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2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season

2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association logo.svg
League NCAA Division II
Sport football
Duration September 4, 2014 – November 15, 2014
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) KSMO-TV (MIAA Network)
2014
Conference Champion NW Missouri State, Pittsburg State
Runners-up Central Oklahoma
Football seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#14 NW Missouri St. +^   10 1         10 2  
#7 Pittsburg State +^   10 1         11 2  
Central Oklahoma   8 3         8 4  
Central Missouri   7 4         8 4  
Fort Hays State   7 4         7 4  
Missouri Western State   7 4         7 4  
Emporia State   4 7         4 7  
Missouri Southern   4 7         4 7  
Washburn   4 7         4 7  
Nebraska–Kearney   3 8         3 8  
Lindenwood   2 9         2 9  
Northeastern State   0 11         0 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season was made up of 12 United States college athletic programs that compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 2014 college football season. The season began play on August 31, 2014 and ended November 16, 2014.

Starting with the 2014 football season, the Lincoln Blue Tigers joined the Great Lakes Valley Conference as a football–only member, as well as the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. It was part of a "Strategic Conference Football Scheduling Alliance" between the MIAA and GLVC.

Please note that the information listed is the information before the season started.

Sporting News released their Top-25 on June 10, 2014. Three teams from the conference were ranked in the top 25: #1 Northwest Missouri, #14 Pittsburg State, and #22 Emporia State. Two days later the Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 was released, where four teams placed in the top 25 from the conference: #1 Northwest Missouri, #6 Pittsburg State, #13 Emporia State, and #24 Missouri Western.

On August 5, MIAA Media Days was held in Kansas City. Northwest Missouri was chosen as #1 for both Coaches and Media polls. The schools were ranked as followed:

On August 18, the National Collegiate Athletics Association released the AFCA Coaches poll was released. The three MIAA teams that are ranked are: Northwest Missouri at #1, Pittsburg State at #9, and Emporia State tied at #22. Others that received votes were: Central Missouri with 82 votes, Missouri Western with 38, and Washburn with 2.

On August 26, D2football.com released their Top 25 poll. Four other MIAA schools were ranked in the D2football.com poll; Northwest Missouri State at #1, Pittsburg State at #9, Emporia State was chosen at #19 and Missouri Western at #24.

The first week of conference play began on Thursday, September 4, 2014. The schedule is subject to change.


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