2025 NCAA Division II football season

2025 NCAA Division II football season
Total No. of teams161
Regular seasonAugust 28 – November 15, 2025
PlayoffsNovember 22 – December 20, 2025
National ChampionshipMcKinney Independent School District Stadium
McKinney, TX
December 20, 2025
ChampionFerris State
Harlon Hill TrophyCurtis Allen, RB, Virginia Union

The 2025 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 28 and ended on December 20 with the Division II championship at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium in McKinney, Texas.

Conference changes and new programs

  • Conference Carolinas resumed sponsoring football in 2025, after dropping the sport 50 years earlier prior to the 1975 season.
School Former conference New conference Ref
Barton Bulldogs SAC Carolinas [1]
Chowan Hawks Gulf South Carolinas [1]
Erskine Flying Fleet Gulf South Carolinas [1]
Ferrum Panthers ODAC (D-III) Carolinas [2]
Jamestown Jimmies North Star (NAIA) NSIC [3]
Limestone Saints SAC School closed [4][5]
Mississippi College Choctaws Gulf South Dropped program [6]
New Haven Chargers NE-10 Northeast (FCS) [7]
North Greenville Trailblazers Gulf South Carolinas [1]
Shorter Hawks Independent (D-II) Carolinas [1]
UNC Pembroke Braves Mountain East Carolinas [1]

Headlines

  • January 17 – At the 2025 NCAA Convention, Division II's football-sponsoring delegates approved a proposal to award automatic bids to the playoffs for the conference champion of each football-sponsoring conference, replacing the earned access model.[8]
  • April 23 – In accordance with Division II championship policy, which states that automatic qualifiers must make up no more than 50% of the playoff field, the Division II Executive Board approved the expansion of the football playoff bracket from 28 to 32 teams, effective with the 2025 season.[9]

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division II football rankings

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2025 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Johnson C. Smith y$^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 21 Virginia Union y^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
Fayetteville State   6 – 1     6 – 4  
Virginia State   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Elizabeth City State   4 – 3     4 – 6  
Livingstone   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Winston-Salem State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Bluefield State   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Bowie State   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Shaw   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Lincoln (PA)   0 – 7     0 – 10  
Championship: Johnson C. Smith 45, Virginia Union 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 Mountain East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Frostburg State +^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
Charleston (WV) +   7 – 1     8 – 3  
Glenville State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Wheeling   5 – 3     6 – 5  
West Virginia State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Fairmont State   3 – 5     6 – 5  
West Liberty   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Concord   2 – 6     4 – 7  
West Virginia Wesleyan   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Assumption +^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
Bentley +^   6 – 1     7 – 4  
Franklin Pierce   5 – 2     6 – 4  
Saint Anselm   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Southern Connecticut   4 – 3     4 – 6  
American International   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Post   1 – 6     4 – 6  
Pace   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Kutztown xy$^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
Shepherd   6 – 1     7 – 4  
East Stroudsburg   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Lock Haven   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Shippensburg   3 – 4     3 – 8  
West Chester   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Bloomsburg   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Millersville   0 – 7     0 – 11  
West Division
IUP xy^   5 – 1     7 – 4  
Edinboro x   5 – 1     7 – 4  
No. 22 California (PA) ^   3 – 3     9 – 4  
Slippery Rock   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Clarion   2 – 4     6 – 5  
Seton Hill   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Gannon   1 – 5     1 – 10  
Championship: Kutztown 28, IUP 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

Super Region 2

2025 Conference Carolinas football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Greenville y$^   6 – 0     7 – 5  
UNC Pembroke y   5 – 1     8 – 3  
Ferrum*   3 – 3     4 – 7  
Barton   3 – 3     3 – 8  
Chowan   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Shorter   1 – 5     2 – 9  
Erskine   1 – 5     1 – 10  
Championship: North Greenville 34, UNC Pembroke 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Ferrum ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 West Florida +^   2 – 1     10 – 2  
Valdosta State +^   2 – 1     6 – 5  
Delta State   1 – 2     7 – 3  
West Alabama   0 – 3     5 – 4  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Newberry $^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
Wingate ^   7 – 2     9 – 3  
Emory & Henry   6 – 3     8 – 3  
Carson–Newman   6 – 3     7 – 3  
Catawba   5 – 4     7 – 4  
Lenoir–Rhyne   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Mars Hill   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Anderson (SC)   3 – 6     5 – 6  
UVA Wise   1 – 8     1 – 9  
Tusculum   0 – 9     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Albany State y$^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 20 Benedict y^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Kentucky State ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Allen   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Edward Waters   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Fort Valley State   4 – 4     4 – 6  
Savannah State   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Tuskegee   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Morehouse   3 – 5     3 – 7  
Central State (OH)   3 – 5     3 – 7  
Miles   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Clark Atlanta   2 – 6     3 – 7  
Lane   0 – 8     0 – 10  
Championship: Albany State 22, Benedict 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

