Fort Hays State remained No. 1 in the third release of the NCAA Super Region 3 Rankings, released on Monday (Nov. 6). The Tigers are No. 1 in the Super Region for the second straight week. FHSU is coming off a big win at Northwest Missouri State this past Saturday to remain undefeated, now at 10-0.
The Tigers are looking to make their first appearance in the NCAA Playoffs since 1995. FHSU has been in the NCAA Playoffs only twice in the program’s history, the other time being 1993.
The top four spots in the Super Region 3 rankings stayed the same from last week, with Indianapolis, Ashland and Ferris State holding steady at Nos. 2-4, respectively. Ouachita Baptist took advantage of losses from Northwest Missouri State and Grand Valley State by moving up two positions to the fifth spot in the ranking. NWMSU fell one spot to No. 6, with Arkansas Tech rounding out the top seven. Harding (No. 8), Grand Valley State (No. 9) and Central Missouri (No. 10) are currently on the outside looking into the playoff picture.
With FHSU currently holding the No. 1 ranking in the region, the Tigers are in position to potentially receive a bye past the first round of the playoffs. The No. 1 seeds in all four super regions receive first-round byes and await an opponent in the round of 16.
The playoffs begin with the first round on Saturday, November 18 and continue each week until the National Championship game is played on Saturday, December 16 in Kansas City, Kan. Should the Tigers obtain the No. 1 seed in Super Region 3, they would host their first playoff game on Saturday, November 25 and would host again on December 2 with a victory.
Below are the Super Region 3 Rankings for October 30, 2017. CLICK HERE for all Super Region Rankings.
| Rank | Team | In-Region Record | Overall D2 Record |
| 1 | Fort Hays State | 10-0 | 10-0 |
| 2 | Indianapolis | 10-0 | 10-0 |
| 3 | Ashland | 9-1 | 9-1 |
| 4 | Ferris State | 8-1 | 8-1 |
| 5 | Ouachita Baptist | 8-2 | 8-2 |
| 6 | Northwest Missouri State | 8-2 | 8-2 |
| 7 | Arkansas Tech | 8-2 | 8-2 |
| 8 | Harding | 7-3 | 7-3 |
| 9 | Grand Valley State | 7-3 | 7-3 |
| 10 | Central Missouri | 7-3 | 7-3 |