Stony Brook31
UAlbany28
November 26, 2011
Winner advances →Division I Football Championship
Division I FCS · National playoff
Final: January 7, 2012
Final site: Frisco, TX
Rounds and bracket
Follow the winner’s link to the next round.
First Round
Central Ark.34
Tennessee Tech14
November 26, 2011
Winner advances →Old Dominion35
Norfolk St.18
November 26, 2011
Winner advances →James Madison20
Eastern Ky.17
November 26, 2011
Winner advances →Second Round
Sam Houston34
Stony Brook27
December 3, 2011
Winner advances →Montana St.26
New Hampshire25
December 3, 2011
Montana’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Winner advances →UNI28
Wofford21
December 3, 2011
Winner advances →Montana41
Central Ark.14
December 3, 2011
Montana’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Winner advances →Ga. Southern55
Old Dominion48
December 3, 2011
Winner advances →Maine34
App State12
December 3, 2011
Winner advances →Lehigh40
Towson38
December 3, 2011
Winner advances →North Dakota St.26
James Madison14
December 3, 2011
Winner advances →Quarterfinals
Sam Houston49
Montana St.13
December 10, 2011
Montana’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Winner advances →Montana48
UNI10
December 10, 2011
Montana’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Winner advances →Ga. Southern35
Maine23
December 10, 2011
Winner advances →North Dakota St.24
Lehigh0
December 10, 2011
Winner advances →Semifinals
Sam Houston31
Montana28
Date not documented
Montana’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Winner advances →North Dakota St.35
Ga. Southern7
Date not documented
Winner advances →Championship
North Dakota St.17
Sam Houston6
January 7, 2012
Format and selection
NCAA championship selection
20 teams in a single-elimination playoff. Recorded games are organized by round.
- The NCAA championship committee selected and placed the field under that season’s championship regulations.
- The recorded bracket documents the participants and advancement. Earlier field sizes, automatic qualifiers and seeding arrangements should not be inferred from the current format.
These are documented selection procedures. They do not explain why a particular participant was chosen unless the source expressly records that decision.
History
The NCAA has organized this national championship since 1978.
A single-elimination bracket determines the champion. The field size and qualifying arrangements changed over time.
Sources and coverage
The NCAA records mark a vacated appearance or championship in this season. Consult the championship history footnote; on-field scores are preserved.
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