MidwestSports.Net ranks the top 10 football teams in the midwest region in NCAA Division II and NAIA for Oct. 14, 2018.
DIVISION II
| Ranking | Team | Record | Previous | Last Week / This Week |
| 1 | Ouachita | (7-0) | 2 | Def. Oklahoma Baptist, 58-21 Oct. 18 vs. Southern Nazarene |
| 2 | Northwest Missouri | (6-1) | 3 | Def. Nebraska-Kearney, 27-13 Oct. 20 at Lindenwood |
| 3 | Southern Arkansas | (6-1) | 1 | Lost to Southeastern Okla., 21-0 Oct. 20 vs. East Central |
| 4 | Fort Hays State | (5-2) | 6 | Def. Pittsburg State, 50-21 Oct. 20 at Nebraska-Kearney |
| 5 | Pittsburg State | (5-2) | 4 | Lost to Fort Hays State, 50-21 Oct. 20 vs. Central Missouri |
| 6 | Harding | (5-2) | 7 | Def. Southwestern Okla., 50-10 Oct. 20 vs. Northwestern Okla. |
| 7 | Southeastern Oklahoma | (5-2) | 8 | Def. Southern Arkansas, 21-0 Oct. 20 at Henderson State |
| 8 | Missouri S&T | (5-2) | 9 | Def. William Jewell, 59-21 Oct. 20 at Quincy |
| 9 | Central Oklahoma | (4-3) | 10 | Def Missouri Western, 17-16 Oct. 20 vs. Washburn |
| 10 | Emporia State | (4-3) | NR | Def. Central Missouri, 41-23 Oct. 20 vs. Missouri Western |
NAIA
| Ranking | Team | Record | Previous | Last Week / This Week |
| 1 | Morningside | (7-0) | 1 | Def. Doane, 69-7 Oct. 20 vs. Northwestern |
| 2 | Northwestern (Iowa) | (6-0) | 2 | Idle Oct. 20 vs. Morningside |
| 3 | Evangel | (8-0) | 3 | Def. Central Methodist, 21-14 Oct. 20 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene |
| 4 | Kansas Wesleyan | (6-0) | 4 | Def. Tabor, 41-12 Oct. 20 at McPherson |
| 5 | Langston | (5-1) | 5 | Def. Arizona Christian, 38-17 Oct. 20 vs. Lyon |
| 6 | Benedictine | (6-1) | 6 | Def. Graceland, 84-12 Oct. 20 at Culver-Stockton |
| 7 | Avila | (5-1) | 7 | Def. Friends, 31-21 Oct. 20 vs. Ottawa |
| 8 | Ottawa | (6-1) | 8 | Def. McPherson, 52-24 Oct. 20 at Avila |
| 9 | Grand View | (5-1) | 10 | Def. Peru State, 45-28 Oct. 20 vs. Graceland |
| 10 | Southwestern (Kan.) | (5-2) | 9 | Idle Oct. 20 vs. Bethel |