With Saturday’s win, Kutztown, the top seed in Super Region One, advances to the second round of the NCAA Division II championship for the third consecutive season and sixth time in program history. The Golden Bears improved to 7-7 all-time in NCAA playoff games.

History has been made for HBCU football at the NCAA Division II level. For the first time ever, five HBCUs have earned spots in the NCAA Division II Football Championship field, a groundbreaking moment announced on Saturday night that underscores just how far the CIAA and SIAC have come on the national stage.

Benedict College trailed 24-0 in the second half but used a furious comeback and a viral backwards pass play to earn its first postseason win.

Ferris State is a 1-seed in the NCAA Division II football playoffs and will open its title defense against Northwood on Saturday at home.

The Johnson C. Smith football team battled in its first NCAA Division II playoff game. The Golden Bulls lost to Frostburg State, 21-7, on Saturday at Eddie McGirt Field inside the Irwin Belk Complex, ending their historic 2025 season.

See the updated TSSAA football playoffs pairings after the third week of the postseason. Division I is in the semifinals. DII is in the championship round.

Trailing Lone Star Conference champion Central Washington by 11 points midway through the second quarter, Western Colorado rallied to take down the Wildcats for a dramatic 27-20 upset victory in Ellensburg, Wash.

The CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves' season ended following a loss to the UT Periman-Basin Falcons in the first round of the NCAA Div. II football playoffs.