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2024 NCAA Division II football season

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.

2024 NCAA Division II football season
Total No. of teams162
Regular seasonAugust 29 – November 16, 2024
PlayoffsNovember 23 – December 21, 2024
National ChampionshipMcKinney Independent School District Stadium
McKinney, TX
December 21, 2024

D-II team wins over FCS teams

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August 29: Sioux Falls 34, St. Thomas (MN) 13
September 7: Edinboro 23, Robert Morris 21
September 21: Clark Atlanta 38, Bethune-Cookman 37
September 28: Frostburg State 25, Mercyhurst 24

Conference changes and new programs

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School Former conference New conference Ref
Anderson (SC) Trojans New program SAC [1]
Erskine Flying Fleet SAC Gulf South [2][3]
Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers Independent (D-II) GLVC [4]
Mercyhurst Lakers PSAC Northeast (FCS) [5]
Northeastern State RiverHawks MIAA Independent (D-II) [6]
Notre Dame (OH) Falcons Mountain East School closed [7]
Post Eagles Independent (D-II) NE-10 [8]
Roosevelt Lakers Mid-States (NAIA) GLIAC [9][10]
Shorter Hawks Gulf South Independent (D-II) [11]
St. Augustine's Falcons CIAA Program suspended [12][13][14]
Sul Ross Lobos ASC (D-III) Lone Star [15]
West Georgia Wolves Gulf South UAC (FCS) [16][17][18]

Headlines

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  • 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.[19] The maximum number of regular-season games remained at 11.

Rankings

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division II football rankings

The top 25 from the AFCA Coaches' Poll.

Preseason Poll

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AFCA[20]
Ranking Team
1 Harding (25)
2 Central Missouri
3 Ferris State (1)
4 Grand Valley State (1)
5 Colorado Mines
6 Pittsburg State
7 Valdosta State
8 Central Washington
9 Lenoir-Rhyne
10 Kutztown
11 Slippery Rock
12 West Florida
13 Minnesota State
14 Augustana
15 Western Colorado
16 Indianapolis
17 Minnesota–Duluth
18 Delta State
19 Ouachita Baptist
20 Virginia Union
21 Texas-Permian Basin
22 Northwest Missouri State
23 Charleston
24 Angelo State
25 Bemidji State

Conference standings

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Super Region 1

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2024 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Ashland   7 – 0     7 – 2  
No. 25 Findlay   6 – 1     8 – 1  
Tiffin   6 – 1     7 – 2  
Hillsdale   4 – 3     4 – 5  
Northwood   3 – 4     5 – 4  
Walsh   3 – 4     4 – 5  
Ohio Dominican   2 – 5     3 – 6  
Thomas More*   2 – 5     3 – 6  
Kentucky Wesleyan   1 – 6     2 – 7  
Lake Erie   1 – 6     2 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Thomas More ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Mountain East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Charleston (WV)   7 – 0     9 – 0  
West Virginia State   5 – 2     6 – 3  
Glenville State   5 – 2     5 – 4  
Frostburg State   4 – 3     6 – 3  
Fairmont State   4 – 3     5 – 4  
UNC Pembroke   4 – 3     4 – 5  
Wheeling   3 – 4     4 – 5  
West Liberty   1 – 5     2 – 7  
Concord   0 – 5     1 – 8  
West Virginia Wesleyan   0 – 6     0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New Haven   5 – 1     6 – 2  
Saint Anselm   5 – 1     5 – 3  
Bentley   4 – 2     6 – 2  
Assumption   4 – 2     5 – 3  
Franklin Pierce   4 – 2     4 – 4  
American International   2 – 4     3 – 6  
Pace   2 – 4     2 – 6  
Southern Connecticut   2 – 5     3 – 6  
Post   0 – 7     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 4 Kutztown   6 – 0     9 – 0  
East Stroudsburg   5 – 1     8 – 1  
West Chester   3 – 2     4 – 5  
Bloomsburg   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Shepherd   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Lock Haven   2 – 3     3 – 6  
Shippensburg   1 – 5     2 – 7  
Millersville   0 – 6     0 – 9  
West Division
No. 23 California (PA)   5 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 14 Slippery Rock   4 – 1     7 – 1  
IUP   3 – 3     6 – 3  
Edinboro   2 – 3     3 – 6  
Gannon   2 – 3     2 – 6  
Clarion   1 – 4     3 – 6  
Seton Hill   1 – 4     3 – 6  
Championship: TBA
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2