Super Region 3

2025 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Ferris State $^   7 – 0     16 – 0  
Grand Valley State   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Saginaw Valley State   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Michigan Tech   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Davenport   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Northern Michigan   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Roosevelt*   1 – 6     2 – 8  
Wayne State (MI)   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Roosevelt ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Indianapolis $^   8 – 0     11 – 2  
Truman ^   7 – 1     8 – 4  
Upper Iowa #   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Missouri S&T   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Quincy   4 – 4     6 – 5  
McKendree   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Southwest Baptist   2 – 6     3 – 7  
William Jewell   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Lincoln (MO)   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Albanese Candy Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Findlay +^   8 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 15 Ashland +^   8 – 1     10 – 3  
Northwood ^   7 – 2     9 – 3  
Tiffin   6 – 3     7 – 4  
Hillsdale #   5 – 4     6 – 6  
Walsh   4 – 5     6 – 5  
Ohio Dominican   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Lake Erie   2 – 7     2 – 9  
Thomas More   1 – 8     1 – 10  
Kentucky Wesleyan   0 – 9     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Albanese Candy Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North
No. 16 Minnesota Duluth x$^   9 – 1     10 – 2  
MSU Moorhead   7 – 3     8 – 3  
Northern State   6 – 4     7 – 4  
Bemidji State   4 – 6     4 – 7  
Mary   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Minot State   3 – 7     3 – 8  
Jamestown*   1 – 9     1 – 9  
South
No. 25 Augustana (SD)   8 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 8 Minnesota State x^   7 – 3     10 – 4  
Wayne State (NE) x   7 – 3     7 – 4  
Sioux Falls   6 – 4     7 – 4  
Winona State   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Concordia–St. Paul   2 – 8     2 – 9  
SW Minnesota State   1 – 9     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Jamestown ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA
Rankings from AFCA poll

Super Region 4

2025 Great American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Harding $^   11 – 0     15 – 1  
Southern Arkansas   8 – 3     8 – 3  
Henderson State   8 – 3     8 – 3  
Ouachita Baptist   7 – 4     7 – 4  
Arkansas Tech #   7 – 4     7 – 5  
East Central #   6 – 5     6 – 6  
SW Oklahoma State   6 – 5     6 – 5  
SE Oklahoma State   5 – 6     5 – 6  
Arkansas–Monticello   2 – 9     2 – 9  
Oklahoma Baptist   2 – 9     2 – 9  
NW Oklahoma State   2 – 9     2 – 9  
Southern Nazarene   2 – 9     2 – 9  
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Central Washington $^   9 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 5 UT Permian Basin ^   7 – 2     11 – 3  
Western Oregon   7 – 2     8 – 3  
West Texas A&M #   7 – 2     8 – 4  
Angelo State   4 – 5     6 – 5  
Texas A&M–Kingsville   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Eastern New Mexico   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Midwestern State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Western New Mexico   1 – 8     2 – 9  
Sul Ross *   0 – 9     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Heritage Bowl participant
    * – Ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Pittsburg State +^   8 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 17 NW Missouri State +^   8 – 1     9 – 3  
Central Oklahoma   6 – 3     6 – 5  
Fort Hays State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Central Missouri   5 – 4     5 – 6  
Nebraska–Kearney   4 – 5     6 – 5  
Emporia State   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Missouri Western   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Washburn   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Missouri Southern   1 – 8     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2025 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 CSU Pueblo $^   9 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 23 Chadron State ^   8 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 12 Western Colorado ^   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Colorado Mines   5 – 4     7 – 4  
Colorado Mesa   5 – 4     6 – 5  
New Mexico Highlands   4 – 5     6 – 5  
Black Hills State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
South Dakota Mines   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Fort Lewis   1 – 8     2 – 9  
Adams State   0 – 9     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2025 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Northeastern State #   –     9 – 3  

