2012 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season

2012 NCAA Division III football season

Regular season| August – November 2012
Playoffs| November – December 2012

National
championship

| Salem Football Stadium
Salem, VA
Champion| Mount Union (11)
Gagliardi Trophy| Scottie Williams (RB), Elmhurst (IL)
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The 2012 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 in August 2012, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2012 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their eleventh Division III championship by defeating the St. Thomas (MN) Tommies, 28−10.

The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Scottie Williams, running back from Elmhurst (IL).[1]

## Conference changes and new programs

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School | 2011 conference | 2012 conference

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McMurry | ASC (Division III) | Heartland (Division II)

## Conference standings

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2012 American Southwest Conference football standings |

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No. 2 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 1  |
No. 23 Louisiana College ^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Hardin–Simmons |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Sul Ross |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Texas Lutheran |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
East Texas Baptist |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Mississippi College |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Howard Payne |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 Centennial Conference football standings |

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No. 22 Johns Hopkins $^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Muhlenberg |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Gettysburg |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Franklin & Marshall |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Susquehanna |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Ursinus |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Dickinson |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Juniata |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Moravian |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
McDaniel |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings |

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No. 8 Elmhurst +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 21 Wheaton (IL) \+  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
No. 7 North Central (IL) +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Augustana (IL) |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Illinois Wesleyan |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Millikin |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Carthage |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
North Park |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Mount Ida +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Castleton \+  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Gallaudet |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Norwich |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Maritime |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Becker |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Anna Maria |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Husson |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2012 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 11 Salisbury $^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Alfred |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
St. John Fisher |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Buffalo State |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Ithaca |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Utica |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Frostburg State |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Hartwick |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 20 Franklin (IN) $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Hanover |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Manchester |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Bluffton |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Rose–Hulman |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Mount St. Joseph |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Defiance |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Earlham |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Anderson (IN) |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 15 Coe $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Simpson (IA) |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Wartburg |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Central (IA) |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Dubuque |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Buena Vista |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Loras |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Luther |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 Liberty League football standings |

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No. 9 Hobart $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Union (NY) |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Springfield |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
RPI |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Merchant Marine |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Rochester (NY) |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
WPI |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
St. Lawrence |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings |

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Adrian $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Trine |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Hope |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Albion |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Kalamazoo |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Alma |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Olivet |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2012 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings |

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No. 10 Widener $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
Lycoming |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Delaware Valley |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Albright |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Lebanon Valley |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Wilkes |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
FDU Florham |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
King's |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Stevenson |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Misericordia |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 Midwest Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Lake Forest \+  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
St. Norbert +^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Carroll (WI) |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Illinois College |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Monmouth (IL) |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Ripon |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Cornell (IA) |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Grinnell |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Knox |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Lawrence |  | 2  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Beloit |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

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2012 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 3 St. Thomas (MN) $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 18 Concordia–Moorhead |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
No. 12 Bethel (MN) ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Augsburg |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
St. Olaf |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Saint John's (MN) |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Gustavus Adolphus |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Carleton |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Hamline |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 New England Football Conference standings |

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Bogan Division
Framingham State xy$^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Bridgewater State ^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Worcester State |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Coast Guard |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Massachusetts Maritime |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Westfield State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Fitchburg State |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Maine Maritime |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  |
Boyd Division
Endicott x  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Salve Regina xy  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Curry |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Western New England |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
MIT |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Plymouth State |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Nichols |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
UMass Dartmouth |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Championship: Framingham State 28, Salve Regina 16

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2012 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings |

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Trinity (CT) $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  |
Middlebury |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  |
Amherst |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  |
Bates |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  |
Wesleyan |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  |
Williams |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |
Colby |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  |
Bowdoin |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  |
Hamilton |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  |
Tufts |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion

2012 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 24 Cortland $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
No. 25 Rowan ^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Kean |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Montclair State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Brockport |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
TCNJ |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
William Paterson |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Western Connecticut |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  |
Morrisville State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings |

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Ohio Wesleyan \+  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  |
No. 14 Wittenberg +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Wabash |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Kenyon |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Allegheny |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Denison |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Oberlin |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
DePauw |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Wooster |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Hiram |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

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* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 Northern Athletics Conference football standings |

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Concordia (IL) $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Concordia (WI) |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Wisconsin Lutheran |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Aurora |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Benedictine (IL) |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Lakeland |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Rockford |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Maranatha Baptist |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2012 Northwest Conference football standings |

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No. 5 Linfield $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
No. 17 Pacific Lutheran ^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Willamette |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Whitworth |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Pacific (OR) |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Lewis & Clark |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Puget Sound |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 1 Mount Union $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 15  | - | 0  |
No. 19 Heidelberg ^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Otterbein |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Baldwin Wallace |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
John Carroll |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Ohio Northern |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Muskingum |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Capital |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Wilmington (OH) |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Marietta |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings |

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Washington and Lee $^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Randolph–Macon |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Bridgewater |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Hampden–Sydney |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Guilford |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Emory & Henry |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Catholic University |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Shenandoah |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

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* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

