2013 NCAA Division II football season

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The 2013 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 31, 2013, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 21, 2013, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama. This was the final championship played in Florence, after twenty-eight straight finals, before the game moves to Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats defeated the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears, 43-28, to win their fourth national title.[1]

The 2013 Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to running back Franklyn Quiteh from Bloomsburg.

Conference standings

2013 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern
Virginia State x   7 0         9 1  
Elizabeth City State   4 3         4 6  
Bowie State   3 4         5 5  
Chowan   3 4         4 6  
Virginia Union   3 4         3 7  
Lincoln (PA)   0 7         1 9  
Southern
#14 Winston-Salem St. x^   7 0         10 2  
Fayetteville State   5 2         6 4  
Shaw   4 3         6 4  
St. Augustine's   4 3         6 4  
Johnson C. Smith   3 4         4 6  
Livingstone   1 6         3 7  
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
^ Division II playoff participant
  • Championship Game Cancelled
    Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Great American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#13 Henderson State ^   10 0         11 1  
Harding   8 2         9 2  
Ouachita Baptist   7 3         7 3  
Southern Arkansas   6 4         6 4  
SW Oklahoma State   6 4         6 5  
East Central   5 5         5 5  
Arkansas Tech   5 5         5 6  
Arkansas-Monticello   4 6         5 6  
NW Oklahoma State   2 8         2 9  
SE Oklahoma State   2 8         2 9  
Southern Nazarene   0 10         0 11  
Conference champion
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#12 Ohio Dominican ^   9 0         10 1  
#22 Saginaw Valley State ^   9 1         9 3  
Ferris State   8 2         8 3  
#3 Grand Valley State ^   7 2         12 3  
Findlay   6 3         8 3  
Michigan Tech   6 4         6 4  
Ashland   5 5         5 5  
Hillsdale   5 4         5 6  
Lake Erie   3 6         4 7  
Walsh   3 6         3 8  
Northern Michigan   3 7         3 7  
Wayne State (MI)   3 7         3 8  
Malone   1 8         2 9  
Northwood (MI)   1 8         2 9  
Tiffin   1 8         2 9  
Conference champion
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#18 Indianapolis ^   7 0         10 2  
Truman State   5 2         7 4  
St. Joseph's (IN)   5 2         6 3  
Missouri S&T   5 2         6 5  
McKendree   3 4         4 6  
William Jewell   2 5         3 8  
Quincy   1 6         2 9  
Kentucky Wesleyan   0 7         0 11  
Conference champion
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Azusa Pacific   9 1         9 2  
Central Washington   7 3         7 4  
Western Oregon   7 3         7 4  
Dixie State   4 6         4 7  
Simon Fraser   3 7         3 7  
Humboldt State   0 10         0 11  
Conference champion
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  .
#10 North Alabama §^   5 1         10 3  
West Alabama §   5 1         8 3  
Delta State   4 2         7 3  
Valdosta State   3 3         6 4  
West Georgia   3 3         6 5  
Florida Tech   1 5         5 7  
Shorter   0 6         2 9  
§ Conference co-champions
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Division II independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#15 UNC-Pembroke ^           9 2  
South Dakota Mines           6 4  
North Greenville           5 6  
Alderson Broaddus           4 6  
OK Panhandle State           4 7  
McMurry           3 8  
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  .
Eastern New Mexico §   5 1         7 3  
Tarleton State §   5 1         7 3  
#11 West Texas A&M ^   4 2         11 3  
Midwestern State   3 3         7 3  
Texas A&M-Commerce   2 4         7 5  
Angelo State   2 4         5 6  
Texas A&M-Kingsville   0 6         2 8  
§ Conference co-champions
