WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State Men's Soccer end the season as the No. 1 ranked team in the final United Soccer Coaches Poll, announced the association on Tuesday afternoon. The ranking comes after the Mustangs claimed the programs first national championship, beating Rollins College, 2-0, this past Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Mustangs garner the top ranking the in the nation after ending the season on an 11-match winning streak. The streak for MSU began on Oct. 26^th, as the Mustangs beat West Texas A&M, 2-0, on home soil. Three more consecutive wins secured the Lone Star Conference (LSC) regular season title, and then Midwestern State beat two more LSC opponents in the conference tournament, to secure the LSC tournament championship. The Mustangs historic NCAA tournament run featured five straight victories, two in overtime, outscoring opponents 11-2 in a five-match stretch with four shutouts.

MSU are the only LSC team to finish the season in the top-25, while being one of five teams in NCAA Super Region 4 featured in the poll. Midwestern State return to the No. 1 spot in the coach's poll since 2018, while ending the season as the number one team for the first time in program history. The Mustangs finished with a record of 19-3-3, finishing second in the country for the most wins this season, only behind No. 3 Fort Hays State (20-1-3).

All five of the Mustangs opponents in the NCAA tournament finished inside the top-25 poll: Rollins (No. 2), Southern New Hampshire (No. 4), California State – Stanislaus (No. 5), Point Loma (No. 7), and Settle Pacific (No. 25).

United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Poll - Poll 11 - December 16, 2025

Rank	School	Prev	W-L-T
1	Midwestern State University	8	19-3-3
2	Rollins College	NR	14-5-5
3	Fort Hays State University	4	20-1-3
4	Southern New Hampshire University	6	16-3-2
5	California State University Stanislaus	3	17-2-1
6	Rogers State University	NR	14-4-5
7	Point Loma Nazarene University	16	16-4-2
8	Lynn University	7	14-3-1
9	University of Charleston	1	17-1-4
10	Mississippi College	20	15-3-4
11	Gannon University	14	15-3-4
12	Palm Beach Atlantic University	2	13-3-2
13	Rockhurst University	10	12-5-4
14	Franklin Pierce University	22	12-4-4
15	Flagler College	NR	15-3-6
16	Lincoln University (Mo.)	15	11-2-7
17	Anderson University (S.C.)	5	11-2-6
18	University of Colorado-Colorado Springs	19	12-6-5
19	Bentley University	11	11-3-4
20	California State University-Dominguez Hills	9	12-4-4
21	Cedarville University	17	12-2-7
22	University of West Florida	24	13-2-5
23	Florida Tech	18	8-3-8
24	Young Harris College	12	15-2-3
25	Seattle Pacific University	RV	12-4-4

Also receiving votes: Wilmington University, Tiffin University, California State University-San Bernardino, University of Bridgeport, Adelphi University, University of Hawaii-Hilo, Post University. Maryville University of St. Louis, McKendree University, University of Indianapolis, Northern Michigan University, Roberts Wesleyan University, Lincoln Memorial University, Western Oregon University