2001 NCAA Division II football season
School 2000 Conference 2001 Conference
American International Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10
Assumption Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10
Bentley Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10
Bryant Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10
Central Washington Central States Football League ( NAIA ) GNAC
C.W . Post Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10
Humboldt State Central States Football League ( NAIA ) GNAC
Lincoln ( MO ) Central States Football League ( NAIA ) D-II Independent
Pace Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10
Saint Anselm Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10
Southern Connecticut Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10
Stonehill Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10
UMass Lowell Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10
Western Oregon Central States Football League ( NAIA ) GNAC
Western Washington Central States Football League ( NAIA ) GNAC
Conference and program changes
The Northeast-10 Conference began sponsorship of football this season with 10 member teams from the Northeast . The Great Northwest Athletic Conference began its first sponsorship of football during the 2001 season ( it was disbanded in 2006 and re-formed again in 2008 ) .
The 2001 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on August 30, 2001, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 8, 2001 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. North Dakota defeated Grand Valley State in the championship game, 17-14, to win their first Division II national title. The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Dusty Bonner, quarterback from Valdosta State, his second consecutive Hill Trophy.