American college football season
2019 NCAA Division II football season Regular season August 31 – November 16, 2019 Playoffs November 23 – December 21, 2019 National Championship McKinney Independent School District Stadium McKinney, TX December 21, 2019Champion West Florida Harlon Hill Trophy Roland Rivers III, QB, Slippery Rock
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The 2019 NCAA Division II football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, began on August 31 and ended on December 21 with the Division II championship at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium in McKinney, Texas , hosted by the Lone Star Conference .[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Membership changes [ ]
School
Former conference
New conference
Franklin Pierce Ravens
New program
Northeast-10
Frostburg State Bobcats
NJAC (D-III)
Mountain East
Humboldt State Lumberjacks
GNAC
Dropped program
Lincoln Blue Tigers
GLVC
MIAA
Lindenwood Lions
MIAA
GLVC
LIU Post Pioneers
Northeast-10
Combined athletics with LIU Brooklyn ; football team now competes in NEC (FCS)
Malone Pioneers
G-MAC
Dropped program
Merrimack Warriors
Northeast-10
NEC (FCS)
Savannah State Tigers
MEAC (FCS)
SIAC
Shepherd Rams
Mountain East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Virginia–Wise Cavaliers
Mountain East
South Atlantic
Wheeling Cardinals
New program
Mountain East
Davenport completed its transition to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.
Conference standings [ ]
Super Region 1 [ ]
2019 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 23 Tiffin $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Ohio Dominican
6
–
1
7
–
3
Findlay
5
–
2
7
–
4
Hillsdale
4
–
3
6
–
5
Lake Erie
2
–
5
3
–
8
Walsh
2
–
5
3
–
8
Alderson Broaddus
1
–
6
1
–
9
Kentucky Wesleyan
1
–
6
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2019 Mountain East Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Notre Dame (OH) $^
9
–
1
12
–
2
Charleston (WV)
7
–
3
8
–
3
Frostburg State #
7
–
3
8
–
3
Urbana
7
–
3
7
–
4
West Virginia State
7
–
3
7
–
4
Glenville State
6
–
4
7
–
4
Fairmont State
5
–
5
5
–
5
West Liberty
4
–
6
5
–
6
Concord
1
–
9
1
–
10
West Virginia Wesleyan
1
–
9
1
–
10
Wheeling
1
–
9
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Division II member
Rankings from AFCA poll
2019 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
New Haven +
6
–
2
7
–
3
Bentley +
6
–
2
6
–
4
Assumption
5
–
3
6
–
4
Pace
5
–
3
6
–
4
Stonehill
5
–
3
6
–
4
Saint Anselm
4
–
4
4
–
7
American International
3
–
5
4
–
6
Southern Connecticut
2
–
6
2
–
8
Franklin Pierce
0
–
8
1
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions
2019 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East
No. 16 Kutztown xy^
7
–
0
11
–
2
No. 22 Shepherd ^
6
–
1
10
–
3
No. 24 West Chester ^
5
–
2
9
–
3
Shippensburg
4
–
3
4
–
7
Bloomsburg
3
–
4
5
–
6
East Stroudsburg
2
–
5
6
–
5
Millersville
1
–
6
2
–
9
Lock Haven
0
–
7
2
–
9
West
No. 6 Slippery Rock xy$^
7
–
0
13
–
1
No. 21 IUP ^
6
–
1
9
–
3
California (PA)
5
–
2
7
–
4
Mercyhurst
3
–
4
6
–
5
Edinboro
3
–
4
3
–
8
Seton Hill
2
–
5
2
–
8
Clarion
1
–
6
3
–
8
Gannon
1
–
6
2
–
9
Championship : Slippery Rock 37 , Kutztown 35
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
Super Region 2 [ ]
2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Northern
No. 18 Bowie State xy$^
7
–
0
11
–
1
Virginia State
6
–
1
8
–
2
Virginia Union
5
–
2
7
–
3
Chowan
2
–
5
3
–
7
Elizabeth City State
2
–
5
2
–
9
Lincoln (PA)
0
–
7
0
–
10
Southern
Fayetteville State xy
6
–
1
8
–
3
Shaw
5
–
2
6
–
4
Johnson C. Smith
3
–
4
4
–
6
Winston–Salem State
3
–
4
4
–
6
St. Augustine's
2
–
5
2
–
8
Livingstone
1
–
6
4
–
6
Championship: Bowie State 23 , Fayetteville State 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2019 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Valdosta State $^
8
–
0
10
–
1
No. 1 West Florida ^
7
–
1
13
–
2
Delta State
5
–
3
6
–
4
West Georgia
4
–
4
6
–
5
Mississippi College
4
–
4
5
–
5
West Alabama
3
–
5
6
–
5
Florida Tech
3
–
5
5
–
6
North Greenville
2
–
6
3
–
7
Shorter
0
–
8
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2019 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 Lenoir–Rhyne $^
8
–
0
13
–
1
