2016 NCAA Division III football season

Regular season

September 3 – November 12, 2016

Playoffs

November 19 – December 16, 2016

Division III football seasons
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The 2016 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began on September 5, 2016 and will conclude with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, on December 16, 2016 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia.

Conference changes and new programs

Two programs changed conference affiliations.

School	2015 conference	2016 conference
Carroll	MWC	CCIW^[1]
Nebraska Wesleyan	Great Plains (NAIA)	IIAC^[2]

A full list of Division III teams can be viewed on the D3football website.^[3]

Conference standings

2016 American Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Mary Hardin–Baylor $ ^		6	–	0		10	–	0
#11 Hardin–Simmons ^		5	–	1		9	–	1
Sul Ross State		4	–	2		6	–	4
East Texas Babtist		3	–	3		7	–	3
McMurry		2	–	4		4	–	5
Louisiana College		1	–	5		4	–	6
Belhaven		1	–	6		2	–	8
Howard Payne		0	–	6		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Centennial Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#10 Johns Hopkins $ ^		9	–	0		10	–	0
Muhlenberg		8	–	1		9	–	1
Franklin & Marshall		6	–	3		7	–	3
Susquehanna		6	–	3		6	–	4
Moravian		4	–	5		5	–	5
Juniata		3	–	6		4	–	6
Gettysburg		3	–	6		3	–	7
McDaniel		3	–	6		3	–	7
Ursinus		2	–	7		2	–	8
Dickinson		1	–	8		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 CCIW football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 North Central (Ill.) $ ^		8	–	0		10	–	0
#13 Wheaton (Ill.) ^		7	–	1		9	–	1
Illinois Wesleyan		6	–	2		7	–	2
Carthage		5	–	3		7	–	3
Elmhurst		4	–	4		5	–	5
Millikin		3	–	5		4	–	6
Augustana		2	–	6		3	–	7
Carroll		1	–	7		1	–	9
North Park		0	–	8		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 ECFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Husson $ ^		7	–	0		9	–	1
Norwich		5	–	2		5	–	5
SUNY-Maritime		4	–	3		6	–	4
Castleton		4	–	3		4	–	6
Mount Ida		4	–	3		4	–	6
Becker		2	–	5		3	–	7
Gallaudet		1	–	6		2	–	8
Anna Maria		1	–	6		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Empire 8 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#14 Alfred $ ^		8	–	0		10	–	0
#22 St. John Fisher		6	–	2		8	–	2
Brockport		6	–	2		7	–	3
Utica		5	–	3		7	–	3
Ithica		4	–	4		5	–	5
Buffalo State		3	–	5		5	–	5
Cortland		3	–	5		5	–	5
Hartwick		1	–	7		2	–	8
Morrisville		0	–	8		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 HCAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Rose-Hulman $ ^		7	–	1		8	–	2
Franklin		7	–	1		8	–	2
Mount St. Joseph		6	–	2		6	–	4
Bluffton		5	–	3		7	–	3
Defiance		4	–	4		5	–	5
Hanover		4	–	4		4	–	6
Manchester		2	–	6		2	–	8
Anderson		1	–	7		1	–	9
Earlham		0	–	8		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Iowa IAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#16 Coe $ ^		8	–	0		10	–	0
Dubuque		6	–	2		8	–	2
Central		6	–	2		8	–	2
Wartburg		5	–	3		6	–	4
Nebraska Wesleyan		3	–	5		4	–	6
Buena Vista		3	–	5		3	–	7
Simpson		2	–	6		3	–	7
Luther		2	–	6		3	–	7
Loras		1	–	7		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Liberty League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#19 Hobart $ ^		6	–	1		9	–	1
#23 St. Lawrence		6	–	1		9	–	1
Merchant Marine		4	–	3		5	–	4
Springfield		4	–	3		5	–	5
WPI		3	–	4		6	–	4
RPI		3	–	4		5	–	5
Union		2	–	5		3	–	7
Rochester		0	–	7		1	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 MASCAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Bridgewater State $ ^		8	–	0		8	–	2
Framingham State		6	–	2		7	–	3
Plymouth State		4	–	4		6	–	4
Mass-Dartmouth		4	–	4		5	–	5
Western Connecticut		4	–	4		5	–	5
Fitchburg State		3	–	5		5	–	4
Massachusetts Maritime		3	–	5		4	–	6
Worcester State		3	–	5		3	–	7
Westfield State		1	–	7		2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Michigan IAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Olivet $ ^		6	–	0		9	–	2
Hope		5	–	1		7	–	3
Alma		4	–	2		7	–	3
Trine		3	–	3		6	–	4
Adrian		2	–	4		4	–	6
Kalamazoo		1	–	5		3	–	7
Albion		0	–	6		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#20 Stevenson $ ^		7	–	1		8	–	1
Delaware Valley		7	–	2		8	–	2
Albright		7	–	2		7	–	3
Widener		6	–	3		6	–	4
King's		5	–	4		5	–	5
Lebanon Valley		4	–	5		4	–	6
Wilkes		3	–	6		3	–	7
Lycoming		2	–	7		3	–	8
FDU-Florham		2	–	7		2	–	8
Misericordia		1	–	8		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Midwest Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#21 Monmouth (IL) $ ^		8	–	0		10	–	0
St. Norbert		7	–	1		7	–	3
Lake Forest		6	–	2		8	–	2
Macalester		6	–	2		7	–	3
Illinois College		5	–	3		6	–	4
Cornell (IA)		4	–	4		5	–	5
Beloit		2	–	6		3	–	7
Lawrence		2	–	6		3	–	7
Knox		2	–	6		2	–	8
Ripon		2	–	6		2	–	8
Grinnell		0	–	8		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Minnesota IAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 St. Thomas $ ^		8	–	0		10	–	0
#9 St. John's ^		7	–	1		9	–	1
Concordia		6	–	2		7	–	3
Bethel		5	–	3		5	–	5
Hamline		3	–	5		5	–	5
Gustavus Adolphus		3	–	5		5	–	5
Augsburg		2	–	6		2	–	8
St. Olaf		1	–	7		2	–	8
Carleton		1	–	7		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 New England Football Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Western New England $ ^		7	–	0		10	–	0
Salve Regina		6	–	1		8	–	1
Endicott		5	–	2		5	–	5
Nichols		4	–	3		6	–	4
MIT		3	–	4		3	–	7
Coast Guard		2	–	5		3	–	7
Curry		1	–	6		3	–	6
Maine Maritime		0	–	7		1	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 NESCAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Trinity (Conn.) $		8	–	0		8	–	0
Tufts		7	–	1		7	–	1
Middlebury		6	–	2		6	–	2
Wesleyan		6	–	2		6	–	2
Amherst		4	–	4		4	–	4
Bates		3	–	5		3	–	5
Hamilton		3	–	5		3	–	5
Colby		3	–	5		3	–	5
Bowdoin		0	–	8		0	–	8
Williams		0	–	8		0	–	8

