INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Football Committee announced today the field of 28 teams
for the 2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship.
Twelve first-round games will be conducted on the campus of one of the competing institutions.
In addition, one team per super region has earned a first-round bye. The first-round winners will all
advance to the second round with games on the campus of one of the competing institutions. Second-
round winners will meet in the quarterfinals at various campus sites. Quarterfinal winners will advance
to play in the semifinals on the campus of one of the competing institutions. Seven teams selected per
super region make up the field of 28 teams.
The first-round dates, sites and pairings are:
November 23 at Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
New Haven (8-2) at Slippery Rock (9-1)
November 23 at Charleston, West Virginia
Ashland (8-3) at Charleston (West Virginia) (11-0)
November 23 at California, Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg (10-1) at California (PA) (8-2)
November 23 at Fairfield, Alabama
Carson-Newman (9-2) at Miles (9-2)
November 23 at Wingate, North Carolina
Virginia Union (8-3) at Wingate (9-1)
November 23 at Livingston, Alabama
Lenoir-Rhyne (9-2) at West Alabama (9-1)
November 23 at Edmond, Oklahoma
Ouachita Baptist (10-1) at Central Oklahoma (10-1)
November 23 at Allendale, Michigan
Indianapolis (10-1) at Grand Valley State (10-1)
November 23 at Pittsburg, Kansas
Harding (10-1) at Pittsburg State (8-2)
November 23 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Minnesota State Mankato (8-3) at Augustana (South Dakota) (8-3)
November 23 at Gunnison, Colorado
Central Washington (8-3) at Western Colorado University (10-1)
November 23 at San Angelo, Texas
Bemidji State (8-3) at Angelo State (9-2)
The following institutions earned first-round byes in each super region and will host a second-round
game on November 30, 2024.
- Super Region One: 1. Kutztown (11-0)
- Super Region Two: 1. Valdosta State (10-0)
- Super Region Three: 1. Ferris State (10-1)
- Super Region Four: 1. Colorado State University-Pueblo (10-1)
All contests shall start at 1 p.m. local time. Other times may be established if approved by the
committee.
Harding defeated Colorado School of Mines 38-7 in the 2023 national championship game to
claim the NCAA title.
The championship game will be played December 21, at 2 p.m. Eastern time at McKinney ISD
Stadium in McKinney, Texas and will be broadcast live on ESPN2 HD.
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