The Carroll Fighting Saints won the championship over the Sioux Falls Cougars by a score of 10–7.
[1] With their 6th championship, Carroll moved to within one of the all-time NAIA records of seven held by Texas A&I.
[2] Sixteen teams from across the United States participated in a single-elimination tournament.
[3] Ottawa completed its worst game on offense in terms of total yards for the season, only coming up with 246.
Defensively, Ottawa's Eric Wilson returned a 98-yard interception for a touchdown but the final score would fall 15 points short to end at 35–20.