FCS PLAYOFFS 2025
College Football Now & Scout Trout Elite FCS Playoffs information for 2025 can be found below!
Updated December 6th, 2025 at 12:53 p.m. EST
Updated December 6th, 2025 at 12:53 p.m. EST
2025 FCS FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
The College Football Now 2025 FCS football playoffs bracket can be found below!
2021 SPRING FCS FOOTBALL PLAYOFF HISTORY
The NCAA will only select 16 FCS teams in the 2022 FCS football Playoffs, as normally 24 FCS teams are selected to compete for the right to be crowned FCS football champions. The 2021 FCS football playoff field will feature 10 automatic qualifiers and 6 at-large qualifiers, while taking into consideration games played during the fall football season.
- The fall championship, usually culminating in an early January title game, is still planned to be played — albeit in the spring this year.
- The championship is currently scheduled for April 18-May 15, with 16 teams making the playoff field as opposed to the usual 24.
- In this 16-team bracket, 10 teams will automatically qualify via conference championships. The remaining six will be at-large selections.
- Schools that opted to play games in the fall will have their results considered in the selection process for the spring championship field.
2021 FCS FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 1ST-ROUND SCORES
Sam Houston 21 - Monmouth 15
Jacksonville State 49 - Davidson 14
James Madison 31 - VMI 24
South Dakota State 31 - Holy Cross 3
North Dakota State 42 - Eastern Washington 20
North Dakota 44 - Missouri State 10
Southern Illinois 34 - Weber State 31
Delaware 19 - Sacred Heart 10
Jacksonville State 49 - Davidson 14
James Madison 31 - VMI 24
South Dakota State 31 - Holy Cross 3
North Dakota State 42 - Eastern Washington 20
North Dakota 44 - Missouri State 10
Southern Illinois 34 - Weber State 31
Delaware 19 - Sacred Heart 10
2021 FCS FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS
South Dakota State 31 - Southern Illinois 26
Sam Houston St 24 - North Dakota State 20
James Madison 34 - North Dakota 21
Delaware 20 - Jacksonville St 14
Sam Houston St 24 - North Dakota State 20
James Madison 34 - North Dakota 21
Delaware 20 - Jacksonville St 14
2021 FCS FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS
Delaware at South Dakota State
James Madison at Sam Houston
James Madison at Sam Houston
FCS PLAYOFFS BRACKET
The 2021 FCS playoffs bracket has been released and the 2021 FCS Playoffs first-round match-ups that will kickoff on Saturday, April 24th & can be found below. Check out last night's 2021 FCS Playoffs projection that featured the exact 16 teams that were selected to compete for the 2021 FCS Championship below the 1st RD FCS Playoff contests. (Note: Last year's CollegeFootballToday.Org FCS Top 25 featured 23 out of the 24 FCS Playoff selections for most of the FCS football season)
FCS PLAYOFF 2021 AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS
Big Sky - Weber St Wildcats (5-0)
Missouri Valley - South Dakota St Jackrabbits (5-1)
Southland - Sam Houston St BearKats (6-0)
Colonial - JMU Dukes (GROUP B 5-0) & Delaware Blue Hens (GROUP A 5-0)
Big South - Monmouth Hawks (3-0)
Northeast - Sacred Heart Pioneers (3-1)
Ohio Valley - Jacksonville St Gamecocks (9-2)
Pioneer - Davidson Wildcats (4-2)
SoCon - VMI Keydets (6-1)
Patriot - Holy Cross Crusaders (3-0)
2021 FCS Football Playoffs Seeding Projection & FCS Top 25
(Predicted 100% accurately on April 17th, 2021)
1. Sam Houston State
2. James Madison
3. Weber State
4. South Dakota State
5. Delaware
6. North Dakota State
7. Missouri State
8. Eastern Washington
9. U of North Dakota
10 Jacksonville State
11. Virginia Military Institute
12. Monmouth
13. Southern Illinois
14. Sacred Heart
15. Holy Cross
16. Davidson
17. Kennesaw State
18. Richmond
19. UC-Davis
20. Austin Peay
21. Rhode Island
22. Murray State
23. Montana
24. Duquense
25. Stephen F.Austin
Final FCS scores from Saturday, April 17th, 2021 with 2021 FCS playoff implications.
27 Delaware (5-0) vs 20 Villanova (2-2)
23 JMU (6-0) - 6 Richmond (3-1)
42 SHSU (6-0) at 14 IWU (3-3)
27 SD State (5-1)- 17 ND State (5-2)
33 Holy Cross (3-0) at 10 Bucknell (2-2)
31 VMI (6-1) - The Citadel (2-10) 17
44 Samford (4-3) - 20 Mercer (5-6)
29 Presbyterian - 24 Davidson (4-2)
2022 FCS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2022 FCS football championship will kickoff at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, January 8th, at 2:00 p.m. ET on ABC. Let's take a look back at the 2019 FCS Playoffs and watch North Dakota State and relive how NDSU was able to take home their 8th FCS National Championship title!
2019 FCS football playoffs first & second round scores are posted below for the 1st & 2nd rounds of the FCS football playoffs at College Football Today.
1st RD FCS PLAYOFF FINAL SCORES
Monmouth 44 - Holy Cross 27
Albany 42 - CCSU 14
Illinois St 24 - SEMO 6
Northern Iowa 17 - San Diego 3
Kennesaw St 28 - Wofford 21
Austin Peay 42 - Furman 6
Nicholls St 21 - North Dakota 6
SE Louisiana 45 - Villanova 44
2nd RD FCS Playoff Match-Ups
JMU 66 - Monmouth 21
UNI 13 - South Dakota St 10
Illinois State 24 - Central Arkansas 14
Montana 73 - SELU 28
Montana St 47 - Albany 21
Weber St 26 - Kennesaw St 20
NDSU 37 - Nichols St 13
Austin Peay 42 - Sacramento St 28
1st RD FCS PLAYOFF FINAL SCORES
Monmouth 44 - Holy Cross 27
Albany 42 - CCSU 14
Illinois St 24 - SEMO 6
Northern Iowa 17 - San Diego 3
Kennesaw St 28 - Wofford 21
Austin Peay 42 - Furman 6
Nicholls St 21 - North Dakota 6
SE Louisiana 45 - Villanova 44
2nd RD FCS Playoff Match-Ups
JMU 66 - Monmouth 21
UNI 13 - South Dakota St 10
Illinois State 24 - Central Arkansas 14
Montana 73 - SELU 28
Montana St 47 - Albany 21
Weber St 26 - Kennesaw St 20
NDSU 37 - Nichols St 13
Austin Peay 42 - Sacramento St 28
2019 FCS football quarterfinals & semifinals featured NDSU & JMU advancing in closely contested FCS Playoff Quarterfinal match-ups, while both FCS football powerhouses advanced past FCS Top 25 opponents to meet in Frisco, Texas for the 2019 FCS Championship game.
FCS FOOTBALL SEMIFINALS
NDSU 42 - Montana St 14
JMU 30 - Weber St 14
FCS FOOTBALL PLAYOFF QUARTERFINALS
James Madison 17 - Northern Iowa 0
Montana St 24 - Austin Peay 10
Weber St 17 - Montana 10
NDSU 9 - Illinois St 3
NDSU 42 - Montana St 14
JMU 30 - Weber St 14
FCS FOOTBALL PLAYOFF QUARTERFINALS
James Madison 17 - Northern Iowa 0
Montana St 24 - Austin Peay 10
Weber St 17 - Montana 10
NDSU 9 - Illinois St 3
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