NCAA.com | November 13, 2016 NCAA Division III football committee selects championship field DIII Football: 2016 Selection Show Share INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division III Football Committee announced today the field of 32 teams for the 2016 NCAA Division III Football Championship. The committee selected teams based on conference results and competition within an institution's respective evaluation region. Twenty-five conferences received automatic-qualifying berths. One berth is reserved for a true independent or a team that is a member of a conference that does not receive automatic qualification. The remaining six berths were awarded to teams from either automatic qualifying conferences that did not win an automatic berth, the remaining true independent teams or teams in non-automatic qualifying conferences. DIII FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Interactive bracket | Printable bracket The first round of the championship will be played November 19 at the host institution's campus or at an alternate site approved by the football committee. The Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the national championship game, will be played Friday, December 16, at Salem Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Conferences and Teams Receiving Automatic Qualification Centennial Conference Johns Hopkins University College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin North Central College Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Husson University Empire 8 Alfred University Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coe College Liberty League Hobart College Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Bridgewater State University Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Olivet College Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference Stevenson University Midwest Conference Monmouth College (Illinois) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) New England Football Conference Western New England University New Jersey Athletic Conference Wesley College North Coast Athletic Conference Wittenberg University Northern Athletics Conference Lakeland University Northwest Conference Linfield College Ohio Athletic Conference John Carroll University Old Dominion Athletic Conference Randolph-Macon College Presidents' Athletic Conference Thomas More College Southern Athletic Association Washington University in St. Louis Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference University of Redlands Upper Midwest Athletic Conference University of Northwestern-St. Paul USA South Athletic Conference Huntingdon College Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Pool B Berth University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Pool C Berth Hardin-Simmons University University of Mount Union St. John's University (Minnesota) Wheaton College (Illinois) University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh University of Wisconsin-Platteville The Division III Football Committee also announced the following 16 regional sites: Belton, Texas – Redlands vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor Abilene, Texas – Linfield vs Hardin-Simmons Wheaton, Illinois – Huntingdon vs. Wheaton (Illinois) Naperville, Illinois – Rose-Hulman vs. North Central (Illinois) Alfred, New York – Bridgewater State vs. Alfred Springfield, Massachusetts – Husson vs. Western New England Geneva, New York – Mount Union vs. Hobart Baltimore, Maryland – Randolph-Macon vs. Johns Hopkins St. Paul, Minnesota – Northwestern-St. Paul vs. St. Thomas (Minnesota) Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Monmouth (Illinois) vs. Coe Collegeville, Minnesota – Wisconsin-Platteville vs. Saint John's (Minnesota) Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Washington U. in St. Louis vs Wisconsin-Oshkosh University Heights, Ohio – Olivet vs. John Carroll Dover, Delaware – Stevenson vs. Wesley Crestview Hills, Kentucky – Wittenberg vs. Thomas More Whitewater, Wisconsin – Lakeland vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater All games start at noon local time. In the 2015 championship, the University of Mount Union defeated the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 49-35. Making sense of FCS conference realignment Here's a breakdown of the many changes to the FCS football landscape in the upcoming seasons amid major conference realignment. READ MORE 3 single-game FCS records that could be next to fall As the FCS evolves, once-untouchable records are now in reach. Here are three single-game FCS records that could be next to fall. READ MORE Here is every FCS vs FBS game scheduled for 2022 In 2022, there are over 100 FCS vs. FBS games scheduled as of June 22. Check them out here. READ MORE