WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Midwestern State gained a No. 1 standing in the South Central Region Tuesday when the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Committee released its first regional rankings of the 2010 season.

The Mustangs remain the lone undefeated, untied side in NCAA Division II after fighting to a pair of road wins last weekend at Texas A&M International and St. Mary's (Texas) to improve to 8-0.

The top two teams from the South Central Region advance to play the top two ranked squads of the Central Region from No. 12-14 at the site of the South Central Region's No. 1 seed.

The winner of the four-team bracket advances to face the West Region champion in the NCAA Division II national quarterfinals at a campus site on Nov. 21 for the right to advance to the NCAA Final Four in Louisville, Ky. from Dec. 2-4.

MSU is trailed by Incarnate Word (7-1-1), Truman (4-2) and Eastern New Mexico (6-1-1) in the South Central, while Colorado Mines (9-0-1) tops the Central Region followed by Metro State (Colo.) (7-1-2), Regis (Colo.) (7-1-1) and Fort Lewis (Colo.) (6-3-0).

The West Region is led by Cal State-San Bernardino (7-2-1) followed by Cal State-Chico (8-2-0), Grand Canyon (Ariz.) (7-0-1), Cal State Stanislaus (5-2-2), Cal State Dominguez Hills (5-2-1) and Notre Dame de Namur (6-2).

Midwestern State takes on Eastern New Mexico Friday night at 7 p.m. before playing West Texas A&M Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. in home matches at the MSU Soccer Field.
   

NCAA Division II Region Rankings
October 5, 2010
South Central Region
Rank							Team	Overall D2 Record	In-Region Record
1							Midwestern State (Texas)	8-0-0	8-0-0
2							Incarnate Word (Texas)	7-1-1	7-1-1
3							Truman (Mo.)	4-2-0	3-2-0
4							Eastern New Mexico	6-1-1	6-1-1
Central Region
Rank							Team	Overall D2 Record	In-Region Record
1							Colorado Mines	9-0-1	9-0-1
2							Metro State (Colo.)	7-1-2	7-1-2
3							Regis (Colo.)	7-1-1	7-1-1
4							Fort Lewis (Colo.)	6-3-0	6-2-0
West Region
Rank							Team	Overall D2 Record	In-Region Record
1							Cal State-San Bernardino	7-2-1	7-2-1
2							Cal State-Chico	8-2-0	8-2-0
3							Grand Canyon (Ariz.)	7-0-1	7-0-1
4							Cal State Stanislaus	5-2-2	5-2-2
5							Cal State-Dominguez Hills	5-2-1	5-2-1
6							Notre Dame de Namur	6-2-0	6-2-0