Mustangs remain 24th in AFCA Poll
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Mustangs remain 24th in AFCA Poll

  • 09 October 2006
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WICHITA FALLS, Texas - The Midwestern State University football team kept it's national ranking this week after dropping its first game of the season.

 

The Mustangs remained at number 24 in the weekly American Football Coaches Association Division II Poll.

 

MSU, with a 5-1 overall record, 3-1 in all Lone Star Conference games and 1-1 in the LSC South Divison, remains the third team for the LSC in the poll this week.

 

There was very little change in this week's poll, with only one team, Washburn ( Kan.), falling out of the top 25.

 

West Texas A&M (6-0) remained number six after beating MSU 29-27, while Abilene Christian (5-0) moved up one place to number 22.

 

In fact, the top 18 places remained unchanged this week with defending national champion Grand Valley State (Mich.) (6-0) holding the top spot, followed by defending runner-up Northwest Missouri State (6-0), North Alabama (5-0), North Dakota (6-0) and Valdosta State (Ga.) (5-0) in the top five.

 

No. 24 Midwestern hosts Tarleton  State on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Memorial Stadium.Tarleton started the season ranked 25th before the Texans dropped their first three games by a total of eight points.

 

+++ MSU +++

 

 

AFCA NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL POLL

 

October 10, 2006

 

TeamRecordPvs

 

1. Grand Valley State ( Mich.) (27)6-01

 

2. Northwest Missouri State (1)6-02

 

3. North Alabama5-03

 

4. North Dakota6-04

 

5. Valdosta State ( Ga.)5-05

 

6. West Texas A&M6-06

 

7. Shepherd ( W.Va.)5-07

 

8. Bloomsburg ( Pa.)5-18

 

9. North Carolina Central6-09

 

10. Northwood ( Mich.)6-010

 

11. Pittsburg State ( Kan.)5-111

 

12. Nebraska-Omaha4-112

 

13. Chadron State ( Neb.)6-013

 

14. South Dakota5-114

 

15. Carson-Newman ( Tenn.)5-115

 

16. Delta State ( Miss.)5-116

 

17. Missouri Western State5-117

 

18. Newberry (S.C.)6-018

 

20. Winona State ( Minn.)5-120

 

21. Tiffin ( Ohio)7-021

 

23. Abilene Christian ( Texas)5-023

 

22. C.W. Post (N.Y.)5-122

 

25. Saginaw Valley State ( Mich.)4-225

 

24. Midwestern State ( Texas)5-124

 

25. Henderson State ( Ark.)5-1NR

 

 

Others receiving votes: Washburn (Kan.); Minnesota-Duluth; Central Missouri; Fort Lewis (Colo.); Kentucky State; Lane (Tenn.); Tuskegee (Ala.); Catawba (N.C.); Albany State (Ga.); Elizabeth City State (N.C.); Mars Hill (N.C.); Wayne State (Mich.); Indiana (Pa.).