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2025 NCAA Division I FCS season
Regular season
Number of teams128
Playoff
Championship siteFirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons
 

The 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, will be organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The regular season will begin on August and end in November. The postseason will begin in November and end in January 2026 with the 2026 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

Due to the structure of the calendar in 2025, FCS teams will be allowed to play 12 regular-season games instead of the normal 11.[2]

Notable headlines

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Conference changes and new programs

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School 2024 conference 2025 conference Ref
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens CAA CUSA (FBS) [5][6]
Missouri State Bears MVFC CUSA (FBS) [7][8]
Richmond Spiders CAA Patriot [9]
UTRGV Vaqueros Exhibition Team Southland [10][11]

Conference standings

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2025 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Cal Poly   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Eastern Washington   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Idaho   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Idaho State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Montana   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Montana State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northern Arizona   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northern Colorado   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Portland State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Sacramento State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UC Davis   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Weber State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Albany   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Bryant   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Campbell   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Elon   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Hampton   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Monmouth   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Maine   0 – 0     0 – 0  
New Hampshire   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Carolina A&T   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Rhode Island   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Stony Brook   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Towson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Villanova   0 – 0     0 – 0  
William & Mary   0 – 0     0 – 0  
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Ivy League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Brown   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Columbia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Cornell   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Dartmouth   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Harvard   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Penn   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Princeton   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Yale   0 – 0     0 – 0  
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Delaware State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Howard   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Morgan State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Norfolk State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Carolina Central   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Carolina State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Illinois State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Indiana State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Murray State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Dakota   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Dakota State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northern Iowa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Dakota   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Dakota State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southern Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Youngstown State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Central Connecticut   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Duquesne   0 – 0     0 – 0  
LIU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Mercyhurst*   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Robert Morris   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Saint Francis (PA)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Stonehill*   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wagner   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • * – Ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 OVC–Big South football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Charleston Southern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Eastern Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Gardner–Webb   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Lindenwood*   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southeast Missouri State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tennessee State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tennessee Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UT Martin   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Western Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • * – Ineligible for OVC–Big South title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Patriot League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Bucknell   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Colgate   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Fordham   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgetown   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Holy Cross   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Lafayette   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Lehigh   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Richmond   0 – 0     0 – 0  
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Butler   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Davidson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Dayton   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Drake   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Marist   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Morehead State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Presbyterian   0 – 0     0 – 0  
St. Thomas (MN)*   0 – 0     0 – 0  
San Diego   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Stetson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Valparaiso   0 – 0     0 – 0  
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Chattanooga   0 – 0     0 – 0  
East Tennessee State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Furman   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Mercer   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Samford   0 – 0     0 – 0  
The Citadel   0 – 0     0 – 0  
VMI   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Western Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wofford   0 – 0     0 – 0  
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Texas A&M   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Houston Christian   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Incarnate Word   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Lamar   0 – 0     0 – 0  
McNeese   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Nicholls   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northwestern State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southeastern Louisiana   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Stephen F. Austin   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UT Rio Grande Valley   0 – 0     0 – 0  
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alabama A&M   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Alabama State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Bethune–Cookman   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida A&M   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Jackson State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Mississippi Valley State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
West Division
Alcorn State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Grambling State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Prairie View A&M   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas Southern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 6, 2025
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 United Athletic Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Abilene Christian   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Austin Peay   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Central Arkansas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Eastern Kentucky   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Alabama   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southern Utah   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tarleton State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Utah Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
West Georgia*   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • * – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll
2025 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Merrimack   –     0 – 0  
Sacred Heart   –     0 – 0  
As of April 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

Playoff qualifiers

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Postseason

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Kickoff games

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The regular season begins on Saturday, August 23 in Week 0:

References

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  1. ^ "FCS Championship: Future dates and sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bylaw 17.11.6.1: Number of Contests (FBS/FCS): Maximum Limitations – Institutional" (PDF). 2023–24 NCAA Division I Manual. NCAA. August 5, 2023. p. 263. Retrieved August 2, 2024. In championship subdivision football . . . Twelve football contests shall be permissible during those years in which there are 14 Saturdays from the first permissible playing date through the last playing date in November (e.g., 2024, 2025).
  3. ^ "Play by Play: How Student-Athletes Ended Ivy League Football's 80-Year Ban on Postseason Games | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "Saint Francis University to Reclassify to NCAA Division III, Join Presidents' Athletic Conference" (Press release). Presidents’ Athletic Conference. March 25, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  5. ^ "CUSA Adds Delaware, Blue Hens to Join in 2025". conferenceusa.com. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Delaware Accepts Invitation to Join Conference USA as Full Member". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "CUSA Adds Missouri State, Bears to Join in 2025". conferenceusa.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Missouri State Accepts Invitation to Join Conference USA". Missouri State University Athletics. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Richmond Football to Move to Patriot League Following 2024 Season" (Press release). Richmond Spiders Athletics. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "UTRGV announces approval of football, women's aquatics, band, spirit programs" (Press release). UTRGV Vaqueros. November 18, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "UTRGV Athletics Accepts Invitation to Join Southland Conference in 2024-25" (Press release). UTRGV Vaqueros Athletics. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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