Fort Hays State Football remained among the Top 25 of the latest D2Football.com Poll released on Monday (Sept. 22). The Tigers are back to No. 22 in the poll, a ranking they held going into their third game of the season. The Tigers are 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the MIAA, with both of their losses to current top-10 ranked teams.
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Fort Hays State was ranked No. 20 in the D2Football.com Poll last week, but fell to a No. 10 ranked Pittsburg State squad in Pittsburg. FHSU had the lead going into the fourth quarter, but PSU slipped past in what was a very tight contest up until the final five minutes. The Gorillas remained No. 10 in the latest poll, while Central Oklahoma holds the No. 8 ranking to give the MIAA three schools among the Top 25.
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The Tigers continue to receive votes in the AFCA Top 25 Poll. Central Oklahoma is No. 15 and Pittsburg State is No. 18 in the latest edition of that poll. Fort Hays State, Northwest Missouri State, and Nebraska-Kearney are all among the receiving votes section of the poll.
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Below are the Division II Top 25 Polls for Monday, September 22, 2025.
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D2Football.com Top 25 Poll – September 22, 2025
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Prev |
| 1 |
Ferris State |
4-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Harding |
3-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Kutztown |
3-0 |
3 |
| 4 |
West Florida |
4-0 |
4 |
| 5 |
Western Colorado |
3-0 |
5 |
| 6 |
Angelo State |
4-0 |
6 |
| 7 |
UT Permian Basin |
3-0 |
7 |
| 8 |
Central Oklahoma |
2-1 |
8 |
| 9 |
Slippery Rock |
3-0 |
9 |
| 10 |
Pittsburg State |
2-2 |
10 |
| 11 |
Minnesota Duluth |
4-0 |
11 |
| 12 |
CSU Pueblo |
3-1 |
12 |
| 13 |
Augustana |
4-0 |
13 |
| 14 |
Minnesota State |
3-1 |
14 |
| 15 |
Grand Valley State |
2-1 |
15 |
| 16 |
California |
3-0 |
16 |
| 17 |
West Alabama |
4-0 |
18 |
| 18 |
Central Washington |
2-1 |
19 |
| 19 |
Indianapolis |
3-1 |
22 |
| 20 |
Wingate |
3-0 |
NR |
| 21 |
Virginia Union |
2-1 |
25 |
| 22 |
Fort Hays State |
2-2 |
20 |
| 23 |
Virginia State |
2-1 |
NR |
| 24 |
Findlay |
3-0 |
NR |
| 25 |
Ashland |
2-1 |
NR |
AFCA Top 25 Poll - September 22, 2025
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Prev |
| 1 |
Ferris St. (31) |
4-0 |
775 |
1 |
| 2 |
Harding |
3-0 |
743 |
2 |
| 3 |
West Florida |
4-0 |
701 |
3 |
| 4 |
Slippery Rock |
3-0 |
657 |
4 |
| 5 |
Kutztown |
3-0 |
646 |
5 |
| 6 |
Angelo St. |
4-0 |
623 |
6 |
| 7 |
Western Colorado |
3-0 |
579 |
7 |
| 8 |
California (Pa.) |
3-0 |
529 |
8 |
| 9 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
4-0 |
506 |
9 |
| 10 |
Grand Valley St. |
2-1 |
480 |
10 |
| 11 |
UT-Permian Basin |
3-0 |
473 |
11 |
| 12 |
CSU Pueblo |
3-1 |
400 |
12 |
| 13 |
West Alabama |
4-0 |
395 |
13 |
| 14 |
Minnesota St. |
3-1 |
365 |
14 |
| 15 |
Central Oklahoma |
2-1 |
344 |
15 |
| 16 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
4-0 |
331 |
16 |
| 17 |
Central Washington |
2-1 |
284 |
17 |
| 18 |
Pittsburg St. |
2-2 |
274 |
18 |
| 19 |
Wingate |
3-0 |
190 |
23 |
| 20 |
Valdosta St. |
2-1 |
179 |
20 |
| 21 |
Virginia Union |
2-1 |
176 |
22 |
| 22 |
UIndy |
3-1 |
98 |
NR |
| 23 |
Delta St. |
3-1 |
71 |
NR |
| 24 |
Henderson St. |
3-0 |
62 |
NR |
| 25 |
Findlay |
3-0 |
27 |
NR |
Receiving Votes: Carson-Newman, 24; Clarion, 19; Frostburg St., 19; Ashland, 18; Charleston, 16; Lenoir-Rhyne, 15; Johnson C. Smith, 13; Indiana (Pa.), 10;
Fort Hays St., 6; UNC Pembroke, 6; Sioux Falls, 5; Colorado School of Mines, 4; Northwest Missouri St., 4; Nebraska-Kearney, 2; Ohio Dominican, 2; Catawba, 1; Edward Waters, 1; New Mexico Highlands, 1; Upper Iowa, 1.
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