| Year: | 1990 |
| Regular Season: | August–November 1990 |
| Playoffs: | November–December 1990 |
| Championship: | Caniglia Field Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Peru State |
The 1990 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1990 college football season in the United States and the 35th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 21st season of play of the NAIA division II for football.
The season was played from August to November 1990 and culminated in the 1990 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Omaha, Nebraska, near the campus of Peru State College.[1]
The Peru State Bobcats defeated two-time defending champion in the championship game, 17–7, to win their first NAIA national title.
| Conference | Champion | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | Mount Rainier League: Central Washington Mount Hood League: Southern Oregon | 6–0 6–0 | |
| Frontier | Carroll (MT) | 5–1 | |
| Heart of America | William Jewell Baker (KS) | 6–1 | |
| Kansas | Bethany St. Mary of the Plains | 8–1 | |
| Mid-South | Georgetown (KY) | 5–0 | |
| Nebraska | Midland Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–1 | |
| North Dakota | Dickinson State Mayville State | 4–1 | |
| South Dakota | Black Hills State | 5–0 | |
| Texas | Tarleton State | 6–0 |
Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:
| Rank | Team (first place votes) | Record (thru Nov. 11) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (18) | 9–0 | 474 |
| 2 | (1) | 9–0 | 448 |
| 3 | 8–1 | 427 | |
| 4 | 9–1 | 411 | |
| 5 | Peru State | 8–0–1 | 397 |
| 6 | 8–1 | 367 | |
| 7 | 9–1 | 351 | |
| 8 | 8–1 | 346 | |
| 9 | 8–1 | 339 | |
| 10 | 9–0 | 283 | |
| 11 | 9–1 | 265 | |
| 12 | 8–1 | 242 | |
| 13 | 8–1 | 231 | |
| 14 | 8–2 | 213 | |
| 15 | 8–2 | 207 | |
| 16 | 7–2 | 217 | |
| 17 | 8–1 | 179 | |
| 18 | 7–2 | 155 | |
| 19 | 7–2 | 141 | |
| 20 | 7–2 | 130 | |
| 21 | 8–1 | 114 | |
| 22 | 8–2 | 95 | |
| 23 | 6–3 | 61 | |
| 24 | 7–2 | 32 | |
| 25 | 5–4 | 23 | |