2012 playoffs

Champion

VS Valdosta State beat WS Winston-Salem State 35-7 in Florence, Alabama.

Championship 1

• VS Valdosta State 35
  WS Winston-Salem State 7

Semifinals 2

• VS Valdosta State 35
  MS Minnesota State 19
• WS Winston-Salem State 41
  WT West Texas A&M 18

Quarterfinals 4

• MS Minnesota State 17
  MW Missouri Western State 10
• VS Valdosta State 48
  C Carson-Newman 26
• WT West Texas A&M 34
  CS Colorado State Pueblo 13
• WS Winston-Salem State 21
  IU Indiana (PA) 17

Second round 8

• C Carson-Newman 38
  LU Lenoir-Rhyne 35
• CS Colorado State Pueblo 28
  UO Indianapolis 7
• IU Indiana (PA) 17
  UO New Haven 14
• MS Minnesota State 38
  NM Northwest Missouri State 35
• MW Missouri Western State 45
  HS Henderson State 21
• VS Valdosta State 49
  UO West Alabama 21
• WT West Texas A&M 33
  AU Ashland 28
• WS Winston-Salem State 37
  SU Shippensburg 14

First round 8

• IU Indiana (PA) 27
  SU Shepherd 17
• LU Lenoir-Rhyne 21
  FV Fort Valley State 6
• MW Missouri Western State 57
  UO Minnesota Duluth 55

  3 OT

• NM Northwest Missouri State 35
  HU Harding 0
• SU Shippensburg 58
  BU Bloomsburg 20
• UO Indianapolis 31
  MS Midwestern State 14
• UO West Alabama 41
  MC Miles 7
• WT West Texas A&M 38
  CS Chadron State 30

The field 24 teams

School	Finish
VS Valdosta State	Won the championship
WS Winston-Salem State	Lost in the championship
MS Minnesota State	Lost in the semifinals
WT West Texas A&M	Lost in the semifinals
C Carson-Newman	Lost in the quarterfinals
CS Colorado State Pueblo	Lost in the quarterfinals
IU Indiana (PA)	Lost in the quarterfinals
MW Missouri Western State	Lost in the quarterfinals
AU Ashland	Lost in the second round
HS Henderson State	Lost in the second round
LU Lenoir-Rhyne	Lost in the second round
NM Northwest Missouri State	Lost in the second round
SU Shippensburg	Lost in the second round
UO Indianapolis	Lost in the second round
UO New Haven	Lost in the second round
UO West Alabama	Lost in the second round
BU Bloomsburg	Lost in the first round
CS Chadron State	Lost in the first round
FV Fort Valley State	Lost in the first round
HU Harding	Lost in the first round
MS Midwestern State	Lost in the first round
MC Miles	Lost in the first round
SU Shepherd	Lost in the first round
UO Minnesota Duluth	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.