KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State moved up six spots in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll on Tuesday (Oct. 7). The Tigers are ranked No. 7 in the nation, their highest ranking in the national poll since 2022 when they held the same ranking in the preseason poll. It is the sixth season in the program's highly successful 15-year history the Tigers have been in the top 10 of the national poll. The Tigers are 7-0-2 overall for the season and 3-0 in GAC play so far.
The top eight teams in the latest national poll are still unbeaten for the season. In fact, 14 of the teams listed in the top 25 have yet to take a loss this season.
Fort Hays State is now the highest ranked team from the Great American Conference after wins over Rogers State and Southern Nazarene last week. Rogers State (7-1-2) held the No. 8 ranking last week, but slipped to No. 15 after FHSU handed the Hillcats their first loss of the season last week. Newman and Southern Nazarene continue to receive votes in the poll.
Fort Hays State plays host to Harding and Ouachita Baptist this week in Hays on Thursday and Saturday (Oct. 9 & 11).
Below is the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll for October 7, 2025.
| Rank |
School |
Prev |
W-L-T |
| 1 |
Lynn University |
1 |
7-0-1 |
| 2 |
Southern New Hampshire University |
3 |
7-0-2 |
| 3 |
California State University Stanislaus |
2 |
7-0-1 |
| 4 |
University of Charleston |
5 |
7-0-3 |
| 5 |
Young Harris College |
9 |
8-0-1 |
| 6 |
Anderson University (S.C.) |
4 |
5-0-3 |
| 7 |
Fort Hays State University |
13 |
7-0-2 |
| 8 |
Palm Beach Atlantic University |
19 |
7-0-1 |
| 9 |
Fort Lewis College |
15 |
4-1-3 |
| 10 |
Cedarville University |
10 |
6-0-3 |
| 11 |
Colorado State University-Pueblo |
7 |
4-0-6 |
| 12 |
Seattle Pacific University |
17 |
6-1-2 |
| 13 |
Post University |
14 |
4-0-4 |
| 14 |
Florida Tech |
22 |
4-0-4 |
| 15 |
Rogers State University |
8 |
7-1-2 |
| 16 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
11 |
5-1-3 |
| 17 |
Saginaw Valley State University |
20 |
5-0-3 |
| 18 |
University of Tampa |
6 |
5-1-3 |
| 19 |
Bloomsburg University |
RV |
4-0-3 |
| 20 |
Lincoln University (Mo.) |
12 |
6-0-2 |
| 21 |
University of West Florida |
NR |
6-1-2 |
| 22 |
Midwestern State University |
18 |
5-2-3 |
| 22 |
University of North Georgia |
RV |
4-3-4 |
| 23 |
Wilmington University |
NR |
5-1-3 |
| 24 |
California State University-San Bernardino |
NR |
5-1-3 |
| 25 |
Nova Southeastern University |
16 |
4-1-1 |
Receiving Votes: University of North Georgia, Concord University, University of Indianapolis, Lander University, Point Loma Nazarene University, Newman University, California State University-Los Angeles, Metropolitan State University of Denver, California State University-Dominguez Hills, Southern Nazarene University.
