2010 NCAA Division II football season

The 2010 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 on September 4, 2010, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 18, 2010 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Delta State Statesmen, 20–17, to win their second Division II national title.[2]

2010 NCAA Division II football season
Regular seasonSeptember 4 – November 13, 2010
PlayoffsNovember 20 – December 18, 2010[1]
National ChampionshipBraly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
ChampionMinnesota–Duluth
Harlon Hill TrophyEric Czerniewski, Central Missouri

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Eric Czerniewski, quarterback from Central Missouri.

Conference and program changes
SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference
Central State MaraudersGLFCIndependent
Incarnate Word CardinalsIndependentLone Star
Lake Erie StormIndependentGLIAC
Lambuth EaglesMid-South (NAIA)Independent
Lincoln (MO) Blue TigersGLFCIndependent
Lincoln (PA) LionsIndependentCIAA
Notre Dame FalconsNew programIndependent
Ohio Dominican PanthersIndependentGLIAC
Simon Fraser ClanCanada West (CIS)GNAC
Urbana Blue KnightsIndependentGLFC
Winston-Salem State RamsIndependent (FCS)CIAA

Lincoln (PA) and Urbana completed their transitions to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.

Conference standings

Super Region 1
2010 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
Virginia State xy  6 –1     8 –3  
Bowie State x  6 –1     6 –4  
Elizabeth City St.  5 –2     6 –4  
Chowan  3 –4     3 –7  
Virginia Union  3 –4     3 –7  
Saint Paul's  2 –5     2 –8  
Lincoln (PA)  0 –7     1 –9  
South
Shaw xy$^  7 –0     9 –3  
St. Augustine's  6 –1     9 –2  
Winston-Salem State  5 –2     8 –2  
Fayetteville State  4 –3     5 –5  
Johnson C. Smith  1 –6     2 –8  
Livingstone  0 –7     0 –11  
Championship: Shaw 14, Virginia State 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
New Haven +  6 –2     8 –2  
American International +  6 –2     6 –4  
Southern Connecticut +  6 –2     6 –4  
Bentley +  5 –2     5 –4  
Merrimack  4 –4     4 –6  
Assumption  3 –5     6 –5  
Stonehill  3 –5     5 –5  
Saint Anselm  2 –6     2 –8  
Pace  0 –7     0 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
No. 15 Bloomsburg xy^  7 –0     10 –3  
No. 13 Kutztown ^  6 –1     10 –2  
C. W. Post  5 –2     7 –4  
West Chester  4 –3     4 –7  
Shippensburg  3 –4     5 –6  
East Stroudsburg  2 –5     3 –8  
Cheyney  1 –6     1 –10  
Millersville  0 –7     2 –9  
West
No. 14 California (PA) x^  6 –1     10 –2  
No. 11 Mercyhurst xy$^  6 –1     10 –3  
Gannon  4 –3     6 –5  
Edinboro  3 –4     7 –4  
Indiana (PA)  3 –4     6 –5  
Slippery Rock  3 –4     6 –5  
Clarion  3 –4     4 –7  
Lock Haven  0 –7     0 –11  
Championship: Mercyhurst 56, Bloomsburg 37
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 Shepherd $^  7 –1     12 –2  
West Virginia Wesleyan  6 –2     9 –2  
West Liberty  6 –2     7 –3  
Concord  5 –3     8 –3  
Charleston (WV)  4 –4     6 –5  
Glenville State  4 –4     5 –6  
Fairmont State  3 –5     5 –6  
Seton Hill  1 –7     2 –9  
West Virginia State  0 –8     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2
2010 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Delta State +^  6 –2     11 –4  
No. 17 Valdosta State +^  6 –2     8 –3  
Henderson State +  6 –2     7 –4  
No. 22 North Alabama ^  5 –3     9 –4  
West Alabama  5 –3     7 –4  
Ouachita Baptist  4 –4     6 –4  
Harding  4 –4     6 –4  
Arkansas–Monticello  3 –5     4 –7  
Arkansas Tech  2 –6     4 –7  
West Georgia  2 –6     3 –7  
Southern Arkansas  1 –7     1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 20 Wingate $^  6 –1     9 –3  
Carson–Newman  5 –2     7 –4  
Lenoir–Rhyne  4 –3     7 –4  
Catawba  4 –3     6 –4  
Mars Hill  3 –4     5 –6  
Newberry  3 –4     4 –6  
Tusculum  2 –5     6 –5  
Brevard  1 –6     4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2010 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Albany State $^  9 –0     11 –1  
Tuskegee  7 –2     9 –2  
Fort Valley State  7 –2     8 –3  
Morehouse ^  7 –2     8 –3  
Benedict  4 –5     5 –6  
Clark Atlanta  4 –5     4 –6  
Miles  3 –6     3 –8  
Stillman  2 –7     3 –8  
Kentucky State  2 –7     3 –8  
Lane  0 –9     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 NCAA Division II Super Region 2 independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Greenville   –     7 –3  
UNC Pembroke   –     5 –5  
Lambuth #   –     4 –6  
  • # – Provisional Division II member
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3
2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
No. 10 Grand Valley State $^  9 –1     11 –2  
No. 25 Michigan Tech  8 –2     8 –2  
Indianapolis  5 –5     6 –5  
Ferris State  5 –5     5 –6  
Northern Michigan  5 –5     5 –6  
Northwood  5 –5     5 –6  
Saginaw Valley State  4 –6     4 –7  
South
No. 21 Wayne State (MI)  8 –2     9 –2  
No. 16 Hillsdale ^  8 –2     9 –3  
Ashland  7 –3     8 –3  
Lake Erie  3 –7     3 –8  
Ohio Dominican *  2 –8     2 –8  
Findlay  1 –9     1 –10  
Tiffin  0 –10     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Provisional Division II member
Rankings from AFCA poll
2010 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
No. 1 Minnesota–Duluth $^  10 –0     15 –0  
No. 12 St. Cloud State ^  9 –1     10 –3  
Bemidji State  6 –4     7 –4  
Mary  4 –6     4 –7  
MSU Moorhead  2 –8     2 –9  
Northern State  2 –8     2 –9  
Minnesota–Crookston  0 –10     1 –10  
South
No. 6 Augustana (SD) ^  9 –1     11 –2  
Concordia–St. Paul  7 –3     8 –4  
Winona State  6 –4     7 –4  
Minnesota State  5 –5     6 –5  
Wayne State (NE)  5 –5     6 –5  
SW Minnesota State  3 –7     4 –7  
Upper Iowa  2 –8     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 19 Colorado Mines +^  8 –1     9 –3  
No. 23 Nebraska–Kearney +  8 –1     9 –2  
CSU–Pueblo  7 –2     9 –2  
Chadron State  7 –2     8 –3  
Adams State  4 –5     5 –6  
Western New Mexico  3 –6     4 –7  
Mesa State  3 –6     3 –7  
Fort Lewis  3 –6     3 –7  
Western State  1 –8     1 –10  
New Mexico Highlands  1 –8     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 Great Lakes Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Saint Joseph's (IN) +  2 –1     5 –5  
Urbana +  2 –1     5 –6  
Missouri S&T +  2 –1     3 –8  
Kentucky Wesleyan  0 –3     5 –5  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 NCAA Division II Super Region 3 independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Notre Dame (OH) #   –     2 –9  
Central State   –     1 –10  
  • # – Provisional Division II member
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4
2010 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Central Washington $  7 –1     8 –3  
Humboldt State  6 –2     8 –3  
Western Oregon  5 –3     7 –4  
Dixie State  2 –6     2 –8  
Simon Fraser #  0 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # – Provisional Division II member
2010 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
Northeastern State  6 –4     6 –5  
East Central  5 –5     5 –6  
Eastern New Mexico †  4 –6     5 –6  
SE Oklahoma State  3 –7     3 –8  
SW Oklahoma State  3 –7     3 –8  
Central Oklahoma  2 –8     2 –9  
Texas A&M–Commerce  2 –8     3 –8  
South
No. 8 Abilene Christian $^  10 –0     11 –1  
No. 9 Texas A&M–Kingsville ^  9 –1     10 –2  
No. 18 W. Texas A&M ^  8 –2     8 –4  
Midwestern State  7 –3     8 –4  
Angelo State  5 –5     5 –5  
Tarleton State  3 –7     3 –8  
Incarnate Word  3 –7     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all five wins.
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 NW Missouri St. $^  9 –0     12 –1  
No. 5 Central Missouri ^  8 –1     11 –3  
Washburn  6 –3     8 –4  
No. 24 Missouri Western ^  6 –3     8 –4  
Nebraska–Omaha  5 –4     5 –6  
Pittsburg State  3 –6     6 –6  
Emporia State  3 –6     5 –6  
Missouri Southern  2 –7     4 –7  
Truman  2 –7     4 –7  
Fort Hays State  1 –8     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Southwest Baptist   –     7 –4  
OK Panhandle State   –     6 –5  
Lincoln (MO)   –     2 –9  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries
See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons
Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Shaw
Great Lakes Football Conference – Saint Joseph's (IN), Missouri S&T, and Urbana
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State
Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington
Gulf South Conference – Delta State, Henderson State, and Valdosta State
Lone Star Conference – Abilene Christian
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State
Northeast-10 Conference – American International, New Haven, and Southern Connecticut State
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Mercyhurst
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mines and Nebraska–Kearney
South Atlantic Conference – Wingate
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd