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2024 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Virginia Union   6 – 0     7 – 2  
No. 16 Johnson C. Smith   5 – 1     8 – 1  
Virginia State   5 – 1     6 – 3  
Winston-Salem State   4 – 2     6 – 3  
Shaw   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Livingstone   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Fayetteville State   3 – 3     4 – 4  
Bowie State   2 – 4     3 – 6  
Lincoln (PA)   2 – 4     2 – 7  
Elizabeth City State   0 – 6     2 – 7  
Bluefield State   0 – 6     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Valdosta State   4 – 0     8 – 0  
No. 15 West Alabama   4 – 1     7 – 1  
No. 21 West Florida   4 – 1     6 – 2  
North Greenville   3 – 2     4 – 4  
Delta State   2 – 2     5 – 3  
Chowan   1 – 4     2 – 6  
Mississippi College   1 – 5     1 – 7  
Erskine   0 – 4     1 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 24 Carson–Newman   6 – 1     8 – 1  
Emory & Henry   5 – 2     7 – 2  
Mars Hill   4 – 2     4 – 3  
UVA Wise   2 – 4     3 – 5  
Anderson (SC)   1 – 6     3 – 6  
Tusculum   1 – 6     1 – 7  
Piedmont Division
Wingate   5 – 1     7 – 1  
No. 12 Lenoir–Rhyne   5 – 2     7 – 2  
Limestone   5 – 2     6 – 3  
Newberry   3 – 3     3 – 5  
Barton   2 – 5     3 – 6  
Catawba   1 – 6     2 – 7  
  • $ – 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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Miles   6 – 0     7 – 2  
Fort Valley State   6 – 1     6 – 3  
Clark Atlanta 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Albany State   5 – 2     5 – 4  
Tuskegee   5 – 2     5 – 4  
Savannah State   4 – 3     5 – 4  
Lane   3 – 4     3 – 5  
Benedict   3 – 4     3 – 6  
Kentucky State   3 – 4     3 – 6  
Edward Waters   1 – 5     1 – 7  
Morehouse   1 – 5     1 – 8  
Allen   1 – 6     2 – 7  
Central State (OH)   1 – 6     1 – 8  
  • $ – 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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Shorter   –     3 – 4  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3

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2024 Great American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Ouachita Baptist   8 – 1     8 – 1  
No. 4 Harding   8 – 1     8 – 1  
Henderson State   7 – 2     7 – 2  
Southern Arkansas   7 – 2     7 – 2  
SE Oklahoma State   5 – 4     5 – 4  
Arkansas Tech   4 – 5     4 – 5  
Arkansas–Monticello   4 – 5     4 – 5  
East Central   4 – 5     4 – 5  
NW Oklahoma State   2 – 7     2 – 7  
Oklahoma Baptist   2 – 7     2 – 7  
SW Oklahoma State   2 – 7     2 – 7  
Southern Nazarene   1 – 8     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ferris State   4 – 0     8 – 1  
No. 7 Grand Valley State   4 – 1     8 – 1  
Saginaw Valley State   4 – 1     7 – 2  
Davenport   3 – 2     6 – 3  
Michigan Tech   3 – 2     6 – 3  
Roosevelt*   1 – 4     1 – 7  
Northern Michigan   0 – 4     0 – 9  
Wayne State (MI)   0 – 5     0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Roosevelt ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Indianapolis   6 – 0     8 – 1  
McKendree   4 – 2     5 – 4  
Truman   4 – 2     5 – 4  
Upper Iowa   4 – 2     5 – 4  
Quincy   4 – 3     4 – 3  
Missouri S&T   3 – 3     4 – 5  
William Jewell   2 – 4     4 – 5  
Southwest Baptist   1 – 5     2 – 6  
Lincoln (MO)   0 – 7     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Central Oklahoma   6 – 1     8 – 1  
No. 5 Pittsburg State   6 – 2     7 – 2  
No. 11 Emporia State   5 – 2     7 – 2  
Fort Hays State   5 – 3     7 – 3  
Central Missouri   4 – 3     6 – 3  
NW Missouri State   4 – 3     5 – 4  
Nebraska–Kearney   2 – 4     4 – 4  
Missouri Western   2 – 6     3 – 6  
Washburn   2 – 6     2 – 7  
Missouri Southern   0 – 7     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 NCAA Division II Super Region 3 independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Northeastern State   –     2 – 7  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

