2016 playoffs

Champion

NM Northwest Missouri State beat UO North Alabama 29-3 in Kansas City.

Championship 1

• NM Northwest Missouri State 29
  UO North Alabama 3

Semifinals 2

• NM Northwest Missouri State 35
  FS Ferris State 20
• UO North Alabama 23
  SU Shepherd 13

Quarterfinals 4

• FS Ferris State 47
  GV Grand Valley State 32
• NM Northwest Missouri State 35
  HU Harding 0
• SU Shepherd 41
  CU California (PA) 30
• UO North Alabama 38
  NG North Greenville 0

Second round 8

• CU California (PA) 44
  IU Indiana (PA) 23
• FS Ferris State 38
  CS Colorado School of Mines 17
• GV Grand Valley State 55
  ET East Texas A&M 32
• HU Harding 27
  UO Sioux Falls 24
• NG North Greenville 45
  TU Tuskegee 26
• NM Northwest Missouri State 44
  ES Emporia State 13
• SU Shepherd 40
  L LIU 21
• UO North Alabama 41
  UP UNC Pembroke 17

First round 12

• CS Colorado School of Mines 63
  SB Southwest Baptist 35
• ET East Texas A&M 34
  CM Colorado Mesa 23
• ES Emporia State 59
  UO Minnesota Duluth 26
• FS Ferris State 65
  MS Midwestern State 34
• HU Harding 48
  UO Central Missouri 31
• IU Indiana (PA) 62
  FS Fairmont State 13
• L LIU 48
  WS Winston-Salem State 41
• NG North Greenville 27
  FT Florida Tech 13
• SU Shepherd 48
  AU Assumption 31
• TU Tuskegee 35
  NC Newberry 33
• UP UNC Pembroke 24
  VS Valdosta State 21
• UO Sioux Falls 34
  AP Azusa Pacific 21

The field 28 teams

School	Finish
NM Northwest Missouri State	Won the championship
UO North Alabama	Lost in the championship
FS Ferris State	Lost in the semifinals
SU Shepherd	Lost in the semifinals
CU California (PA)	Lost in the quarterfinals
GV Grand Valley State	Lost in the quarterfinals
HU Harding	Lost in the quarterfinals
NG North Greenville	Lost in the quarterfinals
CS Colorado School of Mines	Lost in the second round
ET East Texas A&M	Lost in the second round
ES Emporia State	Lost in the second round
IU Indiana (PA)	Lost in the second round
L LIU	Lost in the second round
TU Tuskegee	Lost in the second round
UP UNC Pembroke	Lost in the second round
UO Sioux Falls	Lost in the second round
AU Assumption	Lost in the first round
AP Azusa Pacific	Lost in the first round
CM Colorado Mesa	Lost in the first round
FS Fairmont State	Lost in the first round
FT Florida Tech	Lost in the first round
MS Midwestern State	Lost in the first round
NC Newberry	Lost in the first round
SB Southwest Baptist	Lost in the first round
UO Central Missouri	Lost in the first round
UO Minnesota Duluth	Lost in the first round
VS Valdosta State	Lost in the first round
WS Winston-Salem State	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.