# 1993 NCAA Division II football season

The 1993 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1993, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1993, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.
North Alabama defeated IUP in the championship game, 41–34, to win their first Division II national title.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Roger Graham, running back from New Haven.

## Conference changes and new programs
### Conference changes

* A 1991 NCAA rule change required athletic programs maintain all of their sports at the same division level by the 1993 season. In order to comply, many Division I programs with football teams at the Division II levels reclassified their programs to Division I-AA, resulting in a large number of teams departing Division II after the 1992 season.
** After losing four of its core members to this requirement, the Western Football Conference was forced to dissolve before the season. Four of its members reclassified to Division I-AA while its remaining members either became Division II independents or dropped their football programs.
* The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference transitioned its entire membership from the NAIA to Division II prior to the season.
| Team | 1992 conference | 1993 conference |
| Butler | MIFC (D-II) | Pioneer (I-AA) |
| California–Davis | Northern California (D-II) | American West (I-AA) |
| Cal Lutheran | D-II Independent | SCIAC (D-III) |
| Cal Poly | Western (D-II) | American West (I-AA) |
| Cal State Northridge | Western (D-II) | American West (I-AA) |
| Cameron | Lone Star | Dropped Program |
| Central Arkansas | Arkansas (NAIA) | Gulf South (D-II) |
| Central Connecticut State | D-II Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Henderson State | Arkansas (NAIA) | Gulf South (D-II) |
| Jacksonville State | Gulf South | D-II Independent |
| Mercyhurst | D-III Independent | D-II Independent |
| Northwood | D-II Independent | MIFC |
| Portland State | Western (D-II) | D-II Independent |
| Quincy | D-III Independent | Illini-Badger |
| Sacramento State | Western (D-II) | American West (I-AA) |
| Sacred Heart | D-III Independent | Independent |
| St. Francis (IL) | NAIA Independent | MIFC |
| Santa Clara | Western (D-II) | Dropped Program |
| Southern Utah | Western (D-II) | American West (I-AA) |
| Troy State | D-II Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Valparaiso | MIFC (D-II) | Pioneer (I-AA) |

### Program changes

* After Texas A&I University joined the Texas A&M University System in 1989 and changed its name to Texas A&M University–Kingsville in 1993, the Texas A&I Javelinas became the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas at the start of the 1993 season.
* After West Texas State University joined the Texas A&M University System in 1989 and changed its name to West Texas A&M University in 1993, the West Texas State Buffaloes became the West Texas A&M Buffaloes at the start of the 1993 season.

