Mercer17
Gardener-Webb7
November 25, 2023
Winner advances →Division I Football Championship
Division I FCS · National playoff
Final: January 7, 2024
Final site: Frisco, TX
Rounds and bracket
Follow the winner’s link to the next round.
First Round
Youngstown St.40
Duquesne7
November 25, 2023
Winner advances →Richmond49
N.C. Central27
November 25, 2023
Winner advances →Southern Ill.35
Nicholls0
November 25, 2023
Winner advances →Sacramento St.42
North Dakota35
November 25, 2023
Winner advances →North Dakota St.66
Drake3
November 25, 2023
Winner advances →Chattanooga24
Austin Peay21
November 25, 2023
Winner advances →Delaware36
Lafayette34
November 25, 2023
Winner advances →Second Round
South Dakota St.41
Mercer0
December 2, 2023
Winner advances →Villanova45
Youngstown St.28
December 2, 2023
Winner advances →UAlbany41
Richmond13
December 2, 2023
Winner advances →Idaho20
Southern Ill.17
December 2, 2023
(OT)
Winner advances →South Dakota34
Sacramento St.24
December 2, 2023
Winner advances →North Dakota St.35
Montana St.34
December 2, 2023
(OT)
Winner advances →Furman26
Chattanooga7
December 2, 2023
Winner advances →Montana49
Delaware19
December 2, 2023
Winner advances →Quarterfinals
South Dakota St.23
Villanova12
December 8, 2023
Winner advances →UAlbany30
Idaho22
December 8, 2023
Winner advances →North Dakota St.45
South Dakota17
December 8, 2023
Winner advances →Montana35
Furman28
December 8, 2023
(OT)
Winner advances →Semifinals
South Dakota St.59
UAlbany0
December 15, 2023
Winner advances →Montana31
North Dakota St.29
December 15, 2023
(OT)
Winner advances →Championship
South Dakota St.23
Montana3
January 7, 2024
Format and selection
NCAA championship selection
24 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
Previous editions
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