WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Midwestern State is favored to win its third consecutive Lone Star Conference South Division title according to a panel of coaches, sports information directors and selected media members as the league announced its annual preseason poll Thursday morning.

The Mustangs return two starters and five letter winners off of a 2009-10 squad which compiled a 31-3 record and advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight for the first time in school history after claiming the program's third-straight conference title.

MSU has won more league championships than any other LSC program since entering the conference in 1997. The Mustangs have won the last two titles and three of the last four.

The Mustangs, who received 12 first-place votes and tallied 159 points, edged out Tarleton State (5 first-place votes, 134 points) and Angelo State (3 first-place votes, 127 points) who finished a tight race for the Nos. 2 and 3 spots.

West Texas A&M (102 points) is picked to finish fourth followed by Incarnate Word (69), Texas A&M-Kingsville (65), Eastern New Mexico (55) and Abilene Christian (45).

Midwestern State was the 13th in the D2 Bulletin Preseason Poll and was listed as a possible breakout by The Sporting News.

Angelo State's LaMarshall Corbett garnered LSC Preseason Player of the Year accolades after averaging 23.4 points per game for the Rams last season.

Other mentions for the preseason top honor went to MSU's Chris Hagan and Michael Loyd and Tarleton State's Devon Hills.

Midwestern State kicks off its exhibition slate with a pair of games against top Division I opposition. The Mustangs play at No. 14 Baylor next Thursday before traveling to No. 8 Purdue the following week.

MSU opens the regular season in the South Central Regional Challenge against Fort Hays State (Kan.) and Emporia State (Kan.) on Nov. 12 and 13 in Bartlesville, Okla.
  

2010-11 LSC Preseason Poll
South Division
Player of the Year: LaMarshall Corbett, Angelo State
Rank			Team (1st votes)	Total
1			Midwestern State (12)	159
2			Tarleton State (5)	134
3			Angelo State (3)	127
4			West Texas A&M	102
5			Incarnate Word	69
6			Texas A&M-Kingsville	65
7			Eastern New Mexico (1)	55
8			Abilene Christian	45
North Division
Player of the Year: Dauntae Williams, Central Oklahoma
Rank			Team (1st votes)	Total
1			Central Oklahoma (20)	140
2			Northeastern State	107
3			Texas A&M-Commerce	103
4			Southwestern Oklahoma	81
5			Southeastern Oklahoma	50
6			Cameron	40
7			East Central	39