## Conference standings

1993 American West Conference football standings :
| 1993 American West Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 UC Davis +^ 3 –1 –010 –2 –0 Southern Utah + 3 –1 –03 –7 –1 Sacramento State 2 –2 –04 –6 –0 Cal Poly 1 –3 –06 –4 –0 Cal State Northridge 1 –3 –04 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantAlthough UC Davis was a conference member, they participated in NCAA Division II polls and postseason.Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1993 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Hampton $^ 8 –0 –012 –1 –0 No. 18 Virginia State 7 –1 –010 –1 –0 Winston-Salem State 5 –2 –16 –4 –1 North Carolina Central 5 –3 –06 –5 –0 Fayetteville State 4 –4 –06 –5 –0 Bowie State 3 –4 –13 –6 –1 Johnson C. Smith 3 –5 –03 –8 –0 Norfolk State 2 –5 –13 –7 –1 Virginia Union 2 –5 –12 –8 –1 Elizabeth City State 1 –7 –02 –8 –0 Livingstone 1 –7 –01 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1993 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bentley $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0 Stonehill 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 MIT 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Assumption 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 Western New England 2 –4 –02 –6 –1 Curry 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Nichols 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1993 Gulf South Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 North Alabama $^ 7 –0 –014 –0 –0 Valdosta State 5 –2 –08 –3 –0 Central Arkansas 4 –3 –06 –4 –1 West Georgia 4 –3 –04 –6 –0 Henderson State 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Livingston 1 –5 –12 –7 –1 Delta State 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 Mississippi College * 3 –3 –16 –4 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – ineligible for conference championship Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1993 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 19 Texas A&M–Kingsville $^ 5 –0 –07 –6 –0 Abilene Christian 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Angelo State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Central Oklahoma 2 –3 –07 –3 –0 East Texas State 1 –4 –05 –6 –0 Eastern New Mexico 1 –4 –01 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1993 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Missouri Southern $^ 9 –0 –09 –1 –1 No. 17 Pittsburg State ^ 8 –1 –08 –3 –0 Missouri Western 6 –2 –18 –2 –1 Central Missouri State 6 –2 –17 –2 –1 NE Missouri State 5 –4 –06 –5 –0 Emporia State 3 –6 –03 –7 –0 NW Missouri State 3 –6 –03 –8 –0 Missouri–Rolla 2 –7 –03 –7 –0 Southwest Baptist 2 –7 –02 –9 –0 Washburn 0 –9 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |
| 1993 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Ferris State $^ 8 –0 –29 –1 –2 Ashland 8 –2 –09 –2 –0 Grand Valley State 6 –2 –26 –3 –2 Hillsdale 6 –3 –17 –3 –1 Northern Michigan 5 –4 –15 –4 –1 Wayne State (MI) 5 –5 –06 –5 –0 St. Francis (IL) 5 –5 –05 –6 –0 Saginaw Valley State 4 –6 –04 –7 –0 Northwood 2 –7 –13 –7 –1 Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 –8 –11 –8 –1 Indianapolis 1 –9 –02 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant | 1993 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 12 Mankato State +^ 7 –2 –010 –3 –0 No. 9 North Dakota +^ 7 –2 –010 –3 –0 Northern Colorado 6 –3 –08 –3 –0 No. T–20 North Dakota State 6 –3 –07 –3 –0 South Dakota State 6 –3 –07 –4 –0 South Dakota 4 –5 –06 –5 –0 St. Cloud State 4 –5 –05 –5 –0 Augustana (SD) 3 –6 –04 –7 –0 Morningside 1 –8 –02 –9 –0 Nebraska–Omaha 1 –8 –02 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1993 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Chico State $ 3 –0 –14 –4 –1 Cal State Hayward 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Sonoma State 2 –2 –02 –7 –0 Humboldt State 1 –2 –14 –6 –1 San Francisco State 1 –3 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1993 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 Winona State $^ 5 –1 –07 –4 –0 Minnesota Duluth 4 –2 –08 –3 –0 No. 14 Moorhead State 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 Northern State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0 Southwest State (MN) 3 –3 –04 –6 –0 Minnesota Morris 1 –5 –02 –9 –0 Bemidji State 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division I playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division I poll | 1993 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division No. 16 Millersville x 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 East Stroudsburg 4 –2 –07 –2 –1 West Chester 4 –2 –06 –5 –0 Bloomsburg 4 –2 –05 –6 –0 Mansfield 2 –4 –02 –8 –0 Cheyney 1 –5 –03 –8 –0 Kutztown 0 –6 –02 –9 –0 West Division No. 4 IUP x^ 6 –0 –013 –1 –0 No. T–20 Edinboro ^ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0 Slippery Rock 3 –3 –06 –4 –0 Clarion 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Shippensburg 2 –4 –06 –5 –0 California (PA) 2 –4 –04 –7 –0 Lock Haven 0 –6 –02 –9 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1993 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Fort Hays State $^ 6 –1 –08 –4 –0 Western State (CO) 5 –2 –08 –3 –0 New Mexico Highlands 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Mesa State 5 –2 –05 –5 –0 Adams State 3 –4 –04 –6 –0 Chadron State 2 –5 –05 –6 –0 Colorado Mines 1 –6 –02 –7 –1 Fort Lewis 0 –7 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant |
| 1993 South Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 14 Carson–Newman $^ 7 –0 –08 –2 –1 Elon 5 –2 –08 –3 –0 Lenoir–Rhyne 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 Presbyterian 4 –3 –05 –6 –0 Wingate 3 –4 –06 –5 –0 Catawba 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Mars Hill 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Gardner–Webb 0 –7 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1993 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 Albany State $^ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0 Fort Valley State 5 –1 –16 –4 –1 Savannah State 4 –2 –25 –3 –2 Morehouse 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Alabama A&M 4 –3 –14 –6 –1 Morris Brown 3 –4 –04 –6 –0 Tuskegee 3 –5 –03 –8 –0 Clark Atlanta 2 –5 –03 –7 –0 Miles 0 –8 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1993 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Glenville State $^ 6 –1 –010 –3 –0 No. 9 West Virginia Wesleyan 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Shepherd 5 –2 –05 –5 –0 West Liberty State 5 –2 –05 –5 –0 Concord 4 –3 –04 –6 –0 Fairmont State 2 –5 –03 –7 –0 West Virginia State 1 –6 –01 –9 –0 West Virginia Tech 0 –7 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division I playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division I poll |
| 1993 NCAA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 New Haven ^   –  11 –1 –0 Wayne State (NE)   –  9 –1 –0 No. 5 Portland State ^   –  8 –3 –0 Wofford   –  7 –3 –1 Michigan Tech   –  6 –4 –0 Mercyhurst   –  5 –5 –0 West Texas A&M   –  3 –6 –0 Southern Connecticut State   –  3 –7 –1 American International   –  3 –7 –0 Jacksonville State   –  3 –7 –0 Sacred Heart   –  3 –7 –0 Springfield   –  3 –7 –0 Lees–McRae   –  2 –6 –1 Kentucky State   –  2 –9 –0 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |

