WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State finished 11th in the final American Football Coaches' Association Poll of the 2017 season.

The Mustangs earned their eighth NCAA Division II playoff appearance while reeling off an 18th consecutive winning season which is the longest streak of any four-year scholarship program in the state of Texas.

The Mustangs are one of 12 teams out of Super Region Four to receive mention in the poll joining No. 1 Texas A&M-Commerce, No. 4 Minnesota State, No. 7 Central Washington, No. 15 Winona State (Minn.), No. 17 Colorado State-Pueblo and No. 20 Sioux Falls (S.D.) while Humboldt State (Calif.), Colorado Mesa, Eastern New Mexico, Minnesota-Duluth and Azusa Pacific (Calif.) received votes.

Texas A&M-Commerce became the first Lone Star Conference program to win an NCAA Division II national championship since 1981 to earn the No. 1 spot.

West Florida claimed the No. 2 ranking followed by Indiana (Pa.), Minnesota State and Ferris State to round out the first five.

Its the third straight season and fifth time the Mustangs finished the year ranked in the AFCA's final poll. MSU was 7th in 2011, 9th in 2015, 14th in 2009 and 24th in 2016. Midwestern received votes in the organization's final release in 2013.
      
   

AFCA Division II Coaches Poll
2017 Final Poll
Rank	School (1st votes)	Record	Points	Last
1	Texas A&M-Commerce (33)	14-1	825	8
2	West Florida	11-4	774	NR
3	Indiana (Pa.)	13-1	730	3
4	Minnesota State	13-1	707	1
5	Ferris State (Mich.)	11-2	612	10
6	Harding (Ark.)	11-4	574	NR
7	Central Washington	11-1	566	7
8	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	11-1	533	4
9	Assumption (Mass.)	11-2	511	15
10	Ashland (Ohio)	11-2	493	9
11	Midwestern State	10-1	472	5
12	West Alabama	10-3	456	17
13	Indianapolis (Ind.)	11-1	409	6
14	Shepherd (W. Va.)	10-1	396	2
15	Winona State (Minn.)	10-2	287	12
16	Northwest Missouri State	9-3	272	13
17	Colorado State-Pueblo	9-3	238	20
18	Virginia State	10-1	233	11
19	West Georgia	9-4	230	NR
20	Sioux Falls (S.D.)	9-3	229	18
21	Delta State (Miss.)	9-4	212	NR
22	Findlay (Ohio)	10-3	186	NR
23	Bowie State (Md.)	9-2	176	14
24	Wingate (N.C.)	9-2	159	16
25	Shippensburg (Pa.)	10-2	101	19
Others Receiving Votes: Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 79; Humboldt State (Calif.) 59; West Chester (Pa.) 52; Colorado Mesa 37; California (Pa.) 31; Central Missouri 27; Eastern New Mexico 25; Minnesota-Duluth 19; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 9; Catawba (N.C.) 4; Grand Valley State (Mich.) 2.