Champions CSU–Pueblo (1) | ||
Regular season September 4 – November 15, 2014 Playoffs November 22 – December 20, 2014 National Championship Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS December 20, 2014 Harlon Hill Trophy Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State | ||
The 2014 NCAA Division II football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 4, 2014 and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 20, 2014 at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. CSU–Pueblo won the national title with a 13–0 win over Minnesota State–Mankato. This was CSU–Pueblo's first national title.
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Postseason
The 2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Postseason will involve 24 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The tournament began on November 22, 2014 and will conclude on December 20, 2014 with the 2014 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
Format
Six teams selected per super regional made up the field of 24 teams.
Eight first-round games were conducted on the campus of one of the competing institutions. In addition, two teams per super regional earned first-round byes. The first-round winners advanced to face a bye team in their super regional in the second round on the campus of team that received the bye. Second-round winners met in the quarterfinals at various campus sites. Quarterfinal winners advanced to play in the semifinals on the campus of one of the competing institutions. The championship took place at Sporting Park.
Bracket
* Home team † Overtime Winner