MSU moves up one spot in AFCA Poll
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MSU moves up one spot in AFCA Poll

  • 06 November 2006
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WICHITA FALLS
,
Texas
- The Midwestern State University football team moved up one spot in the national rankings this week.

The Mustangs climbed to 22nd in the weekly American Football Coaches Association Division II Poll after beating

Eastern New Mexico
29-19 last Saturday.

MSU, with a 8-2 overall record, 6-2 in all Lone Star Conference games and 3-2 in the LSC South Division, is still the third team LSC South team in the poll this week.

West Texas A&M (9-1) climbed two spots to 10th this week, while Abilene Christian (8-1) rose one position to 18th.

There was no change in the top six this week heading into the final week of the regular season as defending national champion Grand Valley State (Mich.) (10-0) retained the top spot, followed by defending runner-up Northwest Missouri State (10-0), and North Alabama (9-0) third. NWMSU had two first place votes and UNA received one number one vote. North Carolina Central (10-0) is fourth, with Shepherd (

W.Va.
) (9-0) fifth and Bloomsburg (Pa.) (9-1) sixth.

With losses by both Nebraska-Omaha and

Pittsburg
State
(
Kan.
) last week,
Chadron
State
(
Neb.
) (10-0) climbed to seventh, followed by
North Dakota
(8-1) in eighth, Newberry (S.C.) (10-0) ninth and
West Texas
.

No. 22 Midwestern has a showdown with No. 18 Abilene Christian Saturday afternoon in a major LSC South battle. Kickoff at Shotwell Stadium in

Abilene
is 2 p.m., with the winner all but guaranteed a playoff berth.

+++ MSU +++

AFCA NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL POLL

November 7, 2006

Team Record Pvs

1.

Grand
Valley
State
(
Mich.
) (25) 10-0 1

2.

Northwest
Missouri
State
(2) 10-0 2

3. North

Alabama
(1) 9-0 3

4.

North Carolina
Central 10-0 4

5. Shepherd (

W.Va.
) 9-0 5

6. Bloomsburg (

Pa.
) 9-1 6

7.

Chadron
State
(
Neb.
) 10-0 9

8.

North Dakota
8-1 10

9. Newberry (S.C.) 10-0 11

10. West

Texas
A&M 9-1 12

11.

Missouri
Western State 9-1 13

12.

Tiffin
(
Ohio
) 10-0 15

13.

Valdosta
State
(
Ga.
) 7-2 16

14.

Delta
State
(
Miss.
) 7-2 17

15.

South Dakota
8-2 20

16.

Pittsburg
State
(
Kan.
) 8-2 8

17. Nebraska-Omaha 7-2 7

18.

Abilene
Christian (
Texas
) 8-1 18

19.

Elizabeth
City
State
(N.C.) 8-1 21

20.

Winona
State
(
Minn.
) 8-2 22

21. Northwood (

Mich.
) 7-2 14

22.

Midwestern
State
(
Texas
) 8-2 23

23.

California
(
Pa.
) 8-2 NR

24.

Bemidji
State
(
Minn.
) 8-2 NR

25. Indiana (

Pa.
) 7-2 18

Others receiving votes: Carson-Newman (

Tenn.
); Lane (
Tenn.
); Arkansas Tech; Bryant (R.I.);
Tarleton
State
(
Texas
); West Chester (
Pa.
);
Ferris
State
(
Mich.
); Wingate (N.C.); C.W. Post (N.Y.); Henderson State (Ark.); Albany State (Ga.).