List of NCAA Division II football championship appearances by team

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The list of team that have participated in the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs. The NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs began with eight teams in 1973 and expanded to include 16 teams in 1988, 24 teams in 2004, 28 teams in 2015, and 32 teams in 2025. [1]

Contents

Current Division II members

Qualified teams

NCAA Division II Football Championship appearances
TeamAppearancesFirstLastWinsLossesTotal gamesPct.
Albany State Golden Rams 141993202131417.176
American International Yellow Jackets 220082013022.000
Angelo State Rams 9198720247916.438
Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys 319992009235.500
Ashland Eagles 9198620244913.308
Assumption Greyhounds 420152022347.429
Augustana (SD) Vikings 8198820242810.200
Bemidji State Beavers 420212024549.556
Benedict Tigers 220222023022.000
Bentley Falcons 320032021033.000
Bloomsburg Huskies 111985201491120.450
Bowie State Bulldogs 619882021369.333
California (PA) Vulcans 8200720249817.529
Carson–Newman Eagles 1719932024201737.541
Catawba Indians 7199920155712.417
Central Missouri Mules 520022023459.444
Central Oklahoma Bronchos 519962024459.444
Central State Marauders 419831986347.429
Central Washington Wildcats 8200220245813.385
Chadron State Eagles 8199620123811.273
Charleston Golden Eagles 320152024134.250
Clarion Golden Eagles 119961996213.667
Colorado Mesa Mavericks 420002016145.200
Colorado Mines Orediggers 92004202312921.571
CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves 10201120249817.529
Concord (WV) Mountain Lions 220112014224.500
Davenport Panthers 120222022011.000
Delta State Statesmen 1119982023171027.630
East Stroudsburg Warriors 6199120244610.400
Edinboro Fighting Scots 8198920093811.273
Elizabeth City State Vikings 319812011033.000
Emporia State Hornets 420032016336.500
Fairmont State Falcons 120162016011.000
Fayetteville State Broncos 420022022044.000
Findlay Oilers 220172021123.333
Ferris State Bulldogs 1519922024301242.714
Fort Hays State Tigers 419932018044.000
Fort Valley State Wildcats 619822012167.143
Glenville State Pioneers 119971997011.000
Grand Valley State Lakers 2319892024391857.684
Harding Bisons 72012202412820.600
Henderson State Reddies 420122023145.200
Hillsdale Chargers 320092018235.400
Indiana (PA) Crimson Hawks 1919872022221941.537
Indianapolis Greyhounds 9201220242911.182
Kutztown Golden Bears 7201020246713.462
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears 82012202411819.579
Mars Hill Lions 120112011011.000
Michigan Tech Huskies 220042014022.000
Midwestern State Mustangs 8200420172810.200
Miles Golden Bears 320122024134.250
Millersville Marauders 320022005235.400
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs 1220022021141024.583
Minnesota State–Mankato Mavericks 1519872024181533.545
Missouri Southern Lions 119931993011.000
Missouri Western Griffons 420062012246.333
Morehouse Maroon Tigers 120102010011.000
Nebraska–Kearney Lopers 520022021257.286
Newberry Wolves 520062021257.286
UNC Pembroke Braves 320092016134.250
North Greenville Crusaders 420112016448.500
Northeastern State RiverHawks 219992000224.500
Northern Michigan Wildcats 7197519876612.500
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats 2619842022532073.726
Northwood Timberwolves 420002006145.200
Ohio Dominican Panthers 220132014224.500
Ouachita Baptist Tigers 620142024167.143
Pittsburg State Gorillas 2119892024271946.587
Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 8200020134812.333
Savannah State Tigers 119921992011.000
Seton Hill Griffins 120082008112.500
Shaw Bears 220072010022.000
Shepherd Rams 1519982023181432.563
Shippensburg Red Raiders 619812017369.333
Sioux Falls Cougars 420152019145.200
Slippery Rock 1219972024151126.577
Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm 120042004011.000
Southern Arkansas Muleriders 219972003022.000
Southern Connecticut State Fighting Owls 420052008145.200
Southwest Baptist Bearcats 120162016011.000
Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas 1519882010171532.531
Tiffin Dragons 220192023022.000
Truman State Bulldogs 419821994044.000
Tusculum Pioneers 120082008112.500
Tuskegee Golden Tigers 420132016336.500
UT Permian Basin Falcons 120232023011.000
Valdosta State Blazers 2019942024341650.680
Virginia State Trojans 220142017123.333
Virginia Union Panthers 121979202421214.143
Washburn Ichabods 420052021145.200
Wayne State (MI) Warriors 120112011415.800
Wayne State (NE) Wildcats 219822022022.000
West Alabama Tigers 7197520244711.364
West Chester Golden Rams 1419882019101424.417
West Florida Argonauts 52017202312415.750
West Liberty Hilltoppers 120092009112.500
West Texas A&M Buffaloes 7200520138715.533
Western Colorado Mountaineers 619922024167.143
Wingate Bulldogs 6201020244610.400
Winona State Warriors 720012022178.125
Winston-Salem State Rams 9197820167915.438

