With three weeks of games remaining before the announcement of the 24-team FCS playoffs, here’s how Selection Sunday might look like if the bracket was finalized today.
Rest easy, no FCS fan base’s ego was harmed in the making of this playoff bracket.
Even the Griz – which, of course, is always an accomplishment.
On Thursday, the FCS playoff selection committee will announce the second of two public reveals of its Top 10 rankings. There are too many close decisions at this point, but a lot will be sorted out in the final three weeks of the regular season before the announcement of the 24-team playoff pairings on Nov. 22.
That’s the day feelings really get hurt.
FCS Playoffs: Projected Bids by Conference
*-Automatic qualifier (11 overall); other teams projected as at-large selections (13 overall)
Big Sky (4): Idaho State, Montana, *Montana State, Northern Arizona
CAA Football (3): UAlbany, Campbell, *Monmouth
Ivy League (1): *Harvard
Missouri Valley (5): Illinois State, North Dakota, South Dakota, South Dakota State, *Youngstown State
Northeast (1): * Central Connecticut State
Ohio Valley (1): *Southeast Missouri
Patriot League (1): *Lehigh
Pioneer League (1): *St. Thomas
Southern (2): Mercer, *Tennessee Tech
Southland (2): Lamar, *Stephen F. Austin
United Athletic (3): Abilene Christian, Austin Peay, *Tarleton State
First Four Teams Out (in order): Weber State, ETSU, Chattanooga, Northern Iowa
Projected Pairings
Harvard at No. 16 seed North Dakota, winner at No. 1 seed Montana State
UAlbany at No. 9 seed Tennessee Tech, winner at No. 8 seed Illinois State
St. Thomas at No. 12 seed Montana, winner at No. 5 seed Stephen F. Austin
Lehigh at No. 13 seed Monmouth, winner at No. 4 seed Youngstown State
Abilene Christian at No. 14 seed Idaho State, winner at No. 3 seed South Dakota State
Central Connecticut State at No. 11 seed Lamar, winner at No. 6 seed Northern Arizona
Southeast Missouri at No. 10 seed Austin Peay, winner at No. 7 seed South Dakota
Campbell at No. 15 seed Mercer, winner at No. 2 seed Tarleton State
2026 Key Dates to Know
ESPN Networks; Times ET
Selection Committee Top 10 Rankings: Nov. 5 (2 p.m. on “College Football Live,” ESPN2)
Playoff Selection Show: Nov. 22
First Round: Nov. 28
Second Round: Dec. 5
Quarterfinals: Dec. 11 (9 p.m., ESPN) and 12 (noon, and 8 p.m., ESPN; TBD, ESPN+)
Semifinals: Dec. 19 (4 p.m., ABC; 8 p.m., ESPN2)
Championship Game: Jan. 11 (7:30 p.m., ESPN) at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee
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