MSU Still #8 in Super Region 4 Rankings
Midwestern State remained at No. 8 in the latest Super Region Four Rankings
released Monday afternoon by the NCAA Division II Football Committee.
The
Mustangs have won seven consecutive games heading into a crucial showdown with
West Texas A&M Saturday night at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon. The
Buffs stayed at No. 5 after claiming their eight straight win Saturday at North
Georgia.
If the season ended today, MSU would miss out on its third
postseason bid over the past four years as the top two teams receive opening
round byes while the No. 6 team travels to the site of the No. 3 team and the
No. 5 team plays at No. 4.
The playoff field will be announced on Sunday,
Nov. 11 with the opening round commencing the following weekend at campus
sites.
Ashland (Ohio) (9-0) took over the top spot moving head of
Colorado State-Pueblo (9-0) followed by Chadron State (Colo.) (7-2),
Indianapolis (Ind.) (7-2), West Texas A&M (8-1), Saginaw Valley State
(Mich.) (7-2), Missouri S&T (8-1), MSU, Grand Valley State (Mich.) (7-2) and
New Mexico Highlands (7-2).
The sprawling, newly formed Super Region Four
consists of the Texas-based Lone Star Conference, the Colorado/New Mexico-based
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Michigan/Ohio-based Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Kentucky/Indiana/Illinois-based
Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Interestingly, the top seven ranked teams
in Super Region Four all hail from different states. Overall, eight states are
represented in the region rankings with two coming from the states of Texas and
Michigan.
Super Region IV Rankings
1. Ashland (OH) 9-0
2. CSU-Pueblo 9-0
3. Chadron St. (NE) 7-2
4. Indianapolis (IN) 7-2
5. West Texas A&M 8-1
6. Saginaw Valley St. (MI) 7-2
7. Missouri S&T 8-1
8. Midwestern State 7-1
9. Grand Valley St. 7-2
10. NM Highlands 7-2
MSU Up to #10 in AFCA Coaches' Poll
Midwestern State continued its slow trek up the American Football Coaches' Division
II Coaches' Top 25 Poll, moving up one more spot to No. 10 Monday
morning.
The Mustangs extended their winning streak to seven games,
turning in a dominating 51-28 performance over Eastern New Mexico last Saturday
at Memorial Stadium.
The victory sets up a showdown for the Lone Star
Conference championship Saturday at West Texas A&M. The Buffs, who claimed
an eighth straight victory to improve to 8-1 last weekend at West Georgia, moved
up two spots to No. 12.
MSU and WT are the LSC's lone representatives in
the rankings which include 11 teams from Super Region Four, composed of the
LSC, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC), Great Lakes
Valley Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Colorado
State-Pueblo retained its No. 1 ranking while improving to 9-0 with a 48-10 win
over Colorado Mesa, while No. 5 Ashland (Ohio) also remained perfect at 9-0
doubling up Findlay (Ohio) 42-21.
Grand Valley State (Mich.) jumped
ahead four spots to 19th with a 42-23 victory over then-No. 24 Hillsdale (Mich.)
while Indianapolis (Ind.), Missouri S&T, Chadron State (Neb.), Saginaw
Valley State (Mich.), New Mexico Highlands and Hillsdale (Mich.) are all
receiving votes.
MSU has received mention in 80 of the last 81 polls
dating back to the 2006 season.
The Mustangs and Buffs square of
Saturday night at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon. Kickoff is set for 7
p.m.
