WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Midwestern State dropped 12 spots to No. 16 in the latest American Football Coaches' Association Division II Poll released Monday afternoon.
 
The Mustangs suffered their first season opening loss since 2000 in a 20-17 setback to Tarleton State Saturday night in Stephenville.
 
MSU is one of 11 teams in the newly formed Super Region Four which now includes the Lone Star Conference, Great American Athletic Conference (GLIAC), Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) to receive mention in the poll.
 
Colorado State-Pueblo leads the way at No. 3 followed by No. 4 Grand Valley State (Mich.), No. 10 Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), No. 14 Texas A&M-Kingsville, No. 16 MSU, No. 19 Wayne State (Mich.), No. 20 Abilene Christian (Texas) and No. 23 Colorado Mines while West Texas A&M, Tarleton State and New Mexico Highlands are receiving votes.
 
The Mustangs are the midst of a short week of preparation for Thursday's Lone Star Football Festival showdown with Texas A&M-Commerce at Cowboys Stadium. The game will be broadcast nationally on CBS College Sports.
 
Midwestern State has received votes in 73 of the last 74 AFCA polls dating back to the 2006 season.   
     

AFCA Division II Coaches Poll
Sep.10, 2012
Rank	School (1st votes)	Record	Points	Last
1	Pittsburg State (Kan.) (29)	2-0	749	1
2	Minnesota-Duluth	2-0	716	2
3	Colorado State-Pueblo	2-0	680	6
4	Grand Valley State (Mich.)	2-0	662	7
5	Winston-Salem State (N.C.) (1)	2-0	603	8
6	California (Pa.)	2-0	601	10
7	New Haven (Conn.)	2-0	548	12
8	Missouri Western	2-0	512	14
9	Washburn (Kan.)	2-0	474	15
10	Saginaw Valley State (Mich.)	2-0	435	18
11	Humboldt State (Calif.)	2-0	373	17
12	Bloomsburg (Pa.)	2-0	368	19
13	Northwest Missouri State	1-1	362	3
14	Texas A&M-Kingsville	2-0	320	24
15	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	2-0	270	21
16	Midwestern State (Texas)	0-1	247	4
17	Indiana (Pa.)	2-0	220	23
18	Valdosta State (Ga.)	1-1	212	20
19	Wayne State (Mich.)	0-1	181	5
20	Abilene Christian (Texas)	1-1	171	9
21	Kutztown (Pa.)	1-1	157	11
22	Ashland (Ohio)	2-0	155	NR
23	Colorado Mines	2-0	115	NR
24	West Alabama	1-1	111	13
25	Delta State (Miss.)	1-1	96	22
Dropped Out: Albany State (Ga.) (16); Hillsdale (Mich.) (25).
Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota State-Mankato 80; Central Missouri 79; Hillsdale (Mich.) 75; Henderson State (Ark.) 26; West Georgia 26; West Texas A&M 25; Tarleton State 24; Sioux Falls (S.D.) 19; Harding (Ark.) 13; Michigan Tech 12; Shippensburg (Pa.) 9; Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 6; East Central (Okla.) 4; Wayne State (Neb.) 4; New Mexico Highlands 3; Newberry (S.C.) 2; North Carolina-Pembroke 2; Charleston (W. Va.) 1; Morehouse (Ga.) 1; Urbana (Ohio) 1.