WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State finished 16th in the final NCAA Division II Poll released Monday by the American Football Coaches' Association.
 
The Mustangs captured their second consecutive and third Lone Star Conference championship in the last four years finishing this season with a 9-2 mark.
 
Midwestern advanced to the NCAA Division II postseason for the fifth time in school history falling to No. 15 Indianapolis (Ind.) 31-14 in the opening round.
 
The Mustangs are one of nine teams from Super Region Four to receive mention in the poll joined by No. 4 West Texas A&M, No. 6 Colorado State-Pueblo, No. 15 Indianapolis, No. 18 Chadron State (Neb.) and No. 24 Missouri S&T while Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), Grand Valley State (Mich.) and Michigan Tech all received votes.
 
Valdosta State (Ga.) claimed the national championship with a 35-7 win over No. 2 Winston-Salem State (N.C.) Saturday in Florence, Ala.
 
Midwestern State has received votes in 83 of the last 84 polls dating back to the 2006 season.
 
MSU has received a ranking in the final AFCA poll on two occasions as the Mustangs earned an 8^th-place ranking following the 2011 campaign.
  

AFCA Division II Coaches Poll
Final 2012 Ranking
Rank	School (1st votes)	Record	Points	Last
1	Valdosta State (Ga.) (30)	12-2	750	17
2	Winston-Salem State (N.C.)	14-1	719	2
3	Minnesota State-Mankato	13-1	674	5
4	West Texas A&M	12-3	596	16
5	Missouri Western	12-2	578	9
6	Colorado State-Pueblo	12-1	575	1
7	Indiana (Pa.)	12-2	545	11
8	New Haven (Conn.)	10-1	496	3
9	Ashland (Ohio)	11-1	480	4
10	Northwest Missouri State	10-3	446	13
11	Henderson State (Ark.)	10-1	408	6
12	Minnesota-Duluth	10-2	407	7
13	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	9-3	406	22
14	Shippensburg (Pa.)	11-2	349	15
15	Indianapolis (Ind.)	10-3	288	18
16	Midwestern State (Texas)	9-2	284	8
17	Bloomsburg (Pa.)	10-2	263	10
18	Chadron State (Neb.)	9-3	231	20
19	Harding (Ark.)	9-2	219	12
20	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	9-3	195	NR
21	West Alabama	9-4	189	NR
22	Emporia State (Kan.)	10-2	110	24
23	Tuskegee (Ala.)	10-2	97	14
24	Missouri S&T	10-1	95	19
25	Shepherd (W. Va.)	8-3	84	25t
Dropped Out: Sioux Falls (S.D.) 21; Miles (Ala.) 23: Charleston (W. Va.) 25t.
Others Receiving Votes: Miles (Ala.) 69; Sioux Falls (S.D.) 68; Winona State (Minn.) 47; Fort Valley State (Ga.) 22; Charleston (W. Va.) 20; Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) 12; Grand Valley State (Mich.) 10; Michigan Tech 9; California (Pa.) 5; Bentley (Mass.) 4.