Road to the Championship National Participation There are 125 NCAA member institutions that sponsor Division I Football Championship Subdivision teams and are eligible to compete in the National Championship. All 125 programs support approximately 13,000 Football student-athletes across the country. Selection Process The NCAA Division I Football Championship provides for a field of 24 teams to compete in a single elimination tournament. Of the 24 teams, 10 conference champions will receive automatic qualifications with the remaining best 10 teams being selected on an at-large basis by the Division I Football Championship Committee. The top eight teams in the 24-team bracket for the championship are seeded and receive First Round byes. Team pairings are determined according to geographical proximity. Teams from the same conference will not be paired for First Round games or for Second Round games when both teams are playing their first games of the championship (except for teams from the same conference that did not play against each other during the regular season; such teams may play each other in the first and second round). Selection Show | November 24, 2019 The NCAA Division I Football Championship bracket will be announced on Sunday, November 24 at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU. First Round | November 30, 2019 Eight, First Round games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each game will advance to the Second Round. Second Round | December 7, 2019 The second round also features eight games at non-predetermined campus. The winning team from each game will advance to the Quarterfinals. Quarterfinals | December 13 or 14, 2019 Four, two-team single elimination Quarterfinals games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each of the four Quarterfinals will advance to the Semifinals. Semifinals | December 21, 2019 Two single elimination games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each semifinal will advance to the championship final site in Frisco, Texas. National Championship | January 11, 2020 The 2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game will be held at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Saturday, January 11, at 11:00 am CT on ABC. FCS Football News Every automatic bid to the FCS football playoffs Division I Football Committee announces championship host sites Division I Football Championship Committee reveals top 10 NCAA Football Rules Committee recommends tweak to overtime rules FCS: Southern Illinois shocks North Dakota State, ends Bison's 39-game win streak How the 2020-21 FCS football season will work 2021 Super Bowl rosters: Colleges of Chiefs and Buccaneers players NFL breakout star James Robinson's top FCS playoff highlights Relive Taylor Heinicke's record-setting performances in the 2012 FCS Playoffs FCS football players in the 2021 NFL playoffs: A complete list How the 2020-21 FCS football season will work Schools with the most FCS national championships FCS CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY Walter Payton Award: Complete history of the top FCS offensive honor Follow FCS Football Subscribe To Email Updates Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners Email Address Sign Me Up 7 of the most unbreakable records in FCS football history A complete history of North Dakota State football championships The 9 winningest FCS programs of all time