List of NCAA Division II football championship appearances by team

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The list of team that have participated in the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs. The NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs began with eight teams in 1973 and expanded to include 16 teams in 1988, 24 teams in 2004, 28 teams in 2015, and 32 teams in 2025.[1]

Current Division II members

Qualified teams

  • Teams in bold participated in the 2025 postseason.
  • Updated after the 2025 playoffs.
NCAA Division II Football Championship appearances
TeamAppearancesFirstLastWinsLossesTotal gamesPct.
Albany State Golden Rams151993202551520.250
American International Yellow Jackets220082013022.000
Angelo State Rams9198720247916.438
Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys319992009235.500
Ashland Eagles101986202551015.333
Assumption Greyhounds520152025459.444
Augustana (SD) Vikings8198820242810.200
Bemidji State Beavers420212024549.556
Benedict Tigers320222025134.250
Bentley Falcons420032025044.000
Bloomsburg Huskies111985201491120.450
Bowie State Bulldogs619882021369.333
California (PA) Vulcans92007202510919.526
Carson–Newman Eagles1719932024201737.541
Catawba Indians7199920155712.417
Central Missouri Mules520022023459.444
Central Oklahoma Bronchos519962024459.444
Central State Marauders419831986347.429
Central Washington Wildcats9200220255914.357
Chadron State Eagles9199620253912.250
Charleston Golden Eagles320152024134.250
Clarion Golden Eagles119961996213.667
Colorado Mesa Mavericks420002016145.200
Colorado Mines Orediggers92004202312921.571
CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves11201120259918.500
Concord (WV) Mountain Lions220112014224.500
Davenport Panthers120222022011.000
Delta State Statesmen1119982023171027.630
East Stroudsburg Warriors6199120244610.400
Edinboro Fighting Scots8198920093811.273
Elizabeth City State Vikings319812011033.000
Emporia State Hornets420032016336.500
Fairmont State Falcons120162016011.000
Fayetteville State Broncos420022022044.000
Ferris State Bulldogs1619922025351247.745
Findlay Oilers320172025134.250
Fort Hays State Tigers419932018044.000
Fort Valley State Wildcats619822012167.143
Frostburg State Bobcats120252025213.667
Glenville State Pioneers119971997011.000
Grand Valley State Lakers2319892024391857.684
Harding Bisons82012202516925.640
Henderson State Reddies420122023145.200
Hillsdale Chargers320092018235.400
Indiana (PA) Crimson Hawks2019872025222042.524
Indianapolis Greyhounds102012202531013.231
Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls120252025011.000
Kentucky State Thorobreds120252025011.000
Kutztown Golden Bears8201020259817.529
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears82012202411819.579
Mars Hill Lions120112011011.000
Michigan Tech Huskies220042014022.000
Midwestern State Mustangs8200420172810.200
Miles Golden Bears320122024134.250
Millersville Marauders320022005235.400
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs1320022025141125.560
Minnesota State–Mankato Mavericks1619872025201636.556
Missouri Southern Lions119931993011.000
Missouri Western Griffons420062012246.333
Morehouse Maroon Tigers120102010011.000
Nebraska–Kearney Lopers520022021257.286
Newberry Wolves6200620255611.455
UNC Pembroke Braves320092016134.250
North Greenville Trailblazers320112025437.571
Northeastern State RiverHawks219992000224.500
Northern Michigan Wildcats7197519876612.500
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats2719842025532174.716
Northwood Timberwolves520002025156.167
Ohio Dominican Panthers220132014224.500
Ouachita Baptist Tigers620142024167.143
Pittsburg State Gorillas2219892025282048.583
Saginaw Valley State Cardinals8200020134812.333
Savannah State Tigers119921992011.000
Seton Hill Griffins120082008112.500
Shaw Bears220072010022.000
Shepherd Rams1519982023181432.563
Shippensburg Red Raiders619812017369.333
Sioux Falls Cougars420152019145.200
Slippery Rock1219972024151126.577
Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm120042004011.000
Southern Arkansas Muleriders219972003022.000
Southern Connecticut State Fighting Owls420052008145.200
Southwest Baptist Bearcats120162016011.000
Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas1519882010171532.531
Tiffin Dragons220192023022.000
Truman Bulldogs519822025055.000
Tusculum Pioneers120082008112.500
Tuskegee Golden Tigers420132016336.500
UT Permian Basin Falcons220232025224.500
Valdosta State Blazers2119942025341751.667
Virginia State Trojans220142017123.333
Virginia Union Panthers131979202521315.133
Washburn Ichabods420052021145.200
Wayne State (MI) Warriors120112011415.800
Wayne State (NE) Wildcats219822022022.000
West Alabama Tigers7197520244711.364
West Chester Golden Rams1419882019101424.417
West Liberty Hilltoppers120092009112.500
West Texas A&M Buffaloes7200520138715.533
Western Colorado Mountaineers719922025279.222
Wingate Bulldogs7201020254711.364
Winona State Warriors720012022178.125
Winston-Salem State Rams9197820167915.438

