• Source: 2017 NCAA Division II football season

      • The 2017 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, began on August 31, 2017 and ended with the Division II championship on December 16, 2017 at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Northwest Missouri State were the defending champions from the previous season. Texas A&M–Commerce won the school's first Division II National Championship and second overall, defeating West Florida, 37–27.
      Coverage of the Division 2 Playoffs was on ESPN's streaming service, ESPN 3, up until the championship, which was broadcast on ESPN 2.


      D-II wins over FCS teams


      September 2, 2017 - Virginia State 14, Norfolk State 10
      September 2, 2017 - Tuskegee 14, Alabama State 6
      September 9, 2017 - Catawba 27, VMI 20
      October 14, 2017 - Central State 40, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 35
      October 14, 2017 - Tuskegee 33, Jackson State 7


      Conference changes and new programs




      = Membership changes

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      Oklahoma Baptist completed their transition to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.


      = Regional realignment

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      The GNAC and NSIC moved from Super Region 3 to Super Region 4, while the GLIAC and GLVC moved in the opposite direction. The newly-expanded G-MAC joined Super Region 1, replacing the CIAA, which moved to Super Region 2.


      Conference standings




      = Super Region 1

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      = Super Region 2

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      = Super Region 3

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      = Super Region 4

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      Postseason



      The 2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship was the 45th edition of the Division II playoffs. The playoffs began on November 18 and concluded with the championship game on December 16.
      The field consisted of 28 teams, seven from each of the four super regions. The participants in each region were determined by the regional rankings; if a conference's highest-ranked team was ranked in the top eight, that team qualified via the "earned access" provision, and all other participants were selected directly from the rankings. The top seed in each region received a first-round bye. After the quarterfinals, the regional winners were reseeded one through four, with No. 1 meeting No. 4 in the semifinals and No. 2 meeting No. 3.


      = Bracket

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      = Bowl games

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      See also


      2017 NCAA Division II football rankings
      2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season
      2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season
      2017 NCAA Division III football season
      2017 NAIA football season


      References

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