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The 2009 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. The tournament began on November 14, 2009 and will conclude on December 13, 2009 with the 2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.
Participants Bids by conference Playoff format The first-round games were conducted on the campus of one of the competing institutions as determined by the NCAA Division II Football Committee. 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 will be played at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama and broadcast live on ESPN2 on December 12. The semifinal games will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN360, and CBS College Sports on December 5. Tournament Notes Final standings Bracket and standings Super Regional 1 Super Regional 4 Super Regional 3 Super Regional 2 Semifinals and championship Individual game results Round 1 Saginaw Valley vs. Nebraska-Kearney Hillsdale vs. Minn. St. Mankato Arkansas Tech vs. UNC-Pembroke West Alabama vs. Albany State Edinboro vs. East Stroudsburg Fayetteville State vs. California (PA) Tarleton State vs. Texas A&M - Kingsville Abilene Christian vs. Midwestern State Round 2 Nebraska-Kearney vs. Minnesota Duluth Hillsdale vs. Grand Valley State Arkansas Tech vs. North Alabama West Alabama vs. Carson-Newman Edinboro vs. West Liberty An NCAA Division II record for combined points (147) and yards (1,394) was set during the game.[1] Edinboro quarterback Trevor Harris set the Division II record for passing, completing 50 of 76 passes for 630 yards and 5 touchdowns.[1] California (PA) vs. Shippensburg Tarleton State vs. Central Washington Abilene Christian vs. Northwest Missouri Super Regional finals Super Region 1: California (PA) vs. West Liberty Super Region 2: Carson-Newman vs. North Alabama Super Region 3: Grand Valley State vs. Minnesota Duluth Super Region 4: Northwest Missouri vs. Central Washington Semifinals Carson-Newman vs. Grand Valley St. California (PA) vs. Northwest Missouri Championship See also External links References
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