# 2019 NCAA Division II football season

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. West Florida won the title, defeating Minnesota State, 48–40.

## D-II wins over FCS teams

September 7: Kentucky State 13, Robert Morris 7 September 7: East Stroudsburg 24, Wagner 14 September 7: Virginia Union 36, Hampton 17 September 7: Truman State 10, Drake 7 September 7: Midwestern State 33, Northwestern State 7 September 7: Tarleton State 37, Stephen F. Austin 26 September 21: Truman 38, Valparaiso 7
September 28: Charleston (WV) 19, Valparaiso 13 September 28: Kentucky State 33, Jackson State 25 October 12: Missouri S&T 23, Texas Southern 20

## 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 :
| 2019 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 # – America's Crossroads Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll | 2019 Mountain East Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division 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 Division 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 championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA poll |

### Super Region 2

2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall 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 championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Poll | 2019 Gulf South Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from AFCA Poll | 2019 South Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from AFCA Coaches poll |
| 2019 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 (OH)  2 –4  3 –7   Championship: Miles 21, Albany State 6 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Division II member | 2019 NCAA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  UNC Pembroke   –  4 –7 |

### Super Region 3

2019 Great American Conference football standings :
| 2019 Great American Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 # – bowl participant (Southern Arkansas - Heritage Bowl, Henderson State - Live United Texarkana Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll | 2019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from AFCA Coaches poll | 2019 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 25 Lindenwood $^  7 –0  9 –4   No. 17 Indianapolis ^  6 –1  9 –2   Truman State #  5 –2  10 –2   Missouri S&T  4 –3  7 –4   McKendree  3 –4  5 –6   Quincy  2 –5  5 –6   Southwest Baptist  1 –6  3 –8   William Jewell  0 –7  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – America's Crossroads Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll |
| 2019 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings vteConfOverall 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 # – bowl participant (Missouri Western - Live United Texarkana Bowl, Nebraska-Kearney - Mineral Water Bowl) Rankings from AFCA poll |

### Super Region 4

2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings :
| 2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 9 Tarleton State $^  8 –0  11 –1   No. 11 Texas A&M–Commerce ^  7 –1  10 –3   Angelo State  5 –3  8 –3   West Texas A&M  5 –3  8 –3   Eastern New Mexico #  4 –4  8 –4   Midwestern State  3 –5  5 –6   UT Permian Basin  2 –6  4 –7   Texas A&M–Kingsville  1 –7  2 –9   Western New Mexico  1 –7  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Heritage Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Coaches poll | 2019 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 # – Mineral Water Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll |
| 2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from AFCA Poll |

## Postseason
### Super Region 1

| First round November 23 | First round November 23 | First round November 23 | Second round November 30 | Second round November 30 | Second round November 30 | Quarterfinals December 7 | Quarterfinals December 7 | Quarterfinals December 7 |
| | | | 1 | Slippery Rock | 51 | | | |
| | | | | Shepherd | 30 | | | |
| | Shepherd | 31 | | Shepherd | 30 | | | |
| 4 | IUP | 27 | | | | | | |
| 4 | IUP | 27 | | | | 1 | Slippery Rock | 65 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Notre Dame (OH) | 59 |
| 3 | Notre Dame (OH) | 31 | | | | | | | 3 | Notre Dame (OH) | 59 |
| | West Chester | 24 | | | | | | |
| | West Chester | 24 | 3 | Notre Dame (OH) | 20 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Kutztown | 17 | | | |
| | Tiffin | 31 | 2 | Kutztown | 17 | | | |
| 2 | Kutztown | 33 | | | | | | |

### Super Region 2

| First round November 23 | First round November 23 | First round November 23 | Second round November 30 | Second round November 30 | Second round November 30 | Quarterfinals December 7 | Quarterfinals December 7 | Quarterfinals December 7 |
| | | | 1 | Valdosta State | 35 | | | |
| | | | | West Florida | 38 | | | |
| | West Florida | 38 | | West Florida | 38 | | | |
| 4 | Wingate | 17 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wingate | 17 | | | | | West Florida | 43 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 38 |
| 3 | Bowie State | 9 | | | | | | | 2 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 38 |
| | Carson–Newman | 17 | | | | | | |
| | Carson–Newman | 17 | | Carson–Newman | 21 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 49 | | | |
| | Miles | 7 | 2 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 49 | | | |
| 2 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 36 | | | | | | |

### Super Region 3

| First round November 23 | First round November 23 | First round November 23 | Second round November 30 | Second round November 30 | Second round November 30 | Quarterfinals December 7 | Quarterfinals December 7 | Quarterfinals December 7 |
| | | | 1 | Ferris State | 37 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Central Missouri | 10 | | | |
| | Indianapolis | 27 | 4 | Central Missouri | 10 | | | |
| 4 | Central Missouri | 37 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Central Missouri | 37 | | | | 1 | Ferris State | 25 |
| | | | | | | 3 | NW Missouri State | 3 |
| 3 | NW Missouri State | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | NW Missouri State | 3 |
| | Harding | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Harding | 6 | 3 | NW Missouri State | 63 | | | |
| | | | | Lindenwood | 7 | | | |
| | Lindenwood | 41 | | Lindenwood | 7 | | | |
| 2 | Ouachita Baptist | 38 | | | | | | |

### Super Region 4

| First round November 23 | First round November 23 | First round November 23 | Second round November 30 | Second round November 30 | Second round November 30 | Quarterfinals December 7 | Quarterfinals December 7 | Quarterfinals December 7 |
| | | | 1 | Minnesota State | 35 | | | |
| | | | 4 | CSU Pueblo | 7 | | | |
| | Augustana (SD) | 0 | 4 | CSU Pueblo | 7 | | | |
| 4 | CSU Pueblo | 17 | | | | | | |
| 4 | CSU Pueblo | 17 | | | | 1 | Minnesota State | 42 |
| | | | | | | | TAMU Commerce | 21 |
| 3 | Colorado Mines | 24 | | | | | | | TAMU Commerce | 21 |
| | Sioux Falls | 21 | | | | | | |
| | Sioux Falls | 21 | 3 | Colorado Mines | 3 | | | |
| | | | | TAMU Commerce | 23 | | | |
| | TAMU Commerce | 23 | | TAMU Commerce | 23 | | | |
| 2 | Tarleton State | 16 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals

Teams that advanced to the semifinals were seeded.
| Semifinals December 14 Hosted by higher seeded team | Semifinals December 14 Hosted by higher seeded team | Semifinals December 14 Hosted by higher seeded team | National Championship December 21 McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX | National Championship December 21 McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX | National Championship December 21 McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX |
| 1 | Ferris State | 14 | | | |
| 4 | West Florida | 28 | | | |
| 4 | West Florida | 28 | 4 | West Florida | 48 |
| | | | 3 | Minnesota State | 40 |
| 2 | Slippery Rock | 15 | 3 | Minnesota State | 40 |
| 3 | Minnesota State | 58 | | | |