Postseason

See also: List of NCAA Division II Football Championship appearances by team

Bracket

* - Host team

Super Region 1

First Round
November 22, 2025
Campus sites 		Second Round
November 29, 2025
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
December 6, 2025
Campus sites
         
1 Kutztown* 52
Bentley 0
1 Kutztown* 56
Assumption 19
4 IUP* 20
Assumption 23
1 Kutztown* 51
Frostburg State 29
2 Johnson C. Smith* 7
Frostburg State 21
Frostburg State 23
California (PA)* 21
3 Virginia Union* 24
California (PA) 27

Super Region 2

First Round
November 22, 2025
Campus sites 		Second Round
November 29, 2025
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
December 6, 2025
Campus sites
         
1 Albany State* 35
Valdosta State 30
1 Albany State* 14
Benedict 12
4 Wingate* 24
Benedict 25
1 Albany State* 24
3 Newberry 31
2 West Florida* 43
North Greenville 19
2 West Florida* 17
3 Newberry 24
3 Newberry* 45
Kentucky State 24

Super Region 3

First Round
November 22, 2025
Campus sites 		Second Round
November 29, 2025
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
December 6, 2025
Campus sites
         
1 Ferris State* 65
Northwood 14
1 Ferris State* 56
4 Ashland 24
4 Ashland* 32
Minnesota Duluth 7
1 Ferris State* 52
Minnesota State 29
2 Findlay* 14
Minnesota State 37
Minnesota State 35
3 Indianapolis* 27
3 Indianapolis* 57
Truman 14

Super Region 4

First Round
November 22, 2025
Campus sites 		Second Round
November 29, 2025
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
December 6, 2025
Campus sites
         
1 Harding* 38
NW Missouri State 16
1 Harding* 37
4 Pittsburg State 21
4 Pittsburg State* 21
Chadron State 17
1 Harding* 34
UT Permian Basin 28
2 Central Washington* 20
Western Colorado 27
Western Colorado* 15
UT Permian Basin (OT) 21
3 CSU Pueblo* 24
UT Permian Basin 37

Semifinals & Championship

Teams are re-seeded prior to semifinals.

Semifinals
December 13, 2025
Hosted by higher seeded team 		Championship
December 20, 2025
McKinney, Texas
      
1 Ferris State 49
4 Newberry 17
1 Ferris State 42
3 Harding 21
2 Kutztown 27
3 Harding 49

Bowl games

Three bowl games were held which featured teams that did not qualify for the Division II postseason tournament. This was up from only two bowls in the 2024 season, with the addition of the First Americans Bowl.

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
Dec 6 1:00 pm Heritage Bowl Tiger Stadium
Corsicana, Texas 		Livestream Arkansas Tech
West Texas A&M 		GAC
LSC 		West Texas A&M 28
Arkansas Tech 27
2:00 pm Albanese Candy Bowl Hobart High School
Hobart, Indiana 		Upper Iowa
Hillsdale 		GLVC
GMAC 		Upper Iowa 37
Hillsdale 28
First Americans Bowl Doc Wadley Stadium
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 		East Central
Northeastern State * 		GAC
Independent 		Northeastern State 56
East Central 21

* – Host team

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2025, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
Seton Hill Daniel Day June 6, 2025 Resigned Kevin May[10] Seton Hill defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2019–2024)
Edward Waters Toriano Morgan July 16, 2025 Hired as co-offensive coordinator by Tennessee State[11] Brian Jenkins (interim; named full-time on September 19, 2025)[12][13] Edward Waters offensive coordinator and associate head coach (2019–2024)
Mars Hill Tim Clifton August 11, 2025 Retired[14] Kevin Barnette[15] Mars Hill defensive coordinator (1989–2024)
Millersville J. C. Morgan October 6, 2025 Fired[16] Brian Ferguson (interim) Millersville offensive coordinator (2025)
Northern Michigan Shane Richardson November 7, 2025 Resigned[17] Billy Lindquist (interim) Northern Michigan offensive coordinator and associate head coach (2023–2025)

