DII CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

Lone Star

#35 overall#10 in DIIRR50 -3.6Upper strength -1.210 teamsTop 25 teams 0

VERDICT BEGINS · 2026

Texas Standard

The Lone Star Conference is the largest DII conference footprint by geography — stretching from Texas through Oklahoma and New Mexico. Texas A&M-Commerce won the DII national championship in 2017, Texas A&M-Kingsville won it multiple times in the 1990s, and Angelo State regularly challenges for the Super Region title. 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: Western Oregon

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.

The Tradition

Texas A&M-Kingsville's Dynasty Legacy

Texas A&M-Kingsville won six DII national championships between 1993 and 1999 — the most dominant run in DII football history. South Texas, the brush country between San Antonio and the border, produces a specific kind of linebacker and running back that the Javelinas have built their identity around for four decades. They haven't won a national title since 1999, but their ceiling — when the roster is right — is established.

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 Last 5
1UT Permian Basin2–02–1-0.3
2Midwestern State1–02–1-3.5
3Central Washington1–01–2+0.3
4West Texas1–01–2-3.1
5Texas A&M-Kingsville1–01–2-4.7
6Western Oregon0–12–1+0.4
7Sul Ross State0–11–2-7.3
8Angelo State0–10–3-3.8
9Eastern New Mexico0–10–3-5.6
10Western New Mexico0–21–3-8.2

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
1Central Washington6–3+3.85.4172349749198✓✓
2Western Oregon5–4+4.05.4162247739098✓✓
Challengers
3UT Permian Basin5–4+3.35.215194268889799✓
4Midwestern State5–4+0.14.6292752779298✓
5West Texas5–4+0.54.6292652769298✓
The Field
6Angelo State4–5-0.34.5282550759198✓
7Texas A&M-Kingsville4–5-1.14.3172145718998✓
8Eastern New Mexico4–5-2.04.0141536628496✓
Rebuilding
9Sul Ross State4–5-3.73.73112955799499
10Western New Mexico3–6-4.63.4272246739199

Conference Power · Division II

Where We Stand

# Conference Avg Power vs Focal Top Team
1GLIAC
-2.8
0–4Ferris State
2South Atlantic
-2.8
—Carson Newman
3Mid America
-3.0
1–2Central Oklahoma
4Northern Sun
-3.2
—Minnesota State
5Rocky Mountain
-3.3
3–5CSU Pueblo
6SIAC
-3.3
—Edward Waters
7Great Midwest Athletic
-3.5
—Findlay
8Lone StarYou are here
-3.6
—Western Oregon
9Great Lakes
-3.6
—Indianapolis
10Great American
-3.8
—Harding
11Pennsylvania State Athletic
-3.9
—Kutztown
12CIAA
-4.0
—Virginia State
13Northeast 10
-4.0
—Franklin Pierce
14Carolinas
-4.3
—UNC Pembroke
15Mountain East
-4.5
—Charleston (WV)

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.

The Lone Star Conference is the largest DII conference footprint by geography — stretching from Texas through Oklahoma and New Mexico. Texas A&M-Commerce won the DII national championship in 2017, Texas A&M-Kingsville won it multiple times in the 1990s, and Angelo State regularly challenges for the Super Region title. 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.

Conference Snapshot

RR50-3.6
Upper Strength-1.2
Median Power-3.6
Resume Pulse35.9
Avg ATS--
Wins vs Market+0.00
Top-to-Middle Gap4.1
Combined Record11-20

`RR50`, `Upper Strength`, and `Median Power` are shown on the same public power scale as the rest of the site: points on a neutral field versus the average all-level NCAA team. Very small affiliations are gently regressed toward their subdivision baseline so a one-team outlier does not hijack the entire conference board.

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
#270 Western Oregon 2-1 +0.4 63 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (W1 L3)
#271 Central Washington 1-2 +0.3 51 -- +0.00 1-2 over the last 3 (L1 L2 W3)
#278 UT Permian Basin 2-1 -0.3 68 -- +0.00 2-1 over the last 3 (L1 W2 W3)
#330 West Texas 1-2 -3.1 13 -- +0.00 1-2 over the last 3 (L1 L1 W3)
#350 Midwestern State 2-1 -3.5 34 -- +0.00 2-1 over the last 3 (W1 L1 W3)
#358 Angelo State 0-3 -3.8 19 -- +0.00 0-3 over the last 3 (L1 L1 L3)
#385 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1-2 -4.7 24 -- +0.00 1-2 over the last 3 (L1 L1 W3)
#401 Eastern New Mexico 0-3 -5.6 8 -- +0.00 0-3 over the last 3 (L1 L1 L3)
#420 Sul Ross State 1-2 -7.3 59 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (W1 L3)
#426 Western New Mexico 1-3 -8.2 19 -- +0.00 1-3 over the last 4 (W1 L1 L2 L3)