Claim: In the 1998 NCAA Division II football season, the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats defeated the Carson–Newman, while the school Findlay was changed to MIFC in the 1998 conference compared to their 1997 conference, MSFA (NAIA).
Evidence: The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats defeated the Carson–Newman, 24–6, to win their first Division II national title. Findlay MSFA (NAIA) MIFC