The Patriot League didn’t used to, but they now do and allow 60 equivalencies, with a maximum of 80 players receiving aid. The Ivy League and Pioneer Football League do not allow athletic scholarships at all.
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For example, an FCS team might have 41 players on full scholarship and 44 players receiving 50% of a full scholarship.įour FCS conferences have more stringent rules than the NCAA FCS rules allow. (As all FCS schools are members of Division I, their scholarship limits for all other sports are the same as those for schools playing FBS football.) That means the total amount of aid given to athletes can only equal the amount that would be given to 63 players receiving full rides, although the Division I football limit of 85 players receiving athletic aid still applies. It’s essentially impossible for the SWAC to receive a berth, as multiple teams schedule games on the same weekend as the first round of the playoffs.įCS teams, under NCAA rules, have a 63-scholarship equivalency limit for football. Note that, technically, MEAC and SWAC teams other than their league champion do remain eligible for at-large selection to the FCS playoffs, but this is incredibly unlikely unless two MEAC teams win ten games in one season. Southwestern Athletic Conference – opts to stage a conference championship game rather than participating in the playoffs, and also schedules regular season games into the playoff window Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – gave up their automatic bid following the 2014 season, preferring to send its champion to the Celebration Bowl against the SWAC champion
Ivy League – chooses not to participate in post-season football
This is a “quick” reference to the conferences which participate in each division “below” FBS:Ĭonferences with automatic bids to the FCS playoffs:Ĭonferences with auto-bids who choose not to utilize them: Someone asked me for a breakdown of the divisions and conferences.
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