That is the division below division I. Division one is where the top schools play while division two is for schools who don't attract many athletes or are a small school.
NCAA Division II.
They are Division I in only Mens' baseball and Womens' Lacrosse. All other sports are Division II. They are considering going to Division I for all sports.
look up the standings for sports in D-II
Yes, the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) has different divisions for its sports programs, including NAIA Division I, Division II, and Division III. Each division has its own set of rules and regulations for competition.
Typically, no. However, some NCAA sports are not sponsored at all levels. For instance, Ice Hockey is sponsored by the NCAA as a Division I sport and a Division III sport, but there is no NCAA Division II Ice Hockey. Division II institutions that sponsor Ice Hockey can "play up" in a sport not sponsored in their division. Examples include Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan, and Lake Superior State, all of which are members of the NCAA Division II. They all sponsor NCAA Division I Ice Hockey teams. Previously, Division II programs could play Division III Ice Hockey (such as Mercyhurst College in PA). That is no longer allowed (although Division II programs that were already in Division III Ice Hockey were allowed to stay and were not forced to move to Division I). In other sports, such as football or basketball, which are supported at all levels, the school must have all of their sports programs in the same division.
There are 295 Division II Schools.
No, Division I-AA and Division II are totally different. Division II schools are generally small and don't have the athletic budgets that Division I and I-AA schools have. Currently in football, a Division I-AA school may have 63 players on scholarship (Division I is allowed 85) where a Division II school is allowed 36 players on scholarship.
Currently there are 282 either full or provisional members of Division II.
IIHF World Championship Division II was created in 1961.
ECAC Division II Lacrosse League was created in 2012.
There are many colleges in Massachusetts. However, the college of Massachusetts State belongs to the Division II conference when competing in NCAA sports.
CLU (California Lutheran University) has the Kingsmen (guys) and the Regals (girls) Division II college by the way