2021 playoffs

Champion

FS Ferris State beat VS Valdosta State 58-17 in McKinney, Texas.

Championship 1

• FS Seed #1 Ferris State* (host) 58
  VS Seed #1 Valdosta State* (host) 17

Semifinals 2

• VS Seed #1 Valdosta State* (host) 34
  CS Seed #1 Colorado School of Mines* (host) 31
• FS Seed #1 Ferris State* (host) 55
  SU Seed #2 Shepherd* (host) 7

Quarterfinals 4

• SU Seed #2 Shepherd* (host) 30
  KU Seed #1 Kutztown* (host) 28
• VS Seed #1 Valdosta State* (host) 41
  BS Seed #2 Bowie State* (host) 17
• FS Seed #1 Ferris State* (host) 41
  NM Seed #3 Northwest Missouri State* (host) 20
• CS Seed #1 Colorado School of Mines* (host) 34
  AS Seed #2 Angelo State* (host) 26

Second round 8

• KU Seed #1 Kutztown* (host) 10
  UO Seed #4 New Haven* (host) 7
• SU Seed #2 Shepherd* (host) 38
  ND Seed #3 Notre Dame* (host) 34
• VS Seed #1 Valdosta State* (host) 66
  UO West Georgia 35
• BS Seed #2 Bowie State* (host) 13
  NC Newberry 10
• FS Seed #1 Ferris State* (host) 54
  GV Seed #4 Grand Valley State* (host) 20
• NM Seed #3 Northwest Missouri State* (host) 28
  HU Seed #2 Harding* (host) 9
• CS Seed #1 Colorado School of Mines* (host) 55
  BS Bemidji State 6
• AS Seed #2 Angelo State* (host) 20
  UO Nebraska-Kearney 7

First round 12

• SU Seed #2 Shepherd* (host) 38
  UO Findlay 31
• ND Seed #3 Notre Dame* (host) 33
  SR Slippery Rock 25
• UO Seed #4 New Haven* (host) 38
  BU Bentley 13
• BS Seed #2 Bowie State* (host) 31
  LU Lenoir-Rhyne 10
• HU Seed #2 Harding* (host) 30
  WU Washburn 14
• NM Seed #3 Northwest Missouri State* (host) 50
  CW Central Washington 21
• GV Seed #4 Grand Valley State* (host) 20
  L Lindenwood 3
• AS Seed #2 Angelo State* (host) 48
  UO Minnesota Duluth 14
• BS Bemidji State 28
  AU Seed #4 Augustana* (host) 24
• NC Newberry 33
  UO Seed #3 West Florida* (host) 30

  OT

• UO Nebraska-Kearney 31
  WC Seed #3 Western Colorado* (host) 24
• UO West Georgia 23
  AS Seed #4 Albany State* (host) 7

The field 28 teams

School	Seed	Quarter	Finish
KU Kutztown* (host)	1	1	Lost in the quarterfinals
SU Shepherd* (host)	2	1	Lost in the semifinals
ND Notre Dame* (host)	3	1	Lost in the second round
UO New Haven* (host)	4	1	Lost in the second round
VS Valdosta State* (host)	1	2	Lost in the championship
BS Bowie State* (host)	2	2	Lost in the quarterfinals
UO West Florida* (host)	3	2	Lost in the first round
AS Albany State* (host)	4	2	Lost in the first round
FS Ferris State* (host)	1	3	Won the championship
HU Harding* (host)	2	3	Lost in the second round
NM Northwest Missouri State* (host)	3	3	Lost in the quarterfinals
GV Grand Valley State* (host)	4	3	Lost in the second round
CS Colorado School of Mines* (host)	1	4	Lost in the semifinals
AS Angelo State* (host)	2	4	Lost in the quarterfinals
WC Western Colorado* (host)	3	4	Lost in the first round
AU Augustana* (host)	4	4	Lost in the first round
BS Bemidji State	-	-	Lost in the second round
NC Newberry	-	-	Lost in the second round
UO Nebraska-Kearney	-	-	Lost in the second round
UO West Georgia	-	-	Lost in the second round
BU Bentley	-	-	Lost in the first round
CW Central Washington	-	-	Lost in the first round
LU Lenoir-Rhyne	-	-	Lost in the first round
L Lindenwood	-	-	Lost in the first round
SR Slippery Rock	-	-	Lost in the first round
UO Findlay	-	-	Lost in the first round
UO Minnesota Duluth	-	-	Lost in the first round
WU Washburn	-	-	Lost in the first round

Seeds are within each printed bracket quarter; a quarter is the NCAA.com bracket's page order, not a Super Region.

* Host, as marked on the NCAA.com bracket.

Source: NCAA.com 2021 bracket; NCAA Division II championship records (D2champs.pdf), through 2025. Loaded Sep 25, 5:22 PM CT. Checked for a newer edition Oct 27, 7:15 AM CT.