2022 NCAA Division II football season

2022 NCAA Division II football season
2022 NCAA Division II football season
Total No. of teams	164
Regular season	August 31 – November 12, 2022
Playoffs	November 19 – December 17, 2022
National Championship	McKinney Independent School District Stadium; McKinney, TX; December 17, 2022
Champion	Ferris State
Harlon Hill Trophy	John Matocha, QB, Colorado Mines

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.

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

School	Former conference	New conference
Barton Bulldogs	Independent (D-II)	SAC
Central Washington Wildcats	GNAC	Lone Star
Emory & Henry Wasps	Independent (D-II)	SAC
Erskine Flying Fleet	Independent (D-II)	SAC
Lindenwood Lions	GLVC	Ohio Valley (D-I FCS)
Northwood Timberwolves	GLIAC	G-MAC
Post Eagles	New program	Independent
Simon Fraser Red Leafs	GNAC	Lone Star
Stonehill Skyhawks	Northeast-10	Northeast (D-I FCS)
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions	Lone Star	Southland (D-I FCS)
Western Oregon Wolves	GNAC	Lone Star

Headlines

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

AFCA[2]
Ranking	Team
1	Ferris State (30)
2	NW Missouri State
3	Valdosta State
4	Colorado Mines
5	Grand Valley State
6	Shepherd
7	Angelo State
8	Bowie State
9	Harding
10	Notre Dame (OH)
11	West Florida
12	West Georgia
13	Kutztown
14	Nebraska–Kearney
15	Newberry
16	New Haven
17	Western Colorado
18	Albany State
19т	Lenoir–Rhyne
19т	Ouachita Baptist
21	California (PA)
22	Bemidji State
23	Slippery Rock
24	Midwestern State
25	Augustana (SD)

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2022 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Ashland $^	7	–	1	10	–	2
Ohio Dominican	6	–	2	7	–	3
Findlay	6	–	2	7	–	4
Tiffin #	6	–	2	6	–	5
Hillsdale	4	–	4	5	–	6
Lake Erie	3	–	5	3	–	8
Northwood	2	–	6	3	–	8
Kentucky Wesleyan	1	–	7	2	–	9
Walsh	1	–	7	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – America's Crossroads Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 Mountain East Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 Notre Dame (OH) $^	9	–	1	9	–	3
Concord	8	–	2	9	–	2
Frostburg State	7	–	3	8	–	3
Glenville State	6	–	4	7	–	4
Wheeling	6	–	4	7	–	4
West Virginia State	6	–	4	7	–	4
Charleston (WV)	6	–	4	6	–	5
UNC Pembroke	5	–	5	5	–	6
West Liberty	3	–	7	4	–	7
Fairmont State	3	–	7	3	–	8
West Virginia Wesleyan	1	–	9	1	–	10
Alderson Broaddus	0	–	10	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 Northeast-10 Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Assumption $^	6	–	1	8	–	3
New Haven ^	6	–	1	8	–	3
Bentley	5	–	2	7	–	3
Pace	4	–	3	6	–	4
Saint Anselm	3	–	4	6	–	4
Southern Connecticut	2	–	5	3	–	8
Franklin Pierce	1	–	6	2	–	8
American International	1	–	6	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

2022 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 6 Shepherd xy^	7	–	0	13	–	2
Kutztown	5	–	2	8	–	3
West Chester	4	–	3	7	–	4
Millersville	4	–	3	5	–	6
Shippensburg	3	–	4	5	–	6
East Stroudsburg	3	–	4	4	–	7
Bloomsburg	2	–	5	4	–	7
Lock Haven	0	–	7	1	–	10
West Division
No. 11 IUP xy$^	6	–	1	10	–	2
No. 16 Slippery Rock x^	6	–	1	10	–	3
Gannon x	6	–	1	8	–	3
California (PA)	4	–	3	6	–	5
Edinboro	2	–	5	5	–	6
Clarion	2	–	5	3	–	8
Seton Hill	2	–	5	2	–	9
Mercyhurst	0	–	7	2	–	9
Championship: IUP 24, Shepherd 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

