For the fourth consecutive year, Children’s Mercy Park will host the NCAA Division II Football Championship. The title match will be held on Saturday, December 16 at 5 p.m. CT and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 and the WatchESPN app. Tickets for the match are on sale now and can be purchased via SeatGeek.
Two-time defending champion Northwest Missouri State are the No. 6 seed in Super Regional Three and will open the tournament on the road at Ashland. The Bearcats finished the regular season 9-2 under first year head coach Rich Wright. The team’s 38-game winning streak come to an end in October when they fell 20-10 on the road at Pittsburg State.