The NCAA announced the Division II playoff bracket on Sunday, following the Division III release earlier today.

The 32-team tournament will begin this weekend and continue on campus sites each Saturday until the title game on Dec. 20. The championship will be played at McKinney ISD Stadium in the northern Dallas area for the seventh straight tournament.

The top half of the bracket:

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And the bottom:

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Top-seeded Ferris State is looking to go back-to-back for the second time in five years after winning titles in 2021-22. Tony Anese's team was dominant in all three wins, hammering Valdosta State, Colorado Mines and Valdosta State by scores of 58-17, 41-14, and 49-14.

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