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A list of NCAA Division II college football seasons since splitting away in 1973. Prior to then, Division II
schools participated in the NCAA's College Division.[1][2][3]
Contents
Three Division Alignment (1973–1978)
Conference realignment
Four Division Alignment (1978–present)
See also
References
Conference realignment
The Southland Conference, and all of its members, moved from Division II up to Division I in
1975 but returned to Division I-AA in 1982.
The Big Sky Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Ohio Valley Conference,
Southwestern Athletic Conference, and Yankee Conference, and their respective members,
moved from Division II into the newly founded Division I-AA in 1978.
After forming as a league in 1980, the Association of Mid-Continent Universities, and all of
its members, moved from Division II up to Division I-AA in 1982.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, after competing as a Division III conference
from 1973 to 1979, moved to Division II, along with all of its membership, in 1980.
1982 Southwest — —
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Texas State
Virginia Union
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference –
Hillsdale
Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State
Lone Star Conference – Southwest Texas State
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association –
Northeast Missouri State
North Central Conference – North Dakota State
Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis
Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota
State–Moorhead
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East
Stroudsburg
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado
Mesa
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort
Valley State
Western Football Conference – Cal Poly–SLO
Northwest
2016 Missouri
State
Texas A&M-
2017
Commerce
Valdosta
2018
State
West
2019
Florida
The season concluded with the end of the regular season, as
2020 the playoffs and championship game were not held due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons
List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
List of NCAA Division III football seasons
Harlon Hill Trophy
References
1. "Division II All-Time Championship Results Bracket" (http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_c
hamps_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf) (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved
December 20, 2013.
2. "All-Time Conference Champions" (http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2013/Conf
erence.pdf) (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 15–28. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
3. "Western Football Conference Champions" (http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/confere
nce_champs/champions.php?conid=204). College Football Warehouse.
cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.