South Dakota St.58
Eastern Ill.10
November 24, 2012
Winner advances →Division I Football Championship
Division I FCS · National playoff
Final: January 5, 2013
Final site: Frisco, TX
Rounds and bracket
Follow the winner’s link to the next round.
First Round
Coastal Carolina24
Bethune-Cookman14
November 24, 2012
Winner advances →Stony Brook20
Villanova10
November 24, 2012
Winner advances →Wagner31
Colgate20
November 24, 2012
Winner advances →Second Round
North Dakota St.28
South Dakota St.3
December 1, 2012
Winner advances →Wofford23
New Hampshire7
December 1, 2012
Winner advances →Ga. Southern24
Central Ark.16
December 1, 2012
Winner advances →Old Dominion63
Coastal Carolina35
December 1, 2012
Winner advances →Montana St.16
Stony Brook10
December 1, 2012
Winner advances →Sam Houston18
Cal Poly16
December 1, 2012
Winner advances →Illinois St.38
App State37
December 1, 2012
(OT)
Winner advances →Eastern Wash.29
Wagner19
December 1, 2012
Winner advances →Quarterfinals
North Dakota St.14
Wofford7
December 8, 2012
Winner advances →Ga. Southern49
Old Dominion35
December 8, 2012
Winner advances →Sam Houston34
Montana St.16
December 8, 2012
Winner advances →Eastern Wash.51
Illinois St.35
December 8, 2012
Winner advances →Semifinals
North Dakota St.23
Ga. Southern20
Date not documented
Winner advances →Sam Houston45
Eastern Wash.42
Date not documented
Winner advances →Championship
North Dakota St.39
Sam Houston13
January 5, 2013
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
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