$ – Conference champion The NESCAC does not participate in the DIII Playoffs Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#18 Wesley +^		8	–	1		8	–	2
#24 Frostburg State +		8	–	1		9	–	1
Salisbury		6	–	3		7	–	3
Cristopher Newport		6	–	3		7	–	3
Rowan		5	–	4		6	–	4
Kean		5	–	4		6	–	4
Montclair State		3	–	6		4	–	6
TCNJ		2	–	7		2	–	8
Southern Virginia		1	–	8		2	–	8
William Paterson		1	–	8		2	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#17 Wittenberg $ ^		8	–	1		9	–	1
Wabash		7	–	2		8	–	2
Denison		7	–	2		8	–	2
DePauw		7	–	2		8	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan		6	–	3		6	–	4
Wooster		4	–	5		4	–	6
Hiram		3	–	6		3	–	7
Kenyon		2	–	7		3	–	7
Allegheny		1	–	8		1	–	9
Oberlin		0	–	9		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 NACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Lakeland $ ^		6	–	0		7	–	3
Aurora		3	–	3		5	–	5
Benedictine		2	–	4		2	–	8
Wisconsin Lutheran		1	–	5		3	–	7
Concordia-Chicago		1	–	5		3	–	7
Concordia (Wis.)		1	–	5		3	–	7
Rockford		1	–	5		3	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Northwest Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#8 Linfield $ ^		7	–	0		8	–	1
Whitworth		6	–	1		8	–	2
George Fox		5	–	2		5	–	4
Pacific Lutheran		4	–	3		5	–	4
Pacific		3	–	4		4	–	6
Willamette		2	–	5		3	–	7
Puget Sound		1	–	6		3	–	6
Lewis and Clark		0	–	7		0	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 John Carroll $ ^		9	–	0		9	–	1
#7 Mount Union ^		8	–	1		9	–	1
Heidelberg		6	–	3		6	–	4
Ohio Northern		5	–	4		5	–	5
Otterbein		5	–	4		5	–	5
Capital		4	–	5		4	–	6
Muskingum		3	–	6		4	–	6
Marietta		3	–	6		3	–	7
Baldwin Wallace		2	–	7		3	–	7
Wilmington		0	–	9		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 ODAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Randolph–Macon $ ^		6	–	1		9	–	1
Washington & Lee		5	–	2		6	–	4
Emory & Henry		5	–	2		6	–	4
Shenandoah		4	–	3		6	–	4
Bridgewater (VA)		4	–	3		5	–	5
Hampden–Sydney		3	–	4		3	–	7
Guilford		1	–	6		4	–	6
Catholic		0	–	7		3	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#15 Thomas More $ ^		8	–	0		9	–	1
Case Western Reserve		7	–	1		9	–	1
Wash. & Jefferson		6	–	2		8	–	2
Carnegie Mellon		6	–	2		7	–	3
Westminster (PA)		5	–	3		7	–	3
St. Vincent		3	–	5		5	–	5
Thiel		3	–	5		4	–	6
Geneva		2	–	6		3	–	7
Bethany (WV)		2	–	6		3	–	7
Waynesburg		2	–	6		2	–	8
Grove City		0	–	8		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Southern Athletic Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Washington–St. Louis $ ^		7	–	1		8	–	2
Berry		7	–	1		9	–	1
Centre		6	–	2		8	–	2
Hendrix		5	–	3		7	–	3
Rhodes		4	–	4		6	–	4
Chicago		4	–	4		4	–	6
Millsaps		2	–	6		3	–	7
Birmingham–Southern		1	–	7		1	–	9
Sewanee		0	–	8		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Southern Athletic Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Redlands $ ^		7	–	0		8	–	1
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps		5	–	2		7	–	2
Pomona-Pitzer		5	–	2		6	–	3
Chapman		4	–	3		5	–	4
Cal Lutheran		4	–	3		4	–	5
La Verne		2	–	5		2	–	7
Occidental		1	–	6		1	–	8
Whittier		0	–	7		0	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 SCAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Southwestern $		6	–	0		7	–	3
Trinity (Texas)		3	–	3		5	–	5
Texas Lutheran		2	–	4		2	–	8
Austin		1	–	5		3	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 UMAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northwestern (MN) $ ^		8	–	1		9	–	1
Eureka		7	–	2		8	–	2
MacMurray		7	–	2		8	–	2
St. Scholastica		7	–	2		7	–	3
Minnesota-Morris		5	–	4		6	–	4
Westminster (MO)		4	–	5		4	–	6
Iowa Wesleyan		3	–	6		3	–	7
Crown		2	–	7		2	–	8
Greenville		2	–	7		2	–	8
Martin Luther		0	–	9		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 Huntingdon $ ^		6	–	1		9	–	1
Maryville (Tenn.)		6	–	1		8	–	2
N.C. Wesleyan		4	–	2		5	–	4
Ferrum		4	–	3		6	–	4
Averett		3	–	3		4	–	5
Methodist		2	–	3		3	–	5
LaGrange		1	–	6		3	–	7
Greensboro		0	–	7		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Wisconsin IAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 UW-Whitewater $ ^		7	–	0		10	–	0
#4 UW-Oshkosh ^		6	–	1		9	–	1
#12 UW-Platteville ^		5	–	2		8	–	2
UW-Stevens Point		3	–	4		6	–	4
UW-River Falls		3	–	4		4	–	6
UW-La Crosse		2	–	5		5	–	5
UW-Stout		1	–	6		3	–	7
UW-Eau Claire		1	–	6		2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

