2013 NCAA Division II football season

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]

2013 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August 31 – November 16, 2013
Playoffs	November 23 – December 21, 2013
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL, December 21, 2013
Champion	Northwest Missouri State (4)
Harlon Hill Trophy	Franklyn Quiteh, Bloomsburg (RB)

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

Conference and program changes

• It was the first season for the Mountain East Conference, a league founded by eight schools that announced in June 2012 that they would leave the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC)—a move that led to the demise of the WVIAC. These eight schools were soon joined by three other football-playing schools, plus one non-football WVIAC member that had been left out of the original split.

School	Former conference	New conference
Abilene Christian Wildcats	Lone Star	Southland (FCS)
Alderson Broaddus Battlers	New program	Independent
Central State Marauders	GLVC	SIAC
Charleston Golden Eagles	WVIAC	Mountain East
Concord Mountain Lions	WVIAC	Mountain East
Fairmont State Falcons	WVIAC	Mountain East
Florida Tech Panthers	New program	Gulf South
Glenville State College	WVIAC	Mountain East
Incarnate Word Cardinals	Lone Star	Southland (FCS)
LIU Post Pioneers	PSAC	NE10
Notre Dame Falcons	GLIAC	Mountain East
Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers	Independent	Great American
Seton Hill Griffins	WVIAC	PSAC
Shepherd Rams	WVIAC	Mountain East
Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm	Independent	Great American
Truman Bulldogs	MIAA	GLVC
Urbana Blue Knights	GLVC	Mountain East
Virginia–Wise Cavaliers	Mid-South (NAIA)	Mountain East
West Liberty Hilltoppers	WVIAC	Mountain East
West Virginia State Yellow Jackets	WVIAC	Mountain East
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats	WVIAC	Mountain East

Black Hills State, Lindenwood, Malone, McKendree, South Dakota Mines, and Walsh completed their transitions to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2013 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Northern Virginia State^1 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 No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant As a result of an attack by Virginia State players on a Winston-Salem State player during a CIAA luncheon before the conference championship game, the conference ruled Virginia State ineligible for postseason and awarded Winston-Salem State the conference championship. Rankings from AFCA Poll	2013 Mountain East Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 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 – 7   Virginia–Wise #   2 – 7         2 – 9   West Virginia State   0 – 10         0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll	2013 Northeast-10 Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   American International y$^   8 – 1         9 – 3   Stonehill y   8 – 1         8 – 3   New Haven   7 – 2         8 – 3   Assumption   6 – 3         6 – 5   Merrimack   5 – 4         7 – 4   Bentley   4 – 5         6 – 5   LIU Post   3 – 6         5 – 6   Southern Connecticut   3 – 6         3 – 8   Saint Anselm   1 – 8         1 – 10   Pace   0 – 9         0 – 11   Championship: American International 27, Stonehill 17 $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East No. 16 Bloomsburg xy$^   6 – 1         10 – 2   No. 4 West Chester x^   6 – 1         13 – 2   Shippensburg x   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 No. 21 Slippery Rock xy^   6 – 1         9 – 3   No. 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   Championship: Bloomsburg 42, Slippery Rock 38 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2

2013 Gulf South Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll	2013 South Atlantic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 2 Lenoir–Rhyne $^   7 – 0         13 – 2   No. 17 Carson–Newman ^   5 – 2         10 – 3   No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2013 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Albany State xy$   4 – 0         5 – 4   Fort Valley State   3 – 1         4 – 6   Benedict   2 – 2         4 – 6   Clark Atlanta   1 – 2         3 – 7   Morehouse   0 – 4         2 – 8   West No. 25 Tuskegee x^   4 – 1         8 – 2   Miles xy   4 – 1         6 – 4   Lane   2 – 3         6 – 4   Stillman   2 – 3         6 – 5   Central State   2 – 3         2 – 8   Kentucky State   1 – 4         5 – 5   Championship: Albany State 17, Miles 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 NCAA Division II Super Region 2 independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 15 UNC Pembroke ^   –         9 – 2   North Greenville   –         5 – 6   ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3