## Conference summaries

* Conference Champions
* Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton
* Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Bentley
* Gulf South Conference – North Alabama
* Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville
* Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Missouri Southern State
* Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State
* North Central Conference – Minnesota State–Mankato and North Dakota
* Northern California Athletic Conference – Cal State Chico
* Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State
* Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), IUP (West)
* Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Hays State
* South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
* Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State
* West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State

## Postseason

The 1993 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 21st single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the eighth time.

### Playoff bracket

| First round Campus sites | First round Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL |
| North Alabama | 38 | | | | | | | |
| Carson–Newman | 28 | | | | | | | |
| Carson–Newman | 28 | North Alabama | 45 | | | | | |
| | | Hampton | 20 | | | | | |
| Hampton | 33 | Hampton | 20 | | | | | |
| Albany State | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Albany State | 7 | | | North Alabama | 27 | | | |
| | | | | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 25 | | | |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | 50 | | | | | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 25 | | | |
| Portland State | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Portland State | 15 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 51 | | | | | |
| | | UC Davis | 28 | | | | | |
| UC Davis | 37 | UC Davis | 28 | | | | | |
| Fort Hays State | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Fort Hays State | 34 | | | | | | North Alabama | 41 |
| | | | | | | | IUP | 34 |
| Mankato State | 34 | | | | | | | | IUP | 34 |
| Missouri Southern | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Missouri Southern | 13 | Mankato State | 21 | | | | | |
| | | North Dakota | 54 | | | | | |
| North Dakota | 17 | North Dakota | 54 | | | | | |
| Pittsburg State | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburg State | 14 | | | North Dakota | 6 | | | |
| | | | | IUP | 21 | | | |
| New Haven | 48 | | | | | IUP | 21 | | | |
| Edinboro | 28 | | | | | | | |
| Edinboro | 28 | New Haven | 35 | | | | | |
| | | IUP | 38 | | | | | |
| IUP | 28 | IUP | 38 | | | | | |
| Ferris State | 21 | | | | | | | |