Not yet qualified

NCAA Division II Football Championship appearances
Conference[a]TeamJoined
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (3)Bluefield State Big Blues2021
Lincoln (PA) Lions2011
Livingstone Blue Bears1973
Conference Carolinas (5)Barton Bulldogs2021
Chowan Hawks2007
Erskine Flying Fleet2021
Ferrum Panthers2025
Shorter Hawks2012
Great American Conference (6)Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils1997
East Central Tigers1998
Northwestern Oklahoma Rangers2012
Oklahoma Baptist Bison2015
Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm2012
Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs1998
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1)Roosevelt Lakers2024
Great Lakes Valley Conference (6)Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers2001
McKendree Bearcats2012
Missouri S&T Miners1973
Quincy Hawks2012
Upper Iowa Peacocks2005
William Jewell Cardinals2012
Great Midwest Athletic Conference (4)Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers1993
Lake Erie Storm2010
Thomas More Saints2023
Walsh Cavaliers2012
Lone Star Conference (4)Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds1985
Sul Ross Lobos2024
Western New Mexico Mustangs1994
Western Oregon Wolves2001
Mountain East Conference (3)West Virginia State Yellow Jackets1997
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats1993
Wheeling Cardinals2019
Northeast 10 Conference (4)Franklin Pierce Ravens2019
Pace Setters1993
Post Eagles2022
Saint Anselm Hawks1999
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (7)Concordia St. Paul Golden Bears2002
Jamestown Jimmies2025
Mary Marauders2007
Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons1978
Minot State Beavers2011
Northern State Wolves2000
Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs1993
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (2)Gannon Golden Knights1993
Lock Haven Bald Eagles1980
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (5)Adams State Grizzlies1990
Black Hills State Yellow Jackets2011
Fort Lewis Skyhawks1990
New Mexico Highlands Cowboys1991
South Dakota Mines Hardrockers2011
South Atlantic Conference (3)Anderson Trojans2024
Emory and Henry Wasps2021
UVA Wise Cavaliers2013
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (4)Allen Yellow Jackets2021
Clark Atlanta Panthers1980
Edward Waters Tigers2021
Lane Dragons1993
  • Teams in yellow are ineligible for the playoffs due to a transition to Division II.

Former NCAA Division II members

Former NCAA Division II teams that sponsored football at D-II level and had made at least one appearance in the playoffs, but had either left NCAA Division II or no longer sponsor football.

