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2014 NCAA Division II football season
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2014 NCAA logo.svg 171 September 4 – November 15, 2014 November 22 – December 20, 2014 Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS December 20, 2014 CSU Pueblo (1) Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State
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
Super Region 2
Super Region 3
Super Region 4
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.2014 Division II Football Tournament https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/football/d2 NCAA.com November 13, 2014
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.https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2014-11-16/twenty-four-teams-challenge-2014-division-ii-football-championship Twenty-four teams to compete for 2014 DII Football Championship | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com
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 RoundNovember 22Campus sites Second RoundNovember 29Campus sites QuarterfinalsDecember 6Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 13Campus sites National ChampionshipDecember 20Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas Super Region 1 Super Region 3 Super Region 2 Super Region 4 4 2014 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester** 46 5 2014 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock 20 3 2014 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State* 28 6 2014 LIU Post Pioneers LIU Post 17 4 2014 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth* 25 5 2014 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State 21 3 2014 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State* 59 6 2014 Harding Bisons Harding 42 4 North Alabama* 31 5 2014 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 33 3 2014 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee* 17 6 2014 West Georgia Wolves West Georgia 20 4 2014 Colorado Mines Orediggers Colorado Mines* 23 5 2014 Ohio Dominican Panthers Ohio Dominican 34 3 Michigan Tech* 41 6 2014 Angelo State Rams Angelo State 42 1 2014 Concord Mountain Lions Concord * 51 4 West Chester 36 2 2014 Bloomsburg Huskies Bloomsburg * 35 3 Virginia State 14 1 2014 Ouachita Baptist Tigers Ouachita Baptist* 45 4 Minnesota-Duluth 48 2 2014 Minnesota State Mavericks Minnesota State * 24 3 Pittsburg State 21 1 2014 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears Lenoir–Rhyne* 21 5 Valdosta State 23 2 2014 Delta State Statesmen Delta State* 27 6 West Georgia 37 1 Ferris State* 33 5 Ohio Dominican 46 2 CSU Pueblo* 52 6 Angelo State 14 1 Concord* 32 2 Bloomsburg 26 4 Minnesota–Duluth 17 2 Minnesota State* 44 5 Valdosta State* 17 6 West Georgia 31 5 Ohio Dominican 28 2 CSU Pueblo* 31 1 Concord 13 2 Minnesota State* 47 6 West Georgia 7 2 CSU Pueblo* 10 2 Minnesota State 0 2 CSU Pueblo 13
* 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
2014 NAIA football season
References
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