BOLIVAR, Mo. – For the first time in school history the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats had made the field of 28 for the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs. The Bearcats earned the #3 seed in the Super Region 4, and will play host to #6 seed Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, November 19 at 1:00 p.m. from Plaster Stadium.
The winner of the SBU/MSU game will play the winner of the Ferris State/Midwestern State contest, with the highest remaining seed hosting the game. Grand Valley State will host the winner of the Texas A&M-Commerce/Colorado Mesa game as GVSU earned a first round bye with the #1 seed.
Below is the complete seeding for the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs:
| Rank |
Team |
D-II Record |
| 1. |
California (PA) |
10-0 |
| 2. |
LIU-Post |
11-0 |
| 3. |
Shepherd |
10-0 |
| 4. |
Fairmont |
10-1 |
| 5. |
Indiana (PA) |
9-1 |
| 6. |
Assumption |
9-2 |
| 7. |
Winston-Salem |
9-2 |
| Rank |
Team |
D-II Record |
| 1. |
North Alabama |
8-1 |
| 2. |
Newberry |
10-1 |
| 3. |
Florida Tech |
8-2 |
| 4. |
Valdosta State |
8-2 |
| 5. |
UNC Pembroke |
9-1 |
| 6. |
North Greenville |
7-4 |
| 7. |
Tuskegee |
8-2 |
| Rank |
Team |
D-II Record |
| 1. |
Northwest Missouri |
11-0 |
| 2. |
Sioux Falls |
11-0 |
| 3. |
Harding |
11-0 |
| 4. |
Emporia State |
10-1 |
| 5. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
10-1 |
| 6. |
Central Missouri |
9-2 |
| 7. |
Azusa Pacific |
9-2 |
| Rank |
Team |
D-II Record |
| 1. |
Grand Valley State |
11-0 |
| 2. |
Ferris State |
9-2 |
| 3. |
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST |
10-1 |
| 4. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
9-1 |
| 5. |
Colorado Mesa |
9-2 |
| 6. |
Colorado School of Mines |
9-2 |
| 7. |
Midwestern State |
8-2 |
