NCAA announces 2026 Division I FCS football playoff schedule

NCAA FCS Playoffs college football broadcast schedule FCS National Championship postseason

The NCAA has released the broadcast schedule and game times for the 2026 Division I FCS football postseason. The playoffs will be featured across ESPN platforms and ABC.

Quarterfinal action is scheduled to begin on Friday, December 11, with the remaining matchups following on Saturday, December 12. The semifinals will take place on Saturday, December 19, via a doubleheader on ABC and ESPN2. The postseason will conclude with the FCS National Championship on Monday, January 11, 2027, at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

In related seasonal activity, the FCS landscape is seeing increased visibility through matchups against FBS opponents. The current season features a record 127 total games, including 48 FCS-versus-FBS matchups.

Entities

ABC · ESPN · FirstBank Stadium · NCAA

Sources

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