PUEBLO, Colo. – The No. 5/7th-ranked Colorado State University Pueblo football team earned the No. 3 seed in Super Region 4 as the field was announced for the 2025 NCAA Division II Football Championships on Sunday afternoon.

CSU Pueblo, who concluded the regular season on Saturday with a 30-27 double-overtime win on Senior Day against 22nd-ranked Chadron State to claim its second straight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and its 10th all-time league title in school history, will host a first round game on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. in the ThunderBowl against UT-Permian Basin, who is 9-2 overall and finished tied for second in the Lone Star Conference with a 7-2 record. The Pack opened its home schedule last season with a 43-20 win over UTPB.

Joining the Pack in this year's Super Region Four playoff bracket are No. 1-seeded and No. 2-ranked Harding, No. 2-seeded and sixth-ranked Central Washington, and No. 4-seeded and seventh-ranked Pittsburg State as the seeded teams. Rounding out the region are 12th-ranked Northwest Missouri State, 22nd-ranked Chadron State, 18th-ranked Western Colorado, and UT-Permian Basin.

Harding, Central Washington, CSU Pueblo, and Pittsburg State were the automatic qualifiers after winning their respective conference championships.

The ThunderWolves are making their 10th all-time NCAA Division II playoff appearance this season as they have posted a 9-9 record in NCAA Playoffs, including being 5-4 in home playoff games. The Pack captured the 2014 NCAA Division II National Championship.

CSU Pueblo is one of eight schools in this year's playoff field to have won at least one national championship in football, as the Pack took home its national title in 2014. Northwest Missouri State has won the most national titles of this year's playoff field with six, while Ferris State, which is the No. 1 seed in Super Region 3, has won three titles, and Minnesota-Duluth and Pittsburg State have each won two titles.

The 2025 NCAA Division II playoffs will culminate with the championship game scheduled for Dec. 20 at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas. Last season, Ferris State captured its third title in the last four seasons with a 49-14 win over Valdosta State.

Here is the complete playoff schedule for Super Region Four.

First Round – Saturday, Nov. 22 – (All games will kick off at 1 p.m. local time)
Northwest Missouri State (9-2) at #1 Harding (11-0)
Western Colorado (9-2) at #2 Central Washington (10-1)
UT-Permian Basin (9-2) at #3 CSU Pueblo (10-1)
Chadron State (8-3) at #4 Pittsburg State (9-2)
 
Second Round – Saturday, Nov. 29
Harding/NW Missouri State vs. Pittsburg State/Chadron State winner
Central Washington/Western Colorado winner vs. CSU Pueblo/UTPB winner
 
Super Region Final – Saturday, Dec. 6
Second-round winners at highest remained seeded team
 
National Semifinals – Saturday, Dec. 13
Super Region winners (teams will be reseeded)
 
National Championship Game – Saturday, Dec. 20
National Semifinal winners, 12 p.m. MT (ESPN2)