DII CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

Lone Star

#36 overall#11 in DIIRR50 −4.1Upper strength −0.310 teamsTop 25 teams 0

The weekly grind · 2026

Texas Standard

The Lone Star Conference is the largest DII conference footprint by geography — stretching from Texas through Oklahoma and New Mexico. The LSC has produced more NFL draft picks in the last decade than most FCS conferences and operates in the shadow of a state that treats football as religion at every level.

Division II10 teamsRace: Super RegionLeader: Central Washington

Lone Star · 2026 season

Three things to watch

The PowerhouseAngelo State: West Texas's Perennial Contender

Angelo State in San Angelo, Texas has won multiple Lone Star Conference titles and appeared in the DII Super Region championship game consistently. Their West Texas program draws from a region with deep football culture and limited Power Four competition for recruits. Head Coach Jeff Limburg has built one of the most stable DII programs in the country — a team that produces NFL players from players that FBS programs passed over.

Wild Card

West Texas A&M: Canyon's Dark Horse

West Texas A&M in Canyon — just south of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle — plays in a conference that underestimates them every few years. Their recruiting territory covers the Panhandle, eastern New Mexico, and parts of Oklahoma, producing linemen and fullbacks that fit their physical style. When their offensive line wins, WT is capable of beating any program in the Lone Star and making a Super Region run.

Conference standings · Lone Star · 2026

Standings

#	Team	Conf	Overall	Pwr
1	Central Washington	7-0	7-2	+3.7
2	Midwestern State	6-1	7-2	-0.9
3	UT Permian Basin	5-2	6-3	-1.1
4	West Texas	4-3	4-5	-2.8
5	Texas A&M-Kingsville	4-3	4-5	-4.5
6	Western Oregon	3-4	5-4	-0.6
7	Angelo State	3-4	3-6	-3.4
8	Western New Mexico	2-5	3-6	-11.4
9	Sul Ross State	1-6	2-7	-12.0
10	Eastern New Mexico	0-7	0-9	-9.8

Conference record determines Super Region seeding. Power = neutral-field pts vs. all-level average.

Projected standings · Lone Star · 2026

Win projection

Odds of winning at least N conference games from current power ratings — full slate played out, not locked to results. Avg = expected wins; W-L = most-likely record.

#	Team	W-L	Pwr	Avg	≥9	≥8	≥7	≥6	≥5	≥4	≥3	≥2	≥1
Favorites
1	Central Washington	6-3	+8.0	6.3	4	18	45	72	90	98	✓	✓	✓
2	Western Oregon	5-4	+3.7	5.3	1	5	20	45	71	89	97	✓	✓
Challengers
3	Midwestern State	5-4	+3.4	5.3	1	5	20	45	71	90	98	✓	✓
4	UT Permian Basin	5-4	+3.2	5.2	1	5	18	41	68	88	97	✓	✓
5	West Texas	5-4	+1.5	4.8		3	12	31	57	81	94	99	✓
The field
6	Angelo State	5-4	+0.8	4.7		2	11	30	56	80	94	99	✓
7	Texas A&M-Kingsville	4-5	−0.2	4.5		2	8	25	50	75	92	98	✓
8	Eastern New Mexico	3-6	−5.5	3.2			1	6	18	41	68	89	98
Rebuilding
9	Western New Mexico	3-6	−7.1	2.9			1	3	12	33	61	85	97
10	Sul Ross State	3-6	−7.7	2.9				3	12	31	60	85	97

Conference power · Division II

Where we stand

#	Conference	Avg power	Record	Top team
1	GLIAC	-2.6	0-4	Ferris State
2	South Atlantic	-3.0	—	Carson Newman
3	Mid America	-3.1	1-2	Northwest Missouri State
4	Northern Sun	-3.3	—	Minnesota State
5	Great Midwest Athletic	-3.4	—	Findlay
6	Rocky Mountain	-3.6	3-5	Western Colorado
7	Great American	-3.9	—	Harding
8	Pennsylvania State Athletic	-4.0	—	Slippery Rock
9	Lone StarYou are here	-4.1	—	Central Washington
10	SIAC	-4.3	—	Benedict
11	CIAA	-4.6	—	Virginia State
12	Great Lakes	-4.6	—	Truman State
13	Northeast 10	-4.8	—	Franklin Pierce
14	Mountain East	-5.0	—	Frostburg State
15	Carolinas	-5.4	—	UNC Pembroke

Round-robin power = strength of schedule-adjusted conference average, points vs. all-level average team. Record = Lone Star's record vs. that conference across all games this season.

Conference Snapshot

RR50−4.1

Upper Strength−0.3

Median Power−3.3

Resume Pulse38.0

Avg ATS--

Wins vs Market+0.00

Top-to-Middle Gap6.8

Combined Record41-49

League Drivers

Power leader Central Washington #258 overall | +3.7 pts vs avg Resume leader Central Washington #258 overall | 77 / 100 resume

Lone Star Team Board

The league stack, sorted by predictive strength. Power is shown as neutral-field points versus the all-level average team, while resume is shown on a 0-100 season score.

Rank	Team	Record	Power	Resume	ATS	Wins vs Market	Recent Form
#258	Central Washington	7-2	+3.7	77	--	+0.00	4-0 over the last 4 (W6 W7 W8 W9)
#300	Western Oregon	5-4	−0.6	49	--	+0.00	3-1 over the last 4 (L6 W7 W8 W9)
#303	Midwestern State	7-2	−0.9	63	--	+0.00	3-1 over the last 4 (L6 W7 W8 W9)
#305	UT Permian Basin	6-3	−1.1	54	--	+0.00	2-2 over the last 4 (W6 L7 L8 W9)
#332	West Texas	4-5	−2.8	30	--	+0.00	3-1 over the last 4 (L6 W7 W8 W9)
#343	Angelo State	3-6	−3.4	37	--	+0.00	2-2 over the last 4 (W6 L7 W8 L9)
#360	Texas A&M-Kingsville	4-5	−4.5	35	--	+0.00	1-3 over the last 4 (W6 L7 L8 L9)
#433	Eastern New Mexico	0-9	−9.8	5	--	+0.00	0-4 over the last 4 (L6 L7 L8 L9)
#467	Western New Mexico	3-6	−11.4	15	--	+0.00	2-2 over the last 4 (W6 W7 L8 L9)
#485	Sul Ross State	2-7	−12.0	14	--	+0.00	0-4 over the last 4 (L6 L7 L8 L9)