Tigers move up to No. 14 in latest AFCA Division II rankings

WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State Football moved up four more spots in the latest AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Monday (Sept. 25). The Tigers are now 4-0 on the season after a 31-7 win over Northeastern State in Hays this past Saturday.

Ninth-ranked Grand Valley State is the only team in front of FHSU in the poll that is not undefeated, currently 3-1. The Lakers started the year at No. 2 in the nation and were knocked off in the opening week of the season by the current No. 10 ranked team, Indianapolis. Twenty of the teams in the top 25 are undefeated.

Northwest Missouri State sits in a tie atop the MIAA with Fort Hays State and remains the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. Emporia State dropped out of the top 25 after a loss to Central Missouri this past week. Northwest Missouri and Fort Hays are the only remaining MIAA teams inside the top 25 going into the fifth week of the season, but Central Missouri is the highest receiving votes team beyond the top 25. Washburn and Emporia State are also receiving votes this week.

Fort Hays State will get another strong test this week at Lindenwood. The Lions knocked off Pittsburg State in Pittsburg this past Saturday 45-11.

Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll for September 25, 2017.

Rank School (1st Place Votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Northwest Missouri St. (34) 4-0 850 1
2. Texas A&M-Commerce 4-0 808 3
3. Shepherd (W.Va.) 3-0 763 4
4. Indiana (Pa.) 4-0 717 6
5. California (Pa.) 4-0 691 5
6. Minnesota St. 4-0 665 8
7. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 4-0 663 7
8. Colorado Mesa 4-0 599 11
9. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 3-1 515 12
10. Indianapolis (Ind.) 4-0 487 14
11. Arkansas Tech 4-0 454 16
12. Midwestern St. (Texas) 2-0 451 13
13. Delta St. (Miss.) 4-0 428 17
14. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 4-0 394 18
15. Ferris St. (Mich.) 2-1 329 2
16. Central Washington 4-0 325 20
17. Colorado St.-Pueblo 3-1 294 19
18. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 4-0 253 21
19. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 3-0 215 22
20. Ashland (Ohio) 3-1 210 NR
21. Bowie St. (Md.) 4-0 209 23
22. Assumption (Mass.) 4-0 176 24
23. Catawba (N.C.) 4-0 170 25
24. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 3-1 125 9
25. Winona St. (Minn.) 4-0 59 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Central Missouri, 38; Southeastern Oklahoma St., 33; North Alabama, 32; Wingate (N.C.), 23; West Georgia, 22; West Alabama, 18; Washburn (Kan.), 8; Florida Tech, 7; Emporia St. (Kan.), 4; Shippensburg (Pa.), 4; West Chester (Pa.), 4; Eastern New Mexico, 3; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 2; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1; Virginia St., 1.