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Washington & Jefferson +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Thomas More |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Grove City |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Bethany (WV) |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Geneva |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Thiel |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Westminster (PA) |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Saint Vincent |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

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Millsaps \+  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Rhodes |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
Centre |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Sewanee |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

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No. 16 Cal Lutheran $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Redlands |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
Chapman |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
La Verne |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Whittier |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Occidental |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  |
Pomona–Pitzer |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  |
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  |

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* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
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Washington University $  |  | 3  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Case Western Reserve |  | 2  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Carnegie Mellon |  | 1  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Chicago |  | 0  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |

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Greenville \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Northwestern (MN) \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
St. Scholastica +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Minnesota–Morris |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Eureka |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Martin Luther |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Westminster (MO) |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
MacMurray |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Crown |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

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Ferrum \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Maryville (TN) \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Christopher Newport +^  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Methodist |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Greensboro |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
LaGrange |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
North Carolina Wesleyan |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Averett |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

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* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2012 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 4 Wisconsin–Oshkosh $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 1  |
No. 13 Wisconsin–Platteville |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Wisconsin–Whitewater |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Wisconsin–Eau Claire |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Wisconsin–La Crosse |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Wisconsin–River Falls |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Wisconsin–Stout |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Wisconsin–Stevens Point |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2012 NCAA Division III independents football records |

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No. 6 Wesley ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Trinity (TX) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Huntingdon |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
Macalester |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Austin |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Presentation |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com

## Conference champions

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Conference champions

* American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor
* Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins
* College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Elmhurst, North Central (IL), and Wheaton (IL)
* Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Castleton State and Mount Ida
* Empire 8 Conference – Salisbury
* Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Franklin
* Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Coe
* Liberty League – Hobart
* Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Adrian
* Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
* Midwest Conference – Lake Forest and St. Norbert
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – St. Thomas (MN)
* New England Football Conference – Framingham State (Bogan Division), Endicott and Salve Regina (Boyd Division)
* Championship Game: Framingham State 28, Salve Regina 16
* New England Small College Athletic Conference – Trinity (CT)
* New Jersey Athletic Conference – SUNY Cortland
* North Coast Athletic Conference – Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg
* Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference – Concordia Chicago
* Northwest Conference – Linfield
* Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
* Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Washington & Lee
* Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg
* Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cal Lutheran
* Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
* University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis
* Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Greenville, Northwestern–St. Paul, and St. Scholastica
* USA South Athletic Conference – Christopher Newport, Ferrum, and Maryville (TN)
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Oshkosh

## Postseason

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The 2012 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 40th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the 20th time.[2]

### Qualification

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Twenty-four conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, two conferences (the SAA and UAA) had no Pool A bid, neither meeting the seven-member requirement.

Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 24 Pool A conferences contained 214 schools, an average of 8.9 teams per conference. Fifteen schools were in Pool B, enough for one bid.

The remaining seven playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.

### Playoff bracket

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| First Round
Campus Sites | | | Second Round
Campus Sites | | | Quarterfinals
Campus Sites | | | Semifinals
Campus Sites | | | National Championship Game
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia |

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| Linfield | 27 | | | | |
| Pacific Lutheran | 24 | | | Linfield | 30 |
| North Central (IL) | 41 | | | North Central (IL) | 14 |
| Cal Lutheran | 21 | | | | | | Linfield | 24 |
| Bethel (MN) | 24 | | | | | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 31* |
| Concordia Chicago | 23 | | | Bethel (MN) | 14 | | | |
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 55 | | | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 37 |
| St. Scholastica | 10 | | | | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 14 |
| Hobart | 38 | | | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 28 |
| Washington & Lee | 20 | | | Hobart | 35 | | | |
| Wittenberg | 52 | | | Wittenberg | 10 |
| Heidelberg | 38 | | | | | | Hobart | 7 |
| Elmhurst | 27 | | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 47 |
| Coe | 24 | | | Elmhurst | 17 | |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 48 | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 24 |
| St. Norbert | 17 | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 10 |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | 59 | | | | | | | Mount Union | 28 |
| Louisiana College | 20 | | | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 63 | | | |
| Franklin | 42 | | | Franklin | 17 |
| Adrian | 10 | | | | | | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 32 |
| SUNY Cortland | 20 | | | | | Wesley | 20 |
| Framingham State | 19 | | | SUNY Cortland | 6 | | | |
| Wesley | 73 | | | Wesley | 56 |
| Mount Ida | 14 | | | | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 35 |
| Widener | 44 | | | | | | Mount Union | 48 |
| Bridgewater State | 14 | | | Widener | 28 | |
| Salisbury | 17 | | | Salisbury | 7 |
| Rowan | 9 | | | | | | Widener | 17 |
| Johns Hopkins | 42 | | | | | Mount Union | 72 |
| Washington & Jefferson | 10 | | | Johns Hopkins | 13 | |
| Mount Union | 72 | | | Mount Union | 55 |
| Christopher Newport | 14 | |

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## See also

[edit]

* 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season
* 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season
* 2012 NCAA Division II football season

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
2. ^ "2012 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 3, 2014.

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