No. 19 Wingate ^
7
–
1
10
–
2
No. 20 Carson–Newman ^
6
–
2
9
–
3
Mars Hill
4
–
4
5
–
6
Newberry
4
–
4
5
–
6
Tusculum
4
–
4
5
–
6
Limestone
2
–
6
3
–
8
Virginia–Wise
1
–
7
2
–
9
Catawba
0
–
8
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Coaches poll
2019 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East
Savannah State #
5
–
0
7
–
3
Albany State xy
5
–
1
7
–
4
Fort Valley State
4
–
2
6
–
4
Morehouse
2
–
4
4
–
6
Benedict
1
–
5
1
–
9
Clark Atlanta
0
–
6
0
–
10
West
Miles xy$^
5
–
1
9
–
3
Tuskegee
4
–
2
5
–
5
Kentucky State
3
–
3
7
–
3
Lane
2
–
4
4
–
6
Central State
2
–
4
3
–
7
Championship: Miles 21 , Albany State 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member
2019 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
UNC Pembroke
–
4
–
7
Super Region 3 [ ]
2019 Great American Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 14 Ouachita Baptist $^
11
–
0
11
–
1
No. 15 Harding ^
10
–
1
10
–
2
Henderson State
9
–
2
9
–
3
Southern Arkansas
8
–
3
8
–
4
Oklahoma Baptist
7
–
4
7
–
4
Arkansas–Monticello
5
–
6
5
–
6
NW Oklahoma State
4
–
7
4
–
7
Arkansas Tech
3
–
8
3
–
8
East Central
3
–
8
3
–
8
SW Oklahoma State
3
–
8
3
–
8
Southern Nazarene
2
–
9
2
–
9
SE Oklahoma State
1
–
10
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Ferris State $^
8
–
0
12
–
1
Wayne State (MI)
7
–
1
8
–
3
Ashland
6
–
2
7
–
4
Grand Valley State
5
–
3
8
–
3
Davenport
3
–
5
5
–
5
Michigan Tech
3
–
5
5
–
5
Saginaw Valley State
3
–
5
5
–
6
Northwood
1
–
7
1
–
10
Northern Michigan
0
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Coaches poll
2019 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 NW Missouri State +^
10
–
1
12
–
2
No. 13 Central Missouri +^
10
–
1
11
–
2
Missouri Western
8
–
3
9
–
3
Fort Hays State
8
–
3
8
–
3
Nebraska–Kearney
6
–
5
7
–
5
Pittsburg State
6
–
5
6
–
5
Washburn
6
–
5
6
–
5
Central Oklahoma
5
–
6
5
–
6
Emporia State
4
–
7
4
–
7
Missouri Southern
2
–
9
2
–
9
Lincoln (MO)
1
–
10
1
–
10
Northeastern State
0
–
11
0
–
11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
Super Region 4 [ ]
2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Central Washington +
5
–
1
7
–
4
Western Oregon +
5
–
1
7
–
4
Azusa Pacific
1
–
5
1
–
9
Simon Fraser
1
–
5
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions
2019 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North
Bemidji State
8
–
3
8
–
3
Minnesota–Duluth
8
–
3
8
–
3
MSU Moorhead
6
–
5
6
–
5
Northern State
6
–
5
6
–
5
St. Cloud State
4
–
7
4
–
7
Minot State
3
–
8
3
–
8
Mary
2
–
9
2
–
9
Minnesota–Crookston
0
–
11
0
–
11
South
No. 2 Minnesota State $^
11
–
0
14
–
1
Augustana (SD) ^
9
–
2
9
–
3
Sioux Falls ^
8
–
3
8
–
4
Winona State
8
–
3
8
–
4
Concordia–St. Paul
6
–
5
6
–
5
Wayne State (NE)
4
–
7
4
–
7
SW Minnesota State
3
–
8
3
–
8
Upper Iowa
2
–
9
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 Colorado Mines $^
10
–
0
12
–
1
No. 12 CSU Pueblo ^
9
–
1
11
–
2
Dixie State
7
–
3
8
–
3
Colorado Mesa
6
–
4
6
–
5
Chadron State
5
–
5
6
–
5
Western Colorado
5
–
5
5
–
6
Adams State
4
–
6
4
–
7
Fort Lewis
3
–
7
3
–
7
Black Hills State
2
–
8
3
–
8
South Dakota Mines
2
–
8
3
–
8
New Mexico Highlands
2
–
8
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
Postseason [ ]
Super Region 1 [ ]
First round November 23
Second round November 30
Quarterfinals December 7
1
Slippery Rock
51
Shepherd
30
Shepherd
31
4
IUP
27
1
Slippery Rock
65
3
Notre Dame (OH)
59
3
Notre Dame (OH)
31
West Chester
24
3
Notre Dame (OH)
20
2
Kutztown
17
Tiffin
31
2
Kutztown
33
Super Region 2 [ ]
Super Region 3 [ ]
First round November 23
Second round November 30
Quarterfinals December 7
1
Ferris State
37
4
Central Missouri
10
Indianapolis
27
4
Central Missouri
37
1
Ferris State
25
3
NW Missouri State
3
3
NW Missouri State
7
Harding
6
3
NW Missouri State
63
Lindenwood
7
Lindenwood
41
2
Ouachita Baptist
38
Super Region 4 [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Teams that advanced to the semifinals were seeded.
Semifinals December 14Hosted by higher seeded team
National Championship December 21McKinney ISD Stadium , McKinney, TX
1
Ferris State
14
4
West Florida
28
4
West Florida
48
3
Minnesota State
40
2
Slippery Rock
15
3
Minnesota State
58
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