Coach Mel Tjeerdsma (pronounced CHURCH-ma) and his Northwest Missouri Bearcats, who are the defending D2 champs and who have played in the last 5 D2 Championship Games in a row, are the 3rd seed in their region. Let’s take a look at the opening round matchups. For a printable version of the actual NCAA Division 2 Football Playoff Bracket click here: http://www.d2football.com/playoffbracket/46/
Teams having a bye in the first round: (1 seeds) UMD BULLDOGS … ACU WILDCATS … ALBANY (GA) STATE GOLDEN RAMS … KUTZTOWN GOLDEN BEARS (2 seeds) AUGUSTANA VIKINGS … TAMK JAVELINAS … DELTA STATE STATESMEN … MERCYHURST LAKERS
First Round Matchups Next Saturday:
Region One – (3) CAL (PA) VULCANS host the (6) BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES
(4) SHEPHERD RAMS host the (5) SHAW BEARS
Region Two – (3) VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS host the (6) UNA LIONS
(4) WINGATE BULLDOGS host the (5) MOREHOUSE MAROON TIGERS
Region Three – (3) GVSU LAKERS host the (6) CO MINES OREDIGGERS
(4) SCS HUSKIES host the (5) HILLSDALE CHARGERS
Region Four – (3) NW MO BEARCATS host the (6) MO WESTERN GRIFFONS
(4) CENTRAL MO MULES host the (5) WTAM BUFFALOES
More coverage to follow as the week progresses.
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Love it! Go Statesmen!
Thanks for commenting!
I never knew about any of this! Nobody talks about these schools. I may wind up going to one of them now. I did a yippy search on some and they are much more reasonable and affordable.
Thank you for the comment! Glad I could let you know these schools are out there!
This site is great! Nobody else I know covers these schools and I like how funny you are!
Well, thank you very much!
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Your stuff makes it clear how the playoffs work in division ii. I could never follow what was going on with the byes in the first round.
Thanks! I think the hyper-detailed coverage at some D2 sites alienates people who are just dabbling in them to see if they like them. I run my site as an introduction to the divisions I cover so I keep it light and comparatively short.
Good for u for covering these teams/ And I like how funny u keep it. Sports isn’t life or death.I’m mostly into extreme sports but ur blog actually gets me interested in this stuff and teams.