TeamAppearancesFirstLastWinsLossesTotalPct.
Abilene Christian Wildcats[FCS]620062011369.333
Akron Zips[FBS]119761976213.667
Alabama A&M Bulldogs[FCS]219791989123.333
Alcorn State Braves[FCS]119741974011.000
Azusa Pacific Cougars[D3]220162018022.000
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats[FCS]119771977011.000
Boise State Broncos[FBS]319731975134.250
Bryant Bulldogs[FCS]220062007022.000
Butler Bulldogs[FCS]319831991033.000
Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo Mustangs[FCS]319781990426.667
Cal State Northridge Matadors[D1]119901990011.000
Central Arkansas Bears[FCS]220012005224.500
UCF Knights[FBS]119871987111.500
Central Michigan Chippewas[FBS]1197419743031.000
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens[FBS]5197319797411.636
East Texas A&M Lions[FCS][b]81990201911718.611
Eastern Illinois Panthers[FCS]219781980516.833
Eastern Kentucky Colonels[FCS]119761976011.000
Florida Tech Panthers[NF]220162018022.000
Grambling State Tigers[FCS]119731973112.500
Hampton Pirates[FCS]319851993134.250
Humboldt State Lumberjacks[NF][c]120152015112.500
Jacksonville State Gamecocks[FBS]101977199215924.625
Lehigh Mountain Hawks[FCS]319731977325.600
Limestone Saints[Defunct]220222023022.000
Lindenwood Lions[FCS]220192021123.333
LIU Post Pioneers[FCS][d]620022018369.333
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs[FBS]219731974415.800
Massachusetts Minutemen[FBS]119771977112.500
Mercyhurst Lakers[FCS]120102010112.500
Merrimack Warriors[FCS]120062006112.500
Mississippi College Choctaws[NF][e]5197919918412.667
Montana State Bobcats[FCS]1197619763031.000
Morgan State Bears[FCS]119791979011.000
Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks[D1][f]101978200821012.167
New Hampshire Wildcats[FCS]219751976123.333
New Haven Chargers[FCS]1019922024101121.476
Norfolk State Spartans[FCS]119841984011.000
North Alabama Lions[FCS]2119802016351853.660
North Carolina Central Eagles[FCS]319882006134.250
North Dakota Fighting Sioux[FCS][g]1419752007181331.581
North Dakota State Bison[FBS]1719762000301242.714
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks[FCS]119771977011.000
Northern Colorado Bears[FCS]91980200212719.632
Northern Iowa Panthers[FCS]119751975011.000
Notre Dame Falcons[Defunct]420182022549.556
Portland State Vikings[FCS]81987199512820.600
Presbyterian Blue Hose[FCS]120052005011.000
Puget Sound Loggers[D3]119811981011.000
Sacramento State Hornets[FBS]119881988213.667
St. Cloud State Huskies[NF]519892013459.444
Santa Clara Broncos[D1]119801980112.500
South Dakota Coyotes[FCS]419732006448.500
South Dakota State Jackrabbits[FCS]119791979011.000
Tarleton State Texans[FCS][h]520012019459.444
Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks[FCS][i]119881988112.500
Texas State Bobcats[FBS]319811983617.857
Towson Tigers[FCS]319831986134.250
Troy Trojans[FBS]319841987712.875
UC Davis Aggies[FCS]1819772002151833.455
UNLV Rebels[FBS]219741976123.333
West Florida Argonauts[FCS]62017202512415.750
West Georgia Wolves[FCS]9198820216812.429
Western Carolina Catamounts[FCS]119741974011.000
Western Illinois Leathernecks[FCS]119731973011.000
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers[FBS]219731975426.667
Western Washington Vikings[NF]119991999011.000
Wofford Terriers[FCS]320022005235.400
Youngstown State Penguins[FCS]319741979336.500

Notes

  1. ↑According to conferences in football, not necessarily a team's primary conference.
  2. ↑East Texas A&M was known by two different names during its Division II tenure–first East Texas State University through the 1995 football season, then as Texas A&M University–Commerce before adopting its current name in November 2024, a little more than two years after its move to Division I.
  3. ↑The university changed its name to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in January 2022, well after football was dropped. The athletic program is now known as the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks.
  4. ↑After the 2018–19 school year, Long Island University merged the athletic programs of its two campuses—Division I LIU Brooklyn and Division II LIU Post—into a single Division I program under the LIU name. All varsity sports previously sponsored by either campus continued to be sponsored by the new LIU program, which inherited LIU Brooklyn's Division I and Northeast Conference memberships. The new nickname of Sharks was announced on May 15, 2019.[2][3]
  5. ↑The university changed its name to Mississippi Christian University in 2026, two years after football was dropped. The athletic program is now known as the Mississippi Christian Choctaws.
  6. ↑The athletic program rebranded itself as the Omaha Mavericks after dropping football.
  7. ↑North Dakota changed its nickname to Fighting Hawks in 2015, several years after it moved to FCS.
  8. ↑The program was branded exclusively as "Tarleton State" during its entire Division II tenure. The school now uses "Tarleton" and "Tarleton State" interchangeably for athletic purposes.
  9. ↑The program changed its brand to "UT Martin" several years after moving to Division I. The university name has not changed.

Program changes

See also

References

  • NCAA.com, ed. (2019). "Championships"(PDF). 2019 Division I Football Records Book. NCAA. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  1. ↑"DIVISION II FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK"(PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  2. ↑"Long Island University Announces Unification Into One LIU Division I Program" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. ↑"Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot" (Press release). Long Island University. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.