NCAA Division II football championship

Template:Short description Template:Infobox sports league The NCAA Division II football championship is an American college football tournament played annually to determine a champion at the NCAA Division II level. It was first held in 1973, as a single-elimination playoff with eight teams. The tournament field has subsequently been expanded four times: to 16 teams in 1988, 24 teams in 2004, 28 teams in 2016, and 32 teams in 2025.

The national championship game has been held in eight cities. Former sites include Sacramento, California (1973–1975); Wichita Falls, Texas (1976–1977); Longview, Texas (1978); Albuquerque, New Mexico (1979–1980); McAllen, Texas (1981–1985); Florence, Alabama (1986–2013); and Kansas City, Kansas (2014–2017).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> From 1973 through 1985 (with the exception of 1978) the championship game carried a bowl designation (see NCAA Division II bowl games).

Since 2018, the championship game has been played at the McKinney ISD Stadium and Community Event Center in McKinney, Texas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since 1994, the games have been broadcast on ESPN.

Small-college wire service national champions

Prior to 1973, for what was then called the NCAA College Division, national champions were selected by polls conducted at the end of each regular season by two major wire services, the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). In some years, the two polls named different number one teams. From 1964 to 1972, postseason bowl games crowned four regional champions. NCAA Division II bowl games still exist, but only as postseason contests for teams not qualifying for the championship playoffs.

Polls to rank "small college" football teams were conducted by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) during, and at the end of, each regular season. The AP polled a panel of writers, while UPI polled a panel of coaches. When UPI began its poll in 1958, it explained that the poll would cover college football programs not considered "major" by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), with the small schools (then numbering 519) belonging to the NCAA, the NAIA, both, or neither.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The AP began its poll in 1960.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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National champions per wire service polls

File:Nwmsu-trophy.jpg

National football championship trophy room at Bearcat Stadium at Northwest Missouri State University. The two trophies in the middle are for the team's 1998 and 1999 national championships. The four trophies on the left are for appearances in the 2005–2008 title games

rowspan=2 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Year	colspan=2 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Top-ranked team
style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| per UPI poll	style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| per AP poll
1958	Mississippi Southern	(no poll)
1959	Bowling Green	(no poll)
1960	Ohio
1961	Pittsburg State
1962	Southern Miss	Florida A&M
1963	Delaware	Northern Illinois
1964	Cal State Los Angeles	Wittenberg
1965	North Dakota State
1966	San Diego State
1967	San Diego State
1968	San Diego State	North Dakota State
1969	North Dakota State
1970	Arkansas State
1971	Delaware
1972	Delaware
1973Template:Refn	Tennessee State
1974Template:Refn	Louisiana Tech	Central Michigan

Notes

NCAA Division II champions

Template:See also Since 1973, a post-season tournament has been held to determine the Division II Champion. The current format, in use since 2025, features 32 teams organized into 4 super-regions of 8 teams each. Prior to the championship game, all contests are hosted by the higher-seeded team. the semi-final games are held at the home stadiums of the two highest-seeded remaining teams. Since 2018, the championship game has been played at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium, a 12,000 seat facility that opened in August 2018.

