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| Season IV FCS Playoffs | ||||
| Duration: | 9/19/2020 - 10/21/2020 | |||
| National Championship: | FCS Season IV National Championship | |||
| Location of Championship: | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX | |||
| Champions: | Bethune-Cookman | |||
| ←Season III FCS Playoffs • Playoffs • Season V FCS Playoffs→ | ||||
Playoff Qualifiers[edit | edit source]
Automatic Berths for Conference Champions[edit | edit source]
Seeds are per the final committee rankings, released on September 19th, 2020, with win–loss records at that time.
| Conference | Team | Record | Seed | Appearance | Last Bid | Result of Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America East Conference | Long Island | (6-7) | #23 | 1st | - | - |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | Bethune-Cookman | (12-1) | #1 | 3rd | FCS Season III | First Round (L - Montana) |
| Big Sky Conference | Montana | (9-4) | #18 | 3rd | FCS Season III | Second Round (L - Montana State) |
| Carolina Football Conference | Furman | (9-4) | #20 | 1st | - | - |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Delaware | (10-3) | #6 | 1st | - | - |
| Delta Intercollegiate Conference | Mississippi Valley State | (12-1) | #3 | 3rd | FCS Season III | Semifinals (L - Northern Iowa) |
| Ivy League | Princeton | (10-3) | #4 | 3rd | FCS Season III | Second Round (L - Villanova) |
| Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference | Hampton | (8-5) | #24 | 2nd | FCS Season II | First Round (L - Eastern Kentucky) |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Northern Iowa | (8-5) | #22 | 3rd | FCS Season III | Championship Game (L - Stony Brook) |
| Southland Athletic Conference | Incarnate Word | (10-3) | #2 | 3rd | FCS Season III | First Round (L - Jacksonville State) |
At-Large Qualifiers[edit | edit source]
| Conference | Team | Record | Seed | Appearance | Last Bid | Result of Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America East Conference | Holy Cross | (8-5) | #21 | 2nd | FCS Season III | First Round (L - San Diego) |
| Merrimack | (8-4) | #15 | 1st | - | - | |
| New Hampshire | (9-3) | #11 | 1st | - | - | |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | Alabama A&M | (9-4) | #9 | 1st | - | - |
| Campbell | (7-5) | #13 | 1st | - | - | |
| Kennesaw State | (9-3) | #8 | 2nd | FCS Season III | First Round (L - Texas Southern) | |
| Mercer | (7-5) | #16 | 1st | - | - | |
| Big Sky Conference | Cal Poly | (11-2) | #5 | 3rd | FCS Season III | Semifinals (L - Stony Brook) |
| Carolina Football Conference | Wofford | (9-3) | #17 | 1st | - | - |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Youngstown State | (10-3) | #7 | 1st | - | - |
| Ivy League | Penn | (9-4) | #10 | 1st | - | - |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Indiana State | (9-4) | #19 | 1st | - | - |
| Southland Athletic Conference | McNeese State | (9-3) | #14 | 1st | - | - |
| Texas Southern | (9-4) | #12 | 2nd | FCS Season III | Second Round (Forfeit - Stony Brook) |
NFCAA FCS Season IV Playoff Bracket[edit | edit source]
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16. | Mercer | 17 | 1. | Bethune-Cookman | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17. | Wofford | 24 | 17. | Wofford | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Bethune-Cookman | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | Alabama A&M | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | Alabama A&M | 16 | 8. | Kennesaw State | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24. | Hampton | 14 | 9. | Alabama A&M | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Bethune-Cookman | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13. | Campbell | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. | Texas Southern | 39 | 5. | Cal Poly | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21. | Holy Cross | 42 | 21. | Holy Cross | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Cal Poly | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13. | Campbell | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13. | Campbell | 40 | 4. | Princeton | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20. | Furman | 28 | 13. | Campbell | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Bethune-Cookman | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Penn | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14. | McNeese State | 21 | 3. | Mississippi Valley State | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19. | Indiana State | 28 | 19. | Indiana State | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Mississippi Valley State | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11. | New Hampshire | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11. | New Hampshire | 21 | 6. | Delaware | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22. | Northern Iowa | 18 | 11. | New Hampshire | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11. | New Hampshire | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Penn (OT) | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Penn | 48 | 7. | Youngstown State | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23. | Long Island | 34 | 10. | Penn | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Penn | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18. | Montana | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15. | Merrimack | 28 | 2. | Incarnate Word | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18. | Montana | 45 | 18. | Montana | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
NFCAA FCS Season IV NIT Bracket[edit | edit source]
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Yale | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16. | Elon | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16. | Elon | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8. | Idaho | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8. | Idaho | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. | Nicholls State | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16. | Elon | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13. | Prairie View A&M | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Montana State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13. | Prairie View A&M | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13. | Prairie View A&M | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12. | Maine | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Morehead State | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12. | Maine | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16. | Elon | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Florida A&M | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Florida A&M | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14. | Sam Houston State | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Florida A&M | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Abilene Christian | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Abilene Christian | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11. | UT Martin | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Florida A&M | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacksonville State | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacksonville State | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Samford | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacksonville State | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15. | Bucknell | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Bryant | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15. | Bucknell | 37 | ||||||||||||||||