WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Midwestern State maintained its hold on the top ranking in the South Central Region Wednesday afternoon as released by the NCAA Division II Softball Committee.
 
The Mustangs moved to 39-5 with a split Tuesday night at Texas Woman's University, but has still been victorious in 12 of their last 14 games.
 
Midwestern leads a strong contingent from the Lone Star Conference as the league laid claim to six of the top nine spots in the ranking.
 
Not much changed at the top as No. 2 Angelo State (33-5), No. 3 Emporia State (30-7), No. 4 Nebraska-Omaha (34-6), No. 5 West Texas A&M (30-11), No. 6 St. Mary's (29-15) and No. 7 Southeastern Oklahoma (30-17) all maintained their respective posts.
 
Incarnate Word (21-18) moved into the rankings at No. 8 while Central Oklahoma (21-17) and Missouri Western (27-8) round out the rankings at Nos. 9 and 10.
 
The top eight teams advance to the 2011 NCAA Division II South Central Regional which will be played in two four-team, double elimination tournaments at campus sites during the weekend of May 13-15.
 
The advancing teams in a best 2-of-3 super regional at the site of the highest remaining seed on May 21-22 for the right to play in the 2011 NCAA Division II Softball Championships to be held from May 26-30 at Moyer Complex in Salem, Va.
 
Midwestern State and Central Oklahoma meet in a three-game series this weekend at Mustangs Park.
 
The teams play a single game Friday at 3 p.m. before finishing the set with a doubleheader Saturday at 1 and 3 p.m.
  

NCAA II South Central Region Rankings
April 13, 2011
Rank																														School	D2 Record	In-Region Record
1																														Midwestern State (Texas)	38-4	34-4
2																														Angelo State (Texas)	33-5	33-5
3																														Emporia State (Kan.)	30-7	30-7
4																														Nebraska-Omaha	34-6	34-6
5																														West Texas A&M	30-11	30-11
6																														St. Mary's (Texas)	29-15	29-15
7																														Southeastern Oklahoma	30-17	30-17
8																														Incarnate Word	21-18	21-18
9																														Central Oklahoma	21-17	21-17
10																														Missouri Western	27-8	27-8