Results

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check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1973	Louisiana Tech (1)	34–0	Western Kentucky	Hughes Stadium	Sacramento, CA	12,016	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1974	Central Michigan (1)	54–14	Delaware	Hughes Stadium	Sacramento, CA	14,137	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1975	Northern Michigan (1)	16–14	Western Kentucky	Hughes Stadium	Sacramento, CA	12,017	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1976	Montana State (1)	24–13	Akron	Memorial Stadium	Wichita Falls, TX	13,200	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1977	Lehigh (1)	33–0	Jacksonville State	Memorial Stadium	Wichita Falls, TX	14,114	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1978	Eastern Illinois (1)	10–9	Delaware	Lobo Stadium	Longview, TX	5,500	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1979	Delaware (1)	38–21	Template:Cfb link	University Stadium	Albuquerque, NM	4,000	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1980	Cal Poly (1)	21–13	Template:Cfb link	University Stadium	Albuquerque, NM	2,056<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1981	Southwest Texas (1)	42–13	North Dakota State	McAllen Stadium	McAllen, TX	9,415	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1982	Southwest Texas (2)	34–9	UC Davis	McAllen Stadium	McAllen, TX	8,000	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1983	North Dakota State (1)	41–21	Central State	McAllen Stadium	McAllen, TX	5,275	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1984	Troy State (1)	18–17	North Dakota State	McAllen Stadium	McAllen, TX	4,500	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1985	North Dakota State (2)	35–7	Template:Cfb link	McAllen Stadium	McAllen, TX	6,000	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1986	North Dakota State (3)	27–7	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	11,506	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1987	Troy State (2)	31–17	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	10,660	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1988	North Dakota State (4)	35–21	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	6,763	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1989	Mississippi CollegeTemplate:Refn	3–0	Jacksonville State	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	10,538	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1990	North Dakota State (5)	51–11	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	10,080	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1991	Pittsburg State (1)	23–6	Jacksonville State	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	11,682	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1992	Jacksonville State (1)	17–13	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	11,733	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1993	North Alabama (1)	41–34	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	15,631	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1994	North Alabama (2)	16–10	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	13,526	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1995	North Alabama (3)	27–7	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	15,241	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1996	Northern Colorado (1)	23–14	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	5,745	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1997	Northern Colorado (2)	51–0	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	3,352	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1998	Northwest Missouri (1)	24–6	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	6,149	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1999	Northwest Missouri (2)	58–52 Template:Small	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	8,451	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2000	Delta State (1)	63–34	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	7,123	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2001	North Dakota (1)	17–14	Grand Valley State	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	6,113	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2002	Grand Valley State (1)	31–24	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	9,783	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2003	Grand Valley State(2)	10–3	North Dakota	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	7,236	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2004	Valdosta State (1)	36–31	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	8,604	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2005	Grand Valley State (3)	21–17	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	6,837	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2006	Grand Valley State (4)	17–14	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	7,437	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2007	Valdosta State (2)	25–20	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	7,532	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2008	Minnesota–Duluth (1)	21–14	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	6,215	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2009	Northwest Missouri (3)	30–23	Grand Valley State	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	6,211	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2010	Minnesota–Duluth (2)	20–17	Template:Cfb link	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	4,027	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2011	Pittsburg State (2)	35–21	Wayne State (MI)	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	7,276	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2012	Valdosta State (3)	35–7	Winston-Salem State	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	7,525	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2013	Northwest Missouri (4)	43–28	Lenoir–Rhyne	Braly Stadium	Florence, AL	6,543	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2014	CSU Pueblo (1)	13–0	Template:Cfb link	Children's Mercy	Kansas City, KS	6,762	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2015	Northwest Missouri (5)	34–7	Shepherd	Children's Mercy	Kansas City, KS	16,181	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2016	Northwest Missouri (6)	29–3	North Alabama	Children's Mercy	Kansas City, KS	9,576<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> ||Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2017	Texas A&M–Commerce (1)	37–27	West Florida	Children's Mercy	Kansas City, KS	4,259	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2018	Valdosta State (4)	49–47	Ferris State	McKinney Stadium	McKinney, TX	4,306	Template:Sortname
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2019	West Florida (1)	48–40	Template:Cfb link	McKinney Stadium	McKinney, TX	3,415	Template:Sortname
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check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2021	Ferris State (1)	58–17	Valdosta State	McKinney Stadium	McKinney, TX	3,933	Tony Annese
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2022	Ferris State (2)	41–14	Colorado Mines	McKinney Stadium	McKinney, TX	6,333	Tony Annese
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2023	Harding (1)	38–7	Colorado Mines	McKinney Stadium	McKinney, TX	12,552	Paul Simmons
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2024	Ferris State (3)	49–14	Valdosta State	McKinney Stadium	McKinney, TX	3,228	Tony Annese

Notes

Team titles

Former Division II members

Team	#	Years
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:Nowrap	5	1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	3	1993, 1994, 1995
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	2	1996, 1997
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:Nowrap		1981, 1982
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Troy Trojans football|Template:White]]		1984, 1987
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	1	1980
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink		1974
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink		1979
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Eastern Illinois Panthers football|Template:White]]		1978
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Jacksonville State Gamecocks football|Template:White]]		1992
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks football|Template:White]]		1977
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Template:White]]		1973
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink		1976
style=Template:NCAA color cell| [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks football|Template:Ifsubst style="color:black">North Dakota]]		2001
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:Nowrap		2017
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink	0	Template:S

Championship game appearances

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Programs that no longer compete in Division II are indicated in italics.

width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Team	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Template:Abbr	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Years
Northwest Missouri State	10	1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016
North Dakota State	7	1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
Valdosta State	7	2002, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018, 2021, 2024
Grand Valley State	6	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009
North Alabama	5	1985, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2016
Pittsburg State	5	1991, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2011
Ferris State	4	2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
Jacksonville State	4	1977, 1989, 1991, 1992
Carson–Newman	3	1996, 1998, 1999
Delaware	3	1974, 1978, 1979
Colorado Mines	2	2022, 2023
Delta State	2	2000, 2010
Eastern Illinois	2	1978, 1980
Indiana (PA)	2	1990, 1993
Minnesota–Duluth	2	2008, 2010
Minnesota State	2	2014, 2019
North Dakota	2	2001, 2003
Northern Colorado	2	1996, 1997
Portland State	2	1987, 1988
Texas StateTemplate:Ref label	2	1981, 1982
TroyTemplate:Ref label	2	1984, 1987
Western Kentucky	2	1973, 1975
West Florida	2	2017, 2019
Akron	1	1976
Bloomsburg	1	2000
Cal Poly	1	1980
Central Michigan	1	1974
Central State	1	1983
CSU Pueblo	1	2014
East Texas A&MTemplate:Ref label	1	2017
Harding	1	2023
Lehigh	1	1977
Lenoir–Rhyne	1	2013
Louisiana Tech	1	1973
Montana State	1	1976
New Haven	1	1997
Northern Michigan	1	1975
Shepherd	1	2015
South Dakota	1	1986
Texas A&M–Kingsville	1	1994
UC Davis	1	1982
Wayne State (MI)	1	2011
Winston-Salem State	1	2012
Youngstown State	1	1979
Mississippi College	0	Template:S†

Of the programs that no longer compete in D-II, Akron, Central Michigan, Delaware, Jacksonville State, Louisiana Tech, Texas State, Troy and Western Kentucky currently compete in Division I FBS, while Mississippi College no longer fields a football team. All others compete in Division I FCS.

