FHSU SPORTS INFOMATION DEPARTMENT
WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State remains among the teams receiving votes in the latest AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Monday (Sept. 26). The MIAA has three teams in the Top 25, while FHSU and Pittsburg State are among the teams receiving votes.
Northwest Missouri State, the only remaining unbeaten in the MIAA, continues its reign as the No. 1 team in the nation following its national championship season. Central Missouri fell from No. 13 to No. 22 this week after an overtime loss to Emporia State, which jumped into the top 25 this week at No. 23. Pittsburg State and Fort Hays State are among 15 schools receiving votes.
The Tigers, now 3-1 overall, host Lindenwood on Saturday (Oct. 1) for Homecoming. FHSU is in a five-way tie for second in the MIAA.
Below is the AFCA Division II Top 25 for September 26, 2016.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | Northwest Missouri St. (30) | 4-0 | 750 | 1 |
| 2. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 4-0 | 713 | 2 |
| 3. | West Georgia | 4-0 | 658 | 3 |
| 4. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 4-0 | 637 | 4 |
| 5. | Ashland (Ohio) | 4-0 | 622 | 5 |
| 6. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 3-0 | 586 | 6 |
| 7. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 4-0 | 563 | 8 |
| 8. | Indiana (Pa.) | 3-0 | 533 | 9 |
| 9. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 4-0 | 511 | 10 |
| 10. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 3-0 | 458 | 11 |
| 11. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 4-0 | 424 | 12 |
| 12. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 4-0 | 386 | 14 |
| 13. | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 3-1 | 374 | 7 |
| 14. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 4-0 | 365 | 15 |
| 15. | Assumption (Mass.) | 4-0 | 325 | 17 |
| 16. | Florida Tech | 4-0 | 302 | 19 |
| 17. | Colorado Mesa | 4-0 | 289 | 18 |
| 18. | North Alabama | 2-1 | 261 | 20 |
| 19. | Minnesota St. | 3-1 | 178 | 21 |
| 20. | Harding (Ark.) | 4-0 | 172 | 25 |
| 21. | North Carolina-Pembroke | 4-0 | 123 | NR |
| 22. | Central Missouri | 3-1 | 116 | 13 |
| 23. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 3-1 | 97 | NR |
| 24. | California (Pa.) | 3-0 | 71 | NR |
| 25. | Augustana (S.D.) | 3-1 | 48 | 16 |
Others Receiving Votes: Bemidji St. (Minn.), 40; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 37; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 32; West Texas A&M, 32; Wayne St. (Mich.), 20; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 8; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 6; Minnesota-Duluth, 3; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 2; McKendree (Ill.), 2; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 2; Colorado School of Mines, 1; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 1; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1; Western St. (Colo.), 1.