The list of current Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)

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that have participated in the playoffs leading to the

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Division I Football Championship stands at 92. Known as Division I-AA from

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through

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, it was renamed FCS prior to the

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season.

Field

The playoffs began with four teams in 1978, then expanded to eight in

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, twelve in

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, and sixteen in

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. The bracket went to five rounds with a field of twenty teams in

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, and to 24 teams in

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. : *Since the

season, the

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has been played in January, three weeks after the semifinals. *An exception was the

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season, delayed until spring 2021 due to

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; it had a reduced field of sixteen teams in the bracket, with the

in mid-May, eight days after the semifinals.

Current FCS members

*Teams in bold are participating in the 2022 fall postseason. *Results updated through December 3, 2022

No appearances

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(1) –

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(2) – Bryant,

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(joining CAA in 2023) *

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(1) – North Carolina Central *

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(3) –

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, Merrimack, Stonehill (Merrimack eligible in 2023, Stonehill eligible in 2026) *

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(1) –

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(eligible in 2026) *

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(2) – Bucknell, Georgetown *

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(7) –

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, Marist, Morehead State,

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, St. Thomas (MN),

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, Valparaiso (St. Thomas eligible in 2026) *

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(1) –

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(2) – Houston Baptist, Texas A&M–Commerce (Commerce eligible in 2026) *

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(6) –

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, Alabama State, Arkansas–Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M, Southern,

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(3) – Abilene Christian, Utah Tech, Tarleton State (Tarleton State and Utah Tech eligible in 2024)

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teams do not participate in any postseason in football, citing academic concerns.

Former FCS members

There have been 25 former FCS schools that have participated in the playoffs. Of these, 22 have moved up to the

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(FBS), while the other three no longer sponsor football.

Notes

* Montana's competition in the 2011 Division I FCS Championship was vacated by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions (record was 2–1). * Northern Arizona's competition in the 1999 Division I-AA Championship was vacated by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions (record was 0–1). * Stephen F. Austin's competition in the 1989 Division I-AA Championship was vacated by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions (record was 3–1). * Tennessee State's competition in the 1981 and 1982 Division I-AA Championships was vacated by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions (record was 1–2). * Now a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). * During Arkansas State's entire tenure in Division I-AA (1982–1991), the school nickname was Indians. The Red Wolves nickname was adopted in 2008. * School no longer sponsors football. * During Troy's entire tenure in Division I-AA (1993–2001), its name was Troy State University. The school adopted its current name in 2005. * The team was the Northeast Louisiana Indians during its entire tenure in Division I-AA (1982–1993). The school changed its name to the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 1999, and its nickname to Warhawks in 2006.

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