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Map of NCAA Division II football programs, 2024. This is a list of the schools in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States that have football as a varsity sport. In the 2024 season, [1] there are a total of 162 Division II football programs – one fewer than 2023. Changes from last season were:
The NCAA Division II football championship is an American college football tournament played annually to determine a champion at the NCAA Division II level. It was first held in 1973, as a single-elimination playoff with eight teams.
The 2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a college football game to be played on December 21, 2024, at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division II for the 2024 season. The game was scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
January 13 - At the 2024 NCAA Convention, the D-II football membership approved a proposal to add a "Week Zero", allowing schools to play one week earlier than in previous seasons and extending the regular season from 11 weeks to 12. [19] The maximum number of regular-season games remained at 11.
The 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II football rankings consists primarily of The AFCA Coaches' Poll, determined by coaches part of NCAA Division II football programs. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division II level of college football for the 2024 season .
January 14 – At the 2023 NCAA Convention, the D-II football membership approved a change to redshirt rules to allow freshmen to play in up to three games without losing a season of athletic eligibility. [1] January 26 – Conference Carolinas announced that Shorter University would join from the Gulf South Conference in 2024. This gave the ...
The newest D-II conference is the Mountain East Conference, formed in 2012 after the football-sponsoring schools in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) announced that they would leave to form a new league, [19] [20] a move that led to the demise of the WVIAC. The Mountain East was approved by the NCAA Division II ...
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 , and 28 teams in 2015 .