NCAA Division II. On July 12, 2011, Northwestern Oklahoma State University was denied admittance into the NCAA Division II Membership Process for the 2011–12 cycle; the school was accepted one year later. Schools must complete a membership process, spanning 3 years, before gaining active status and becoming eligible for championship competition. On July 17, 2015 the NCAA announced that effective September 1, 2015, the school had become active Division II members. Notable alumni Mike Adenuga, billionaire entrepreneur (founder of Nigeria's Globacom) and philanthropist Odie Armstrong, professional football player Vaughn Ary, Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps Patrick Crayton, professional football player Mike Hargrove, professional baseball player and manager Joe L. Heaton, Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma Harold Keith, author of Rifles for Watie Ron Moore, professional football player Chip Myers, professional football player Gaylon Nickerson, professional basketball player Harvey Harlow Nininger, meteoriticist Lynn Scott, professional football player Brian Sochia, professional football player References External links Official website Official athletics website Educational institutions established in 1897 Schools in Enid, Oklahoma Education in Woods County, Oklahoma Buildings and structures in Woods County, Oklahoma Education in Woodward County, Oklahoma Public universities and colleges in Oklahoma