▁six teen ▁teams ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁until ▁the ▁present . ▁A ▁separate ▁NA IA ▁Division ▁II ▁Football ▁National ▁Championship ▁was ▁also ▁held ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁teams ▁compet ing ▁in ▁its ▁annual ▁play offs . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁past ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁play offs ▁have ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁the ▁NCAA ▁or ▁dis band ed ▁their ▁programs . ▁ ▁Current ▁NA IA ▁members ▁Updated ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁play offs . ▁ ▁Form er ▁NA IA ▁members ▁ ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁F BS ▁ ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁FC S ▁ ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁ ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁III ▁ ▁Dis cont in ued ▁programs ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁* ▁List ▁of ▁college ▁football ▁seasons <0x0A> </s> ▁N es act ium ▁( I st rian ▁dialect : ▁V iza če , ▁, ▁) ▁was ▁an ▁ancient ▁fort ified ▁town ▁and ▁hill ▁fort ▁of ▁the ▁Hist ri ▁tribe . ▁Its ▁ru ins ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁southern ▁Ist ria , ▁Cro atia , ▁between ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁M unt ić ▁and ▁V alt ura . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁pre - R oman ▁times , ▁N es act ium , ▁ruled ▁by ▁its ▁legend ary ▁king ▁Ep ul on , ▁was ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁trib al ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁called ▁Hist ri , ▁who ▁were ▁also ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁pre histor ic ▁Cast el lier i ▁culture . ▁Some ▁theories