2014 NCAA Division II football season

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. This was CSU–Pueblo's first national title.

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

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers	GLVC	Independent
Limestone Saints	New program	Independent
Lincoln Blue Tigers	MIAA	GLVC
McMurry War Hawks	Independent	Lone Star
Mississippi College Choctaws	American Southwest (D-III)	Gulf South
Paine Lions	New program	SIAC
South Dakota Mines Hardrockers	Independent	GNAC
Southwest Baptist Bearcats	MIAA	GLVC

Azusa Pacific, Shorter, and Southern Nazarene completed their transitions to Division II and became eligible for the postseason. McMurry chose in January 2014 to abandon their transition to Division II in favor of a return to Division III, but still completed their Lone Star Conference schedule as planned.

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2014 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Northern No. 22 Virginia State xy$^   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 No. 24 Winston-Salem St. xy   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   Championship: Virginia State 21, Winston–Salem State 17 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2014 Mountain East Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 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   Virginia–Wise #   2 – 8         2 – 9   West Virginia State   1 – 9         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member 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   Saint Anselm   5 – 4         6 – 5   Stonehill   4 – 5         5 – 6   Merrimack   4 – 5         4 – 7   Bentley   3 – 6         5 – 6   Southern Connecticut   2 – 7         2 – 9   Pace   0 – 9         1 – 10   Championship: LIU Post 58, American International 25 $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2014 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East No. 12 Bloomsburg xy^   9 – 0         11 – 2   No. 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   Championship: Slippery Rock 28, Bloomsburg 26 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2

2014 Gulf South Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 13 Delta State +^   6 – 1         9 – 2   No. 16 North Alabama +^   6 – 1         9 – 2   No. 6 West Georgia ^   5 – 2         12 – 3   No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll	2014 South Atlantic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll	2014 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Albany State xy   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 xy$^   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   Championship: Tuskegee 47, Albany State 41 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2014 NCAA Division II Super Region 2 independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   North Greenville   –         7 – 5   UNC Pembroke   –         2 – 8   Limestone   –         2 – 9   Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3

2014 Great American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 9 Ouachita Baptist $^   10 – 0         10 – 1   No. 17 Harding ^   9 – 1         9 – 2   No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll	2014 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 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   No. 7 Pittsburg State +^   10 – 1         11 – 2   No. 14 NW Missouri State +^   10 – 1         10 – 2   Central Oklahoma   8 – 3         8 – 4   Central Missouri   7 – 4         8 – 4   Fort Hays State   7 – 4         7 – 4   Missouri Western   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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2014 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   North No. 3 Minnesota–Duluth +^   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 No. 2 Minnesota State +^   11 – 0         14 – 1   No. 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   SW Minnesota State   3 – 8         3 – 8   Winona State   4 – 7         4 – 7   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA 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   No. 11 Ferris State $^   10 – 0         11 – 1   No. 4 Ohio Dominican ^   9 – 1         11 – 2   No. 21 Michigan Tech ^   9 – 1         9 – 2   Ashland   8 – 2         8 – 2   Wayne State (MI)   6 – 4         7 – 4   Grand Valley State   6 – 4         6 – 5   Findlay   4 – 6         5 – 6   Northwood   4 – 6         5 – 6   Tiffin   4 – 6         5 – 6   Hillsdale   4 – 6         4 – 7   Lake Erie   3 – 7         4 – 7   Walsh   3 – 7         4 – 7   Northern Michigan   2 – 8         3 – 8   Saginaw Valley State   2 – 8         2 – 9   Malone   1 – 9         1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA 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   Saint Joseph's (IN)   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   No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division III member † – West Texas A&M vacated 4 wins, including 3 conference wins Rankings from AFCA poll
2014 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 1 CSU–Pueblo +^   8 – 1         14 – 1   No. 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   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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2014 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   OK Panhandle State   –         7 – 3   Alderson Broaddus   –         7 – 4   Kentucky Wesleyan   –         7 – 4   Rankings from AFCA Poll

Postseason

The 2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Postseason involved 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 concluded 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
	4	West Chester**	46			1	Concord *	51
	5	Slippery Rock	20			4	West Chester	36
											1	Concord*	32
											2	Bloomsburg	26
	3	Virginia State*	28	2	Bloomsburg *	35
	6	LIU Post	17			3	Virginia State	14
																1	Concord	13
															2	Minnesota State*	47
	4	Minnesota–Duluth*	25			1	Ouachita Baptist*	45
	5	Northwest Missouri State	21			4	Minnesota-Duluth	48
											4	Minnesota–Duluth	17
											2	Minnesota State*	44
	3	Pittsburg State*	59	2	Minnesota State *	24
	6	Harding	42			3	Pittsburg State	21
																					2	Minnesota State	0
																					2	CSU–Pueblo	13
	4	North Alabama*	31			1	Lenoir–Rhyne*	21
	5	Valdosta State	33			5	Valdosta State	23
											5	Valdosta State*	17
											6	West Georgia	31
	3	Tuskegee*	17	2	Delta State*	27
	6	West Georgia	20			6	West Georgia	37
																6	West Georgia	7
															2	CSU–Pueblo*	10
	4	Colorado Mines*	23			1	Ferris State*	33
	5	Ohio Dominican	34			5	Ohio Dominican	46
											5	Ohio Dominican	28
											2	CSU–Pueblo*	31
	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. https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2014-11-16/twenty-four-teams-challenge-2014-division-ii-football-championship