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 NW Missouri St. ^   10 0         15 0  
#20 Emporia State ^   9 1         9 2  
#19 Pittsburg State   7 2         10 2  
Missouri Western   7 3         8 3  
Washburn   7 3         8 3  
Missouri Southern State   5 3         7 3  
Central Missouri   5 4         6 4  
Fort Hays State   4 5         6 5  
Nebraska-Kearney   3 6         3 8  
Lindenwood   2 6         3 6  
Lincoln   2 8         3 8  
Central Oklahoma   2 8         2 8  
Northeastern State   2 8         2 9  
Southwest Baptist   1 9         1 10  
Conference champion
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Mountain East Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#9 Shepherd ^   9 0         11 1  
Concord   7 2         8 3  
Urbana   7 2         7 4  
Charleston   6 3         6 5  
Glenville State   5 4         6 5  
West Virginia Wesleyan   5 4         5 5  
Notre Dame (OH)   4 5         5 6  
West Liberty   3 6         3 8  
Fairmont State   2 7         3 8  
Virginia-Wise   2 7         2 9  
West Virginia State   0 10         0 11  
Conference champion
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
American Int'l College ^   9 1         9 3  
New Haven   8 2         8 3  
Stonehill   8 2         8 3  
Merrimack   6 4         7 4  
Assumption   6 4         6 5  
Bentley   5 5         6 5  
LIU Post   4 6         5 6  
So. Connecticut St.   3 7         3 8  
St. Anselm   1 9         1 10  
Pace   0 10         0 11  
Conference champion
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#8 Minnesota-Duluth x^   10 1         11 2  
#5 St. Cloud State ^   10 1         12 2  
Mary   6 5         6 5  
MSU-Moorhead   4 7         4 7  
Northern State   4 7         4 7  
Minnesota-Crookston   2 9         2 9  
Bemidji State   3 8         3 8  
Minot State   2 9         2 9  
South
#6 MSU-Mankato x^   11 0         11 1  
Southwest Minnesota State   7 4         7 5  
Winona State   6 5         6 5  
Sioux Falls   6 5         6 5  
Upper Iowa   6 5         6 5  
Concordia-St. Paul   5 6         5 6  
Augustana College   4 7         4 7  
Wayne State (NE)   2 9         2 9  
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
#4 West Chester ^   6 1         13 2  
#16 Bloomsburg x^   6 1         10 2  
Shippensburg   6 1         7 4  
East Stroudsburg   4 3         7 4  
Kutztown   3 4         4 7  
Lock Haven   2 5         3 8  
Millersville   1 6         1 10  
Cheyney   0 7         0 11  
West
#21 Slippery Rock x^   6 1         9 3  
#24 Indiana (PA)   5 2         9 2  
California (PA)   4 3         7 4  
Mercyhurst   4 3         7 4  
Gannon   4 3         6 5  
Edinboro   3 4         5 6  
Clarion   2 5         4 7  
Seton Hill   0 7         1 10  
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 CSU-Pueblo ^   9 0         11 1  
Colorado Mines   7 2         8 3  
Chadron State   7 2         8 3  
Adams State   5 4         7 4  
Colorado Mesa   4 5         5 6  
Western New Mexico   4 5         4 6  
Fort Lewis   3 6         4 7  
Black Hills State   2 6         2 8  
Western State (CO)   2 6         2 8  
New Mexico Highlands   1 8         2 9  
Conference champion
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Lenoir-Rhyne ^   7 0         13 2  
#17 Carson-Newman ^   5 2         10 3  
#23 Newberry ^   5 2         9 3  
Catawba   3 4         6 5  
Wingate   3 4         4 6  
Tusculum   2 5         4 7  
Brevard   2 5         3 8  
Mars Hill   1 6         3 8  
Conference champion
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Coaches
2013 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
Albany State x   4 0         5 4  
Fort Valley State   3 1         4 6  
Benedict College   2 2         4 6  
Clark Atlanta   1 2         3 7  
Morehouse College   0 4         2 8  
West
#25 Tuskegee ^   4 1         8 2  
Miles College x   4 1         6 4  
Lane College   2 3         6 4  
Stillman College   2 3         6 5  
Central State   2 4         2 8  
Kentucky State   1 4         5 5  
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State (10–2, 7–0)

