1993 NCAA Division II football season#Postseason

{{Infobox NCAA Division II season

| year = 1993

| image =

| image_caption =

| regular_season = August – November 1993

| playoffs = November 20 – December 11, 1993

| nc_date = December 11, 1993

| championship = Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL

| champion = North Alabama

| hill = Roger Graham, New Haven

}}

The 1993 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1993, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1993, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

North Alabama defeated {{cfb link|year=1993|team=IUP Crimson Hawks|title=IUP}} in the championship game, 41–34, to win their first Division II national title.{{cite web|title=1993 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=January 5, 2014|pages=14}}

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Roger Graham, running back from New Haven.

Conference changes and new programs

=Conference changes=

A 1991 NCAA rule change required athletic programs maintain all of their sports at the same division level by the 1993 season. In order to comply, many Division I programs with football teams at the Division II levels reclassified their programs to Division I-AA, resulting in a large number of teams departing Division II after the 1992 season.
After losing four of its core members to this requirement, the Western Football Conference was forced to dissolve before the season. Four of its members reclassified to Division I-AA while its remaining members either became Division II independents or dropped their football programs.
The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference transitioned its entire membership from the NAIA to Division II prior to the season.

Team	1992 conference	1993 conference
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| Butler	MIFC (D-II)	Pioneer (I-AA)
style="text-align:center;" \| California–Davis	Northern California (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
style="text-align:center;" \| Cal Lutheran	D-II Independent	SCIAC (D-III)
style="text-align:center;" \| Cal Poly	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
style="text-align:center;" \| Cal State Northridge	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
style="text-align:center;" \| Cameron	Lone Star	Dropped Program
style="text-align:center;" \| Central Arkansas	Arkansas (NAIA)	Gulf South (D-II)
style="text-align:center;" \| Central Connecticut State	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent
style="text-align:center;" \| Henderson State	Arkansas (NAIA)	Gulf South (D-II)
style="text-align:center;" \| Jacksonville State	Gulf South	D-II Independent
style="text-align:center;" \| Mercyhurst	D-III Independent	D-II Independent
style="text-align:center;" \| Northwood	D-II Independent	MIFC
style="text-align:center;" \| Portland State	Western (D-II)	D-II Independent
style="text-align:center;" \| Quincy	D-III Independent	Illini-Badger
style="text-align:center;" \| Sacramento State	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
style="text-align:center;" \| Sacred Heart	D-III Independent	Independent
style="text-align:center;" \| St. Francis (IL)	NAIA Independent	MIFC
style="text-align:center;" \| Santa Clara	Western (D-II)	Dropped Program
style="text-align:center;" \| Southern Utah	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
style="text-align:center;" \| Troy State	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent
style="text-align:center;" \| Valparaiso	MIFC (D-II)	Pioneer (I-AA)

=Program changes=

After Texas A&I University joined the Texas A&M University System in 1989 and changed its name to Texas A&M University–Kingsville in 1993, the Texas A&I Javelinas became the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas at the start of the 1993 season.{{cite web|title=About Texas A&M University-Kingsville|url=http://www.tamuk.edu/about/|work=Texas A&M-Kingsville|publisher=tamuk.edu|access-date=January 6, 2014}}
After West Texas State University joined the Texas A&M University System in 1989 and changed its name to West Texas A&M University in 1993, the West Texas State Buffaloes became the West Texas A&M Buffaloes at the start of the 1993 season.{{cite web|title=A Brief History of West Texas A&M University|url=http://www.wtamu.edu/about/university_history.aspx|work=West Texas A&M|publisher=wtamu.edu|access-date=January 23, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202113048/http://www.wtamu.edu/about/university_history.aspx|url-status=dead}}

Conference standings

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|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 American West Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Gulf South Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Lone Star Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 North Central Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 South Atlantic Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 NCAA Division II independents football records}}

