2024 NCAA Division II football season

2024 NCAA Division II football season
2024 NCAA Division II football season
Total No. of teams	162
Regular season	August 29 – November 16, 2024
Playoffs	November 23 – December 21, 2024
National Championship	McKinney Independent School District Stadium; McKinney, TX; December 21, 2024
	← 2023; NCAA Division II football seasons; ;

The 2024 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, will begin on August 29 and will end on December 21 with the Division II championship at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium in McKinney, Texas.

Conference changes and new programs[edit]

School	Former conference	New conference
Anderson (SC) Trojans	New program	SAC
Erskine Flying Fleet	SAC	Gulf South
Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers	Independent (D-II)	GLVC
Mercyhurst Lakers	PSAC	Northeast (D-I FCS)
Northeastern State RiverHawks	MIAA	Independent (D-II)
Notre Dame (OH) Falcons	Mountain East	School closed
Post Eagles	Independent (D-II)	NE-10
Roosevelt Lakers	Mid-States (NAIA)	GLIAC
Shorter Hawks	Gulf South	Independent (D-II)
St. Augustine's Falcons	CIAA	Program suspended
Sul Ross Lobos	ASC (D-III)	Lone Star
West Georgia Wolves	Gulf South	UAC (D-I FCS)

Headlines[edit]

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.^[1]

Rankings[edit]

Conference standings[edit]

Super Region 1[edit]

2024 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Ashland	0	–	0	0	–	0
Findlay	0	–	0	0	–	0
Hillsdale	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kentucky Wesleyan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lake Erie	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwood	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ohio Dominican	0	–	0	0	–	0
Thomas More	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tiffin	0	–	0	0	–	0
Walsh	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

2024 Mountain East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Charleston (WV)	0	–	0	0	–	0
Concord	0	–	0	0	–	0
Fairmont State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Frostburg State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Glenville State	0	–	0	0	–	0
UNC Pembroke	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Liberty	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Virginia State	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Virginia Wesleyan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wheeling	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

2024 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
American International	0	–	0	0	–	0
Assumption	0	–	0	0	–	0
Bentley	0	–	0	0	–	0
Franklin Pierce	0	–	0	0	–	0
New Haven	0	–	0	0	–	0
Pace	0	–	0	0	–	0
Post	0	–	0	0	–	0
Saint Anselm	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Connecticut	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

2024 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Bloomsburg	0	–	0	0	–	0
East Stroudsburg	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kutztown	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lock Haven	0	–	0	0	–	0
Millersville	0	–	0	0	–	0
Shepherd	0	–	0	0	–	0
Shippensburg	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Chester	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Division
California (PA)	0	–	0	0	–	0
Clarion	0	–	0	0	–	0
Edinboro	0	–	0	0	–	0
Gannon	0	–	0	0	–	0
IUP	0	–	0	0	–	0
Seton Hill	0	–	0	0	–	0
Slippery Rock	0	–	0	0	–	0

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2[edit]

2024 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Northern Division
Bluefield State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Bowie State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Elizabeth City State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lincoln (PA)	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia Union	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Division
Fayetteville State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Johnson C. Smith	0	–	0	0	–	0
Livingstone	0	–	0	0	–	0
Shaw	0	–	0	0	–	0
Winston-Salem State	0	–	0	0	–	0

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2024 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Chowan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Delta State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Erskine	0	–	0	0	–	0
Mississippi College	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Greenville	0	–	0	0	–	0
Valdosta State	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Alabama	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Florida	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

2024 South Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Anderson (SC)	0	–	0	0	–	0
Carson–Newman	0	–	0	0	–	0
Emory & Henry	0	–	0	0	–	0
Mars Hill	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tusculum	0	–	0	0	–	0
UVA Wise	0	–	0	0	–	0
Piedmont Division
Barton	0	–	0	0	–	0
Catawba	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lenoir–Rhyne	0	–	0	0	–	0
Limestone	0	–	0	0	–	0
Newberry	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wingate	0	–	0	0	–	0

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2024 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Albany State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Allen	0	–	0	0	–	0
Benedict	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central State (OH)	0	–	0	0	–	0
Clark Atlanta	0	–	0	0	–	0
Edward Waters	0	–	0	0	–	0
Fort Valley State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kentucky State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lane	0	–	0	0	–	0
Miles	0	–	0	0	–	0
Morehouse	0	–	0	0	–	0
Savannah State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tuskegee	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

2024 NCAA Division II Super Region 2 independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Shorter		–		0	–	0

Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3[edit]

2024 Great American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Arkansas–Monticello	0	–	0	0	–	0
Arkansas Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
East Central	0	–	0	0	–	0
Harding	0	–	0	0	–	0
Henderson State	0	–	0	0	–	0
NW Oklahoma State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oklahoma Baptist	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ouachita Baptist	0	–	0	0	–	0
SE Oklahoma State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Arkansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Nazarene	0	–	0	0	–	0
SW Oklahoma State	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

2024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Davenport	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ferris State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Grand Valley State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Michigan Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northern Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Roosevelt	0	–	0	0	–	0
Saginaw Valley State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wayne State (MI)	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

2024 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Indianapolis	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	0	0	–	0
McKendree	0	–	0	0	–	0
Missouri S&T	0	–	0	0	–	0
Quincy	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southwest Baptist	0	–	0	0	–	0
Truman	0	–	0	0	–	0
Upper Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
William Jewell	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

2024 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Central Missouri	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central Oklahoma	0	–	0	0	–	0
Emporia State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Fort Hays State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Missouri Southern	0	–	0	0	–	0
Missouri Western	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nebraska–Kearney	0	–	0	0	–	0
NW Missouri State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Pittsburg State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Washburn	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

2024 NCAA Division II Super Region 3 independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Northeastern State		–		0	–	0

Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4[edit]

2024 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Angelo State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central Washington	0	–	0	0	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	0	–	0	0	–	0
Midwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Sul Ross*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Texas A&M–Kingsville	0	–	0	0	–	0
UT Permian Basin	0	–	0	0	–	0
Western New Mexico	0	–	0	0	–	0
Western Oregon	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Texas A&M	0	–	0	0	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Sul Ross ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III Rankings from AFCA Poll

2024 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Augustana (SD)	0	–	0	0	–	0
Bemidji State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Concordia–St. Paul	0	–	0	0	–	0
Mary	0	–	0	0	–	0
Minnesota Duluth	0	–	0	0	–	0
Minnesota State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Minot State	0	–	0	0	–	0
MSU Moorhead	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northern State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Sioux Falls	0	–	0	0	–	0
SW Minnesota State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wayne State (NE)	0	–	0	0	–	0
Winona State	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

2024 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Adams State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Black Hills State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Chadron State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Colorado Mesa	0	–	0	0	–	0
Colorado Mines	0	–	0	0	–	0
CSU Pueblo	0	–	0	0	–	0
Fort Lewis	0	–	0	0	–	0
New Mexico Highlands	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Dakota Mines	0	–	0	0	–	0
Western Colorado	0	–	0	0	–	0

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

Postseason[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Preseason and in-season[edit]

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2024, 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

References[edit]

^ "Division II approves football scheduling proposal, pair of championship changes" (Press release). NCAA. January 13, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[1] "Division II approves football scheduling proposal, pair of championship changes" (Press release). NCAA. January 13, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

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