Not yet qualified

NCAA Division II Football Championship appearances
Conference [a] TeamJoined
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (4) Bluefield State Big Blues 2021
Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls 1973
Lincoln (PA) Lions 2011
Livingstone Blue Bears 1973
Conference Carolinas (5) Barton Bulldogs 2021
Chowan Hawks 2007
Erskine Flying Fleet 2021
Ferrum Panthers 2025
Shorter Hawks 2012
Great American Conference (6) Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils 1997
East Central Tigers 1998
Northwestern Oklahoma Rangers 2012
Oklahoma Baptist Bison 2015
Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm 2012
Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs 1998
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1) Roosevelt Lakers 2024
Great Lakes Valley Conference (6) Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers 2001
McKendree Bearcats 2012
Missouri S&T Miners 1973
Quincy Hawks 2012
Upper Iowa Peacocks 2005
William Jewell Cardinals 2012
Great Midwest Athletic Conference (4) Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 1993
Lake Erie Storm 2010
Thomas More Saints 2023
Walsh Cavaliers 2012
Lone Star Conference (4) Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds 1985
Sul Ross Lobos 2024
Western New Mexico Mustangs 1994
Western Oregon Wolves 2001
Mountain East Conference (4) Frostburg State Bobcats 2019
West Virginia State Yellow Jackets 1997
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats 1993
Wheeling Cardinals 2019
Northeast 10 Conference (4) Franklin Pierce Ravens 2019
Pace Setters 1993
Post Eagles 2022
Saint Anselm Hawks 1999
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (7) Concordia St. Paul Golden Bears 2002
Jamestown Jimmies 2025
Mary Marauders 2007
Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons 1978
Minot State Beavers 2011
Northern State Wolves 2000
Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs 1993
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (2) Gannon Golden Knights 1993
Lock Haven Bald Eagles 1980
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (5) Adams State Grizzlies 1990
Black Hills State Yellow Jackets 2011
Fort Lewis Skyhawks 1990
New Mexico Highlands Cowboys 1991
South Dakota Mines Hardrockers 2011
South Atlantic Conference (3) Anderson Trojans 2024
Emory and Henry Wasps 2021
UVA Wise Cavaliers 2013
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (5) Allen Yellow Jackets 2021
Clark Atlanta Panthers 1980
Edward Waters Tigers 2021
Kentucky State Thorobreds 1973
Lane Dragons 1993

Former NCAA Division II members

Former NCAA Division II teams that sponsored football at D-II level and had made at least one appearance in the playoffs, but had left NCAA Division II.

