WACO, Texas --- The Minnesota State football team has moved up one spot to #2 in the most recent edition of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Poll.

MSU, which was ranked third in last week's poll, moved up a spot after defeating Augustana 38-36 last weekend on the road. Texas A&M-Commerce held the No. 1 ranking, while West Florida fell from second to 13th after falling to Midwestern State 38-17.

The Mavericks are one of four NSIC schools ranked in the top-25. Winona State improved to 11th after defeating Sioux Falls 16-15, while USF dropped to 24th. Minnesota Duluth  climbed to 16th after besting MSU Moorhead 60-7.

Minnesota State continues its season at home this Saturday as it hosts Concordia-St. Paul at Blakeslee Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

AFCA Poll (Week #2)
 

Rank	School (1st votes)	Record	Pts.	Prev.	Week 2	Next Game
1	Texas A&M-Commerce (26)	2-0	812	1	D. William Jewell (Mo.), 27-17	Sept. 15 at Eastern New Mexico
2	Minnesota State (3)	2-0	780	3	D. Augustana (S.D.), 38-36	Sept. 15 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)
3	Indiana (Pa.) (2)	2-0	722	4	D. Millersville (Pa.), 41-7	Sept. 15 at Lock Haven (Pa.)
4	Northwest Missouri St. (1)	2-0	719	6	D. Washburn (Kan.), 38-17	Sept. 15 vs. Missouri Southern St.
5	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	2-0	684	8	D. Delta St. (Miss.), 21-10	Sept. 15 at Northern Michigan
6	Ferris St. (Mich.)	2-0	658	9	D. No. 19t Findlay (Ohio), 59-13	Sept. 15 at Northwood (Mich.)
7	Midwestern St. (Texas) (1)	2-0	656	10	D. No. 2 West Florida, 38-17	Sept. 15 at UT-Permian Basin (Texas)
8.	West Alabama	2-0	558	11	D. Miles (Ala.), 37-21	Sept. 15 vs. Valdosta St. (Ga.)
9	Colorado St.-Pueblo	2-0	531	12	D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 34-13	Sept. 15 at Colorado School of Mines
10	West Georgia	2-0	485	13	D. Limestone (S.C.), 42-14	Sept. 15 at Albany St. (Ga.)
11	Winona St. (Minn.)	2-0	470	15	D. No. 14 Sioux Falls (S.D.), 16-15	Sept. 15 at Upper Iowa
12	Ohio Dominican	2-0	391	17	D. No. 18 Ashland (Ohio), 24-17	Sept. 15 vs. Hillsdale (Mich.)
13	West Florida	1-1	384	2	Lost to No. 10 Midwestern St. (Tex.), 38-17	Sept. 15 vs. Shorter (Ga.)
14	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	2-0	326	19t	D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 41-8	Sept. 15 at Southeastern Oklahoma St.
15	Central Washington	1-1	304	16	D. Western Oregon, 50-17	Sept. 15 vs. Humboldt St. (Calif.)
16	Minnesota-Duluth	2-0	259	24	D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 60-7	Sept. 13 at St. Cloud State (Minn.)
17	Fort Hays St. (Kan.)	1-1	245	5	Lost to Missouri Western St., 23-13	Sept. 15 vs. Washburn (Kan.)
18	West Chester (Pa.)	2-0	206	23	D. Gannon (Pa.), 31-7	Sept. 15 at Seton Hill (Pa.)
19	Colorado Mesa	2-0	201	25	D. Eastern New Mexico, 34-21	Sept. 15 at Western St. Colorado
20	Central Missouri	1-1	199	21	D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 62-10	Sept. 15 vs. Missouri Western St.
21	Harding (Ark.)	1-1	182	7	Lost to Southern Arkansas, 28-23	Sept. 15 at Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
22	Indianapolis (Ind.)	1-1	169	22	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 28-6	Sept. 22 vs. William Jewell (Mo.)
23	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	2-0	126	NR	D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 34-13	Sept. 15 at Northeastern St. (Okla.)
24	Sioux Falls (S.D.)	1-1	112	14	Lost to No. 15 Winona St. (Minn.), 16-15	Sept. 15 vs. Southwest Minnesota St.
25	Southern Arkansas	2-0	92	NR	D. No. 7 Harding (Ark.), 28-23	Sept. 15 at Southwestern Oklahoma St.