2014 NCAA Division II football season

2014 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 4 – November 15, 2014
Postseason	November 22 – December 20, 2014
National Championship	Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS December 20, 2014
Champions	CSU–Pueblo (1)
Harlon Hill Trophy	Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State
Division II football season «2013 2015»

The 2014 NCAA Division II football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 4, 2014 and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 20, 2014 at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. CSU–Pueblo won the national title with a 13–0 win over Minnesota State–Mankato. This was CSU–Pueblo's first national title.

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2014 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Northern #22 Virginia State x$^   7 – 0         10 – 3   Virginia Union   5 – 2         7 – 3   Bowie State   5 – 2         5 – 5   Elizabeth City State   3 – 4         4 – 6   Chowan   1 – 6         2 – 8   Lincoln (PA)   0 – 7         1 – 9   Southern #24 Winston-Salem St. x   7 – 0         9 – 2   Fayetteville State   5 – 2         5 – 5   St. Augustine's   3 – 4         3 – 7   Livingstone   2 – 5         5 – 5   Johnson C. Smith   2 – 5         3 – 7   Shaw   2 – 5         3 – 7   $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2014 Mountain East Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #5 Concord $^   10 – 0         13 – 1   Shepherd   8 – 2         8 – 2   Charleston (WV)   7 – 3         8 – 3   Notre Dame (OH)   7 – 3         7 – 4   West Liberty   6 – 4         6 – 5   Glenville State   5 – 5         5 – 6   West Virginia Wesleyan   4 – 6         4 – 6   Fairmont State   3 – 7         3 – 7   Urbana   2 – 8         3 – 8   UVa–Wise   2 – 8         2 – 9   West Virginia State   1 – 9         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2014 Northeast-10 Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   American International y   8 – 1         8 – 3   LIU Post y$^   7 – 2         8 – 4   Assumption   6 – 3         7 – 4   New Haven   6 – 3         6 – 5   St. Anselm   5 – 4         6 – 5   Stonehill   4 – 5         5 – 6   Merrimack   4 – 5         4 – 7   Bentley   3 – 6         5 – 6   So. Connecticut St.   2 – 7         2 – 9   Pace   0 – 9         1 – 10   $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2014 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East #12 Bloomsburg x^   9 – 0         11 – 2   #15 West Chester ^   8 – 1         11 – 2   East Stroudsburg   5 – 4         6 – 5   Kutztown   5 – 4         6 – 5   Shippensburg   5 – 4         6 – 5   Lock Haven   2 – 7         2 – 9   Millersville   1 – 8         1 – 10   Cheyney   0 – 9         0 – 11   West Slippery Rock xy$^   7 – 2         9 – 3   Gannon x   7 – 2         9 – 2   California (PA)   6 – 3         8 – 3   Mercyhurst   6 – 3         7 – 4   Indiana (PA)   5 – 4         6 – 5   Edinboro   2 – 7         3 – 8   Seton Hill   2 – 7         3 – 8   Clarion   2 – 7         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2

2014 Gulf South Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #13 Delta State +^   6 – 1         9 – 2   #16 North Alabama +^   6 – 1         9 – 2   #6 West Georgia ^   5 – 2         12 – 3   #10 Valdosta State ^   5 – 2         10 – 3   Florida Tech   3 – 4         6 – 5   West Alabama   2 – 5         5 – 6   Shorter   1 – 6         3 – 8   Mississippi College   0 – 7         1 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2014 South Atlantic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #8 Lenoir–Rhyne $^   7 – 0         11 – 1   Carson–Newman   5 – 2         7 – 3   Tusculum   4 – 3         6 – 5   Catawba   3 – 4         6 – 5   Wingate   3 – 4         6 – 5   Newberry   3 – 4         5 – 6   Mars Hill   3 – 4         4 – 6   Brevard   0 – 7         1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Coaches

2014 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Albany State x   7 – 0         7 – 3   Morehouse   4 – 3         6 – 4   Fort Valley State   4 – 3         6 – 4   Benedict   2 – 5         4 – 6   Clark Atlanta   1 – 6         3 – 7   Paine   1 – 6         2 – 8   West Tuskegee x$^   7 – 0         9 – 3   Miles   5 – 2         6 – 4   Stillman   4 – 3         5 – 5   Central State   3 – 4         4 – 6   Kentucky State   2 – 5         3 – 7   Lane   1 – 6         1 – 8   $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3

