2018 playoffs

Champion

VS Valdosta State beat FS Ferris State 49-47 in McKinney, Texas.

Championship 1

• VS Valdosta State 49
  FS Ferris State 47

Semifinals 2

• FS Ferris State 42
  MS Minnesota State 25
• VS Valdosta State 30
  ND Notre Dame 24

Quarterfinals 4

• FS Ferris State 37
  OB Ouachita Baptist 14
• MS Minnesota State 13
  TS Tarleton State 10
• ND Notre Dame 21
  SR Slippery Rock 17
• VS Valdosta State 61
  LU Lenoir-Rhyne 21

Second round 8

• FS Ferris State 27
  NM Northwest Missouri State 21
• LU Lenoir-Rhyne 21
  WU Wingate 17
• MS Minnesota State 24
  CS Colorado State Pueblo 10
• ND Notre Dame 19
  HC Hillsdale 14
• OB Ouachita Baptist 35
  UO Indianapolis 7
• SR Slippery Rock 59
  UO New Haven 20
• TS Tarleton State 34
  ET East Texas A&M 26
• VS Valdosta State 66
  BS Bowie State 16

First round 12

• BS Bowie State 41
  UO West Alabama 35
• CS Colorado State Pueblo 37
  CS Colorado School of Mines 17
• ET East Texas A&M 33
  UO Minnesota Duluth 17
• FS Ferris State 21
  HU Harding 19
• HC Hillsdale 40
  KU Kutztown 26
• LU Lenoir-Rhyne 43
  FT Florida Tech 21
• NM Northwest Missouri State 42
  GV Grand Valley State 17
• SR Slippery Rock 20
  L LIU 14
• TS Tarleton State 58
  AP Azusa Pacific 0
• UO Indianapolis 38
  FH Fort Hays State 27
• UO New Haven 35
  WC West Chester 28
• WU Wingate 41
  UO West Georgia 31

The field 28 teams

School	Finish
VS Valdosta State	Won the championship
FS Ferris State	Lost in the championship
MS Minnesota State	Lost in the semifinals
ND Notre Dame	Lost in the semifinals
LU Lenoir-Rhyne	Lost in the quarterfinals
OB Ouachita Baptist	Lost in the quarterfinals
SR Slippery Rock	Lost in the quarterfinals
TS Tarleton State	Lost in the quarterfinals
BS Bowie State	Lost in the second round
CS Colorado State Pueblo	Lost in the second round
ET East Texas A&M	Lost in the second round
HC Hillsdale	Lost in the second round
NM Northwest Missouri State	Lost in the second round
UO Indianapolis	Lost in the second round
UO New Haven	Lost in the second round
WU Wingate	Lost in the second round
AP Azusa Pacific	Lost in the first round
CS Colorado School of Mines	Lost in the first round
FT Florida Tech	Lost in the first round
FH Fort Hays State	Lost in the first round
GV Grand Valley State	Lost in the first round
HU Harding	Lost in the first round
KU Kutztown	Lost in the first round
L LIU	Lost in the first round
UO Minnesota Duluth	Lost in the first round
UO West Alabama	Lost in the first round
UO West Georgia	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.