2012 NCAA Division II football season

2012 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
	Championship: New Haven 37, American International 12
	$ – Conference champion; y – Championship game participant; ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant; Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	North
	South
	Championship: Winston-Salem State 34, Elizabeth City State 19
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant; Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 1 – November 10, 2012
Playoffs	November 17 – December 15, 2012[1]
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium; Florence, AL
Champion	Valdosta State
Harlon Hill Trophy	Zach Zulli, Shippensburg

The 2012 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 1, 2012, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 15, 2012 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Valdosta State Blazers defeated the Winston-Salem State Rams, 35–7, to win their third Division II national title.[2]

It proved to be the final season for the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). Shortly before the start of the 2012–13 school year, the WVIAC's nine football-playing members announced plans to break away and form a new league. Before the new conference was announced, one of the nine breakaway schools (Seton Hill) chose instead to join the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference; the remaining eight schools joined with three other football-playing schools and one non-football WVIAC member left out of the original split. The new league, officially unveiled in August 2012 as the Mountain East Conference, began play in 2013.

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Zach Zulli, quarterback from Shippensburg.

Conference changes and new programs

The Great Lakes Valley Conference began football play in 2012.

School	Former conference	New conference
Azusa Pacific Cougars	Independent (NAIA)	GNAC
Black Hills State Yellow Jackets	Independent	RMAC
Central Oklahoma Bronchos	Independent	MIAA
Central State Marauders	Independent	GLVC
Indianapolis Greyhounds	GLIAC	GLVC
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers	GLFC	GLVC
Lindenwood Lions	Independent	MIAA
Malone Pioneers	Independent (NAIA)	GLIAC
McKendree Bearcats	Independent (NAIA)	GLVC
McMurry War Hawks	American Southwest (D-III)	Independent
Minot State Beavers	Independent	NSIC
Missouri S&T Miners	GLFC	GLVC
Nebraska–Kearney Lopers	RMAC	MIAA
Northeastern State RiverHawks	Independent	MIAA
Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers	CSFL (NAIA)	Independent
Notre Dame Falcons	Independent	GLIAC
Quincy Hawks	MSFA (NAIA)	GLVC
Saint Joseph's Pumas	GLFC	GLVC
Shorter Hawks	Mid-South (NAIA)	Gulf South
Sioux Falls Cougars	Independent	NSIC
Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm	CSFL (NAIA)	Independent
Southwest Baptist Bearcats	Independent	MIAA
Urbana Blue Knights	GLFC	GLVC
Walsh Cavaliers	Independent (NAIA)	GLIAC
William Jewell Cardinals	Independent	GLVC

Minot State, Notre Dame (OH), Simon Fraser, Sioux Falls, and William Jewell completed their transitions to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.

Regional realignment

The GNAC, MIAA, and Great American moved from Super Region 4 to Super Region 3, while the RMAC and GLIAC moved in the opposite direction; the GLVC, newly sponsoring football, was assigned to Super Region 4.

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2012 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
No. 14 Shippensburg xy^		7	–	0		11	–	2
No. 17 Bloomsburg ^		6	–	1		10	–	2
West Chester		4	–	3		7	–	4
East Stroudsburg		4	–	3		5	–	5
Kutztown		4	–	3		7	–	4
LIU Post		2	–	5		3	–	7
Millersville		1	–	6		2	–	9
Cheyney		0	–	7		1	–	10
West
No. 7 Indiana (PA) xy$^		6	–	1		12	–	3
Mercyhurst x		6	–	1		9	–	2
California (PA)		5	–	2		8	–	3
Slippery Rock		5	–	2		6	–	5
Edinboro		3	–	4		4	–	6
Clarion		2	–	5		4	–	7
Gannon		1	–	6		3	–	8
Lock Haven		0	–	7		1	–	10
Championship: Indiana (PA) 41, Shippensburg 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 25 Shepherd $^		7	–	1		8	–	3
Charleston (WV)		6	–	2		9	–	2
Concord		6	–	2		7	–	4
Glenville State		6	–	2		6	–	5
West Liberty		4	–	4		6	–	5
Fairmont State		4	–	4		4	–	6
West Virginia Wesleyan		2	–	6		3	–	8
West Virginia State		1	–	7		2	–	9
Seton Hill		0	–	8		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2

