WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State bumped ahead one spot to No. 15 in the latest American Football Coaches' Association Division II Poll released Monday afternoon.
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The Mustangs blew out Texas A&M-Commerce 65-14 in the Lone Star Football Festival opener Thursday night at Cowboys Stadium to even their season record at 1-1.
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MSU is one of 18 teams in newly formed Super Region Four which now includes the Lone Star Conference, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) to receive mention in the poll.
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Colorado State-Pueblo leads the way at No. 3 followed by No. 4 Grand Valley State (Mich.), No. 15 MSU, No. 17 Ashland (Ohio), No. 18 Colorado Mines, No. 19 Abilene Christian (Texas), No. 20 Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), No. 21 Wayne State (Mich.) and No. 25 West Texas A&M.
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Texas A&M-Kingsville, Sioux Falls (S.D.), Hillsdale (Mich.), Michigan Tech, Wayne State (Neb.), Findlay (Ohio), Adams State (Colo.), Missouri S&T and Tarleton State (Texas) are receiving votes.
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The Mustangs take on Texas A&M-Kingsville, which suffered a 40-10 defeat to West Texas A&M Saturday at the Lone Star Football Festival, Saturday night on the road. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
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The game will be Web streamed live on FoxSportsSouthwest.com and can be heard over the air in Wichita Falls on 100.9 BOB-FM. The audio broadcast will be simulcast on BOBradio.fm.
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Midwestern State has received mention in 74 of the last 75 AFCA polls dating back to the 2006 season.
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| AFCA Division II Coaches Poll |
| Sep.17, 2012 |
| Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Pittsburg State (Kan.) (29) |
3-0 |
749 |
1 |
| 2 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
3-0 |
717 |
2 |
| 3 |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
3-0 |
673 |
3 |
| 4 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
3-0 |
657 |
4 |
| 5 |
Winston-Salem State (N.C.) (1) |
3-0 |
621 |
5 |
| 6 |
California (Pa.) |
3-0 |
578 |
6 |
| 7 |
Missouri Western |
3-0 |
550 |
8 |
| 8 |
New Haven (Conn.) |
3-0 |
545 |
7 |
| 9 |
Washburn (Kan.) |
3-0 |
490 |
9 |
| 10 |
Humboldt State (Calif.) |
3-0 |
458 |
11 |
| 11 |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
3-0 |
454 |
12 |
| 12 |
Northwest Missouri |
2-1 |
391 |
13 |
| 13 |
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
2-0 |
350 |
15 |
| 14 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
3-0 |
331 |
17 |
| 15 |
Midwestern State (Texas) |
1-1 |
307 |
16 |
| 16 |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
2-1 |
264 |
18 |
| 17 |
Ashland (Ohio) |
3-0 |
248 |
22 |
| 18 |
Colorado Mines |
3-0 |
176 |
23 |
| 19 |
Abilene Christian (Texas) |
2-1 |
170 |
20 |
| 20 |
Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) |
2-1 |
146 |
10 |
| 21 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
1-1 |
145 |
19 |
| 22 |
Minnesota State-Mankato |
3-0 |
129 |
NR |
| 23 |
West Alabama |
2-1 |
110 |
24 |
| 24 |
Henderson State (Ark.) |
3-0 |
97 |
NR |
| 25 |
West Texas A&M |
2-1 |
63 |
NR |
| Dropped Out: Texas A&M-Kingsville (14); Kutztown (Pa.) (21); Delta State (Miss.) (25). |
| Others Receiving Votes: Delta State (Miss.) 57; Texas A&M-Kingsville 37; Shippensburg (Pa.) 34; Central Missouri 32; Sioux Falls (S.D.) 31; Hillsdale (Mich.) 24; Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 23; Harding (Ark.) 18; Michigan Tech 14; Wayne State (Neb.) 14; Newberry (S.C.) 13; Bowie State (Md.) 7; Charleston (W. Va.) 5; North Carolina-Pembroke 5; Findlay (Ohio) 4; Adams State (Colo.) 3; Central Washington 2; Missouri S&T 2; Tarleton State (Texas) 2; Emporia State (Kan.) 1; Miles (Ala.) 1; St. Augustine's (N.C.) 1; Shepherd (W. Va.) 1. |
