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2022 NCAA Division II football season
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The 2022 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 17 with the Division II championship at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium in McKinney, Texas. Ferris State defeated Colorado Mines, 41–14, for its second consecutive championship.
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D-II team wins over FCS teams
September 10: Missouri S&T 17, Drake 14 OT
September 17: Delta State 28, Mississippi Valley State 17
October 1: Lane 28, Tennessee State 27 OT
Conference changes and new programs
Conference changes
- Prior to the start of the season, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced that it would cease sponsorship of football. The GNAC previously sponsored football in two stints: 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2021. The three remaining members, Central Washington, Simon Fraser, and Western Oregon, subsequently joined the Lone Star Conference as football-only affiliated members.
Membership changes
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- On October 27, 2022, the D-II Presidents Council voted to support a change to redshirt rules that had been proposed by six D-II conferences. Under the proposal, players in their first season of college attendance can play up to three games before losing redshirt status. The proposal will be voted on by the entire D-II football membership at the 2023 NCAA Convention.[1]
Rankings
The top 25 from the AFCA Coaches' Poll.
Preseason Poll
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Conference standings
Super Region 1
Super Region 2
Super Region 3
Super Region 4
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Postseason
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Teams
Bracket
Super Region 1
First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | ||||||||||||
1 | IUP* | 19 | ||||||||||||
4 | Ashland | 13 | ||||||||||||
Notre Dame (OH) | 13 | |||||||||||||
4 | Ashland* | 20 | ||||||||||||
1 | IUP* | 13 | ||||||||||||
2 | Shepherd | 48 | ||||||||||||
3 | Assumption* | 14 | ||||||||||||
Slippery Rock | 17 | |||||||||||||
Slippery Rock | 27 | |||||||||||||
2 | Shepherd* | 37 | ||||||||||||
New Haven | 13 | |||||||||||||
2 | Shepherd* | 16 |
Super Region 2
First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | ||||||||||||
1 | Benedict* | 6 | ||||||||||||
Wingate | 23 | |||||||||||||
Wingate | 32 | |||||||||||||
4 | Virginia Union* | 7 | ||||||||||||
Wingate | 14 | |||||||||||||
3 | West Florida* | 45 | ||||||||||||
3 | West Florida* | 45 | ||||||||||||
Limestone | 19 | |||||||||||||
3 | West Florida | 38 | ||||||||||||
2 | Delta State* | 27 | ||||||||||||
Fayetteville State | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 | Delta State* | 51 |
Super Region 3
First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | ||||||||||||
1 | Grand Valley State* | 13 | ||||||||||||
NW Missouri State | 8 | |||||||||||||
NW Missouri State | 47 | |||||||||||||
4 | Ouachita Baptist* | 17 | ||||||||||||
1 | Grand Valley State* | 21 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ferris State | 24 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburg State* | 35 | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburg State | 14 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ferris State* | 17 | ||||||||||||
Davenport | 7 | |||||||||||||
2 | Ferris State* | 41 |
Super Region 4
First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | ||||||||||||
1 | Angelo State* | 33 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bemidji State | 7 | ||||||||||||
Winona State | 7 | |||||||||||||
4 | Bemidji State* | 31 | ||||||||||||
1 | Angelo State* | 24 | ||||||||||||
2 | Colorado Mines | 42 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota State* | 26 | ||||||||||||
Wayne State (NE) | 9 | |||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota State | 45 | ||||||||||||
2 | Colorado Mines* | 48 | ||||||||||||
CSU-Pueblo | 24 | |||||||||||||
2 | Colorado Mines* | 45 |
* - Host school
National semifinals
Teams that advanced to the semifinals were re-seeded.
Semifinals December 10 Hosted by higher seeded team | National Championship December 17 McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX | ||||||||
1 | Ferris State | 38 | |||||||
4 | West Florida | 17 | |||||||
1 | Ferris State | 41 | |||||||
2 | Colorado Mines | 14 | |||||||
2 | Colorado Mines | 44 | |||||||
3 | Shepherd | 13 |
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Coaching changes
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End of season
This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.
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See also
References
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