Super Region 2

2022 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Northern Division
Chowan xy	7	–	1	7	–	4
No. 18 Virginia Union x^	7	–	1	9	–	2
Virginia State	5	–	3	6	–	4
Bowie State	5	–	3	6	–	4
Elizabeth City State	2	–	6	2	–	8
Lincoln (PA)	1	–	6	2	–	7
Southern Division
Fayetteville State xy$^	7	–	1	9	–	3
Shaw	4	–	4	4	–	6
Winston-Salem State	3	–	4	3	–	6
Livingstone	3	–	5	4	–	6
Johnson C. Smith	2	–	6	2	–	7
St. Augustine's	1	–	7	1	–	9
Championship: Fayetteville State 31, Chowan 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 Gulf South Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 West Florida +^	6	–	1	12	–	2
No. 9 Delta State +^	6	–	1	11	–	2
No. 19 West Georgia	5	–	2	8	–	2
West Alabama	3	–	4	5	–	6
Mississippi College	3	–	4	4	–	7
Valdosta State	2	–	5	5	–	6
North Greenville	2	–	5	3	–	8
Shorter	1	–	6	3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 South Atlantic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Mars Hill xy	7	–	2	7	–	3
Tusculum	6	–	3	8	–	3
Carson–Newman	5	–	4	6	–	5
Emory & Henry	4	–	5	5	–	6
Virginia–Wise	1	–	8	2	–	9
Erskine	0	–	9	2	–	9
Piedmont Division
No. 21 Newberry xy$	7	–	2	9	–	2
No. 15 Wingate x^	7	–	2	11	–	3
Lenoir–Rhyne x	7	–	2	8	–	3
Limestone x^	7	–	2	8	–	4
Barton	3	–	6	4	–	7
Catawba	0	–	9	1	–	10
Championship: Newberry 27, Mars Hill 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 12 Benedict xy$^	7	–	0	11	–	1
Fort Valley State	5	–	2	8	–	2
Albany State	5	–	2	7	–	3
Edward Waters	4	–	3	5	–	6
Savannah State	3	–	4	5	–	5
Clark Atlanta	2	–	6	3	–	7
Morehouse	1	–	6	1	–	9
Allen	0	–	7	1	–	8
West Division
Tuskegee xy	7	–	0	8	–	3
Lane	4	–	2	5	–	5
Kentucky State	4	–	3	4	–	6
Central State	2	–	5	3	–	7
Miles	1	–	6	1	–	9
Championship: Benedict 58, Tuskegee 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 NCAA Division II independents football records

Team	W		L	W		L
Bluefield State		–		3	–	4
Post		–		0	–	10

Super Region 3

2022 Great American Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Ouachita Baptist $^	11	–	0	11	–	1
No. 22 Harding	9	–	2	9	–	2
East Central #	8	–	3	9	–	3
Henderson State	8	–	3	8	–	3
SE Oklahoma State #	6	–	5	6	–	6
Arkansas Tech	5	–	6	5	–	6
Southern Arkansas	5	–	6	5	–	6
Southern Nazarene	5	–	6	5	–	6
SW Oklahoma State	4	–	7	4	–	7
Arkansas–Monticello	3	–	8	3	–	8
Oklahoma Baptist	1	–	10	1	–	10
NW Oklahoma State	1	–	10	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (East Central - Heritage Bowl, SEOSU - Live United Texarkana Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Grand Valley State $^	6	–	0	12	–	1
No. 1 Ferris State ^	5	–	1	14	–	1
No. 20 Davenport ^	4	–	2	8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State	3	–	3	8	–	3
Michigan Tech	2	–	4	4	–	7
Northern Michigan	1	–	5	4	–	7
Wayne State (MI)	0	–	6	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 17 Indianapolis $^	6	–	0	9	–	2
No. 25 Truman State #	5	–	1	9	–	2
Southwest Baptist	4	–	2	6	–	5
McKendree	2	–	4	5	–	6
Missouri S&T	2	–	4	3	–	7
Quincy	1	–	5	4	–	7
William Jewell	1	–	5	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – America's Crossroads Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Pittsburg State $^	11	–	0	12	–	1
No. 8 NW Missouri State ^	9	–	2	10	–	3
Emporia State #	8	–	3	9	–	3
Nebraska–Kearney	8	–	3	8	–	3
Washburn	7	–	4	7	–	4
Central Oklahoma	6	–	5	6	–	5
Missouri Western	5	–	6	5	–	6
Central Missouri	4	–	7	4	–	7
Missouri Southern	4	–	7	4	–	7
Fort Hays State	3	–	8	3	–	8
Northeastern State	1	–	10	1	–	10
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	11	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Live United Texarkana Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

