WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State moved up another notch in the AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Monday. The Tigers are now No. 4 in the nation, hopping over Midwestern State in the latest rankings. FHSU will enter the NCAA Playoffs with a record of 11-0 after running the table in conference play for an MIAA Championship.

Fort Hays State moved up one spot, while the top three remained the same. Minnesota State holds the No. 1 ranking, while Shepherd (W.Va.) is No. 2 and Indiana (Pa.) is No. 3. FHSU trailed Midwestern State by seven voting points last week, but leapt the Mustangs this week by 10 votes.

Minnesota State, the No. 1 team in the nation for three straight weeks now, received the No. 2 seed in Super Regional 4. In that regional, Central Washington is the No. 1 seed, currently sitting at No. 7 in the national rankings, and Midwestern State is the No. 3 seed, currently at No. 5 in the national rankings. The top three seeds in Super Regional 4 are all undefeated yet.

Overall in the national poll, eight undefeated teams remain as the NCAA Playoffs begin. Aside from the three undefeated teams in Super Regional 4, Super Regional 3 has two in Fort Hays State and Indianapolis. Super Regional 1 also has two (Indiana and Shepherd), and Super Regional 2 has one (Virginia State).

Shepherd, ranked No. 2 nationally, is also a No. 2 seed in Super Regional 1. You have to go to the No. 3 ranked team in the nation to find the first No. 1 seed in a Super Regional bracket, that being Indiana (Pa.) of Super Regional 1. Fourth-ranked FHSU is the second-highest ranked No. 1 seed in the playoffs at No. 4, right behind Indiana (Pa.). Interestingly, West Alabama, the No. 1 seed in Super Regional 2, is the 17th-ranked team in the nation.

Fort Hays State will take a week off with the bye as the No. 1 seed in Super Regional 3. The Tigers will await the winner of Ferris State vs. Ouachita Baptist for a second-round game on November 25 at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays.

Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll for November 13, 2017.

Rank School (1st votes) Record Points Previous
1. Minnesota State (22) 11-0 834 1
2. Shepherd (W.Va.) (7) 10-0 800 2
3. Indiana (Pa.) (2) 11-0 778 3
4. Fort Hays State (Kan.) (3) 11-0 730 5
5. Midwestern State (Texas) 9-0 720 4
6. Indianapolis (Ind.) 11-0 672 6
7. Central Washington 11-0 661 7
8. Texas A&M-Commerce 9-1 602 8t
9. Ashland (Ohio) 10-1 584 10
10. Ferris State (Mich.) 9-1 542 11
11. Virginia State 10-0 514 15
12. Winona State (Minn.) 10-1 471 17
13. Northwest Missouri State 9-2 359 18
14. Bowie State (Md.) 9-1 353 19
15. Assumption (Mass.) 9-1 333 8t
16. Wingate (N.C.) 9-1 285 12
17. West Alabama 9-2 272 22
18. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 9-2 268 13
19. Shippensburg (Pa.) 10-1 261 25
20. Colorado State-Pueblo 9-2 223 23
21. Humboldt State (Calif.) 8-2 174 16
22. Colorado Mesa 9-2 147 14
23. Minnesota-Duluth 9-2 108 NR
24. Eastern New Mexico 8-2 90 20
25. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 9-2 72 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Findlay (Ohio), 49; California (Pa.), 40; Catawba (N.C.), 35; Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 18; Delta St. (Miss.), 12; West Georgia, 10; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 9; Harding (Ark.), 9; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 4; West Florida, 4; Central Missouri, 3; Kutztown (Pa.), 1; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 1; Ohio Dominican, 1; Tuskegee (Ala.), 1.