Great American Conference – Henderson State (11–1, 10–0)

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ohio Dominican (10–1, 9–0)

Great Lakes Valley Conference – Indianapolis (10–2, 7–0)

Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Azusa Pacific (10–2, 9–1)

Gulf South Conference – North Alabama (10–3, 5–1) and West Alabama (8–3, 5–1)

Lone Star Conference – Eastern New Mexico (7–3, 5–1) and Tarleton State (7–3, 5–1)

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State (14–0, 10–0)

Mountain East Conference – Shepherd (11–1, 9–0)

Northeast-10 Conference – American International College (9–3, 8–1) and Stonehill College (8–3, 8–1)

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State-Mankato (11–1, 10–0)

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (10–2, 6–1)

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado State-Pueblo (11–1, 9–0)

South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne (13–1, 7–0)

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State (5–4, 4–0)

2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs

The 2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs involved 24 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football.[2] The tournament began on November 23, 2013 and concluded on December 21, 2013 with the 2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.[3]

Participants

Schools

School Conference Regular
Season
Record
American International College Northeast-10 Conference 9–2
Bloomsburg Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 10–1
Carson-Newman South Atlantic Conference 10–2
Colorado State-Pueblo Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 11–0
Emporia State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 9–1
Grand Valley State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 9–2
Henderson State Great American Conference 11–0
Indianapolis Great Lakes Valley Conference 10–0
Lenoir-Rhyne South Atlantic Conference 10–1
Minnesota State-Mankato Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 11–0
Minnesota-Duluth Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 10–1
Newberry College South Atlantic Conference 9–2
North Carolina-Pembroke Independent 9–1
North Alabama Gulf South Conference 8–2
Northwest Missouri State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association 11–0
Ohio Dominican Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 10–0
Saginaw Valley State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 9–2
Shepherd Mountain East Conference 10–0
Slippery Rock Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 9–2
St. Cloud State Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 10–1
Tuskegee Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 8–2
West Chester Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 10–1
West Texas A&M Lone Star Conference 9–2
Winston-Salem State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 10–1

Bids by conference

Conference Total Schools Super
Region
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1 Winston-Salem State 1
Great American Conference 1 Henderson State 3
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3 Grand Valley State
Ohio Dominican
Saginaw Valley State
4
Great Lakes Valley Conference 1 Indianapolis 4
Gulf South Conference 1 North Alabama 2
Independent 1 North Carolina-Pembroke 2
Lone Star Conference 1 West Texas A&M 4
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2 Northwest Missouri State
Emporia State
3
Mountain East Conference 1 Shepherd 1
Northeast-10 Conference 1 American International College 1
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 3 Minnesota State-Mankato
Minnesota-Duluth
St. Cloud State
3
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 3 Bloomsburg
Slippery Rock
West Chester
1
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 1 Colorado State-Pueblo 4
South Atlantic Conference 3 Carson-Newman
Lenoir-Rhyne
Newberry College
2
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 Tuskegee 2

Playoff format

2013 NCAA Division II National
Football Championship playoffs
Teams 24
Finals Site Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, Alabama
Champions Northwest Missouri State (4th title)
Runner-Up Lenoir–Rhyne (1st championship game)
Semifinalists West Chester
Grand Valley State
Attendance 6,543 (Championship game)

Two teams in each super regional earned first-round byes. The first-round winners advanced to face a bye team in their super regional. Second-round winners met in the quarterfinals and quarterfinal winners advanced to play in the semifinals.

First-round, second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games were played on the campus of one of the competing institutions as determined by the NCAA Division II Football Committee. The home team at the championship was determined by the Division II Football Committee and the Shoals National Championship Committee.

National television coverage

The championship game was played at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama and broadcast live on ESPN2 on December 21.

The semifinal games were broadcast on ESPN, ESPN360, and CBS College Sports on December 14.

Final standings

Place School
1st Northwest Missouri State
2nd Lenoir-Rhyne
3rd Grand Valley State
West Chester
5th Shepherd
North Alabama
St. Cloud State
West Texas A&M
9th Bloomsburg
Carson-Newman
Colorado State-Pueblo
Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota State-Mankato
North Carolina-Pembroke
Ohio Dominican
Winston-Salem State
17th American International College
Emporia State
Henderson State
Indianapolis
Newberry College
Saginaw Valley State
Slippery Rock
Tuskegee

Brackets and Individual game results

Super Regional 1

  First round
November 23
    Second round
November 30
    Super Regional finals
December 7
                           
        3  West Chester 40  
  6  American International College 7     2  Bloomsburg 38    
  3  West Chester 38         3  West Chester 28
      1  Shepherd 7
        4  Winston-Salem State 0    
  5  Slippery Rock 20     1  Shepherd 7  
  4  Winston-Salem State 27  

Round 1

Slippery Rock vs. Winston-Salem State
1 2 3 4 Total
Slippery Rock 6 7 7 0 20
Winston-Salem State 6 14 7 0 27


American International College vs. West Chester
1 2 3 4 Total
American International College 7 0 0 0 7
West Chester 7 14 10 7 38


Round 2

Winston-Salem State vs. Shepherd
1 2 3 4 Total
Winston-Salem State 0 0 0 0 0
Shepherd 0 0 7 0 7


West Chester vs. Bloomsburg
1 2 3 4 Total
West Chester 17 3 14 6 40
Bloomsburg 3 14 0 21 38


Super Regional finals

West Chester vs. Shepherd
1 2 3 4 Total
West Chester 7 7 0 14 28
Shepherd 7 0 0 0 7


Super Regional 2

  First round
November 23
    Second round
November 30
    Super Regional finals
December 7
                           
        3  North Alabama 37  
  6  Tuskegee 27     2  North Carolina-Pembroke 13    
  3  North Alabama 30         3  North Alabama 39
      1  Lenoir-Rhyne 42
        4  Carson-Newman 20    
  5  Newberry College 27     1  Lenoir-Rhyne 27  
  4  Carson-Newman 37  