2012 Gulf South Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 21 West Alabama $^		5	–	0		9	–	4
No. 1 Valdosta State ^		4	–	1		12	–	2
Shorter #		2	–	3		6	–	5
North Alabama		2	–	3		5	–	5
Delta State		1	–	4		3	–	7
West Georgia		1	–	4		3	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 South Atlantic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 20 Lenoir–Rhyne $^		6	–	1		9	–	3
No. 13 Carson–Newman ^		5	–	2		9	–	3
Mars Hill		5	–	2		6	–	4
Wingate		5	–	2		6	–	5
Newberry		3	–	4		5	–	6
Catawba		2	–	5		4	–	7
Brevard		1	–	6		2	–	9
Tusculum		1	–	6		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
Fort Valley State xy^		6	–	1		8	–	4
Albany State		5	–	2		6	–	4
Morehouse		2	–	5		3	–	7
Clark Atlanta		1	–	6		2	–	8
Benedict		1	–	6		1	–	9
West
No. 23 Tuskegee xy$		7	–	0		10	–	2
Miles ^		6	–	1		8	–	2
Stillman		4	–	3		6	–	5
Lane		3	–	4		5	–	5
Kentucky State		0	–	7		2	–	8
Championship: Tuskegee 55, Fort Valley State 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 NCAA Division II Super Region 2 independents football records
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
UNC Pembroke			–			6	–	4
North Greenville			–			5	–	6

Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3

2012 Great American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 11 Henderson St. $^		8	–	0		10	–	1
No. 19 Harding ^		7	–	1		9	–	2
Southern Arkansas		6	–	2		8	–	3
Ouachita Baptist		4	–	4		6	–	2
East Central		4	–	4		6	–	5
Arkansas Tech		3	–	5		5	–	6
SE Oklahoma State		2	–	6		4	–	6
SW Oklahoma State		2	–	6		3	–	7
Arkansas–Monticello		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Central Washington $		7	–	3		7	–	4
Humboldt State		6	–	4		7	–	4
Western Oregon		6	–	4		6	–	5
Simon Fraser		4	–	6		5	–	6
Azusa Pacific #		4	–	6		4	–	7
Dixie State		3	–	7		3	–	8

$ – Conference champion # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 5 Missouri Western $^		9	–	1		12	–	2
No. 22 Emporia State		9	–	2		10	–	2
No. 10 NW Missouri St. ^		8	–	2		10	–	3
Pittsburg State		7	–	3		7	–	3
Lindenwood #		7	–	3		8	–	4
Washburn		7	–	4		7	–	4
Central Missouri		6	–	4		6	–	4
Missouri Southern		5	–	5		6	–	5
Fort Hays State		4	–	6		5	–	6
Northeastern State		4	–	6		4	–	6
Truman		3	–	7		4	–	7
Southwest Baptist		3	–	8		3	–	8
Nebraska–Kearney		2	–	8		3	–	8
Central Oklahoma		2	–	8		2	–	8
Lincoln (MO)		1	–	10		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
No. 12 Minnesota–Duluth ^		10	–	1		10	–	2
Bemidji State		7	–	4		7	–	4
St. Cloud State		7	–	4		7	–	4
Northern State		6	–	5		6	–	5
Mary		4	–	7		4	–	7
Minot State		3	–	8		3	–	8
Minnesota–Crookston		2	–	9		2	–	9
MSU Moorhead		1	–	10		1	–	10
South
No. 3 Minnesota State $^		11	–	0		13	–	1
Winona State		9	–	2		10	–	2
Sioux Falls		9	–	2		9	–	2
Wayne State (NE)		6	–	5		6	–	5
Augustana (SD)		5	–	6		5	–	6
SW Minnesota State		4	–	7		4	–	7
Concordia–St. Paul		2	–	9		2	–	9
Upper Iowa		2	–	9		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

2012 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
Grand Valley State		7	–	3		8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State		7	–	3		8	–	3
Michigan Tech		7	–	3		7	–	3
Hillsdale		7	–	3		7	–	4
Ferris State		6	–	4		7	–	4
Wayne State (MI)		5	–	5		5	–	5
Northwood		4	–	6		5	–	6
Northern Michigan		4	–	6		5	–	6
South
No. 9 Ashland $^		10	–	0		11	–	1
Ohio Dominican		7	–	3		8	–	3
Findlay		7	–	3		7	–	3
Lake Erie		3	–	7		3	–	8
Notre Dame (OH)		2	–	8		3	–	8
Tiffin		2	–	8		3	–	8
Walsh *		2	–	8		3	–	8
Malone *		1	–	9		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA poll

