Baker (Kan.) (8-3)

Qualified based on at-large selection from the Heart of America Athletic Conference… Making first Football Championship Series appearance since 1993… National NAIA

Division II Runners-up in 1986 losing to Linfield (Ore.)… One of three season losses came against NCAA Division I FBS member Tennessee-Martin… Other two losses came against playoff participants Lindenwood (by 4 points) and Mid-America Nazarene (by 1 point in 2 OT’s)… Holds a +2.2 margin in turnovers, which ranks first in the country… Has never faced Morningside in the FCS.

11^th (1^st since 1993)

11-10

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Carroll (Mont.) (11-0)

Champions of the Frontier Conference… Riding 26-game winning streak… Has won 58 of last 60 overall games… Stands 110-12 (.902) since 2000, holding the most wins of any NAIA school during that span… Finished regular season undefeated for the fourth time in the last six years… Won its ninth straight Frontier Conference Championship… Head coach Mike Van Diest is No. 1 among all NAIA active coaches in win percentage at (.865) and is 115-18 in his 10^th year… Has won 21 of last 22 games in the Football Championship Series (only loss in that streak vs. St. Xavier (Ill.) in 2006)… Has won five of last six national championships – the most ever in a six-year span… Has won 14 of last 15 FCS home games and is 16-5 overall at home… Defense averages over 4.0 sacks per game… Carroll is 5-1 against Dickinson State in the FCS (W, 23-13 in 2005; W, 56-17 in 2004; W, 42-23 in 2002; L, 37-28 in 1989; W, 28-21 (OT) in 1987; W, 21-16 in 1986).

17^th (9^th straight)

28-11

5

Cumberlands (Ky.) (9-1)

Champions of the Mid-South Conference East Division… Searching for first Football Championship Series victory… Enters FCS winning nine straight games… Lone loss of the year came in opener against NCAA Division II Mars Hill (N.C.)… Averages over 285 rushing yards per game… Has never faced Shorter in the FCS.

3^rd (2^nd straight)

0-2

0

Dickinson State (N.D.) (7-3)

Champions of the Dakota Athletic Conference… Head coach Hank Biesiot has 235 career wins in 33 seasons – he is 21 wins shy of the all-time NAIA record… Defense allows 166 passing yards on average per game… Winners of seven straight games overall… Stands 1-5 against Carroll in the FCS (L, 23-13 in 2005; L, 56-17 in 2004; L, 42-23 in 2002; W, 37-28 in 1989; L, 28-21 (OT) in 1987; L, 21-16 in 1986).

13^th (1^st since 2005)

6-12

0

Friends (Kan.) (10-0)

Champions of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference for the third straight season (shared or outright)… Seeking first Football Championship Series victory… Has allowed 69 points in two FCS losses... Defense gives up just over 60 rushing yards per game this year… Has never faced Northwestern Oklahoma State in the FCS.

3^rd (3^rd straight)

1-1

0

Lambuth (Tenn.) (8-3)

Qualified based on at-large selection from the Mid-South Conference West Division… First Football Championship Series appearance since 2003… Offense averages nearly 470 total yards, good for fourth in the country… Had eight-game winning streak snapped in the loss to Cumberland (Nov. 15)… Has never faced Lindenwood in the FCS.

7^th (1^st since 2003)

6-6

0

Langston (Okla.) (9-2)

Champions of the Central States Football League – first time in school history… First Football Championship Series appearance since 1994… Lone win came in 1994 in a 56-42 victory against Arkansas Tech… Defense records nearly four sacks (3.9) per game… Both losses this year came against NCAA Division I opponents (Grambling State and Stephen F. Austin)… Has never faced MidAmerica Nazarene in the FCS.

4^th (1^st since 1994)

1-3

0

Lindenwood (Mo.) (9-1)

Qualified based on at-large selection from the Heart of America Athletic Conference… Offense averages over 40 points per game hitting 50-plus points three times… Lone loss of the year came in the season-opener vs. MidAmerica Nazarene 26-16… Searching for first Football Championship Series win – has lost by an average margin of 8 points in three FCS losses… Has won 11 straight games overall at home… Has never faced Lambuth in the FCS.

