The second round of the 2021 NCAA Division II football playoffs are complete and the results of the Thanksgiving weekend games are below.
The path to the Division II national championship game continues this weekend, with the championship game to be held on Saturday, Dec. 18, at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas.
The 2020 postseason was canceled due to COVID-19. So Division II has not crowned a national champion since the Argos defeated Minnesota State in December of 2019.
Kutztown, Ferris State, Valdosta State and Colorado Mines were the Top 4 seeds in the field.
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2021 Division II Football Playoff Bracket
(All times eastern)
First-Round Games
Nov. 20
Super Region 1
First Round
No. 1 Kutztown, bye
No. 4 New Haven 38, Bentley 13
No. 2 Shepherd 38, Findlay 31
No. 3 Notre Dame (OH) 33, Slippery Rock 25
Second Round – Nov. 27
No. 1 Kutztown, 10, No. 4 New Haven 7
No. 2 Shepherd 38, No. 3 Notre Dame (OH) 34
Quarterfinals – Dec. 4
No. 2 Shepherd 30, No. 1 Kutztown 28
Super Region 2
First Round
No. 1 Valdosta State, bye
West Georgia 23, No. 4 Albany State 7
No. 2 Bowie State 31, Lenoir-Rhyne 10
Newberry 33, No. 3 West Florida 30
Second Round – Nov. 27
No. 1 Valdosta State 66, West Georgia 35
No. 2 Bowie State 13, Newberry 10
Quarterfinal – Dec. 4
No. 1 Valdosta State 41, No. 2 Bowie State 17
Super Region 3
First Round
No. 1 Ferris State, bye
No. 4 Grand Valley State 20, Lindenwood 3
No. 2 Harding 30, Washburn 14
No. 3 Northwest Missouri State 50, Central Washington 21
Second Round – Nov. 27
No. 1 Ferris State 54, No. 4 Grand Valley State 20
No. 3 Northwest Missouri State 28, No. 2 Harding 9
Quarterfinal – Dec. 4
No. 1 Ferris State 41, No. 3 Northwest Missouri State 20
Super Region 4
First Round
No. 1 Colorado Mines, bye
Bemidji State 28, No. 4 Augustana (SD) 24
No. 2 Angelo State 48, Minnesota Duluth 14
Nebraska-Kearney 31, No. 3 Western Colorado 24
Second Round – Nov. 27
No. 1 Colorado Mines 55, Bemidji State 6
No. 2 Angelo State 20, Nebraska-Kearney 7
Quarterfinal – Dec. 4
No. 1 Colorado Mines 34, No. 2 Angelo State 26
Dec. 11
Valdosta State 34, Colorado Mines 31
Ferris State 55, Shepherd 7
Dec. 18
Division II National Championship Game, McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, Texas
Ferris State 58, Valdosta State 17
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