HAYS, Kan. — Mirroring its movement in the AFCA Top 25 Poll released on Monday, Fort Hays State dropped 14 spots in the D2Football.com Media Poll released on Tuesday. The Tigers moved from No. 8 in the poll down to No. 22 after their loss in the season opener at Central Missouri.
Fort Hays State is one of four MIAA teams in the latest D2Football.com Poll. Northwest Missouri State held steady at No. 6. Central Missouri jumped into the poll at No. 20, and Pittsburg State is right behind FHSU at No. 23.
The Tigers look for their first win of the young season on Thursday night (Sept. 12) when they play host to Missouri Western. Kickoff at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays is set for 7 pm.
Below is the D2Football.com Top 25 Media Poll for September 10, 2019.
| Team | Record | Last Week | |
| 1 | Valdosta State | 1-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Ferris State | 1-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Minnesota State | 1-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist | 1-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Tarleton State | 1-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Northwest Missouri State | 1-0 | 6 |
| 7 | CSU-Pueblo | 1-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Minnesota Duluth | 1-0 | 9 |
| 9 | Grand Valley | 1-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 11 |
| 11 | Indianapolis | 1-0 | 12 |
| 12 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1-0 | 13 |
| 13 | West Georgia | 1-0 | 14 |
| 14 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 1-0 | 15 |
| 15 | Colorado School of Mines | 1-0 | 17 |
| 16 | Midwestern State | 1-0 | 18 |
| 17 | Slippery Rock | 1-0 | 22 |
| 18 | West Chester | 1-0 | 19 |
| 19 | Wingate | 1-0 | 23 |
| 20 | Central Missouri | 1-0 | NR |
| 21 | Harding | 0-1 | 16 |
| 22 | Fort Hays State | 0-1 | 8 |
| 23 | Pittsburg State | 1-0 | 24 |
| 24 | West Alabama | 1-0 | 25 |
| 25 | Ashland | 0-1 | 20 |