DIVISION II MEANS
high-level
athletics competition
“Several years ago, one of our recruits was being offered
scholarships at Division I schools but was told he’d probably
redshirt his freshman year and then they would ‘see how
things go’ after that. Our coach told him he’d start every
game and become one of the greatest athletes ever to play
here, and that’s exactly what happened.”
– Bill Fusco, Director of Athletics,
Sonoma State University
n Division
II student-athletes are just as competitive
as their Division I counterparts, but institutions in
Division II generally don’t have the financial resources
to devote to their athletics programs – or they choose
not to place such a heavy financial emphasis on them.
n Coaches have found success in recruiting
prospects that are attracted to the idea of becoming
All-Americans and competing for national titles in
Division II.
n Since
2006, the NCAA has produced Division II
national television broadcasts in football and men’s
and women’s basketball. CBS Sports Network has
aired more than 60 games featuring more than
100 Division II institutions in regular-season and
postseason national television broadcasts. The
Division II Men’s Basketball Championship game is
broadcast live on CBS annually.
n All
Division II championship finals are either broadcast live or live-streamed on NCAA.com and the
NCAA Sports mobile app.