2009 playoffs

Champion

NM Northwest Missouri State beat GV Grand Valley State 30-23 in Florence, Alabama.

Championship 1

• NM Northwest Missouri State 30
  GV Grand Valley State 23

Semifinals 2

• GV Grand Valley State 41
  C Carson-Newman 27
• NM Northwest Missouri State 56
  CU California (PA) 31

Quarterfinals 4

• CU California (PA) 57
  WL West Liberty 35
• C Carson-Newman 24
  UO North Alabama 21
• GV Grand Valley State 24
  UO Minnesota Duluth 10
• NM Northwest Missouri State 21
  CW Central Washington 20

Second round 8

• CU California (PA) 26
  SU Shippensburg 21
• C Carson-Newman 59
  UO West Alabama 21
• CW Central Washington 27
  TS Tarleton State 6
• GV Grand Valley State 44
  HC Hillsdale 27
• NM Northwest Missouri State 35
  AC Abilene Christian 10
• UO Minnesota Duluth 42
  UO Nebraska-Kearney 7
• UO North Alabama 41
  AT Arkansas Tech 28
• WL West Liberty 84
  EU Edinboro 63

First round 8

• AC Abilene Christian 24
  MS Midwestern State 21
• AT Arkansas Tech 41
  UP UNC Pembroke 13
• CU California (PA) 42
  FS Fayetteville State 13
• EU Edinboro 31
  ES East Stroudsburg 16
• HC Hillsdale 27
  MS Minnesota State 24
• TS Tarleton State 57
  TA Texas A&M-Kingsville 56

  2 OT

• UO Nebraska-Kearney 35
  SV Saginaw Valley State 20
• UO West Alabama 24
  AS Albany State 22

The field 24 teams

School	Finish
NM Northwest Missouri State	Won the championship
GV Grand Valley State	Lost in the championship
CU California (PA)	Lost in the semifinals
C Carson-Newman	Lost in the semifinals
CW Central Washington	Lost in the quarterfinals
UO Minnesota Duluth	Lost in the quarterfinals
UO North Alabama	Lost in the quarterfinals
WL West Liberty	Lost in the quarterfinals
AC Abilene Christian	Lost in the second round
AT Arkansas Tech	Lost in the second round
EU Edinboro	Lost in the second round
HC Hillsdale	Lost in the second round
SU Shippensburg	Lost in the second round
TS Tarleton State	Lost in the second round
UO Nebraska-Kearney	Lost in the second round
UO West Alabama	Lost in the second round
AS Albany State	Lost in the first round
ES East Stroudsburg	Lost in the first round
FS Fayetteville State	Lost in the first round
MS Midwestern State	Lost in the first round
MS Minnesota State	Lost in the first round
SV Saginaw Valley State	Lost in the first round
TA Texas A&M-Kingsville	Lost in the first round
UP UNC Pembroke	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 27, 7:15 AM CT.