The 2002 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 7, 2002, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 14, 2002, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Grand Valley State Lakers defeated the Valdosta State Blazers, 31–24, to win their first Division II national title.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Curt Anes, quarterback from Grand Valley State.
Conference changes and new programs School 2001 Conference 2002 Conference Gardner-Webb D-II Independent Big South (I-AA) Saint Augustine's Program Revived CIAA (D-II) Savannah State D-II Independent I-AA Independent
Conference standings
Conference summaries
Conference ChampionsCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Fayetteville State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – Northern Colorado Northeast-10 Conference – C.W. Post Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State and Nebraska–Kearney South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Wesleyan
Postseason
The 2002 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 29th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 15th time.
Playoff bracket
See also 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season 2002 NCAA Division III football season 2002 NAIA football season
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