Postseason
2010 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams24
Finals Site
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Winning Coach
  • championship

The 2010 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 37th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 23rd time.

Seeded teams

Playoff bracket
  First Round
November 20
Campus Sites		 Second Round
November 27
Campus Sites		 Quarterfinals
December 4
Campus Sites		 Semifinals
December 11
Campus Sites		 National Championship Game
December 18
Braly Municipal Stadium,
Florence, Alabama
                                               
— St. Cloud State 42     — Minnesota–Duluth† 20  
— Hillsdale 28     — St. Cloud State 17  
  — Minnesota–Duluth 24  
  — Augustana (SD) 13  
— Grand Valley State 35 — Augustana (SD) 38
— Colorado Mines 13     — Grand Valley State 6  
  — Minnesota–Duluth 17  
  — NW Missouri State 13  
— Central Missouri 55     — Abilene Christian 41  
— West Texas A&M 35     — Central Missouri 55  
  — Central Missouri 20
  — NW Missouri State 37  
— NW Missouri State 28 — Texas A&M–Kingsville 31
— Missouri Western 24     — NW Missouri State 35  
  — Minnesota–Duluth 20
  — Delta State 17
— Wingate 63     — Albany State 30  
— Morehouse 41     — Wingate 28  
  — Albany State 7
  — Delta State 28  
— North Alabama 43 — Delta State 47
— Valdosta State 20     — North Alabama 24  
  — Delta State 29
  — Shepherd 17  
— Shepherd 40     — Kutztown 34  
— Shaw 6     — Shepherd 41  
  — Shepherd 49
  — Mercyhurst 14  
— Bloomsburg 28 — Mercyhurst 28
— California (PA) 26     — Bloomsburg 14  

* Home team    † Overtime

References
  1. "2010-2014 Delta State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  2. "2010 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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