Trio of GSC Football Teams Make NCAA Playoffs
INDIANAPOLIS — Valdosta State, West Florida and West Georgia will each participant in the 2021 NCAA Division II Football Championship, as announced by the NCAA Sunday evening. This is the seventh-year since 2010 and 15th-time since 1975 that three or more teams have represented the league in the NCAA postseason.
OFFICIAL NCAA RELEASE
Valdosta State will make its third-straight and 17th all-time NCAA appearance. The Blazers, will be the region’s No. 1-seed, after going 9-1 overall and claiming a share of Gulf South Conference title at a 6-1. Valdosta State won the national title in 2018. As the region’s top-seed, it earns a bye to the second and will see how next’s action unfolds.
West Florida will make its third postseason appearance in program-history and will begin its title defense of it 2019 national title as the region’s No. 3 seed. The Argonauts, were 9-1 during the regular season and claimed a share of the league title at 6-1. In the first round, UWF will host South Atlantic Conference (SAC) champion, Newberry, who finished the season at 9-2 overall and 7-1 in league play.
After missing the postseason in 2019, West Georgia returns to the tournament this season for its ninth NCAA appearance. The Wolves finished with the GSC’s second-best record at 5-2, while going 8-2 in the regular season. They enter as one of the region’s three unseeded teams and will visit Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) champion, Albany State, who are the No. 4 seed in the region.
FULL BRACKET
Since the league’s inception in 1975, the Gulf South has a combined record of 130-78, earning 35 national semifinal appearances and has won 13 of the 21 national championship games it has played in.
First round action of the NCAA Division II Football Championship is slated for Saturday, Nov. 20. For kickoff times, tickets and more information be sure to visit the NCAA Div. II Football Championship page.