End of season

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
Arkansas–Monticello Hud Jackson November 9, 2025 Resigned (became school's athletic director, effective at season's end)[18] Gary Goff[19] McNeese head coach (2022–2024)
Winston-Salem State Robert Massey November 9, 2025 Fired[20] Tory Woodbury[21] Norfolk State special teams coordinator (2025)
West Liberty Roger Waialae November 10, 2025 Retired (effective at season's end)[22] Chad Salisbury[23] California (PA) offensive coordinator (2017–2025)
Shippensburg Mark Maciejewski November 10, 2025 Retired (effective at season's end)[24] Drew Gallardy[25] Shippensburg offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2024–2025)
Savannah State Aaron Kelton November 14, 2025 Resigned[26] Thomas Howard[27] Fayetteville State defensive coordinator (2025)
Concordia–St. Paul Shannon Currier November 17, 2025 Fired[28] Joshua Schumacher[29] Saginaw Valley State special teams coordinator and linebackers coach (2025)
Eastern New Mexico Kelley Lee November 17, 2025 Fired[30] Art Briles[31] Guelfi Firenze head coach (2022–2025)
Glenville State Mike Kellar November 18, 2025 Contract not renewed[32] Jake Casteel[33] West Virginia defensive assistant (2025)
Northwestern Oklahoma State Ronnie Jones November 18, 2025 Fired[34] Jerry Partridge[35] UT Martin assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2025)
West Virginia Wesleyan Dwayne Martin November 20, 2025 Fired[36] Mike Kellar[37] Glenville State head coach (2019–2025)
Bowie State Kyle Jackson November 21, 2025 Contract not renewed[38] Dawson Odums[39] Norfolk State head coach (2021–2024)
Saginaw Valley State Ryan Brady December 3, 2025 Fired[40] Michael Engle[41] Indianapolis offensive coordinator (2024–2025)
Morehouse Terance Mathis December 10, 2025 Fired[42] Brad Sherrod[43] Texas Wesleyan head coach (2024–2025)
Central Washington Chris Fisk December 12, 2025 Hired as head coach by Portland State[44] Scott Power[45] Wisconsin assistant defensive backs coach (2025)
Findlay Kory Allen December 14, 2025 Hired as assistant coach by Toledo[46] Tyler Johns[47] Gardner–Webb offensive coordinator (2024–2025)
Albany State Quinn Gray December 15, 2025 Hired as head coach by Florida A&M[48] David Bowser[49] Johnson C. Smith linebackers coach & director of player personnel (2023–2025)
Clark Atlanta Teddy Keaton December 16, 2025 Fired[50] Terry Sims[51] Alabama State assistant head coach and defensive run game coordinator (2024–2025)
UT Permian Basin Kris McCullough December 23, 2025 Hired as head coach by Gardner–Webb[52] Chris Softley[53] Lubbock Christian HS (TX) head coach (2016–2025)
Edinboro Matthew Scott December 29, 2025 Hired as defensive coordinator by Albany[54] Eric Crandall (interim)[55] Edinboro defensive coordinator (2025)
Carson–Newman Ashley Ingram December 30, 2025 Hired as head coach by VMI[56] Tyler Almond[57] Carson–Newman defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2024–2025)
Northern Michigan Billy Lindquist (interim) January 5, 2026 Permanent replacement Matt Janus[58] Wisconsin–La Crosse head coach (2020–2025)
Harding Paul Simmons January 6, 2026 Resigned (named as team's general manager)[59] Roddy Mote Harding defensive coordinator & linebackers coach (2017–2025)
Millersville Brian Ferguson (interim) January 14, 2026 Permanent replacement Drew Folmar[60] Bucknell offensive coordinator (2025)
Delta State Todd Cooley January 22, 2026 Hired as assistant by Ole Miss[61] David Dean[62] Lanier County HS (GA) head coach (2024–2025)
Wayne State (MI) Tyrone Wheatley February 10, 2026 Resigned[63] Terrence Isaac[64] Rochester C&T head coach (2022–2025)
Tiffin Brett Ekkens February 17, 2026 Hired as assistant by Arizona Cardinals[65] Zack Blair[66] Tiffin offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2024–2025)

See also

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