Conference summaries

class="wikitable"
Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Bentley Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Missouri Southern State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State North Central Conference – Minnesota State–Mankato and North Dakota Northern California Athletic Conference – Cal State Chico Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), {{cfb link\|year=1993\|team=IUP Crimson Hawks\|title=IUP}} (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Hays State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State

class="wikitable"

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton

Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Bentley

Gulf South Conference – North Alabama

Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Missouri Southern State

Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State

North Central Conference – Minnesota State–Mankato and North Dakota

Northern California Athletic Conference – Cal State Chico

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), {{cfb link|year=1993|team=IUP Crimson Hawks|title=IUP}} (West)

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Hays State

South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State

West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State

Postseason

{{Infobox NCAA Football Tournament |

| Division=II

| Year=1993

| Image=

| ImageSize=

| Caption=

| Teams=16

| Stadium=Braly Municipal Stadium

| Location=Florence, AL

| Champions= North Alabama

| TitleCount=1st

| RunnerUp={{cfb link|year=1993|team=IUP Indians|title=IUP}}

| GameCount=2nd

| Semifinal1=Texas A&I

| Semifinal2=North Dakota

| Attendance=

}}

The 1993 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 21st single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the eighth time.

=Playoff bracket=

{{16TeamBracket-NoSeeds

| RD1=First round
Campus sites

| RD2=Quarterfinals
Campus sites

| RD3=Semifinals
Campus sites

| RD4=Championship
Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL

| RD1-team01=North Alabama

| RD1-score01=38

| RD1-team02={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Carson–Newman Eagles|title=Carson–Newman}}

| RD1-score02= 28

| RD1-team03={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Hampton Pirates|title=Hampton}}

| RD1-score03=33

| RD1-team04={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Albany State Golden Rams|title=Albany State}}

| RD1-score04=7

| RD1-team05={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas|title=Texas A&M–Kingsville}}

| RD1-score05=50

| RD1-team06={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}

| RD1-score06=15

| RD1-team07=UC Davis

| RD1-score07=37

| RD1-team08={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Fort Hays State Tigers|title=Fort Hays State}}

| RD1-score08=34

| RD1-team09={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Mankato State Mavericks|title=Mankato State}}

| RD1-score09=34

| RD1-team10={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Missouri Southern Lions|title=Missouri Southern}}

| RD1-score10= 13

| RD1-team11={{cfb link|year=1993|team=North Dakota Fighting Sioux|title=North Dakota}}

| RD1-score11=17

| RD1-team12={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Pittsburg State Gorillas|title=Pittsburg State}}

| RD1-score12=14

| RD1-team13={{cfb link|year=1993|team=New Haven Chargers|title=New Haven}}

| RD1-score13=48

| RD1-team14={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Edinboro Fighting Scots|title=Edinboro}}

| RD1-score14=28

| RD1-team15={{cfb link|year=1993|team=IUP Indians|title=IUP}}

| RD1-score15=28

| RD1-team16={{cfb link|year=1993|team=Ferris State Bulldogs|title=Ferris State}}

| RD1-score16=21

| RD2-team01=North Alabama

| RD2-score01=45

| RD2-team02=Hampton

| RD2-score02= 20

| RD2-team03=Texas A&M–Kingsville

| RD2-score03=51

| RD2-team04=UC Davis

| RD2-score04=28

| RD2-team05=Mankato State

| RD2-score05=21

| RD2-team06=North Dakota

| RD2-score06=54

| RD2-team07=New Haven

| RD2-score07=35

| RD2-team08=IUP

| RD2-score08=38

| RD3-team01=North Alabama

| RD3-score01=27

| RD3-team02=Texas A&M–Kingsville

| RD3-score02=25

| RD3-team03=North Dakota

| RD3-score03=6

| RD3-team04=IUP

| RD3-score04=21

| RD4-team01=North Alabama

| RD4-score01=41

| RD4-team02=IUP

| RD4-score02=34

}}