2014 NCAA Division II football season

2014 NCAA Division II football season
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
	← 2013; NCAA Division II football seasons; 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. This was CSU Pueblo's first national title.

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
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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
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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 NCAA Division II member Rankings from AFCA poll

2014 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
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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

2014 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
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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
IUP	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
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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
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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
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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 (OH)	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
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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
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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 # – bowl game participant (East Central - C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl, SEOSU - Live United Texarkana Bowl @ – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

2014 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
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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
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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 champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl game participant (Central Oklahoma - Mineral Water Bowl, Central Missouri - Live United Texarkana Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll

2014 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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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 # – Mineral Water Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

2014 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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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
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Team	W		L	W		L
Indianapolis $	7	–	1	9	–	2
Saint Joseph's (IN)	5	–	3	8	–	3
Truman State	5	–	3	6	–	4
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
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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 # – C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl 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
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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
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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

			1	Concord *	51

			4	West Chester	36
4	West Chester**	46

5	Slippery Rock	20
						1	Concord*	32
Super Region 1
						2	Bloomsburg	26



			2	Bloomsburg *	35

			3	Virginia State	14
3	Virginia State*	28

6	LIU Post	17
									1	Concord	13

									2	Minnesota State*	47



			1	Ouachita Baptist*	45

			4	Minnesota-Duluth	48
4	Minnesota–Duluth*	25

5	Northwest Missouri State	21
						4	Minnesota–Duluth	17
Super Region 3
						2	Minnesota State*	44



			2	Minnesota State *	24

			3	Pittsburg State	21
3	Pittsburg State*	59

6	Harding	42
												2	Minnesota State	0

												2	CSU Pueblo	13



			1	Lenoir–Rhyne*	21

			5	Valdosta State	23
4	North Alabama*	31

5	Valdosta State	33
						5	Valdosta State*	17
Super Region 2
						6	West Georgia	31



			2	Delta State*	27

			6	West Georgia	37
3	Tuskegee*	17

6	West Georgia	20
									6	West Georgia	7

									2	CSU Pueblo*	10



			1	Ferris State*	33

			5	Ohio Dominican	46
4	Colorado Mines*	23

5	Ohio Dominican	34
						5	Ohio Dominican	28
Super Region 4
						2	CSU Pueblo*	31



			2	CSU Pueblo*	52

			6	Angelo State	14
3	Michigan Tech*	41

6	Angelo State	42

* Home team † Overtime Winner

References

^ "2014 Division II Football Tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
^ "Twenty-four teams to compete for 2014 DII Football Championship | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.

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[1] "2014 Division II Football Tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.

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