2005 playoffs

Champion

GV Grand Valley State beat NM Northwest Missouri State 21-17 in Florence, Alabama.

Championship 1

• GV Grand Valley State 21
  NM Northwest Missouri State 17

Semifinals 2

• GV Grand Valley State 55
  ES East Stroudsburg 20
• NM Northwest Missouri State 25
  UO North Alabama 24

Quarterfinals 4

• ES East Stroudsburg 55
  L LIU 28
• GV Grand Valley State 24
  SV Saginaw Valley State 17
• NM Northwest Missouri State 21
  PS Pittsburg State 10
• UO North Alabama 41
  CA Central Arkansas 38

  OT

Second round 8

• CA Central Arkansas 52
  PC Presbyterian 28
• ES East Stroudsburg 52
  BU Bloomsburg 39
• GV Grand Valley State 17
  UO North Dakota 3
• L LIU 28
  SU Shepherd 21
• NM Northwest Missouri State 42
  WU Washburn 32
• PS Pittsburg State 41
  WT West Texas A&M 3
• SV Saginaw Valley State 24
  UO Nebraska at Omaha 21
• UO North Alabama 24
  NC North Carolina Central 21

First round 8

• CA Central Arkansas 28
  AS Albany State 20
• ES East Stroudsburg 55
  SC Southern Connecticut State 33
• L LIU 24
  WC West Chester 20
• NM Northwest Missouri State 45
  AS Angelo State 14
• PS Pittsburg State 49
  UO Nebraska-Kearney 20
• SV Saginaw Valley State 31
  N Northwood 16
• UO North Alabama 40
  VS Valdosta State 13
• UO North Dakota 23
  UO Minnesota Duluth 12

The field 24 teams

School	Finish
GV Grand Valley State	Won the championship
NM Northwest Missouri State	Lost in the championship
ES East Stroudsburg	Lost in the semifinals
UO North Alabama	Lost in the semifinals
CA Central Arkansas	Lost in the quarterfinals
L LIU	Lost in the quarterfinals
PS Pittsburg State	Lost in the quarterfinals
SV Saginaw Valley State	Lost in the quarterfinals
BU Bloomsburg	Lost in the second round
NC North Carolina Central	Lost in the second round
PC Presbyterian	Lost in the second round
SU Shepherd	Lost in the second round
UO Nebraska at Omaha	Lost in the second round
UO North Dakota	Lost in the second round
WU Washburn	Lost in the second round
WT West Texas A&M	Lost in the second round
AS Albany State	Lost in the first round
AS Angelo State	Lost in the first round
N Northwood	Lost in the first round
SC Southern Connecticut State	Lost in the first round
UO Minnesota Duluth	Lost in the first round
UO Nebraska-Kearney	Lost in the first round
VS Valdosta State	Lost in the first round
WC West Chester	Lost in the first round

Source: NCAA Division II championship records (D2champs.pdf), through 2025. Loaded Sep 25, 5:21 PM CT. Checked for a newer edition Oct 26, 7:15 AM CT.