MSU moves up two spots in AFCA poll
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MSU moves up two spots in AFCA poll

  • 30 October 2006
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WICHITA FALLS
,
Texas
- The Midwestern State University football team moved up two spots in the national rankings this week.

The Mustangs climbed to 23rd in the weekly American Football Coaches Association Division II Poll after beating

Southeastern
Oklahoma
State
33-23 last Saturday.

MSU, with a 7-2 overall record, 5-2 in all Lone Star Conference games and 2-2 in the LSC South Division, is the third team for the LSC in the poll this week.

West Texas A&M (8-1) climbed one notch to 12th this week, while Abilene Christian (7-1) fell five spots to 19th after a 37-36 loss to

Tarleton
State
.

The top 10 in this week's poll did not change as defending national champion

Grand
Valley
State
(
Mich.
) (9-0) retained the top spot, followed by defending runner-up Northwest Missouri State (9-0), and North Alabama (8-0) third. NWMSU and UNA each received one number one vote

North Carolina Central (9-0) is fourth with Shepherd (

W.Va.
) (8-0) fifth. Bloomsburg (
Pa.
) (8-1) is sixth, followed by Nebraska-Omaha (7-1),
Pittsburg
State
(
Kan.
) (8-1),
Chadron
State
(
Neb.
) (9-0) and
North Dakota
(7-1).

No. 23 Midwestern hosts

Eastern New Mexico
Saturday at 1 p.m. in Memorial Stadium. It's the regular season home finale for the Mustangs and the annual Holiday Food Drive. Two cans of food will allow fans to purchase a $2 general admission ticket.

+++ MSU +++

AFCA NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL POLL

October 31, 2006

Team Record Pvs

1.

Grand
Valley
State
(
Mich.
) (26) 9-0 1

2.

Northwest
Missouri
State
(1) 9-0 2

3. North

Alabama
(1) 8-0 3

4.

North Carolina
Central 9-0 4

5. Shepherd (

W.Va.
) 8-0 5

6. Bloomsburg (

Pa.
) 8-1 6

7. Nebraska-Omaha 7-1 7

8.

Pittsburg
State
(
Kan.
) 8-1 8

9.

Chadron
State
(
Neb.
) 9-0 9

10.

North Dakota
7-1 10

11. Newberry (S.C.) 9-0 15

12. West

Texas
A&M 8-1 13

13.

Missouri
Western State 8-1 16

14. Northwood (

Mich.
) 7-1 17

15.

Tiffin
(
Ohio
) 9-0 18

16.

Valdosta
State
(
Ga.
) 6-2 12

17.

Delta
State
(
Miss.
) 7-2 19

18. Indiana (

Pa.
) 7-1 20

19.

Abilene
Christian (
Texas
) 7-1 14

20.

South Dakota
7-2 11

21.

Elizabeth
City
State
(N.C.) 8-1 23

22.

Winona
State
(
Minn.
) 7-2 24

23.

Midwestern
State
(
Texas
) 7-2 25

24. Wingate (N.C.) 7-2 NR

25. C.W. Post (N.Y.) 7-2 NR

Others receiving votes:

Bemidji
State
(
Minn.
);
California
(
Pa.
); Lane (
Tenn.
); Arkansas Tech; Carson-Newman (
Tenn.
); Presbyterian (S.C.); Harding (
Ark.
); Bryant (R.I.); Kentucky State; St. Joseph's (Ind.); Tarleton State (Texas).