The 2025 DII college football playoff schedule kicks off with the selection show on Sunday, November 16th, 2025. The show is broadcast on NCAA.com at 6 PM Eastern Time. There are 32 teams who make the field with there being 16 automatic qualifiers with eight at-large bids from each super region. We have the printable bracket and schedule for you below.
Printable 2025 DII College Football Playoff Bracket
Here’s the printable 2025 DII college football playoff bracket for you from the NCAA. We have the blank bracket for you here until the final bracket is announced and released. You can print or save the bracket to PDF format depending on what format you prefer to use.
Updated DII College Football Championship Bracket
Here’s the updated DII college football championship bracket for you from the NCAA.
2025 DII College Football Playoff Schedule
- Selection show: 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16 on NCAA.com
- First round: Saturday, Nov. 22
- Second round: Saturday, Nov. 29
- Quarterfinals: Saturday, Dec. 6
- Semifinals: Saturday, Dec. 13 | ESPN+
- National championship: 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 | ESPNU
2025 DII College Football Championship Schedule (Round 1) Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
Here’s the 2025 DII College Football Championship schedule for the first round for you.
| Time (ET) | Matchup |
| 1 p.m. | Valdosta State vs. Albany State (GA) |
| 1 p.m. | Assumption vs. Indiana (PA) |
| 1 p.m. | Bentley vs. Kutztown |
| 1 p.m. | Frostburg St. vs. Johnson C. Smith |
| 1 p.m. | California (PA) vs. Virginia Union |
| 1 p.m. | Benedict vs. Wingate |
| 1 p.m. | Kentucky State vs. Newberry |
| 1 p.m. | North Greenville vs. West Florida |
| 1 p.m. | Northwood vs. Ferris St. |
| 1 p.m. | Truman State vs. UIndy |
| 1 p.m. | Minnesota Duluth vs. Ashland |
| 2 p.m. | Minnesota State Mankato vs. Findlay |
| 2 p.m. | Northwest Missouri State vs. Harding |
| 2 p.m. | Chadron State vs. Pittsburg State |
| 3 p.m. | Texas Permian Basin vs. Colorado State |
| 4 p.m. | Western Colorado University vs. Central Washington |
List of NCAA DII College Football Playoff Champions (Past 10 Years)
Here’s the list of NCAA DII college football playoff champions for you. We have the champion, runner-up, score, and site of the championship game for you.
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
| 2024 | Ferris State | Tony Annese | 49-14 | Valdosta State | McKinney, Texas |
| 2023 | Harding | Paul Simmons | 38-7 | Colorado School of Mines | McKinney, Texas |
| 2022 | Ferris State | Tony Annese | 41-14 | Colorado School of Mines | McKinney, Texas |
| 2021 | Ferris State | Tony Annese | 58-17 | Valdosta State | McKinney, Texas |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | West Florida | Pete Shinnick | 48-40 | Minnesota State | McKinney, Texas |
| 2018 | Valdosta State | Kerwin Bell | 49-47 | Ferris State | McKinney, Texas |
| 2017 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Colby Carthel | 37-27 | West Florida | Kansas City, Kan. |
| 2016 | Northwest Missouri State | Adam Dorrel | 29-3 | North Alabama | Kansas City, Kan. |
| 2015 | Northwest Missouri State | Adam Dorrel | 34-7 | Shepherd | Kansas City, Kan. |
| 2014 | Colorado State-Pueblo | John Wristen | 13-0 | Minnesota State-Mankato | Kansas City, Ka |
2025-26 College Football Playoff and Bowl Schedules
Soon after we get the DII college football playoff bracket released, we start to see more clarity from the 2025-26 FBS football regular season for the postseason schedule. We have the overall bowl schedule, CFP bracket, and college football playoff schedules for you to check out below as we wrap up the DII college football playoff schedule and bracket.
