NCAA.com | November 13, 2017 NCAA Division III Football Championship field announced DIII Football: 2017 Selection Show Share INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division III Football Committee announced today the field of 32 teams for the 2017 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. Two berths are reserved for true independents or teams that are members of a conference that do not receive automatic qualification. The remaining five 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. RELATED: Interactive bracket The first round of the championship will be played November 18 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 15, at Salem Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Pool A Berths (25): Automatic Bids By Conference Conference School Centennial Conference Johns Hopkins University College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin North Central College Commonwealth Coast Football Western New England University Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Husson University Empire 8 College at Brockport, State University of New York Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Franklin College Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Wartburg College Liberty League Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Plymouth State University Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Trine University Middle Atlantic Conference Delaware Valley University Midwest Conference Monmouth College (Illinois) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) New Jersey Athletic Conference Wesley College North Coast Athletic Conference Wittenberg University Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Lakeland University Northwest Conference Linfield College Ohio Athletic Conference University of Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference Washington and Lee University Presidents' Athletic Conference Washington and Jefferson College Southern Athletic Association Berry College Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Chapman University Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Eureka College USA South Athletic Conference Huntingdon College Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Pool B Berths (2): University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Springfield College Pool C Berths (5): Case Western Reserve University Frostburg State University Hardin-Simmons University Illinois Wesleyan University St. John's University (Minnesota) The Division III Football Committee also announced the following 16 regional sites: Belton, Texas – Chapman vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor McMinnville, Oregon – Hardin-Simmons vs. Linfield Mount Berry, Georgia – Huntingdon College vs. Berry Naperville, Illinois – Saint John’s (Minnesota) vs. North Central Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania – Western New England vs. Delaware Valley Springfield, Massachusetts – Husson vs. Springfield Alliance, Ohio – Washington and Lee vs. Mount Union Brockport, New York – Plymouth State vs. College at Brockport St. Paul, Minnesota – Eureka vs. St. Thomas (Minnesota) Bloomington, Illinos – Case Western Reserve vs. Illinois Wesleyan Washington, Pennsylvania – Johns Hopkins vs. Washington & Jefferson Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Lakeland vs Wisconsin-Oshkosh Springfield, Ohio – Frostburg State vs. Wittenberg Dover, Delaware – Rensselaer vs. Wesley Waverly, Iowa – Franklin vs. Wartburg Angola, Indiana – Monmouth (Illinois) vs. Trine All games start at noon local time. In the 2016 championship, Mary Hardin-Baylor defeated Wisconsin-Oshkosh 10-7. FCS football: We picked the top-5 players all-time for Eastern Washington football Eastern Washington football has a storied history filled with accolades, including the 2010 FCS national championship and an FCS-leading seven major national award winners. With such success from the Eagle program, here's a look at the top individual players in Eastern Washington history. READ MORE FCS football: We picked the top-5 players all-time for North Dakota State football The North Dakota State football dynasty has had nine FCS championships since 2011 and has seen a multitude of great players wear the green and gold. With all of the team success, here’s a look at the top individual players in Bison history. READ MORE NFL playoff rosters: Colleges for every DI football player With talent coming from across the country, here's a look at where the current players on 2021 NFL playoff teams got their collegiate starts. READ MORE