The NCAA Division II Football Committee announced Sunday the field of 28 teams for the 2016 NCAA Division II Football Championship. Four teams from Kansas and Missouri are in the field with 2015 champion Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO) entering the tournament as the No. 1 overall seed in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Poll.
For the third consecutive year, the NCAA Division II Football Championship will be held at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The match will kick off at at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, December 17 and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 and WatchESPN.