR | D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 49-13 | Nov. 23 at No. 11 Bowie St. (Md.) |
Dropped Out:
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (19)
Others Receiving Votes:
Shepherd (W.Va.), 27; Augustana (S.D.), 14; Wayne St. (Mich.), 12; Lindenwood
(Mo.), 8; Virginia Union, 6; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 5; Dixie St. (Utah), 4;
Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 4; Virginia St., 4; Angelo St. (Texas), 3; Charleston
(W.Va.), 2; Eastern New Mexico, 1; Fort
Hays St. (Kan.), 1; Missouri Western St., 1; West Texas
A&M, 1.