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2024 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Angelo State   8 – 0     8 – 2  
Central Washington   6 – 2     7 – 3  
Western Oregon   6 – 2     6 – 4  
Texas A&M–Kingsville   5 – 3     6 – 4  
UT Permian Basin   5 – 3     6 – 4  
West Texas A&M   5 – 3     5 – 5  
Midwestern State   2 – 6     3 – 7  
Sul Ross*   2 – 6     3 – 7  
Eastern New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 7  
Western New Mexico   0 – 8     2 – 8  
  • $ – 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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Augustana (SD)   7 – 1     7 – 2  
No. 22 Minnesota State   6 – 2     7 – 2  
Sioux Falls   6 – 2     7 – 2  
Bemidji State   5 – 3     6 – 3  
Wayne State (NE)   5 – 3     6 – 3  
MSU Moorhead   5 – 3     5 – 4  
Northern State   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Minnesota Duluth   4 – 4     5 – 4  
Winona State   4 – 4     4 – 5  
Minot State   3 – 6     4 – 6  
Concordia–St. Paul   2 – 6     2 – 7  
Mary   1 – 7     2 – 7  
SW Minnesota State   0 – 8     0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 CSU Pueblo   7 – 0     8 – 1  
No. 8 Western Colorado   6 – 1     8 – 1  
Colorado Mesa   6 – 1     7 – 2  
No. 18 Colorado Mines   5 – 2     7 – 2  
Black Hills State   3 – 4     4 – 5  
South Dakota Mines   3 – 4     4 – 5  
Chadron State   2 – 5     3 – 6  
New Mexico Highlands   2 – 5     2 – 7  
Fort Lewis   0 – 6     1 – 7  
Adams State   0 – 6     0 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Postseason

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


Coaching changes

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Preseason and in-season

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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
New Mexico Highlands Ron Hudson May 1, 2024 Fired[21] Kurt Taufa'asau[22] New Mexico Military head coach (2021–2023)
American International Lou Conte May 23, 2024 Hired as head coach by Westfield State[23] Daniel Chipka (interim)[24] American International offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Henderson State Scott Maxfield June 26, 2024 Retired Greg Holsworth[25] Henderson State assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2017–2023)
Emory & Henry Curt Newsome July 30, 2024 Resigned[26] Quintin Hunter (interim) Emory & Henry offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach (2021–2023)
McKendree Mike Babcock August 6, 2024 Hired as assistant by UCLA[27] Jason Rejfek (interim)[28] McKendree defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2019–2023)


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Are You Ready for Trojan Football?". andersonuniversity.edu. Anderson University. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Erskine Football | Fleet agree to join Gulf South Conference as Football Affiliate Member for 2024 season". erskinesports.com. Erskine College. January 27, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Erskine Football | Fleet to be part of rebirth of football in Conference Carolinas in 2025". erskinesports.com. Erskine College. January 26, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Lincoln to Leave MIAA After 43 years". themiaa.com. Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. January 26, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mercyhurst University marks new era in athletics with move to Division I". hurstathletics.com. Mercyhurst University. April 4, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "MIAA Approves Northeastern State's Request to Play as an Independent Institution in Football". themiaa.com. Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. November 20, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Last day of classes at Notre Dame College; school closing after more than 100 years". cleveland19.com. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "Post University Football To Join Northeast-10 As Associate Member". posteagles.com. Post University. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "ROOSEVELT JOINS NCAA DIVISION II". roosevelt.edu. Roosevelt University. July 13, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Lakers Litter All-MSFA Teams For Final NAIA Season". rooseveltlakers.com. Roosevelt University. November 20, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  11. ^ "Shorter Athletics Announces Their Move to Conference Carolinas". goshorterhawks.com. Shorter University. January 27, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  12. ^ "Struggling HBCU 'Suspends' Football Program For The Fall Season". SI.com. April 4, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  13. ^ "St. Augustine's will compete in every other sport except football — for now". hbcusports.com. April 20, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  14. ^ "Former St. Augustine's football players describe suspension of 2024 football as 'heartbreaking' ". hbcusports.com. April 19, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  15. ^ "Sul Ross State to join the LSC on July 1, 2024". lonestarconference.org. Lone Star Conference. July 22, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  16. ^ "UWG, United Athletic Conference Reveal 2024 Conference Football Slate". uwgathletics.com. University of West Georgia. November 14, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  17. ^ "UWG Athletics to Transition to NCAA Division I". westga.edu. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  18. ^ "UAC Welcomes West Georgia as its 11th Member". uacfootball.com. United Athletic Conference. August 8, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  19. ^ "Division II approves football scheduling proposal, pair of championship changes" (Press release). NCAA. January 13, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  20. ^ "Defending national champion Harding preseason No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  21. ^ "NMHU And Head Football Coach Ron Hudson Part Ways" (Press release). New Mexico Highlands University Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  22. ^ "Kurt Taufa'asau Named NMHU Head Football Coach". New Mexico Highlands University Athletics. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  23. ^ "Lou Conte, Jr. Named Head Football Coach at Westfield State". 2024-06-04.
  24. ^ "AIC Names Daniel Chipka as Interim Head Football Coach". American International University Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  25. ^ "Scott Maxfield Announces Retirement, Greg Holsworth Promoted to Head Football Coach" (Press release). Henderson State University Athletics. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  26. ^ "Emory & Henry Head Football Coach Curt Newsome Steps Down". July 30, 2024.
  27. ^ "Sources: D-II head coach leaves post to take job at UCLA". Football Scoop. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  28. ^ "McKendree Announces the Resignation of Coach Babcock; Names Jason Rejfek Interim Head Coach". August 6, 2024.
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