Valdosta State will take on Minnesota State in their final test en route to the 2024 D2 football national championship. The matchup kicks off at noon on Saturday, December 14 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia.

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For the entirety of the 2024 D2 football season, the Valdosta State Blazers have been ranked at least 7th or better. Since week 10, they've held the top spot as the undefeated teams dwindled. Now, they are the lone undefeated team standing and are on the doorstep of their seventh trip to a national championship game for the potential to earn their fifth title.

On the path to this point, the Blazers toppled No. 25 Virginia Union with a dominating 49-14 final score. Minnesota State narrowly defeated Bemidji State, 27-23.

The Minnesota State Mavericks have made the trip to the big show three times but have yet to secure the coveted national champion title. After the reseeding in the semifinals, the Mavericks earned the no. 4 seed while Ferris State and Slippery Rock earned no. 2 and no. 3 respectively. 

The other game begins at 3:30 p.m.— you can follow the coverage for both semifinal games here on FloCollege.

Here's what to know about Valdosta St. vs Minnesota St., which will take place Saturday, Dec. 14 at 12 p.m. ET.

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When Are The NCAA Division II Football Playoffs?

• First round: Saturday, Nov. 23
• Second round: Saturday, Nov. 30 
• Quarterfinals: Saturday, Dec. 7 
• Semifinals: Saturday, Dec. 14
• National championship: Saturday, Dec. 21

When Is The NCAA Division II Championship Game?

The NCAA Division II championship game is set for Saturday, Dec. 21 in McKinney, Texas.

NCAA Division II Football Playoff Schedule

First Round: Saturday, Nov. 23

• Slippery Rock def. New Haven, 14-7
• Ashland def. Charleston (W.Va.), 40-38
• California (Pa.) def. East Stroudsburg, 30-27
• Miles def. Carson-Newman, 14-13
• Virginia Union def. Wingate, 34-31
• Lenoir-Rhyne def. West Alabama, 37-34
• Central Oklahoma def. Ouachita Baptist, 38-31
• Grand Valley State def. UIndy, 24-7
• Harding def. Pittsburg State, 48-3
• Minnesota State def. Augustana (S.D.), 20-19
• Western Colorado def. Central Washington, 28-21
• Bemidji State def. Angelo State, 24-14

Second Round: Saturday, Nov. 30

• Slippery Rock def. Kutztown, 25-24
• California (Pa.) def. Ashland, 34-33
• Valdosta State def. Miles, 33-17
• Virginia Union def. Lenoir-Rhyne, 44-12
• Ferris State def. Central Oklahoma, 78-17
• Harding def. Grand Valley State, 44-26
• Minnesota State def. CSU Pueblo, 26-23
• Bemidji State def. Western Colorado, 20-19

Third Round: Saturday, Dec. 7

• Slippery Rock def. California (Pa.), 31-13
• Ferris State def. Harding, 41-7
•  Valdosta State def. Virginia Union, 33-17
• Minnesota State def. Bemidji State, 27-23

Semifinals: Saturday, Dec. 14

All Times Eastern

• Minnesota State vs. Valdosta State - 12:00 p.m.
• Slippery Rock vs. Ferris State - 3:30 p.m.

AFCA Division II Football Rankings

As of Nov. 18, 2024

1. Valdosta St. (Ga.) (27) 10-0
2. Ferris St. (Mich.) (3) 10-1
3. Kutztown (Pa.) 11-0
4. Harding (Ark.) 10-1
5. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 10-1
6. Charleston (W.Va.) 11-0
7. Colorado St.-Pueblo 10-1
8. Central Oklahoma 10-1
9. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 10-1
10. Western Colorado 10-1
11. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 9-1
12. West Alabama 9-1
13. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 8-2
14. Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-1
15. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 9-2
16. Angelo St. (Tex.) 9-2
17. Wingate (N.C.) 9-1
18. Colorado School of Mines 8-3
19. Central Washington 8-3
20. California (Pa.) 8-2
21. West Florida 7-3
22. Augustana (S.D.) 8-3
23. Southern Arkansas 9-2
24. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 9-2
25. Central Missouri 8-3

Dropped Out: Minnesota St. (18), Findlay (Ohio) (22).

Others Receiving Votes: Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 65; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 45; Virginia Union, 38; Miles (Ala.), 36; Minnesota St., 34; New Haven (Conn.), 21; Findlay (Ohio), 18; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 9; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 4; Davenport (Mich.), 3; Ashland (Ohio), 2; Glenville St. (W.Va.), 1.

To see the D2Football.com Top 25 Poll, click here.

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