NCCU and ECSU earn Football Playoff Bids
November 12, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS--The NCAA Division II Football Committee announced
today the field of 24 teams for the 2006 NCAA Division II Football
Championship.
Eight first-round games will be conducted on the campus of one of
the competing institutions. In addition, two teams per region have
earned first-round byes.
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NCCU's Rod Broadway and ECSU's Waverly Tiller will lead their teams into Div II Playoffs |
The first-round winners will all advance to face a bye team in
their region in the second round on the campus of one of the
competing institutions. Second-round winners will meet in the
quarterfinals at various campus sites. Quarterfinal winners will
advance to play in the semifinals on the campus of one of the
competing institutions. Six teams selected per region make up the
field of 24 teams.
The first-round dates, sites and pairings are:
November 18 at Midland, Michigan
University of South Dakota (8-3) vs. *Northwood University
(Michigan) (8-2)
November 18 at Grand Forks, North Dakota
Winona State University (9-2) vs. *University of North Dakota
(9-1)
November 18 at Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Delta State University (9-2) vs. *Elizabeth City State
University (9-2)
November 18 at Newberry, South Carolina
Albany State University (Georgia) (7-3) vs. *Newberry College
(10-1)
November 18 at North Andover, Massachusetts
Southern Connecticut State University (7-3) vs. *Merrimack College
(7-3)
November 18 at Smithfield, Rhode Island
West Chester University of Pennsylvania (8-3) vs. *Bryant
University (8-2)
November 18 at Wichita Falls, Texas
Missouri Western State University (9-2) vs. *Midwestern State
University (9-2)
November 18 at Canyon, Texas
Abilene Christian University (8-2) vs. *West Texas A&M
University (10-1)
*Denotes Host Institution
The following institutions earned first-round byes in each region and also will host a second-round game on November 25, 2006.
Northwest: Southeast:
1. Grand Valley State University (11-0) 1. North Carolina Central University (11-0)
2. University of Nebraska at Omaha (8-2) 2. University of North Alabama (10-0)
Northeast: Southwest:
1. Shepherd University (10-0) 1. Northwest Missouri State University (11-0)
2. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
(10-1) 2. Chadron State
College (11-0)
All contests shall start at noon local time. Other times may be
established if approved by the committee.
Grand Valley State defeated Northwest Missouri State in the 2005
national championship game to claim the NCAA title.
The championship game will be played December 16, at Noon Eastern
time at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama and will be
broadcast live on ESPN. The 2006 championship will mark 21
consecutive years that the Division II championship game has been
played in Florence. In addition, both semifinal games will be
played on Sunday, December 10. Kick-off will be at either 5:30 p.m.
Eastern time or 7 p.m. Eastern time and will air on either ESPN2 or
ESPNU.