2012 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 15 Indianapolis $^		8	–	0		10	–	3
No. 24 Missouri S&T		7	–	1		10	–	1
Urbana		5	–	3		7	–	4
Saint Joseph's (IN)		5	–	3		6	–	5
Central State		4	–	4		4	–	7
McKendree #		3	–	5		3	–	7
Quincy		3	–	5		3	–	8
William Jewell		1	–	7		2	–	9
Kentucky Wesleyan		0	–	8		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 Lone Star Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 16 Midwestern State +^		7	–	1		9	–	2
No. 4 West Texas A&M +^		7	–	1		12	–	3
Tarleton State		5	–	3		6	–	4
Texas A&M–Kingsville		5	–	3		6	–	6
Abilene Christian		4	–	4		7	–	4
Angelo State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Eastern New Mexico †		2	–	6		3	–	7
Incarnate Word		1	–	7		2	–	9
Texas A&M–Commerce		1	–	7		1	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all three wins. Rankings from AFCA poll

2012 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 6 CSU–Pueblo $^		9	–	0		12	–	1
No. 18 Chadron State ^		8	–	1		9	–	3
New Mexico Highlands		7	–	2		8	–	3
Adams State		6	–	3		8	–	3
Colorado Mines		4	–	5		6	–	5
Colorado Mesa		4	–	5		4	–	7
Black Hills State #		3	–	6		4	–	7
Western New Mexico		3	–	6		4	–	7
Western State		1	–	8		1	–	10
Fort Lewis		0	–	9		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

2012 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 independents football records
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
McMurry #			–			8	–	3
OK Panhandle State			–			4	–	6
NW Oklahoma State #			–			3	–	7
South Dakota Mines #			–			2	–	9
Southern Nazarene #			–			2	–	9

# – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference champions

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State (14–1, 7–0) Great American Conference – Henderson State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ashland Great Lakes Valley Conference – Indianapolis Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington Gulf South Conference – West Alabama Lone Star Conference – Midwestern State and West Texas A&M Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Missouri Western State Northeast-10 Conference – New Haven Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth (North) and Minnesota State–Mankato (South) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Indiana (PA) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – CSU Pueblo South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference‡ – Shepherd

Postseason

2012 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	24
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	Valdosta State (3rd title, title game)
Runner-up	Winston-Salem State (1st title game)
Semifinalists	West Texas A&M Minnesota State–Mankato
Winning Coach	championship

The 2012 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 39th 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 25th time.

Seeded teams

Playoff bracket

First Round November 17 Campus Sites					Second Round November 24 Campus Sites			Quarterfinals December 1 Campus Sites			Semifinals December 8 Campus Sites			National Championship Game December 15 Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama

—	Shippensburg	58			—	Winston-Salem State	37
—	Bloomsburg	20			—	Shippensburg	14
								—	Winston-Salem State	21

								—	Indiana (PA)	17
—	Indiana (PA)	27	—	New Haven	14

—	Shepherd	17			—	Indiana (PA)	17
											—	Winston-Salem State	41

											—	West Texas A&M	18
—	Indianapolis	31			—	CSU–Pueblo	28

—	Midwestern State	14			—	Indianapolis	7
								—	CSU–Pueblo	13

								—	West Texas A&M	34
—	West Texas A&M	38	—	Ashland	28

—	Chadron State	30			—	West Texas A&M	33
														—	Winston-Salem State	7

														—	Valdosta State	35
—	West Alabama	41			—	Valdosta State	49

—	Miles	7			—	West Alabama	21
								—	Valdosta State	48

								—	Carson–Newman	26
—	Lenoir–Rhyne	21	—	Carson–Newman	38

—	Fort Valley State	6			—	Lenoir–Rhyne	35
											—	Valdosta State	35

											—	Minnesota State	19
—	Northwest Missouri State	35			—	Minnesota State	38

—	Harding	0			—	Northwest Missouri State	35
								—	Minnesota State	17

								—	Missouri Western	10
—	Missouri Western	57	—	Henderson State	21

—	Minnesota–Duluth	55			—	Missouri Western	45

* Home team † Overtime

Awards and honors

Harlon Hill Trophy

The Harlon Hill Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player.[3]

Player	School	Position	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Zach Zulli	Shippensburg	QB	52	14	18	202
Michael Hill	Missouri Western	RB	23	26	17	138
Franklyn Quiteh	Bloomsburg	RB	8	27	23	101
Dustin Vaughan	West Texas A&M	QB	10	14	10	68
Taylor Housewight	Ashland	QB	7	14	15	64

References

"2010-2014 Winston-Salem State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
"2012 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
"Harlon Hill Trophy All Time History 1986–2013" (PDF). National Harlon Hill Awards Committee. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

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[1] "2010-2014 Winston-Salem State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[2] "2012 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[3] "Harlon Hill Trophy All Time History 1986–2013" (PDF). National Harlon Hill Awards Committee. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

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