4^th (2^nd straight)

0-3

0

MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (10-0)

Champions of Heart of America Athletic Conference… Averages over 475 yards of total offense this season, which ranks first in the nation… Trying to reach the Football Championship Series Semifinal round for the first time… Finishes with first undefeated regular season since 2003 (12-0)… Has never faced Langston in the FCS.

6^th (2^nd straight)

2-5

0

Morningside (Iowa) (9-1)

Qualified based on at-large selection from the Great Plains Athletic Conference… Leads the nation in scoring offense (49.9 ppg) and second in scoring defense (10.0 ppg)… Defense has pitched two shut outs this year and held six opponents under 10 points… Advances to fifth straight Football Championship Series and is 3-1 all-time in the First Round… Hosting a FCS First Round for the first time in five games (since 2005)… Has never faced Baker in the FCS.

5^th (5^th straight)

4-4

0

Northwestern Oklahoma State (8-2)

Qualified based on at-large selection from the Central States Football League… Owns one national championship, back in 1999… Defense allows just 138 passing yards per game… Trying to stop a two-game losing skid in the Football Championship Series… Only NAIA loss this season came against conference champion Langston – the other loss came against NCAA Division II Southwestern Oklahoma State… Has never faced Friends in the FCS.

11^th (2^nd straight)

12-9

1

Saint Ambrose (Iowa) (8-3)

Champions of Mid-State Football Association Midwest Division…Making fourth straight trip to Football Championship Series… Trying to snap a three-game losing skid in the FCS… Winners in six of last seven games overall… Defense averages nearly 3 sacks per game (2.8), which ranks 14^th nationally… Has never faced Sioux Falls in the FCS.

11^th (4^th straight)

4-9

0

Saint Francis (Ind.) (10-0)

Champions of Mid-States Football Association Mideast Division – ninth conference title in the last 10 years… Has won 50 straight home games overall… Finished regular season undefeated for the fourth time in the last five years… Has appeared in five straight Football Championship Series Semifinal round games including three National Championships… Holds the most consecutive FCS appearances among current schools with 10… Offense scores 49.0 points per game, which ranks first nationally… Stands 102-11 (.903) since 2000 and holds the second most wins of any NAIA school during that span… Has never faced Union in the FCS.

10^th (10^th straight)

15-9

0

Shorter (Ga.) (9-2)

Champions of Mid-South Conference West Division… Hosts of 2008 & 2009 National Championships… Winners of five in-a-row overall… Making first Football Championship Series appearance… Leads the country in rushing yards per game (321.2 ypg)… One of two season losses came in the opener at NCAA Division I Western Carolina… Has never faced Cumberlands in the FCS.

1^st

0-0

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Sioux Falls (S.D.) (10-0)

Champions of Great Plains Athletic Conference… Has won 32 straight home games overall… Held six of 10 opponents this year without a point (national record is 8 shut outs) and forced two opponents into negative total yardage in offense… Ranks No. 1 in the country in all major defensive statistical categories: scoring defense (5.7 ppg), total defense (92.9 ypg), rushing defense (11.7 ypg) and passing defense (81.2 ypg)… Finished regular season undefeated for the third straight year and sixth in the last seven years… Advanced to the Semifinal round in each of the past three years… National champions in 2006 and 1996… Has never faced St. Ambrose in the FCS.

14^th (8^th straight)

25-11

2

Union (Ky.) (9-2)

Qualified based on at-large selection from the Mid-South Conference East Division… Making first ever Football Championship Series trip… Set program record with nine season wins… Scored 25+ points in 10 of 11 games this year averaging 33.3 overall… Two losses this season (Cumberlands & Shorter) came by an average margin of 6.5… Has never faced St. Francis in the FCS.

1^st

0-0

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