2024-25 FCS football championship: Bracket, schedule, scores

The 2024-25 FCS Championship is on Monday, January 6, 2025 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The 2024-25 FCS playoffs will have a 24-team bracket that will have the top 16 teams seeded and the top eight seeds receiving automatic byes to the second round. The rest of the 24-team field (the remaining 16 teams) will play in the first round.

The bracket selections were announced on Sunday, Nov. 24.

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FCS championship bracket

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FCS championship schedule

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National Championship 

  • Monday, January 6, 2025

First Round

Second Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

  • Saturday, Dec. 21

FCS championship rounds, dates

  • Selection show: 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Nov. 24 on ESPNU and WatchESPN
  • First round: Saturday, Nov. 30
  • Second round: Saturday, Dec. 7
  • Quarterfinals: Friday, Dec. 13 through Saturday, Dec. 14
  • Semifinals: Saturday, Dec. 21 
  • National championship: Monday, Jan. 6 on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET

FCS championship history 

South Dakota State is the reigning national champion, winning its second-straight title in 2023 with a 23-3 win over Montana. Here’s every FCS champion and runner-up from the past decade:

Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site
2023 South Dakota State Jimmy Rogers 23-3 Montana  Frisco, Texas
2022 South Dakota State John Stiegelmeier 45-21 North Dakota State Frisco, Texas
2021 North Dakota State Matt Entz 38-10 Montana State Frisco, Texas
2020 Sam Houston K.C. Keeler 23-21 South Dakota State Frisco, Texas
2019 North Dakota State Matt Entz 28-20 James Madison Frisco, Texas
2018 North Dakota State Chris Klieman 38-24 Eastern Washington Frisco, Texas
2017 North Dakota State Chris Klieman 17-13 James Madison Frisco, Texas
2016 James Madison Mike Houston 28-14 Youngstown State Frisco, Texas
2015 North Dakota State Chris Klieman 37-10 Jacksonville State Frisco, Texas
2014 North Dakota State Chris Klieman 29-27 Illinois State Frisco, Texas

Click here for a full list of every champion since 1978.  

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