24 teams will compete in the 2014 Division II Football playoffs with the bracket and seeding announced on Sunday. Each Super Regional will be broken down into 6 teams with the #1 and #2 seeds both receiving byes in the first round.
In Super Regional one, #1 Concord (11-0) and #2 Bloomsburg (10-1) will get byes in the first round. The winner between #4 West Chester (10-1) and #5 Slippery Rock (9-2) will travel and face #1 Concord in the second round. The first round winner between #3 Virginia State (9-2) and #6 LIU-Post (8-3) will go on the road and play #2 Bloomsburg (10-1) in the second round.
Super Regional 1
1. Concord (11-0)
2. Bloomsburg (10-1)
3. Virginia State (9-2)
4. West Chester (10-1)
5. Slippery Rock (9-2)
6. LIU-Post (8-3)
For Super Regional two, Lenoir-Rhyne (11-0) is the top seed and Delta State (9-1) is the #2 seed. #4 North Alabama (9-1) and #5 Valdosta State (8-2) will face off to decide who faces Lenoir-Rhyne. #3 Tuskeegee (9-2) will host #6 West Georgia (9-2) for the right to travel and face #2 Delta State.
Super Regional 2
1. Lenoir-Rhyne (11-0)
2. Delta State (9-1)
3. Tuskegee (9-2)
4. North Alabama (9-1)
5. Valdosta State (8-2)
6. West Georgia (9-2)
Super Regional number three has a tantalizing first round matchup between #4 Minnesota-Duluth (11-0) and #5 Northwest Missouri State (10-1). The two teams met in the second round in 2013 with Northwest Missouri State coming out on top 45-21. The winner of that game faces #1 Ouachita Baptist (10-0) in round two. #3 Pittsburg State (10-1) takes on #6 Harding (9-1) for the right to face #2 Minnesota State-Mankato (11-0) in the second round.
Super Regional 3
1. Ouachita Baptist (10-0)
2. Minnesota State-Mankato (11-0)
3. Pittsburg State (10-1)
4. Minnesota-Duluth (11-0)
5. Northwest Missouri State (10-1)
6. Harding (9-1)
The final super regional has Ferris State (11-0) as the top seed with Colorado State-Pueblo (10-1) as the second seed. #4 Colorado Mines (10-1) takes on #5 Ohio Dominican (9-1) with the victory facing Ferris State in the next round. #3 Michigan Tech (9-1) faces #6 Angelo State (8-2) with the winner traveling to face Colorado State-Pueblo.
Super Regional 4
1. Ferris State (11-0)
4. Colorado Mines (10-1)
5. Ohio Dominican (9-1)
3. Michigan Tech (9-1)
6. Angelo State (8-2)
2. Colorado State-Pueblo (10-1)
A copy of the entire bracket can be found here, courtesy of the NCAA.
The playoffs schedule is below for Division II.
Saturday, November 22 – First Round games played at host institutions.
Saturday, November 29 – Second Round games played at host institutions.
Saturday, December 6 – Quarterfinals at host institutions.
Saturday, December 13 – Semifinals at host institutions.
Saturday, December 20 – Division II Championship to be played in Kansas City, Missouri. Scheduled time is 4 PM Eastern on ESPN2.
