The regular season is over for the Division II HBCU football conferences, which means we know who will compete in the championship games.
Virginia Commonwealth will go for a three-peat in Ciaa, facing a The Johnson C. Smith Team makes its first championship appearance since 1972.
Meanwhile, Albany State will host this year’s SIAC championship game v. BenedictMatching teams that have captured three of the last four conference titles.
While those teams are vying for an automatic bid in Division II, Kentucky State has a chance for an at-large bid as part of a deal between the SIAC and the Conference Carolinas.
The Thorobreds will play in a bonus match against the short varsity they will play at Allen Erskine College.
Ranked sixth in the latest NCAA regional rankings, a win could secure Kentucky’s Division II playoff berth, something they’ve never done.
Here is the Week 11 Football Poll II football poll.
| Degree | Team | Week 9 result | 2025 records |
| 1 | State of Albany | 42-3 W vs. Fort Valley State | 9-1 |
| 2nd | Commonwealth of Virginia | 14-3 W Virginia State | 9-1 |
| 3rd | Johnson C. Smith | 26-21 W vs Livingstone | 9-1 |
| to 4 | Handcuffs | 16-13 W vs. Savannah State | 9-1 |
| Scorpio | Kentucky State | 55-0 W vs strip | 8-2 |
| Scorpio | State of Fayetteville | 31-21 W vs Winston-Salem State | 6-4 |
| to 7 | State of Virginia | 3-14 l vakir union | 6-4 |
| Scorpio | Allen | 53-30 W vs Edward Waters | 5-5 |
| Scorpio | Gotashaghiston | 21-26 L and Johnson C. Smith | 5-5 |
| Scorpio | EDWARD waters | 30-53 L vs All | 5-5 |