2013 Great American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 13 Henderson St. $^   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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member 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 # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll	2013 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 1 NW Missouri St. $^   10 – 0         15 – 0   No. 20 Emporia State ^   9 – 1         9 – 2   No. 19 Pittsburg State   7 – 2         10 – 2   Missouri Western   7 – 3         8 – 3   Washburn   7 – 3         8 – 3   Missouri Southern   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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   North No. 8 Minnesota–Duluth ^   10 – 1         11 – 2   No. 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 No. 6 Minnesota State $^   11 – 0         11 – 1   SW 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 (SD)   4 – 7         4 – 7   Wayne State (NE)   2 – 9         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   North No. 22 Saginaw Valley State ^   9 – 1         9 – 3   Ferris State   8 – 2         8 – 3   No. 3 Grand Valley State ^   7 – 2         12 – 3   Michigan Tech   6 – 4         6 – 4   Hillsdale   5 – 4         5 – 6   Northern Michigan   3 – 7         3 – 7   Wayne State (MI)   3 – 7         3 – 8   Northwood   1 – 8         2 – 9   South No. 12 Ohio Dominican $^   9 – 0         10 – 1   Findlay   6 – 3         8 – 3   Ashland   5 – 4         5 – 5   Lake Erie   3 – 6         4 – 7   Walsh   3 – 6         3 – 8   Malone   1 – 8         2 – 9   Tiffin   1 – 8         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll	2013 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 18 Indianapolis $^   7 – 0         10 – 2   Truman   5 – 2         7 – 4   Saint 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 ^ – NCAA 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   No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
2013 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 7 CSU–Pueblo $^   9 – 0         11 – 1   Chadron State   7 – 2         8 – 3   Colorado Mines   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   3 – 6         3 – 8   Western State   2 – 7         2 – 9   New Mexico Highlands   1 – 8         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll	2013 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   South Dakota Mines   –         6 – 4   Alderson Broaddus   –         4 – 6   OK Panhandle State   –         4 – 7   McMurry #   –         3 – 8   # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State (10–2, 7–0) Following an attack on Winston-Salem State players by Virginia State players during a news conference before the CIAA Championship Game at Bowman Gray Stadium during the week, the CIAA declared Virginia State ineligible. Winston-Salem State was awarded the championship by forfeit. Great American Conference – Henderson State (11–1, 10–0) This was the first season in which the GAC champion received an automatic berth to the Division II playoffs. The conference was founded in 2011 by schools that left the Gulf South and Lone Star Conferences. 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 Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State (14–0, 10–0) Mountain East Conference – Shepherd (11–1, 9–0) The Mountain East was not eligible for an automatic berth in the Division II playoffs. Under NCAA rules, a new Division II conference is not eligible for such berths until its third season as an official conference, which for the Mountain East will be the 2015 season. Shepherd received an at-large bid. Northeast-10 Conference – American International (9–3, 8–1) and Stonehill (8–3, 8–1) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State (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)

Playoffs

2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	24
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama
Champion	Northwest Missouri State (4th title, title game)
Runner-up	Lenoir–Rhyne (1st title game)
Semifinalists	West Chester Grand Valley State
Winning Coach	championship

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]

Format

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.

Participants

Teams

School	Conference	Regular Season Record
American International	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	South Atlantic Conference	9–2
North Alabama	Gulf South Conference	8–2
Northwest Missouri State	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics 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
UNC Pembroke	Independent	9–1
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	UNC Pembroke	2
Lone Star Conference	1	West Texas A&M	4
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	2	Northwest Missouri State Emporia State	3
Mountain East Conference	1	Shepherd	1
Northeast-10 Conference	1	American International	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	2
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1	Tuskegee	2

Bracket

	First Round November 23 Campus Sites					Second Round November 30 Campus Sites					Quarterfinals December 7 Campus Sites					Semifinals December 14 Campus Sites					National Championship Game December 21 Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama
	4	Winston-Salem State *	27			1	Shepherd *	7
	5	Slippery Rock	20			4	Winston-Salem State	0
											1	Shepherd*	7
											3	West Chester	28
	3	West Chester*	38	2	Bloomsburg*	38
	6	American International	7			3	West Chester	40
																SR1	West Chester	14
															SR2	Lenoir-Rhyne*	42
	4	Carson–Newman*	37			1	Lenoir–Rhyne*	27
	5	Newberry	27			4	Carson-Newman	20
											1	Lenoir-Rhyne*	42
											3	North Alabama	39
	3	North Alabama*	30	2	UNC Pembroke*	13
	6	Tuskegee	27			6	North Alabama	37
																					SR2	Lenoir-Rhyne	28
																					SR3	Northwest Missouri State	43
	4	Minnesota–Duluth *	55			1	Northwest Missouri State *	45
	5	Emporia State	13			4	Minnesota-Duluth	21
											1	Northwest Missouri State*	59
											6	St. Cloud State	21
	3	Henderson State*	35	2	Minnesota State*	48
	6	St. Cloud State	40			6	St. Cloud State	54
																SR3	Northwest Missouri State*	27
															SR4	Grand Valley State	13
	4	Grand Valley State *	40			1	CSU–Pueblo*	30
	5	Saginaw Valley State	7			4	Grand Valley State	34
											4	Grand Valley State*	35
											6	West Texas A&M	28
	3	Indianapolis*	14	2	Ohio Dominican*	27
	6	West Texas A&M	27			6	West Texas A&M	34

* Home team     Winner

Playoff standings

2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears NW Missouri St. Bearcats (13–1) (14–0) 28 43 Head coach:  Mike Houston Head coach:  Adam Dorrel
1 2 3 4 Total Lenoir-Rhyne 7 0 7 14 28 NW Missouri St. 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

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
	Ohio Dominican
	UNC Pembroke
	Winston-Salem State
17th	American International
	Emporia State
	Henderson State
	Indianapolis
	Newberry
	Saginaw Valley State
	Slippery Rock
	Tuskegee

References

1. "2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). 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.

External links

• www.ncaa.com --Championship game play-by-play