2016 Division III independents football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Maranatha		0	–	0		3	–	7
Alfred State		0	–	0		1	–	9
Finlandia		0	–	0		1	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

Postseason

Playoff bracket

First round November 19, 2016		Second round November 26, 2016		Quarterfinals December 3, 2016		Semifinals December 10, 2016	Championship December 16, 2016 Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia

Mary Hardin-Baylor*	50
Redlands	28	Mary Hardin-Baylor*	27
Hardin-Simmons*	10	Linfield	10
Linfield	24			Mary Hardin-Baylor*	38
Wheaton*	45			Wheaton	16
Huntingdon	10	Wheaton	31
North Central*	41	North Central*	14
Rose-Hulman	7					Mary Hardin-Baylor
Alfred* †	33					Mount Union
Bridgewater State	27	Alfred*	30
Western New England*	44	Western New England	24
Husson	27			Alfred*	45
Hobart*	21			Mount Union	70
Mount Union	38	Mount Union	28
Johns Hopkins*	42	Johns Hopkins*	21
Randolph-Macon	21
St. Thomas*	43
Northwestern (Minn.)	0	St. Thomas*	55
Coe*	21	Coe	6
Monmouth	14			St. Thomas*	31
St. John's*	32			UW-Oshkosh	34
UW-Platteville	31	St. John's	14
UW-Oshkosh*	49	UW-Oshkosh*	31
Washington U.	13					UW-Oskosh
John Carroll*	37					John Carroll
Olivet	12	John Carroll* ††	20
Wesley*	38	Wesley	17
Stevenson	17			John Carroll	31
Thomas More*	30			UW-Whitewater*	14
Wittenberg †	33	Wittenberg	9
UW-Whitewater*	45	UW-Whitewater*	37
Lakeland	27

* Home team † Overtime Winner

References

↑ "Carrol returns to CCIW",D3sports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
↑ "NWU gives up NAIA status, will join IIAC", D3sports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
↑ "Division III Team Pages", D3football.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

NCAA football seasons

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NCAA University Division/ Division I	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

NCAA Division I-A/FBS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NCAA Division II	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NCAA Division III	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NCAA Division III football conferences

American Southwest Conference College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Centennial Conference Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Empire 8 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Liberty League Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Middle Atlantic Conference Midwest Conference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference New England Football Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference New Jersey Athletic Conference North Coast Athletic Conference Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Northwest Conference Ohio Athletic Conference Old Dominion Athletic Conference Presidents' Athletic Conference Southern Athletic Association Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Upper Midwest Athletic Conference USA South Athletic Conference Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Independents

NCAA Division III Football Championship

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