WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State is ranked No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches' Top 25 for the sixth consecutive as released Tuesday afternoon.
The Mustangs completed their fifth unbeaten regular season with a 2-0 win over St. Mary's Wednesday night at Stang Park, while also wrapping up the best season in terms of winning percentage at 17-0-1 (.972).
MSU's lone blemish of ths campaign came in a 2-2 draw against Rogers State (Okla.), which is currently ranked 25th in the USC Top 25.
There was a thought the Mustangs would return to the top of the poll for the first time since 2018 after No. 1-ranked Franklin Pierce played American International (3-6-9) to a scoreless draw in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast-10 tournament.
But the Ravens survived the scare, 5-4 in penalties, to move on and also remained installed atop the poll.
The Mustangs' current winning streak of 15 matches equals the longest in program history originally set during the 2008 campaign.
Midwestern State has carried a Top 10 ranking 111 times since the start of the 2006 campaign.
The Mustangs current six-week run at No. 2 also matched the 2008 squad for the longest run with as high of a ranking for the program in the USC Top 25. That season, MSU spent three consecutive weeks at No. 2 before moving to No. 1 for another three weeks.
MSU is one of nine teams from a loaded NCAA Division II Super Region to receive mention in the poll joining No. 4 California State-Los Angeles, No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona, No. 10 Fort Lewis (Colo.), No. 12 Chico State (Calif.), No. 16 Colorado State-Pueblo, No. 21 California State-Monterey Bay, and No. 24 Colorado Mesa.
Simon Fraser (B.C.) is receiving votes.
Midwestern State hosts the Lone Star Confernece Postseason Tournament Friday and Sunday at Stang Park.
West Texas A&M and Dallas Baptist play the first semifinal Friday at 5 p.m., followed by Midwestern State and Oklahoma Christian at 7:30 p.m.
The semifinal winners play for the postseason tournament title and for the league's automatic qualification into the NCAA Division II playoffs Sunday at 1 p.m.
United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Preseason Poll
November 7, 2023
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Previous |
| 1 |
Franklin Pierce (N.H.) |
15-0-1 |
1 |
| 2 |
Midwestern State |
16-0-1 |
2 |
| 3 |
Charleston (W. Va.) |
16-1-0 |
3 |
| 4 |
California State, Los Angeles |
15-1-1 |
4 |
| 5 |
Florida Tech |
10-1-4 |
7 |
| 6 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
12-1-4 |
5 |
| 7 |
Gannon (Pa.) |
16-0-2 |
5 |
| 8 |
Wingate (N.C.) |
11-3-2 |
10 |
| 9 |
Illinois-Springfield |
12-1-5 |
8 |
| 10 |
Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
11-3-4 |
12 |
| 11 |
Post (N.Y.) |
11-1-5 |
9 |
| 12 |
Chico State (Calif.) |
11-1-7 |
11 |
| 13 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
11-1-5 |
14 |
| 14 |
Limestone (N.C.) |
12-2-2 |
15 |
| 15 |
Barry (Fla.) |
10-4-1 |
19 |
| 16 |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
14-4-2 |
15 |
| 17 |
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
12-4-2 |
17 |
| 18 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
14-3-1 |
18 |
| 19 |
Clayton State (Ga.) |
13-3-0 |
23 |
| 20 |
Tiffin (Ohio) |
12-2-3 |
22 |
| 21 |
California State, Monterey Bay |
12-3-4 |
25 |
| 22 |
West Florida |
9-1-5 |
RV |
| 23 |
Lynn (Fla.) |
10-2-5 |
24 |
| 24 |
Colorado Mesa |
10-4-5 |
21 |
| 25 |
Rogers State (Okla.) |
11-5-2 |
RV |
Others Receiving Votes: Simon Fraser (B.C.), Mississippi College, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.), Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.), Millersville (Pa.), Fort Hays State (Kan.).
--MSUMustangs.com--
