No changes were made  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.
September 4  November 13, 2010 November 20  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 Incarnate Word Cardinals Independent Lone Star Lake Erie Storm Independent GLIAC Lambuth Eagles Mid-South (NAIA) Independent Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers GLFC Independent Lincoln (PA) Lions Independent CIAA Notre Dame Falcons New program Independent Ohio Dominican Panthers Independent GLIAC Simon Fraser Clan Canada West (CIS) GNAC Urbana Blue Knights Independent GLFC Winston-Salem State Rams Independent (FCS) CIAA 