2022 Lone Star Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Angelo State $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
Central Washington	6	–	3	6	–	4
Texas A&M–Kingsville #	5	–	4	7	–	5
Midwestern State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Western New Mexico	5	–	4	6	–	5
Western Oregon	5	–	4	6	–	5
Texas–Permian Basin	4	–	5	5	–	6
West Texas A&M	3	–	6	5	–	6
Eastern New Mexico	2	–	7	3	–	8
Simon Fraser	1	–	8	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Heritage Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 24 Bemidji State x+^	9	–	2	10	–	3
Minnesota Duluth	8	–	3	8	–	3
Northern State	6	–	5	6	–	5
MSU Moorhead	4	–	7	4	–	7
Mary	2	–	9	2	–	9
Minot State	1	–	10	1	–	10
Concordia–St. Paul	1	–	10	1	–	10
South Division
No. 14 Minnesota State x+^	9	–	2	10	–	3
Wayne State (NE) +^	9	–	2	9	–	3
Winona State ^	8	–	3	8	–	4
Sioux Falls	8	–	3	8	–	3
Augustana (SD)	7	–	4	7	–	4
SW Minnesota State	4	–	7	4	–	7
Upper Iowa	1	–	10	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2022 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Colorado Mines $^	9	–	0	13	–	3
CSU Pueblo ^	7	–	2	8	–	4
Western Colorado	7	–	2	7	–	4
South Dakota Mines	6	–	3	7	–	4
Black Hills State	5	–	4	7	–	4
Colorado Mesa	3	–	6	4	–	6
New Mexico Highlands	3	–	6	3	–	7
Chadron State	3	–	6	3	–	8
Adams State	2	–	7	2	–	9
Fort Lewis	0	–	9	0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Postseason

Teams

Playoff teams
Super Region	School	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last bid
Super Region 1	IUP	PSAC	9–1	19th	2019
	Shepherd	PSAC	10–1	14th	2021
	Assumption	Northeast-10	8–2	4th	2017
	Ashland	GMAC	9–1	8th	2017
	Notre Dame (OH)	Mountain East	9–2	4th	2021
	Slippery Rock	PSAC	9–2	10th	2021
	New Haven	Northeast-10	8–2	8th	2021
Super Region 2	Benedict	SIAC	10–0	1st	—
	Delta State	GSC	10–1	10th	2017
	West Florida	GSC	9–1	4th	2021
	Virginia Union	CIAA	9–1	10th	2015
	Wingate	SAC	9–2	5th	2019
	Limestone	SAC	8–3	1st	—
	Fayetteville State	CIAA	9–2	4th	2009
Super Region 3	Grand Valley State	GLIAC	11–0	21st	2021
	Ferris State	GLIAC	9–1	13th	2021
	Pittsburg State	MIAA	11–0	19th	2014
	Ouachita Baptist	GAC	11–0	5th	2019
	NW Missouri State	MIAA	9–2	26th	2021
	Indianapolis	GLVC	9–1	7th	2019
	Davenport	GLIAC	8–2	1st	—
Super Region 4	Angelo State	Lone Star	11–0	8th	2021
	Colorado Mines	RMAC	9–2	8th	2021
	Minnesota State	NSIC	9–2	13th	2019
	Bemidji State	NSIC	9–2	2nd	2021
	Winona State	NSIC	8–3	7th	2017
	Wayne State (NE)	NSIC	9–2	2nd	1982
	CSU Pueblo	RMAC	8–3	9th	2019

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

References

"DII Presidents Council supports one membership-sponsored Convention proposal, opposes another" (Press release). NCAA. October 27, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
"Defending national champion Ferris State begins 2022 at No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. August 8, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

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[1] "DII Presidents Council supports one membership-sponsored Convention proposal, opposes another" (Press release). NCAA. October 27, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

[2] "Defending national champion Ferris State begins 2022 at No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. August 8, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

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2022 NCAA Division II football season

Conference changes and new programs

Conference changes

Membership changes

Headlines

Rankings

Preseason Poll

Conference standings

Super Region 1

Super Region 2

Super Region 3

Super Region 4

Postseason

Teams

Super Region 1

Super Region 2

Super Region 3

Super Region 4

National semifinals

See also

References