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7 out of the final 8 playoff teams leveraged GameStrat's in-game video technology. [10] April 25 – The NCAA approved an increase in the number of seeded teams in the FCS playoff bracket from 8 to 16, effective for the 2024 season. The number of qualifying teams and the bracket format will remain otherwise unchanged. [11]
The list of current Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) schools that have participated in the playoffs leading to the NCAA Division I Football Championship stands at 92. Known as Division I-AA from 1978 through 2005 , it was renamed FCS prior to the 2006 season.
In the inaugural season of Division I-AA, the 1978 postseason included just four teams; three regional champions (East, West, and South) plus an at-large selection. [1] The field doubled to eight teams in 1981, with champions of five conferences—Big Sky, Mid-Eastern, Ohio Valley, Southwestern, and Yankee—receiving automatic bids. [2]
The playoffs began with Wild Card Weekend on January 13–15, 2024. The Divisional round was played on January 20–21, with the winners of those games advancing to the Conference Championship games on January 28.
Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title thorough a 24-team tournament. [1] The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2024 season.
Following the first 10 iterations of the College Football Playoff comprising four teams, the 2024–25 playoff was the first to include 12 teams as ranked by the College Football Playoff poll. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The five highest-ranked conference champions, including at least one from the Group of Five conferences , were selected to compete, along ...
The exterior of NRG Stadium on January 6, 2024. NRG Stadium in Houston was the site chosen for the game on November 1, 2017. [4] [5] Houston was the tenth city to host the College Football Playoff National Championship (after Arlington, Glendale, Tampa, Atlanta, Santa Clara, New Orleans, Miami Gardens, Indianapolis, and Inglewood). [6]
The College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee announced its final team rankings for the season on December 8, 2024. [25] [26] For the 2024–25 season, the playoffs were expanded from four teams to twelve teams. The top five ranked conference champions were selected to compete, along with the seven highest ranked remaining teams.