2014 Great American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #9 Ouachita Baptist $^   10 – 0         10 – 1   #17 Harding ^   9 – 1         9 – 2   #25 Henderson State   8 – 2         9 – 2   SE Oklahoma State   6 – 4         7 – 5   East Central   6 – 4         6 – 5   Southern Arkansas   5 – 5         5 – 5   NW Oklahoma State   3 – 7         3 – 7   SW Oklahoma State   3 – 7         3 – 7   Arkansas Tech   3 – 7         3 – 8   Arkansas-Monticello   2 – 8         2 – 8   Southern Nazarene   0 – 10         0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2014 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #23 Azusa Pacific $   6 – 0         10 – 1   Humboldt State   4 – 2         8 – 2   Central Washington   4 – 2         7 – 4   Western Oregon   4 – 2         6 – 5   Simon Fraser   2 – 4         2 – 9   South Dakota Mines   1 – 5         2 – 9   Dixie State   0 – 6         1 – 10   $ – Conference champion Rankings from AFCA Poll	2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #14 NW Missouri St. +^   10 – 1         10 – 2   #7 Pittsburg State +^   10 – 1         11 – 2   Central Oklahoma   8 – 3         8 – 4   Central Missouri   7 – 4         8 – 4   Fort Hays State   7 – 4         7 – 4   Missouri Western State   7 – 4         7 – 4   Emporia State   4 – 7         4 – 7   Missouri Southern   4 – 7         4 – 7   Washburn   4 – 7         4 – 7   Nebraska–Kearney   3 – 8         3 – 8   Lindenwood   2 – 9         2 – 9   Northeastern State   0 – 11         0 – 11   + – Conference co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2014 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   North #3 Minnesota-Duluth x+^   11 – 0         13 – 1   Northern State   8 – 3         8 – 3   St. Cloud State   6 – 5         6 – 5   Mary   5 – 6         5 – 6   MSU-Moorhead   4 – 7         4 – 7   Bemidji State   3 – 8         3 – 8   Minot State   1 – 10         1 – 10   Minnesota-Crookston   0 – 11         0 – 11   South #2 Minnesota State x+^   11 – 0         14 – 1   #18 Sioux Falls   10 – 1         11 – 1   Concordia-St. Paul   5 – 6         5 – 6   Augustana (SD)   6 – 5         6 – 5   Wayne State (NE)   5 – 6         5 – 6   Upper Iowa   6 – 5         6 – 5   Southwest Minnesota State   3 – 8         3 – 8   Winona State   4 – 7         4 – 7   + – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

2014 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   North #11 Ferris State x$^   10 – 0         11 – 1   #21 Michigan Tech ^   9 – 1         9 – 2   Wayne State (MI)   6 – 4         7 – 4   Grand Valley State   6 – 4         6 – 5   Northwood (MI)   4 – 6         5 – 6   Hillsdale   4 – 6         4 – 7   Northern Michigan   2 – 8         3 – 8   Saginaw Valley St.   2 – 8         2 – 9   South #4 Ohio Dominican x^   9 – 1         11 – 2   Ashland   8 – 2         8 – 2   Findlay   4 – 6         5 – 6   Tiffin   4 – 6         5 – 6   Lake Erie   3 – 7         4 – 7   Walsh   3 – 7         4 – 7   Malone   1 – 9         1 – 10   $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2014 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Indianapolis $   7 – 1         9 – 2   St. Joseph's   5 – 3         7 – 3   Truman   5 – 3         6 – 3   McKendree   5 – 3         5 – 6   William Jewell   5 – 3         5 – 6   Quincy   4 – 4         6 – 5   Missouri S&T   3 – 5         4 – 7   Southwest Baptist   1 – 7         4 – 7   Lincoln (MO)   1 – 7         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion Rankings from AFCA Poll	2014 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Texas A&M-Commerce $   6 – 1         9 – 3   #20 Angelo State ^   5 – 2         9 – 3   Midwestern State   5 – 2         6 – 4   West Texas A&M   4 – 3         6 – 5   Tarleton State   4 – 3         5 – 5   Eastern New Mexico   3 – 4         7 – 4   McMurry   1 – 6         2 – 8   Texas A&M-Kingsville   0 – 7         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2014 RMAC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #1 CSU–Pueblo +^   8 – 1         14 – 1   #19 Colorado Mines +^   8 – 1         10 – 2   Chadron State   7 – 2         8 – 3   Colorado Mesa   5 – 4         6 – 5   Western New Mexico   4 – 5         5 – 6   Adams State   3 – 6         4 – 7   Western State (CO)   3 – 6         4 – 7   New Mexico Highlands   3 – 6         3 – 8   Black Hills State   2 – 7         3 – 8   Fort Lewis   2 – 7         3 – 8   + – Conference co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Independents

2014 NCAA Division II independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   OK Panhandle State   –         7 – 3   Alderson Broaddus   –         7 – 4   Kentucky Wesleyan   –         7 – 4   North Greenville   –         7 – 5   UNC Pembroke   –         2 – 8   Limestone   –         2 – 9   Rankings from AFCA Poll

Postseason

The 2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Postseason will involve 24 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football.^[1] The tournament began on November 22, 2014 and will conclude on December 20, 2014 with the 2014 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas.

Format

Six teams selected per super regional made up the field of 24 teams. ^[2]

Eight first-round games were conducted on the campus of one of the competing institutions. In addition, two teams per super regional earned first-round byes. The first-round winners advanced to face a bye team in their super regional in the second round on the campus of team that received the bye. Second-round winners met in the quarterfinals at various campus sites. Quarterfinal winners advanced to play in the semifinals on the campus of one of the competing institutions. The championship took place at Sporting Park.

Bracket

	'First Round' November 22 Campus Sites					'Second Round' November 29 Campus Sites					'Quarterfinals' December 6 Campus Sites					'Semifinals' December 13 Campus Sites					'National Championship' December 20 Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas
	Super Regional 1
	5	Valdosta State	33			5	Valdosta State	23
	3	Tuskeegee*	17	2	Delta State*	27
	6	West Georgia	20			6	West Georgia	37
	Super Regional 3
	4	Colorado Mines*	23			1	Ferris State*	33
	5	Ohio Dominican	34			5	Ohio Dominican	46
	3	Michigan Tech*	41	2	CSU–Pueblo*	52
	6	Angelo State	42			6	Angelo State	14

* Home team    † Overtime    Winner

See also

• 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season
• 2014 NCAA Division III football season

References

1. "2014 Division II Football Tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
2. http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2014-11-16/twenty-four-teams-challenge-2014-division-ii-football-championship