Round 1

Newberry College vs. Carson-Newman
1 2 3 4 Total
Newberry College 0 14 0 13 27
Carson-Newman 14 10 6 7 37


Tuskegee vs. North Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Tuskegee 10 7 10 0 27
North Alabama 7 17 6 0 30


Round 2

Carson-Newman vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
1 2 3 4 Total
Carson-Newman 10 10 0 0 20
Lenoir-Rhyne 7 3 10 7 27


North Alabama vs. North Carolina-Pembroke
1 2 3 4 Total
North Alabama 0 10 13 14 37
North Carolina-Pembroke 6 0 7 0 13


Super Regional finals

North Alabama vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
1 2 3 4 Total
North Alabama 7 7 7 18 39
Lenoir-Rhyne 14 14 7 7 42


Super Regional 3

  First round
November 23
    Second round
November 30
    Super Regional finals
December 7
                           
        6  St. Cloud State 54  
  6  St. Cloud State 40     2  Minnesota State-Mankato 48    
  3  Henderson State 35         6  St. Cloud State 21
      1  Northwest Missouri State 59
        4  Minnesota-Duluth 21    
  5  Emporia State 13     1  Northwest Missouri State 45  
  4  Minnesota-Duluth 55  

Round 1

Emporia State vs. Minnesota-Duluth
1 2 3 4 Total
Emporia State 13 0 0 0 13
Minnesota-Duluth 13 28 14 0 55


St. Cloud State vs. Henderson State
1 2 3 4 Total
St. Cloud State 7 20 7 6 40
Henderson State 7 7 7 14 35


Round 2

Minnesota-Duluth vs. Northwest Missouri State
1 2 3 4 Total
Minnesota-Duluth 0 0 0 21 21
Northwest Missouri State 0 10 21 14 45


St. Cloud State vs. Minnesota State-Mankato
1 2 3 4 Total
St. Cloud State 14 20 14 6 54
Miinnesota State-Mankato 7 7 27 7 48


Super Regional finals

St. Cloud State vs. Northwest Missouri State
1 2 3 4 Total
St. Cloud State 0 0 14 7 21
Northwest Missouri State 7 21 10 21 59


Super Regional 4

  First round
November 23
    Second round
November 30
    Super Regional finals
December 7
                           
        6  West Texas A&M 34  
  6  West Texas A&M 27     2  Ohio Dominican 27    
  3  Indianapolis 14         6  West Texas A&M 28
      4  Grand Valley State 35
        4  Grand Valley State 34    
  5  Saginaw Valley State 7     1  Colorado State-Pueblo 30  
  4  Grand Valley State 40  

Round 1

Saginaw Valley State vs. Grand Valley State
1 2 3 4 Total
Saginaw Valley State 0 0 0 7 7
Grand Valley 6 10 3 21 40


West Texas A&M vs. Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 Total
West Texas A&M 7 10 10 0 27
Indianapolis 7 0 7 0 14


Round 2

Grand Valley State vs. Colorado State-Pueblo
1 2 3 4 Total
Grand Valley State 6 21 7 0 34
Colorado State-Pueblo 16 7 7 0 30


West Texas A&M vs. Ohio Dominican
1 2 3 4 Total
West Texas A&M 0 7 6 21 34
Ohio Dominican 7 0 6 14 27


Super Regional finals

West Texas A&M vs. Grand Valley State
1 2 3 4 Total
West Texas A&M 14 14 0 0 28
Grand Valley State 7 7 21 0 35


Semifinals and championship

Semifinals
December 14
Championship
December 21
      
SR1 West Chester 14
SR2 Lenoir-Rhyne 42
SR2 Lenoir-Rhyne 28
SR3 Northwest Missouri State 43
SR4 Grand Valley State 13
SR3 Northwest Missouri State 27

Semifinals

Grand Valley State vs. Northwest Missouri State
1 2 3 4 Total
Grand Valley State 6 0 7 0 13
Northwest Missouri State 7 3 10 7 27


West Chester vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
1 2 3 4 Total
West Chester 7 7 0 0 14
Lenoir-Rhyne 6 20 8 8 42


Championship

2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game
1 2 3 4 Total
Lenoir-Rhyne 7 0 7 14 28
Northwest Missouri State 17 5 7 14 43
Date December 21, 2013
Stadium Braly Municipal Stadium
Location Florence, Alabama
Attendance 6,543
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2
NCAA Division II National Football Championship game
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The 2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game was held on December 21, 2013 at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.

External links

References

  1. "2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket". NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved December 30, 2013. 
  2. "2013 Division II Football Tournament". NCAA.com. December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013. 
  3. "Northwest Missouri State wins fourth Division II title". ESPN. Associated Press. December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013. 
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