Notes

† Mississippi College's 1989 tournament participation, along with its championship, were vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

• Template:Note label During Texas State's entire tenure in Division II, its name was Southwest Texas State University. The school adopted its current name in 2003.
• Template:Note label During Troy's entire tenure in Division II, its name was Troy State University. The school adopted its current name in 2005.
• Template:Note label East Texas A&M was known by two names during its Division II tenure—first as East Texas State University through the 1995 season, then as Texas A&M University–Commerce. The school adopted its current name in 2024.

Teams that moved to Division I

Most of the participants in early national championship games have moved into Division I, the main catalyst for their moves being the creation of Division I-AA, now the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), in 1978. The following Division II title game participants later moved to Division I: Template:Col-begin Template:Col-break

Division I FBS (formerly I-A)

• Akron (1976 runner-up)
• Central Michigan (1974 champion)
• Delaware (1979 champion; 1974 and 1978 runner-up)
• Jacksonville State (1992 champion; 1977, 1989, and 1991 runner-up)
• Louisiana Tech (1973 champion)
• Texas State (champion 1981, 1982 as Southwest Texas State)
• Troy (1984 and 1987 champion as Troy State)
• Western Kentucky (1973 and 1975 runner-up)

Division I FCS (formerly I-AA)

• Cal Poly (1980 champion)
• East Texas A&M (champion 2017 as Texas A&M–Commerce)
• Eastern Illinois (1978 champion; 1980 runner-up)
• Lehigh (champion 1977)
• Montana State (champion 1976)
• New Haven (runner-up 1997)
• North Alabama (champion 1993, 1994, and 1995; runner-up 1985 and 2016)
• North Dakota (champion 2001, runner-up 2003)
• North Dakota State (champion 1965, 1968, 1969, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, and 1990; runner-up 1981 and 1984)
• Northern Colorado (champion 1996 and 1997)
• Portland State (runner-up 1987 and 1988)
• South Dakota (runner-up 1986)
• UC Davis (runner-up 1982)
• Youngstown State (runner-up 1979)

Postseason bowls

Regional bowls

From 1964 to 1972, four regional bowl games were played in order to provide postseason action,<ref name=NCAApdf /> however these games took place after the AP and UPI polls were completed, therefore these games did not factor in selecting a national champion for the College Division. The bowl games were:

width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Region	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| 1964	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| 1965	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| 1966	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| 1967	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| 1968	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| 1969	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| 1970	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| 1971	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| 1972
East	Tangerine Bowl				Boardwalk Bowl
	Orlando, Florida				Atlantic City, New Jersey
Mideast	Grantland Rice Bowl
	Murfreesboro, Tennessee					Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Midwest	Pecan Bowl							Pioneer Bowl
	Abilene, Texas				Arlington, Texas			Wichita Falls, Texas
West	Camellia Bowl
	Sacramento, California

Winners of regional bowls

width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Year	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| West	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Midwest	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Mideast	width= px style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| East
1964	Montana State	State College of Iowa	Template:Cfb link	East Carolina
1965	Cal State Los Angeles	North Dakota State	Ball State / Tennessee A&I (tie)	East Carolina
1966	San Diego State	North Dakota	Tennessee A&I	Template:Cfb link
1967	San Diego State	Texas–Arlington	Template:Cfb link	Template:Cfb link
1968	Humboldt State	North Dakota State	Louisiana Tech	Delaware
1969	North Dakota State	Arkansas State	East Tennessee State	Delaware
1970	North Dakota State	Arkansas State	Tennessee State	Delaware
1971	Boise State	Louisiana Tech	Tennessee State	Delaware
1972	North Dakota State	Tennessee State	Louisiana Tech	UMass

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Playoff bowls

From 1973 to 1977, some of the tournament games were also known by bowl names;

• In 1973, one of the first-round games was the final playing of the Boardwalk Bowl.
• From 1973 through 1975, the two semifinal games were the Grantland Rice Bowl and the Pioneer Bowl, while the final game was the Camellia Bowl.
• In 1976 and 1977, the two semifinal games were the Grantland Rice Bowl and the Knute Rockne Bowl, while the final game was the Pioneer Bowl.

See also

• List of NCAA Division II football programs
• List of NCAA Division II Football Championship appearances by team
• NCAA Division II bowl games
• College Football Playoff (FBS)
• NCAA Division I Football Championship (FCS)
• NCAA Division III Football Championship
• NAIA Football Championship

External links

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