TeamAppearancesFirstLastWinsLossesTotalPct.
Abilene Christian Wildcats [FCS] 620062011369.333
Akron Zips [FBS] 119761976213.667
Alabama A&M Bulldogs [FCS] 219791989123.333
Alcorn State Braves [FCS] 119741974011.000
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats [FCS] 119771977011.000
Boise State Broncos [FBS] 319731975134.250
Bryant Bulldogs [FCS] 220062007022.000
Butler Bulldogs [FCS] 319831991033.000
Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo Mustangs [FCS] 319781990426.667
Cal State Northridge Matadors [D1] 119901990011.000
Central Arkansas Bears [FCS] 220012005224.500
UCF Knights [FBS] 119871987111.500
Central Michigan Chippewas [FBS] 1197419743031.000
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens [FBS] 5197319797411.636
East Texas A&M Lions [FCS] [b] 81990201911718.611
Eastern Illinois Panthers [FCS] 219781980516.833
Eastern Kentucky Colonels [FCS] 119761976011.000
Grambling State Tigers [FCS] 119731973112.500
Hampton Pirates [FCS] 319851993134.250
Jacksonville State Gamecocks [FBS] 101977199215924.625
Lehigh Mountain Hawks [FCS] 319731977325.600
Lindenwood Lions [FCS] 220192021123.333
LIU Post Pioneers [FCS] [c] 620022018369.333
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs [FBS] 219731974415.800
Massachusetts Minutemen [FBS] 119771977112.500
Mercyhurst Lakers [FCS] 120102010112.500
Merrimack Warriors [FCS] 120062006112.500
Montana State Bobcats [FCS] 1197619763031.000
Morgan State Bears [FCS] 119791979011.000
Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks [D1] [d] 101978200821012.167
New Hampshire Wildcats [FCS] 219751976123.333
New Haven Chargers [FCS] 1019922024101121.476
Norfolk State Spartans [FCS] 119841984011.000
North Alabama Lions [FCS] 2119802016351853.660
North Carolina Central Eagles [FCS] 319882006134.250
North Dakota Fighting Sioux [FCS] [e] 1419752007181331.581
North Dakota State Bison [FCS] 1719762000301242.714
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks [FCS] 119771977011.000
Northern Colorado Bears [FCS] 91980200212719.632
Northern Iowa Panthers [FCS] 119751975011.000
Portland State Vikings [FCS] 81987199512820.600
Presbyterian Blue Hose [FCS] 120052005011.000
Puget Sound Loggers [D3] 119811981011.000
Sacramento State Hornets [FCS] 119881988213.667
Santa Clara Broncos [D1] 119801980112.500
South Dakota Coyotes [FCS] 419732006448.500
South Dakota State Jackrabbits [FCS] 119791979011.000
Tarleton State Texans [FCS] [f] 520012019459.444
Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks [FCS] [g] 119881988112.500
Texas State Bobcats [FBS] 319811983617.857
Towson Tigers [FCS] 319831986134.250
Troy Trojans [FBS] 319841987712.875
UC Davis Aggies [FCS] 1819772002151833.455
UNLV Rebels [FBS] 219741976123.333
West Georgia Wolves [FCS] 9198820216812.429
Western Carolina Catamounts [FCS] 119741974011.000
Western Illinois Leathernecks [FCS] 119731973011.000
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers [FBS] 219731975426.667
Wofford Terriers [FCS] 320022005235.400
Youngstown State Penguins [FCS] 319741979336.500

Defunct programs

NCAA Division II teams that sponsored football at D-II level and had made at least one appearance in playoffs but either dropped their football programs or closed entirely.

TeamAppearancesFirstLastWinsLossesTotalPct.
Azusa Pacific Cougars 220162018022.000
Florida Tech Panthers 220162018022.000
Humboldt State Lumberjacks [h] 120152015112.500
Limestone Saints 220222023022.000
Mississippi College Choctaws [i] 5197919918412.667
Notre Dame Falcons 420182022549.556
St. Cloud State Huskies 519892013459.444
Western Washington Vikings 119991999011.000

Notes

  1. ↑ According to conferences in football, not necessarily a team's primary conference.
  2. ↑ East Texas A&M was known by two different names during its Division II tenure–first East Texas State University through the 1995 football season, then as Texas A&M University–Commerce before adopting its current name in November 2024, a little more than two years after its move to Division I.
  3. ↑ After the 2018–19 school year, Long Island University merged the athletic programs of its two campuses—Division I LIU Brooklyn and Division II LIU Post—into a single Division I program under the LIU name. All varsity sports previously sponsored by either campus continued to be sponsored by the new LIU program, which inherited LIU Brooklyn's Division I and Northeast Conference memberships. The new nickname of Sharks was announced on May 15, 2019. [2] [3]
  4. ↑ The athletic program rebranded itself as the Omaha Mavericks after dropping football.
  5. ↑ North Dakota changed its nickname to Fighting Hawks in 2015, several years after it moved to FCS.
  6. ↑ The program was branded exclusively as "Tarleton State" during its entire Division II tenure. The school now uses "Tarleton" and "Tarleton State" interchangeably for athletic purposes.
  7. ↑ The program changed its brand to "UT Martin" several years after moving to Division I. The university name has not changed.
  8. ↑ The university changed its name to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in January 2022, well after football was dropped. The athletic program is now known as the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks.
  9. ↑ The university will change its name to Mississippi Christian University in 2026, two years after football was dropped. The athletic program will then be known as the Mississippi Christian Choctaws.

Program changes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DIVISION II FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Long Island University Announces Unification Into One LIU Division I Program" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot" (Press release). Long Island University. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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