MSU men ranked 8th in South Central region

The rankings are based on play through Sunday and did not take into account any activity since including MSU's 72-59 win over Tarleton State on Monday night.

Central Missouri remained number one with a Division II only record of 13-0, with Southeastern Oklahoma State second at 12-2 in Division II.

Despite losing to a team with a losing record, Texas A&M-Kingsville jumped from seventh to third with a DII record of 10-4.

Northwest Missouri State with a DII record of 12-3 vaulted to fourth in the region, while Emporia State ( Kan.) fell from second to fifth with a loss to Northwest Missouri.

Southwestern Oklahoma State at 11-3 in Division II is sixth, with Central Oklahoma up to seventh with a DII mark of 8-4.

MSU, with a Division II and South Central Region record of 11-4 with last week's loss to Eastern New Mexico, is placed eighth, followed by Tarleton State (8-5 DII) and Truman State ( Mo.) (7-7 DII).

The rankings, which are weekly until March 4, will be used to seed the NCAA Division II tournament in the South Central region and place the at-large teams after automatic bids are issued to the Lone Star Conference, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the Heartland Conference.

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NCAA Division II South Central Region Rankings

January 31, 2007

TeamDivision II RecordRegion Record

1. Central Missouri13-011-0

2. Southeastern Oklahoma State12-210-2

3. Texas A&M-Kingsville10-410-4

4. Northwest Missouri State12-39-3

5. Emporia State ( Kan.)12-111-1

6. Southwestern Oklahoma State11-38-3

7. Central Oklahoma8-48-4

8. Midwestern State11-411-4

9. Tarleton State8-55-5

10. Truman State ( Mo.)7-76-4