There’s little doubt defending FCS champion North Dakota State will be there, but who else? With many candidates to pick from, here’s a 2025 FCS playoff bracket projection.
Not to jump ahead in the 2025 FCS football season, but … let’s dance!
The teams have just arrived at the starter’s gate to the regular season, but we’re looking into the crystal ball to the finish line.
Yeah, why wait until Nov. 23 when we have our FCS playoff bracket predictions right here.
We have to admit, though, we’re leaving too many strong teams out of the 24-team field. Enough so that our first four out of the bracket have grown to a first five.
How might the FCS playoff bracket look on Selection Sunday? Here’s a preseason projection for the Road to Nashville.
Projected Playoff Bids by Conference
*-Automatic qualifier (11 overall); other teams projected as at-large selections (13 overall)
Big Sky (5): *Montana State, Montana, Northern Arizona, Sacramento State, UC Davis
CAA Football (3): *Rhode Island, Monmouth, Villanova
Ivy League (1): *Harvard
Missouri Valley (5): *North Dakota State, Illinois State, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois
Northeast (1): *Duquesne
OVC-Big South (2): *Tennessee Tech, UT Martin
Patriot League (1): *Lehigh
Pioneer League (1): *San Diego
Southern (2): *Mercer, Western Carolina
Southland (1): *UIW
United Athletic (2): *Tarleton State, Abilene Christian
First Teams Out: Stephen F. Austin (Southland), Idaho (Big Sky), Southern Utah (United Athletic), Stony Brook (CAA Football), ETSU (Southern)
Projected Pairings
Western Carolina vs. No. 16 seed Tennessee Tech winner at No. 1 seed North Dakota State
Harvard vs. No. 9 seed Villanova winner at No. 8 seed Montana
Duquesne vs. No. 12 seed Mercer winner at No. 5 seed South Dakota State
Northern Arizona vs. No. 13 seed Sacramento State winner at No. 4 seed South Dakota
San Diego vs. No. 14 seed UC Davis winner at No. 3 seed UIW
Monmouth vs. No. 11 seed Lehigh winner at No. 6 seed Rhode Island
UT Martin vs. No. 10 seed Tarleton State winner at No. 7 seed Illinois State
Abilene Christian vs. No. 15 seed Southern Illinois winner at No. 2 seed Montana State
FCS Playoff Bracket: Key Dates to Know
ESPN Networks
Playoff Selection Show: Nov. 23
First Round: Nov. 29
Second Round: Dec. 5-6
Quarterfinals: Dec. 12-13
Semifinals: Dec. 20
Championship Game: Jan. 5 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee
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