Four teams became independent in the new conference during the 2010 NCAA Division II football season, which  began on September 4, 2010, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 18, 2010.
The 2010 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 4, 2010, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 18, 2010 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. Central State Marauders GLFC Independent Lambuth Eagles Mid-South (NAIA) Independent Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers GLFC Independent Notre Dame Falcons New program Independent 
